Warning: contains spoilers for Line of Duty series six. When I tell Jed Mercurio that I felt bereft after the end of Line of Duty, he thanks me and jokes “Well, we do aim to leave people disappointed.” I’m talking about missing the communal viewing experience and frenzy of fan theories between episodes; he’s talking about a well-publicised outcry from
The biggest reforms to the global taxation system in a century are edging closer to reality, with the group of seven leading industrial economies now on the brink of agreeing to a global minimum corporate tax rate, insiders have told Sky News. The unprecedented plans could mean the UK raises billions of pounds in taxes
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang on accused a New York Daily News cartoon of engaging in racist tropes and playing on an idea of Asian-Americans as permanent tourists and outsiders. The cartoon, drawn by artist Bill Bramhall, depicts Yang exiting the Times Square subway station as a souvenir shop owner says, “The tourists
Boris Johnson has avoided answering questions on Dominic Cummings’s explosive allegations – but suggested some claims were not based on reality. Mr Johnson sidestepped questions about the claims – including that he is not fit to be PM – during a visit to a hospital on Thursday by saying he was “getting on with the
Los Angeles National Cemetery is not holding a Memorial Day ceremony in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting planning, but the cemetery is open over Memorial Day weekend. The Los Angeles National Cemetery is shown here on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) EVENTS Pasadena Heritage Spring Home
A man has walked free from prison after 32 years after his murder conviction was overturned due to new evidence. Gilbert Poole Jr, 56, was jailed for the murder of Robert Mejia in 1988 in Detroit, Michigan. He had always challenged the ruling – despite his girlfriend at the time saying he confessed carrying out
Roku and Saban Films have added the latest twist to fast-evolving movie release strategies, setting a pay-1 rights deal for several titles that will stream on the Roku Channel. The pact will deliver films from Saban’s 2021 slate to Roku Channel viewers in the U.S. and Canada within as few as three months after theatrical
Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday publicized the disruption of a “clever” malvertising network targeting AnyDesk that delivered a weaponized installer of the remote desktop software via rogue Google ads that appeared in the search engine results pages. The campaign, which is believed to have begun as early as April 21, 2021, involves a malicious file that
Matt Jordan knows he, as the metaphor goes, outkicked his coverage. The artist’s new song “Better Men” reflects on life’s little mysteries — including how he wound up married to the amazing woman he gets to call his wife. “Better men than me are waking up in half-made beds / And they’ll fall asleep alone
Samsung Galaxy M51 and Galaxy M31s are reportedly receiving May 2021 Android security patch. There is not much known about the update for the Galaxy M31s but the Galaxy M51 is getting the Quick Share feature with the update. The updates for the Galaxy smartphones are rolling out in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Samsung launched
UPDATE (5/27/21): Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch is set to open in theaters on October 22nd, according to Variety. ** UPDATE (4/3/20): The release Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch has been delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak, Variety reports. The film was scheduled to arrive July 24th but will now open October 16th. **
The Boss Baby is back in action this year and his return is coming even sooner than expected. DreamWorks and Universal Pictures announced on Monday that The Boss Baby: Family Business is being released on July 2nd, a few months earlier than its planned September debut. Additionally, the studios announced that the new Boss Baby
It’s no secret that Riley Green is a fan of Jamey Johnson. Riley’s known to cover Jamey’s iconic top 10 hit, “In Color”, pretty often out on the road. And, back in 2014, he covered a different song of Jamey’s, “Can’t Cash My Checks”, at the Soul Kitchen in Mobile, Alabama where he was opening
The CW has released photos for “Holding the Wrench”, the upcoming eighth episode of Superman & Lois‘s first season which is set to air on Tuesday, June 1st. The episode follows a revelation-packed “Man of Steel” which saw the real story of the mysterious “Captain Luthor” (Wole Parks). He turns out to actually be John
The man who voiced Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid” got what he always wanted after his passing — a Broadway tribute. Samuel E. Wright‘s daughter Dee tells TMZ … her father’s death has been very emotional for the family, but they’re also overjoyed that one of his wishes came true. As we told you …
I’ve been working in books and publishing since 2004, I’ve been a sci-fi/fantasy fan since my mom read us The Hobbit, complete with voices and songs, and I still manage to mix up my Hugos with my Nebulas, fail to remember which formerly-known-as award is now called what, and lose track of newly-created awards. So,
Eric Carle, revered by generations reared on his children’s books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has died. He was 91. He died on Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts from kidney failure, as The New York Times reports. Carle wrote and illustrated more than 70 children’s books over the course of his career.
Smart glasses. Smart gloves. Smart…shirts? These ambitious wearables never quite took hold in our culture. “While the 2010s was the first decade where wearables really took off, these devices actually have a long, storied history. They date all the way back to 17th century China, when scholars invented a tiny wearable abacus—or you know, the
Uber has struck a landmark deal with GMB that will allow at least 70,000 drivers to join the trade union. It is the first time a ride-hailing company in the UK has formally recognised a trade union and entered into a collective bargaining agreement, marking a huge shift from Uber’s position just a few years
Matt Hancock is launching a personal fightback after Dominic Cummings’ sensational claims that he should have been sacked for telling lies about COVID. After a brutal onslaught by Boris Johnson’s former aide, the health secretary will come out fighting in the Commons and at a Downing Street news conference. He is answering an urgent question