US President Joe Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Belgium in June for his first overseas trip, the White House has said. The trip aims to “highlight his commitment to restoring our alliances, revitalising the trans-Atlantic relationship, and working in close cooperation with our allies,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Advertisement
Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has denied being the source of the prime minister’s leaked text communications with businessman Sir James Dyson. Several newspapers quoted unnamed Downing Street sources as claiming Mr Cummings had leaked the text messages, first reported by the BBC. In a blog post, Mr Cummings said: “I do have some
On-location filming of TV shows in Los Angeles reached pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2021 – the second quarter in a row that it’s hit that milestone, according to the latest report from FilmLA, the city and county film permit office. On-location shooting days for feature films and commercials still have a ways
A new ransomware strain called “Qlocker” is targeting QNAP network attached storage (NAS) devices as part of an ongoing campaign and encrypting files in password-protected 7zip archives. First reports of the infections emerged on April 20, with the adversaries behind the operations demanding a bitcoin payment (0.01 bitcoins or about $500.57) to receive the decryption
Alan Jackson puts his heart on the screen in his just-released ”You’ll Always Be My Baby” lyric video. The song is for his daughters, Mattie, Alexandra and Dani Grace, and this video makes them the stars. It’s a walk down memory lane — Jackson sings as snapshots of his three girls through the years roll across
Apple recently upgraded its iPad Pro lineup with its custom-designed M1 SoC. At its Spring Loaded event earlier this week, it launched the 2021 M1 iPad Pro in two sizes – 12.9-inch and 11-inch – each of which is available in Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + Cellular variants, as well as different RAM+storage configurations. The
A new report emerged on social media yesterday, claiming that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment intended to phase physical media out, beginning in earnest in 2022. The comments, from animation historian Jerry Beck, singled out Warner’s print-on-demand service, Warner Archive, but went one step further and suggested that changes are coming to
Happy Friday. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we’re goin’ back to back weeks with new tunes from Eric Church, as well as new tunes from Blake Shelton, Kip Moore, Justin Moore, Tray Lawrence, Jameson Rodgers, Joe Nichols, John R. Miller, The Steel Woods, Reba, and more. Turn it up, tell
The upcoming installment Spiral: From the Book of Saw marks the first entry into the long-running Saw franchise since 2017’s Jigsaw, though there could be even more unsettling adventures for the franchise in the near future, as Lionsgate Television chairman Kevin Beggs recently confirmed that conversations are happening about potentially adapting the concept into a
Cops are investigating a double shooting — including one fatality — in the now-famous L.A. neighborhood where the movie “Friday” was filmed. According to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department … homicide detectives responded to a shooting call around 11:30 AM on April 20 in South L.A., near 126th and Normandie … it’s the same block
The 36th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards honored Nomadland, Riz Ahmed, and Carey Mulligan, among others. The awards show, held virtually this year, also celebrated television for the first time, with I May Destroy You and Unorthodox earning top honors. The Independent Spirits Awards, which recognize the best work in the independent filmmaking space, are
Throughout this long year-that’s-been-a-decade, most of us have whiled away an afternoon dreaming of what we’ll do when it’s over. Many people have elaborate travel itineraries or plans to condense a year of lost parties into a truly scandalous weekend. Even those of us who were never much for going outside or seeing people have
If it seems like a new state is legalizing cannabis nearly every week, don’t worry, you’re not high — states are indeed legalizing the drug at an unprecedented pace. The wave of green legislation doesn’t seem like it’s going to start ebbing anytime soon, either. In just the past six months, every cannabis-related ballot measure
A Southern California family said they noticed what they believe to be human waste coming out of a low-flying plane over the weekend. Nicole Comstock reports.
Netflix’s adaptation of fantasy epic Shadow and Bone has a lot going for it, but articulating a sense of setting isn’t one of them. While readers of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse books may be able to spot the difference between a Fjerdan and a Ravkan, your average viewer coming in cold might need a little help
Two of the City figures who led an attempt to prise Manchester United from the Glazer family’s control a decade ago have urged them to loosen their grip in the wake of this week’s European Super League debacle. Sky News can reveal that Lord O’Neill – the architect of the Red Knights campaign in 2010
Donna Manfredi has been named as the new principal at Golden Oak Adult School in Santa Clarita. (Photo courtesy of William S. Hart Union High School District) Donna Manfredi, an almost 30-year educator in the William S. Hart Union High School District, has been named as principal of the Golden Oak Adult School in Santa
The US will commit to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Joe Biden is set to announce. It comes as the US president will speak to other world leaders, including Boris Johnson, at a global climate summit held at the White House on Thursday. The pledge – which amounts to nearly doubling previous commitments
Downing Street has mounted a fightback against “sleaze” accusations by planting stories in Tory-supporting newspapers accusing Dominic Cummings of leaking Number 10 texts. The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Sun quote unnamed Downing Street sources claiming Mr Cummings leaked texts about tycoon Sir James Dyson and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. The lead story on
Shock G, the Bay Area rapper-producer who fueled Digital Underground’s 1990 hit “The Humpty Dance” via his alter ego Humpty Hump and co-produced Tupac Shakur’s debut album, died today in Tampa, FL. He was 57. The news was confirmed by Chopmaster J (aka James Dight), who co-founded the Underground with Shock G (born Gregory Jacobs)