CatVideoFest, which is just what it sounds like, joined notable indie debuts and festival favorites Shortcomings and Passages, the re-release of Shiva Baby and juggernaut Talk To Me in another weekend of varied specialty fare, both new and holding over. Indies are helping drive a buoyant box office. They’re also waiting for the Barbenheimer tsunami to recede as bit as these unusual blockbusters vacuum up the arthouse/adult audiences. Sony Pictures Classics said Sundance favorite Shortcomings by Randall Park grossed an estimated $316.4k at a 404 locations. Written by Adrian Tomine, the comedy stars Justin Min as Ben, a struggling filmmaker in…
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WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin, a company that for decades has built schoolbus-sized spacecraft for the U.S. government, opened a new facility to assemble small satellites, which are now in higher demand. Lockheed Martin’s 20,000-square-foot factory is located at the company’s Waterton campus near Denver, Colorado. It has six parallel assembly lines and capacity to manufacture 180 small satellites per year, Kevin Huttenhoff, Lockheed Martin’s senior manager for space data transport, told SpaceNews. The first satellites to be made at the facility are for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency. SDA plans to build a mesh network of hundreds of…
The government is likely to give more time to companies to apply for licences to import laptops and other devices, extending stipulated timelines of import restrictions, IT Ministry sources said. The move will come as a part breather to companies.The timelines may be extended, maybe by a month or so, they said adding that DGFT notice on this can be expected soon.The sources said companies will be given more time to apply for the licence, and sought to assure that consignment or shipments meantime in transit won’t face any issues.The government’s latest move to impose import restrictions on laptops, tablets…
Former President Donald Trump speaks as the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Silver Elephant Dinner hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party on August 5, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina.Melissa Sue Gerrits | Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump’s attorney John Lauro said Sunday that he believes former Vice President Mike Pence will be one of the defense’s “best witnesses” in the federal case over Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.Trump was indicted on four federal felony charges Tuesday that centered on his supposed attempts to discount legitimate votes in the 2020 presidential race and…
Lizzo is back in Beyoncé’s good graces — that, or she never left to begin with — and we know this because the Queen Bey is back to saying her name … on stage, no less. The singer name-dropped Lizzo Saturday night during her show in D.C., where part of the setlist once again included the remix to ‘Break My Soul’ — which features a moment where Bey’s rattling off a list of women’s names she views as trailblazers. Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post. Normally, in the lyrics, as they’re written, Lizzo shows up as one of…
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at a town hall event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester, New Hampshire, June 6, 2023.Sophie Park | ReutersNew charges brought against former President and Republican nominee front-runner Donald Trump likely solidify the case against him, according to fellow Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie.The former New Jersey governor told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the latest slate of charges, which are part of a case concerning the former president’s alleged effort to withhold classified documents after leaving the White House, will only strengthen an already seemingly solid case. Trump…
On Saturday, Kourtney Kardashian was having fun with a new maternity look in bright blue. The matching two-piece featured a highly cropped blue jacket that showed off her baby bump, and a very tiny mini skirt in matching light and darker blue fabric bands that rode under her stomach.The jacket had an asymmetrical silver zipper and two ornamentally zippered pockets. The Kardashians star popped the jacket’s tall collar for one photo, and let the long sleeves completely cover her hands. On her feet were a pair of silver pumps with open toes. She had her hair up in a loose…
Every season of The Chi feels like the show has reinvented itself, keeping the same drift but with different strokes. The Chi Season 6 Episode 1 caught us up with where everyone was emotionally, economically, and of course, romantically. The cold open felt like a flashback as we met Keisha and Emmett in a familiar position where they still liked some morning glory action (okay, it was more Emmett than Keisha), but instead of Jada interrupting them, their choices did. The focus of the hour was Emmett, Douda, and their new partnership, which everyone who learned about it knew it was…
Affirmative action supporters and counterprotesters shout at each other outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023.Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesEven before the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action policies in college admissions, the nation’s top business leaders expressed concern over how the decision could affect their own diversity goals and hiring practices. Major companies, including Apple, General Electric, Google, Salesforce and Starbucks, argued “racial and ethnic diversity enhance business performance” and filed a brief in support of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, the two schools at the center of the case,…
