Expressing solidarity with Hollywood actors on Day 1 of the SAG-AFTRA strike, specialty distributors polled were anxiously juggling opening weekend Q&As and movie premieres without talent. They were trying to clarify which actors on what international productions are SAG-AFTRA, bound by the guild, or neither. And, for those involved in production, trying to pin down the status of interim agreements for independent fare. “I think we are all quite confused,” said one executive in the distribution space. “I’m trying to get SAG-AFTRA on the phone for a film we are opening in August. I have friends with films opening next…
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WASHINGTON — House and Senate appropriators have drafted bills that would give NASA slightly less money in 2024 than it received in 2023, rather than the significant increase the administration requested. The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a commerce, justice and science (CJS) spending bill for fiscal year 2024 on a 28–1 vote during a July 13 markup. That bill funds NASA as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Science Foundation, among other agencies. The committee had not released the text of the bill or accompanying report as of early July 14, but a bill summary by…
Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 is finally live for all Prime members in India. During the 48-hour-long sale, customers can avail of discounts on millions of products by sellers across categories such as tablets, smartphones, laptops, wearables, consumer electronics, kitchen appliances fashion and more with additional no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts. Amazon has joined hands with ICICI Bank and SBI Card to offer an instant discount of up to 10 percent on purchases made using their cards and EMI transactions. Meanwhile, interested buyers can avail of Amazon Pay-based offers and coupon discounts.Here are some of our handpicked best deals…
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 7, 2023.Scott Morgan | ReutersFormer President Donald Trump asked two courts in Georgia to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from investigating him and quash the special grand jury report that recommended criminal charges in Willis’ 2020 election interference probe.The requests came in court documents filed overnight in Georgia Supreme Court and Fulton County Superior Court. In both, Trump’s attorneys argued that Willis “seeks an indictment” against Trump based on evidence that was “unlawfully obtained.”The filings came three days after…
NewsBeastie Boys Announce Hello, Nasty Vinyl Reissue for 25th AnniversaryAn out-of-print 4xLP box set of the 1998 album, originally released in 2009, returns to vinylBy Jazz MonroeJuly 14, 2023FacebookTwitterBeastie Boys in 1998 (Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images)FacebookTwitterBeastie Boys are reissuing their 1998 album, Hello, Nasty, in the 4xLP box set format that debuted in 2009 before going out of print. The collection features 21 bonus tracks including rarities, remixes, and b-sides, packaged alongside the original album in an eight-panel gatefold, along with a coffeetable book–style slipcase. It’s out September 8, via UME. This week, Ad-Rock’s hardcore punk supergroup DFL (Dead Fucking Last) also…
In this articleTSLAFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTElon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that he plans for his newest venture, the artificial intelligence startup xAI, to collaborate with the automaker both on the “silicon front” and on the “AI software front.”Musk also said, during Friday’s live audio session on Twitter Spaces, that xAI will use Twitter data for training the “maximally curious” artificial intelligence systems and products he hopes to build there. Musk…
TikTok has introduced us to some incredible Amazon finds. It’s a rare day that I scroll through my FYP without finding something that ends up in my cart. This time, I have Oprah and her list of favorite things to blame because her favorite travel jewelry organizer is on sale right now for Amazon Prime Day (July 11-12) for just $15 (FWIW, it’s also Amazon’s bestselling jewelry case). With all my summer travel plans coming up, I can’t wait to get my hands on this sleek velvet travel case.Benevolence LA Plush Velvet Travel Jewelry Box OrganizerBenevolence LA Plush Velvet Travel…
It’s been a while since we’ve spent a lot of time in the past-future, but it’s quickly becoming my favorite. It’s not surprising since it’s more familiar in terms of both society and sentiment. I’d venture to guess not many of us have ever found ourselves struggling in times of war, but many of us have lost loved ones and grieved their loss or found it trying to fit in at a new job. So, instead of starting in the present and saving the big finish of the past for last, this time out, we’ll tackle the past first with…
That slick and smooth wet shave look is a timeless classic. But, as epic as a close shave is, achieving facial grooming perfection without the bleeding or the irritation can be easier said than done.Even some of the best men’s razors can prove a little dicey when it comes to enjoying a finish that is flawless and even (especially if you don’t have the most steady of hands). That’s where adjustable safety razors come in. The best adjustable safety razor will not only prevent you from cutting your skin (not more plugging up wounds with bits of toilet paper) while…
