Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man, was killed by police during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. His death has sparked demonstrations in the Minneapolis suburb and around the United States, and reignited the national conversation around policing practices and violence against black Americans. Wright was pulled over just 10 miles
Unlike the Best Actor champs of the past 20 years, where Sean Penn and Daniel Day-Lewis have both won twice, the Best Actress field features no two-time recipients. Instead, this category has served up a pretty decent rundown of Hollywood’s current acting royalty, including Helen Mirren, Cate Blanchett, Olivia Colman, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard —
Saving Private Ryan’s loss of the Best Picture Oscar in 1999 still hurts. It’s a sentiment shared by many, and not just because of the disappointment they experienced when Shakespeare in Love took home that night’s top prize. After all, there have been plenty of upsets before and since. Just ask Brokeback Mountain’s producers about
Giving a £170m taxpayer bailout to steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta would have been “completely irresponsible”, the business secretary has told MPs. Kwasi Kwarteng was answering questions from members of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee about Liberty Steel, which is owned by GFG Alliance, the conglomerate headed by Mr Gupta. Sky News revealed in
Emry Mendez, 5, is ready for her first day of kindergarten as Crestwood Elementary in Rancho Palos Verdes reopened after being shut down by the pandemic on Tuesday, April 13. Photo: Donna Litlejohn Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner watches as a student gets tested for coronavirus at Heliotrope Elementary in Maywood, one
The rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine across Europe has been delayed, while US officials have recommended a “pause” in the use of the jab as reports of blood clots are investigated. The healthcare giant said on Tuesday it had “made the decision to proactively delay the rollout of our vaccine in Europe”.
Boris Johnson has warned that the reduction in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths “has not been achieved” by the rollout of COVID vaccines. The prime minister, speaking the day after the latest easing of lockdown restrictions, instead said it was the national shutdown that had been “overwhelmingly important” in driving down COVID rates. Nearly 40
EXCLUSIVE: Shawn Xiang Yue, one of the producers of Chinese box office juggernaut franchise Detective Chinatown, is launching U.S. production banner Bamboo Curtain. Yue has just produced Detective Chinatown 3, which currently sits at $680M globally. He also produced Detective Chinatown 2, and Chinese box office hit Go Away Mr Tumor, which was selected as China’s
Security researchers have uncovered nine vulnerabilities affecting four TCP/IP stacks impacting more than 100 million consumer and enterprise devices that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. Dubbed “NAME:WRECK” by Forescout and JSOF, the flaws are the latest in series of studies undertaken as part of an initiative called
Find Thomas Rhett struggling with his work/home balance during his new song, “Country Again.” The title track from his upcoming album represents the tone and theme of many of the 11 songs. Is it representative of the sound? Longtime fans of Rhett’s are familiar with this internal dialogue set to music. He writes and records songs as uniquely personal as anyone who
Google Pixel Watch renders have surfaced online. The renders show the rumoured premium smartwatch that could take on Apple Watch Series 6 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 from different angles. The renders also show the wearable with multiple band colour options and watch faces. There seem to be no buttons on the smartwatch except a
We all know what a disaster Twitter can be at times. In another world, you have Facebook. A cesspool, in many ways, but also a place where you can find some good laughs. Our Facebook page is approaching 1.8M followers which means moms will accidentally and inevitably stumble upon it, DMing it questions like “Hello
During last week’s First Contact Day celebration, Paramount+ revealed the first Star Trek: Picard Season 2 teaser trailer, confirmed John de Lancie’s return as the alien being called Q. This is exciting news for Star Trek fans as Q’s presence perfectly bookended Picard’s adventures in Star Trek: The Next Generation, making him a natural choice
Sharon Tate would be upset by the handful of fraudulent items being sold in her name on eBay … this according to her sister, who insists they never belonged to her late sibling. Here’s the deal … there’s a handful of eBay listings for jewelry and dresses — including a ring with a $180,000 asking
The newest movie from Zack Snyder is almost upon us. Following the debut of Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max, the filmmaker is turning to Netflix for his next film debut. Army of the Dead, a thriller about a casino heist in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, is set to arrive on Netflix
The last few years have been an utter boon in the world of YA verse novels. With superstar YA authors starting or continuing their legacies in verse, more and more room has been made on shelves for verse novels. Verse novels are musical, and they give readers an opportunity to experience stories in an entirely
It’s been a tough year for dancers in the adult industry. In light of the closure of clubs during the pandemic, many dancers have had to scramble to make ends meet, pivoting to platforms like OnlyFans or dancing for tips on IG Live. So when a dancer at Sapphire Las Vegas accused Usher of using
Like any good space opera, part of the appeal of Star Wars are the beautiful alien vistas. From the wonder of AT-AT’s marching over a snowfield to a massive city floating among the clouds of a gas giant, Star Wars has long transported fans to strange new worlds. Over the last few decades, the movies
Last year’s Oscar winners in the acting categories — Brad Pitt, Laura Dern, Joaquin Phoenix, and Renée Zellweger — will be among the presenters at the 2021 Academy Awards. For the third year in a row, the Oscars will not have an official host, with a rotating cast of presenters guiding the show instead. The
Goods exports to the EU partially rebounded in February after a record slump at the start of the year, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales to the bloc rose by £3.7bn, or 46.6%, having fallen by £5.7bn, or 42%, in January. However imports from the EU, which also saw an