Accor’s luxury, lifestyle brand SO/ Hotels & Resorts, together with Sotogrande SA, have signed a management agreement to open the first SO/ property in Spain. SO/ Sotogrande Resort & Spa will reflect the brand’s rebellious luxury in this idyllic setting within the Costa del Sol, blending exclusivity with the brand’s commitment to dynamic gastronomy and
Month: January 2020
It’s easy to feel a little hard done by as we march into 2020. After all, by this point in time we were promised flying cars, maisonettes on the moon and all the other appurtenances of a sci-fi world which was supposedly lapping at our feet. No matter, though – you can’t win them all.
Showtime dropped some premiere dates during its turn at the Television Critics Association on Monday. The biggest announcement, of course, is the premiere date for the forthcoming Penny Dreadful sequel, titled City of Angels. The new series will kick off Sunday, April 26 at 10/9c. The new series is set in 1938 Los Angeles and
Christopher Cross has announced a tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of his 1980 self-titled debut album. Kicking off in April, the 14-date outing includes stops in Austin, Dallas, New York, Atlantic City, and Orlando. Further dates will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are available here. Released in 1980, Cross’ debut album won five
Broadway’s winter thinning continued last week, with a trimmer roster and lower ticket prices sending total box office on a 28% drop from the previous week to $31.1 million. Attendance for the 29-show lineup was 259,101, a drop of 18% from the previous week’s 36-show list. Most productions reported box office dips for the week
This year, one Latino character is nominated for an Oscar—but played by a Welshman. The Two Popes, I should note, is a delightful film—a simultaneously warm and wry buddy comedy centered on Popes Benedict XVI and Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio in Argentina. Jonathan Pryce plays the latter, a casting choice that’s both thoroughly understandable—he is
Sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of The Lost Man by Jane Harper. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher for $1.99. Get it here, or just click on the cover image below. Pride by Ibo Zoboi for $1.99. Get
Occupying at least 70 hectares of land at the foot of Mount Fuji, is Japanese carmaker, Toyota’s latest technological endeavor. Announcing its detailed plan of building a sustainable ‘city of the future’ at the 2020 CES technology show in Las Vegas on 7th January, – Toyota has named its project, the Woven City. Powered by
The environmental protest movement Extinction Rebellion has severely criticised the group’s inclusion on a police extremism watch list. Late last week, The Guardian newspaper reported that counter-terrorism police in south-east England had included Extinction Rebellion on a list of extremist ideologies to be reported to the authorities under the Prevent anti-extremism programme. The police had
MANILA (January 13, 2010) – On the afternoon of January 12, 2020, the Taal Volcano located in the province of Batangas in Luzon Island had a steam driven explosion. It has since been in a period of unrest, resulting in 75 volcanic earthquakes with intensities ranging between 2 to 4 within the vicinity of the volcano as
Plaid co-founders William Hockey and Zach Perret Source: Plaid Payments giant Visa is buying Silicon Valley start-up Plaid for $5.3 billion, the companies announced Monday. Plaid’s API software, often referred to as the “plumbing” behind fintech companies, lets start-ups connect to users’ bank accounts. It’s well-known among financial technology developers, but the average person interacting
A Lady in Red provides is there to give a genuinely personalised and intuitive guest experience based on cultural empathy, and an understanding of each guest’s needs, it is an emblematic position created by Kempinski Hotels ten years ago. These unique brand ambassador’s welcome guests in each of the luxury hotel brand’s properties around the
Jill Weinlein For football fans who aren’t flying to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for Super Bowl LIV on February 2, gather your family and friends for the ultimate football getaway offered by Mexico’s newest premier luxury rental experiential firm, Blue Desert Cabo. You will arrive to San Jose’ del Cabo on a private mid-size
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, pictured on September 13, 2018. Bloomberg | Getty Images Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been criticized over the company’s $690,000 donation to bushfire relief efforts in Australia. In an Instagram post on Sunday, Bezos pledged 1 million Australian dollars ($690,000) on behalf of the tech giant. “Our
Steve GranitzGetty Images Selena Gomez kicked off her 2020 relaxing in Hawaii with her friends, and it’s clear now why she needed a bit of a breather. On Friday, her new album, Rare released to much fanfare, and Gomez seemed to spend a lot of last night celebrating that. She got up this morning and