If you’re starting to lose your beloved barnet (or simply have fine hair), you’re probably looking for ways to add some volume and fullness to your trim. And for those that have already tried new haircuts, shampoos, and treatments, you’ll understand just how difficult it is to find a winning formula.That’s not to mean you should give up. The trick is to invest in the products that actually allow you to work with what you’ve got. In other words, you need the best pomade for thin hair. But instead of frantically trying anything you can get your hands on, let…
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has reached the $500M global milestone, on its way to an estimated $551M through Sunday. This would make it the filmmaker’s fifth-highest-grossing film of all time, ahead of Dunkirk. The worldwide total through Friday is $499.3M, meaning that it has already topped the five-century mark today. Overseas, the Universal title is expected to see an impressive 33% drop in the third frame, adding $51M and reaching an estimated international box office cume through Sunday of $323M, which is 129% above Dunkirk, 169% above Interstellar, 212% above Tenet, and 25% above The Dark Knight Rises at the same point in like-for-like…
TAMPA, Fla. — LeoStella announced details about its largest spacecraft yet Aug. 6 with plans to deliver its first two 500-kilogram-class satellites to a commercial radar constellation customer next summer. The company’s LS300 satellite bus can reach the length of a small yacht at 10 meters across and has more than double the mass of its LS200 predecessor, which part-owner BlackSky is using for its upcoming third-generation geospatial intelligence satellites. LS300 is also designed with solar array improvements for delivering one kilowatt of power, 25 times more than LS200 to perform more demanding missions. This power boost and LS300’s 250…
Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale 2023 is currently ongoing, with great discounts on a range of products like smartphones, laptops, gaming accessories, speakers, kitchen appliances and other devices. The e-commerce site has offers in various price ranges, with products for each and everyone. The Great Freedom Festival 2023 Sale began on August 3 for Prime users, and it was open for access to everyone starting August 4. Users will need to hurry up to buy the products as the sale will conclude on August 8 for all.The e-commerce giant is offering deals and discounts on a lot of premium smartwatches.…
Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump makes a keynote speech at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. August 5, 2023. Sam Wolfe | ReutersFormer President Donald Trump on Sunday called for recusal of the judge presiding over the federal case that alleges he illegally conspired to overturn his election loss to President Joe Biden in 2020.The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, according to the docket in federal court in Washington, D.C. Chutkan, 61, was appointed to the district in 2014 by then-President Barack Obama. She is the only federal judge in D.C. who…
NewsJohn Gosling, Former Keyboardist for the Kinks, Dies at 75Gosling played with the band from 1970 to 1978, recording on classic tracks like “Lola,” “This Time Tomorrow,” and moreBy Madison BloomAugust 5, 2023FacebookTwitterJohn Gosling (far left) with the Kinks in 1973 (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns).FacebookTwitterJohn Gosling, who played keyboard and piano in the Kinks for the better part of the 1970s, has died. The band revealed the news on their official social media accounts, writing: “We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of John Gosling. We are sending our condolences to John’s wife and family.” Gosling was…
Barbie The MovieCourtesy: Warner Bros. ”Barbie” is expected to join the billion-dollar club Sunday.The bubblegum pink flick from Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattel will top $1 billion in global ticket sales, before the end of the weekend, according to estimates from the studio. Final numbers will be released Monday.Only around 50 other films have reached this benchmark.”In this march past the billion-dollar threshold, ‘Barbie’ joins what has become an increasingly exclusive club over the past couple of years,” said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at BoxOffice.com. “That’s especially true for auteur filmmaker Greta Gerwig becoming the first solo female director to helm a billion-dollar grosser.”Gerwig joins…
It’s another unseasonably hot summer day in Paris when I approach 31 Rue Cambon, the site of Chanel’s haute couture salon, where celebrities, influencers, and society doyennes come to get fitted in bespoke looks. I’m here to meet Lara Cosima Henckle von Donnersmarck, a 20-year-old Parsons student and Dior intern who’s the daughter of Oscar-award winning filmmaker Florian Henckle von Donnersmarck and the descendant of a large and influential Austro-German family. Over the last few months, Cosima has amassed more than 140,000 followers on TikTok with videos casually displaying her opulent lifestyle. In a world of quiet luxury, Cosima is…
Special Ops: Lioness Season 1 Episode 4 unravels the threads of Joe’s life, simultaneously plucking at the strings of her career and family. As Cruz gets in deeper with Aaliyah and her friends, things escalate quickly and eventually become dire during a seemingly low-stakes outing. Joe is dealing with a secondary work crisis on top of Cruz’s issues when her family situation comes crashing down in this harrowing episode, leaving everything unresolved. Joe’s career is typically the most significant stressor in her life, so when we see her family situation crumbling before her eyes when Kate’s involved in a severe…