Open Throat wields its language both as a salve and scalpel. The novel follows its unforgettable narrator—a queer, lonely mountain lion living under the Hollywood sign—as they struggle to survive and discover their own identity by watching the humans around them. Observing passing hikers, young lovers, and residents of the nearby encampment from the shadows, the lion comes to understand that they live in a city they believe to be known as “ellay” and that their trauma resulting from their vicious father still resonates today. But while the words the narrator learns help them feel closer to the humans that…
[embedded content] NASA tracks about 23,000 pieces of space debris bigger than a grapefruit orbiting Earth. This space junk is of human origin and includes defunct satellites, bits discarded by space missions, and pieces created by the fragmentation of the previous two categories. Furthermore, NASA estimates that there are millions of pieces in orbit that are too small for the space agency to keep track of. Some of this junk is travelling as fast as 28,000 km/h and even a small piece can do serious damage if it collides with a satellite. As a result, the people who design spacecraft are…
Cans of PepsiCo’s Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagrees with a World Health Organization finding that the widely used soda sweetener aspartame possibly causes cancer in humans, saying the studies used to reach that conclusion had “significant shortcomings.””Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. FDA scientists do not have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the approved conditions,” an agency spokesperson said late Thursday shortly after the…
Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is off and running overseas with a $39.8M cume through Thursday in 48 international box office markets. This includes Wednesday openings in some markets and a strong paid preview program. With domestic’s Wednesday/Thursday plus previews, that brings the global total on the Tom Cruise-starrer to $$63.6M through yesterday. The mega well-reviewed Christopher McQuarrie-directed thrillfest is rolling out in 70 offshore markets this week, and adds the UK, China, Spain, Taiwan and Scandinavia today. Note that huge Cruise market Japan is going a week later to sidestep the launch of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest. …
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on July 13 released a revised draft solicitation for the next round of national security launch contracts, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3. In a major departure from the first draft request for proposals released in February, the Space Force is increasing the number of heavy-lift launch providers it plans to select from two to three. NSSL Phase 3 is a multibillion-dollar procurement of launch services projected for 2025 through 2029. United Launch Alliance and SpaceX won NSSL Phase 2 in 2020, and their current contracts will be recompeted. The Space Systems…
Redmi Note 12 series, which launched in March this year, could get a successor soon as the Chinese smartphone company is reportedly working on new phones. Recently, a Redmi Note 13 smartphone is said to have been spotted on the EEC certification website along with another unknown Redmi smartphone. The purported Redmi Note 13 will be launched as a successor to the base variant of the Redmi Note 12 series. This year’s Redmi Note 12 5G is powered by a Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC. It features AMOLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate.According to a TheTechOutlook report, a…
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management.Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire hedge fund chief Bill Ackman donated $3,300 in the second quarter to Democrat and anti-vaccine presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign during the second quarter, according to a Federal Election Commission filing.Ackman’s donation came just days after he sided, in a tweet, with Kennedy’s broadly debunked skepticism about vaccines.Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital, explained to CNBC days later: “I listened to RFK on several podcasts and a town hall and thought he raised important issues about vaccines and other issues that were worth…
Play video content Shirley’s Temple Ariana Grande is an expert in the studio, even outside her sweet spot of the recording booth … so claims her longtime collaborator Leon Thomas III!!! Leon and Ariana starred on the Nickelodeon series “Victorious” together back in the day, and he recalled coaching the megastar singer during a recent sit-down on the “Shirley’s Temple” podcast. Leon says he advised AG, early on, to learn the art of engineering her own music and swears he saw her grow into a master wizard at Pro Tools software. Their still-developing creativity led them to make their own…
In this articleJPMSPCEFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTU.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | Handout | ReutersThe government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in a court filing Friday estimated that it will seek damages of at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase in a lawsuit accusing the big bank of facilitating sex trafficking by its former long-time customer Jeffrey Epstein.The Virgin Islands also said it wants an…