Podcast studio Wondery has released the first audio trailer for Spy Affair, a new six-part miniseries. The show, which premieres March 30th on Apple Podcasts, investigates the true story of Russian gun advocate Maria Butina, who was convicted in 2018 of conspiring to act as a foreign agent within the United States. Amid the politically charged
It’s rare that a horror-comedy film gets the attention it deserves. At least, not around the time that it’s released. Even the great ones tend to be labeled a “cult classic” later on, but mastering the genre can regularly lead to bigger things. We see that happen as often as we do because horror and
The City watchdog has launched criminal proceedings against bank NatWest for allegedly failing to comply with money laundering rules. NatWest is accused by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of failing to adhere to the regulations between November 2011 and October 2016. The case relates to the handling of funds from a single UK incorporated customer
Southern California residents woke up to chilly weather and showers Monday. But weather experts predict the rest of the week will be dry. The rain was due to a weather system that developed over Northern California and moved south down the coast into Southern California on Sunday night and Monday morning, according to Joe Sirard,
A man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the The Amityville Horror book and movies has died. Ronald DeFeo, 69, died on Friday at Albany Medical Centre, where he was taken on 2 February from a prison in New York’s Catskill Mountains, the state Department of Corrections
Labour and the Conservatives are heading for a fierce showdown on crime after Sir Keir Starmer ordered his MPs to vote against a flagship piece of government legislation. MPs are voting on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at the end of a two-day Commons debate dominated by clashes about protection for women and
EXCLUSIVE: “That’s the first time I’ve seen the movie in a movie theater; I get chills,” beamed filmmaker Eddie Huang tonight watching his feature directorial Boogie at the AMC Century City 15. “My mother is in that first scene, and I just had to see how it looks,” he gushed. The director and writer of the
Microsoft on Monday released a one-click mitigation software that applies all the necessary countermeasures to secure vulnerable environments against the ongoing widespread ProxyLogon Exchange Server cyberattacks. Called Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT), the PowerShell-based script serves to mitigate against current known attacks using CVE-2021-26855, scan the Exchange Server using the Microsoft Safety Scanner for any
Carly Pearce is joining forces with Christian artist Matthew West for a passionate rendition of his song “Truth Be Told.” The duet finds the singers letting their guards down as their gentle, yet engaging voices unite when they confess, “Truth be told, the truth is rarely told.” The song addresses the common act of masking one’s pain with blanket
Redmi K40 Pro+ may debut in India as Mi 11X Pro and in global markets as Mi 11i, a tipster has spotted related evidence through a recent MIUI Camera app. The Redmi K40 series, that was launched in China last month, was earlier speculated to arrive in global markets under the Poco branding. However, the
Oh, what a world… During last night’s Grammy Awards, we saw John Prine, Billy Strings, Miranda Lambert and more take home wins in various country and country-adjacent categories. But we also saw Justin Bieber win a Grammy… for country music. His collaboration with Dan + Shay won Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Justin fucking Bieber… winning
Lucifer‘s Aimee Garcia doesn’t just play Ella Lopez on a series based on comic books. She’s also written comics before and now Garcia is teasing a new project featuring a major superhero. During a question and answer session on StageIt (via CBR), Garcia spoke a bit about her current work in comics and then revealed
Breaking News Chadwick Boseman‘s earned his first-ever Academy Award nomination … nearly 7 months after he died from colon cancer. Chadwick was the second one named early Monday morning when the nominations for Actor in a Leading Role were announced. Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal,” Anthony Hopkins for “The Father,” Gary Oldman for “Mank”
Alien star Yaphet Kotto has died. A statement shared to his official Facebook page by his wife reveals the actor passed away Sunday night due to unknown causes. Though Kotto was best known for his role as technician Dennis Parker, the actor appeared in other mainstay hits throughout the 1980s and 1990s, such as NBC’s
All film festivals are, in their own way, installation pieces — yes, yes, we know, this sounds incredibly pretentious, especially when you’re talking about something like the queso-soaked populism SXSW, but stick with us for a second. They’re normally designed to take place in specific spaces, at a specific place, and part of the joy
When I was a freshman in college, I was asked to perform an original poem at a fundraiser for a local museum. After performing, I was elated and baffled by the reception from those listening as I recited. I didn’t feel ready for seeking publication through literary journals (and also did not know much about
Rightly or wrongly, Pope Francis has long enjoyed the reputation as the “cool pope,” a view that has been bolstered by, among other things, his public statements in support of the theory of evolution and a 2014 profile in the pages of this magazine. A documentary released last fall even appeared to suggest his emerging
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Oscars 2021 nominations is how unsurprising they were. There were course a handful of snubs, from One Night in Miami and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom being left out of the Best Picture category to LaKeith Stanfield surprising awards watchers with a Best Supporting Actor nod thanks to Judas
Thorntons, the chocolate retailer, has announced plans to permanently close its entire UK store estate of 61 sites. The company said its decision, which was now the subject of consultation with employees, would affect 603 workers though it was yet to rule out the possibility of redeploying some of those affected. Thorntons said it was
SUN VALLEY — Firefighters extinguished a fire Sunday night inside a Sun Valley home that also burned into the attic. The blaze inside the house on the 11100 block of Cantara Street was reported at 8:47 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart said. The department dispatched 31 firefighters to the scene, and they