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Austin Rogers is freaking out over the stunning abilities of Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer … the “Jeopardy!” sensation says these G.O.A.T.s are the LeBron‘s of trivia. We got Austin — who captivated America back in 2017 with an impressive 12-game winning streak on Alex Trebek‘s show —
1001Tracklists just put out its annual report, A State of Dance Music 2019. As the go-to source for festival tracklists, the site keeps a running tally on artists, tracks, and their tracklists — down to the details including mashups, edits and IDs. In 2019, over 36,000 tracklists were added and over 81,000 new tracks were
6 seconds ago The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is still trying to figure out just what to do with Netflix and other streaming services. Netflix only bothers to release films theatrically in order to contend for annual awards, television, not theatrical presentation, is always the focus. There’s a feeling among some that Netflix
A lot goes into Kanye West’s gifts, especially when it comes to wife, Kim Kardashian. She showed off a new vintage Cartier necklace he had custom made for her in new pic on Jan. 12. Ye had a text message he sent to Kim engraved on it, because, that’s the Ye way. Kim Kardashian swooned over
The Pershing 140 was a big gamble in many ways. By far the biggest Pershing ever, it’s more than double the volume of the brand’s former flagship. It’s the first Pershing made of aluminium. And it’s the first to be built at the Ferretti Group Super Yacht Yard in Ancona, traditionally the preserve of CRN
People who volunteer in public sector roles are less satisfied with their work than those who give their time to charities, new research shows. Time Well Spent: Volunteering in the Public Sector, published today by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, shows that almost a quarter of people volunteering in the public sector, such as
A Standard Chartered branch in Hong Kong. Miguel Candela l SOPA Images l LightRocket via Getty Images There have been signs that some risks in the global economy are receding, allowing businesses to once again plan for the long term, said Bill Winters, chief executive of British bank Standard Chartered. Winters pointed out on Monday
This year, visitors will be able to experience some fantastic events, including internationally-renowned graffiti festivals to craft beer extravaganzas. In this guide, we take a look at what’s on in Sacramento on a month-by-month basis in 2020. JanuaryArt of Beer – 24 JanuaryCreated with a passion for craft beer and community, the Art of Beer
(Photo: Stocksy) Once upon a time, toothpaste was widely considered a great acne treatment and lemon juice was used for fading scars and discolouration. (Spoiler alert: Neither of these household staples should ever find their way onto your face.) Because the beauty industry relies so heavily on word of mouth and recommendations (that is, a
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jennifer Lopez performing at the SB Halftime show will be HUGE for the Latino community — but to make it truly momentous, others should join … so says John Leguizamo. We got the veteran actor Sunday at LAX, where he was touching down ahead of the Critics’ Choice Awards later
Danielle Staub announced that she will be leaving The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Most fans were not disappointed at the news of Staub’s departure as at times Staub brings a mod mentality to the show. With season 10 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey off to a great start as Staub is poised to make
After four days wandering the Las Vegas Convention Center, I finally managed to escape the 2020 edition of CES the second-largest (there’s one in Frankfurt that’s slightly bigger) showcase of consumer electronics in the known universe. Each year, manufacturers, start-ups, inventors, vendors, and suppliers gather in the desert to show what’s next to both everyday
Playwright and polemicist George Bernard Shaw once opined that, “without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.”. Arguably the most important English-language playwright after Shakespeare, his commentary is indeed prophetic. Pioneering “intelligent” theatre, in which the audience was required to think, thereby paving the way for the new breeds of twentieth-century playwrights from
Income at the disability car charity Motability has soared to almost six times the previous year’s total after a £400m donation from the charity’s connected company. The accounts for the year to 31 March 2019 show that Motability Operations, which runs a government-backed scheme to provide cars to disabled people, gave the charity £400m, pushing
Welcome to Europe’s best party! I’m sure none of you are strangers to the revelries of Carnival, to fancy dress parades, giant floats and the madness happening before Lent begins. Carnival can be dated back to Roman times, and every city, town and village in Europe celebrates its own way. I’ve been touring Carnival celebrations
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- …
- 21
- Next Page »