This was supposed to be a big year for the Academy Awards. The battle between Barbie and Oppenheimer that had been raging all award season (and that began when both films hit theaters on the same day back in July) promised a level of enthusiasm for Hollywood’s biggest night that would hearken back to the Oscars’ most recent heyday in the ’90s. That was an era in which the tastes of Hollywood bigwigs and average moviegoers widely overlapped, resulting in Best Picture wins for popular favorites like The Silence of the Lambs, Unforgiven, Forrest Gump, and Titanic.…
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Donald Trump on Monday once again denied allegations by writer E. Jean Carroll that he raped and defamed her, despite facing nearly $90 million in civil penalties for making similar statements about the writer.Carroll’s attorney quickly responded that the writer’s legal team is closely monitoring Trump’s latest remarks about her — and suggested that a third defamation lawsuit could be in store for the former president.Trump in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” said that several civil court judgments against him in New York — two of them in Carroll’s favor — will cause companies to leave the state.”People aren’t…
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon rolled out a $849.8 billion budget request for fiscal year 2025 that includes $29.4 billion for the U.S. Space Force. The $29.4 billion request represents a $600 million cut from the $30 billion the Defense Department sought for the newest military branch in fiscal 2024 – a plan that remains in limbo as Congress has kept the government funded via a series of stopgap spending bills. Congress on February 29 passed the fourth continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024 extending funding for Defense and other federal agencies at 2023 levels until March 22. The Biden administration…
Illustration of a terror bird and other animals that may have lived in what is now Antarctica at the same timeC. Acosta Hospitaleche & W. Jones/Palaeontological Association 2024 A 2-metre-tall flightless bird may have been the top predator in what is now Antarctica 50 million years ago. Two 8-centimetre fossil claws found on Seymour Island, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, belonged to a large family of similar birds that palaeontologists call terror birds, according to an analysis by Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche at the National University of La Plata in Argentina and Washington Jones at the… Read the original…
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My Worst Experiences Haunt Me From the Memory Cloud Gina Chung Share article Presence by Gina Chung After Leo left, I had trouble keeping track of myself. I had just moved into a new apartment, and I felt like I was existing in an endless twilight. I would drift off for a nap in the living room, only to find myself standing in the kitchen, washing a dish I didn’t remember using. Or I would leave a cut of meat to defrost in my shining, empty refrigerator and forget it was there for days, until the sour smell of old…
If you’re trying to achieve the closest possible shave in the coolest possible way, there’s just no substitute for a straight razor. Wet shaving with one of these beauties (or a good safety razor, which is a close second) has become somewhat of a lost art, which is why today we’re going to be talking about the straight razor kit. Several kits come with many of the tools or products you’ll need to successfully and comfortably complete the straight razor grooming ritual. The best straight razor shaving kits for you contain no more and no less than you need. That…
Last week, as Paris Fashion Week was wrapping up for the season, Gigi Hadid hosted a Miu Miu party (fittingly, as she’s the face of the brand). For the occasion, she wore a Miu Miu outfit that she could’ve easily walked the S/S 24 runway in. It consisted of a polo-neck cardigan, tank top, sheer tights and kitten heels, and last but not least—a low-rise pencil skirt (accented by a belt and exposed logo underwear).As you know, miniskirts have been the reigning skirt style over the past several seasons, but knee-length pencil skirts are the new trend on the scene…
From Babe’s illness to Ann’s murder accusation, we’re breaking down the biggest reveals. Read the original article here
In this photo illustration, the Reddit logo is displayed on a cell phone and computer monitor on February 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesReddit aims to raise up to $748 million as part of its upcoming IPO, in which the social media company is seeking a valuation of about to $6.5 billion.The company plans to sell about 22 million shares between a range of $31 to $34 per share, according to a corporate filing released Monday.Reddit has also set aside roughly 1.76 million shares for certain users and moderators, known as Redditors, who want to participate…
Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital is “looking at everything” regarding the company’s future, CEO Marc Bell told CNBC, as it considers Lockheed Martin’s acquisition offer.”We found out about [Lockheed’s takeover bid] when the rest of the world found out about it,” Bell said on CNBC’s “Manifest Space” podcast.Lockheed’s proposal submitted last week values Terran Orbital at nearly $600 million, or about a third of its equity valuation from when the company went public via a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, two years ago. The defense giant is already a significant stakeholder in Terran Orbital, with a 28.3% stake at the…
After being nominated eight times over the decades, Wes Anderson finally won his first-ever Academy Award tonight at the 2024 Oscars. His short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar—a 39-minute adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1977 story of the same name—won Best Live Action Short Film, beating out The After, Invincible, Knight of Fortune, and Red, White and Blue. Anderson was not present to accept the award in person.“Sometimes I’ve made short films that are genuinely my own thing. They’re basically for fun,†Anderson told IndieWire last month. “Whereas when I’m making a movie-movie, I’m putting my whole life into…
K-pop boyband Tomorrow X Together (TXT) have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour, which will kick off with concerts in Seoul this May. Tomorrow X Together new world tour was announced today (March 11) by the boyband’s label, Big Hit Music. It will kick off with a three-date concert at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea from May 3 to 5. The kick-off dates of the K-pop boyband’s 2024 tour will be made available for livestreaming, according to an announcement on TXT’s official Weverse page. Ticketing information for the shows has yet to be announced. More dates…
Despite combining for 32 nominations, Netflix and Apple TV+ were nearly shut out of of the 2024 Oscars, with Netflix winning a single award for Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Best Live Action Short Film). The big surprise was Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple TV+) not gaining a single statue, notably Lily Gladstone losing the Best Actress prize to Poor Things’ Emma Stone.Universal was the big winner with Oppenheimer (Best Picture, Best Director, editing, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, original score, cinematography) while Poor Things (Disney’s Searchlight Pictures) garnered four prizes. The other half…
Under pressure from European regulators, Apple took a step back in its feud with Epic Games on Friday, clearing the way for Epic to put its own game store on iPhones and iPads in Europe.Earlier this week, Apple had taken steps to block Epic from starting up a store and bringing back the popular game Fortnite, which Apple removed from its App Store in 2020 after Epic broke the iPhone maker’s in-app payment rules in protest.Apple’s decision to open its door to Epic follows the European Union’s Thursday deadline for Big Tech companies to comply with the Digital Markets Act…
What is happening? There are so many balls up in the air after The Way Home Season 2 Episode 7 that it’s hard to see a straight line to the finish. There is so much to discuss, so let’s get started. Things are coming to a head in the Landry family, and Kat’s need to hold all of her secrets close to the vest could ultimately tear her family apart again. I think we have to tell Del the truth about everything. It’s the only choice we have. Alice The possibilities for her to get…
Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank during a military training at an undetermined location.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIndia is seeking the release of its nationals who have been “duped” into serving in the Russian army, a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said Friday, in a rare rift from Moscow.”Several Indian nationals have been duped to work with the Russian army. We have strongly taken up the matter with the Russian government for early discharge of such internationals,” said spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. “A case of human trafficking has been registered against several agents.”He appealed to Indian nationals to…
You know the drill; if you see a men’s accessory trend on the runway, it’s coming to every store near you. These days, the best sling bags for men are all the rage. The best sling bags for men pair form with function like no other men’s accessory (and they actually look cool). It’s time to update your clunky backpack or the briefcase that won’t hug you back. The quickest way to ruin your polished aesthetic is with a backpack or messenger bag that should have stayed in high school. And if we’re honest, even the sleekest briefcase occupies an…