When Smallville was still on the air, there was talk of Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) getting his own TV series, so why did the CW create Arrow with Stephen Amell in the lead role instead? Long before Amell wore the green hood, the CW had Justin Hartley as its Green Arrow on Smallville. Introduced in
Month: April 2020
In the time of coronavirus, many TV shows are unable to produce new episodes because of social distancing and lockdown measures. Even daily soap operas, including fan favourites The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, are facing disruption. Thankfully, the CBS network, which airs both of these soaps in the U.S.,
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Leading tech-for-good company Donr has received a six-figure round of funding to help grow their platform, which helps charities to receive donations via text. 30.04.2020 – Donr – Jesmond, Newcastle, UK A Newcastle-based company who provide the UK’s fastest-growing text donation service has secured a second round of investment funding worth £350,000. Team Donr Tech-for-good
Charities have been given an exemption to the requirement that they derive at least half of their income from trading to be able to access one of the government’s coronavirus loan schemes. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme enables organisations with annual incomes of up to £45m to access loans of up to £5m for
(New York / San Francisco, April 30, 2020) – As the global race to combat the spread of COVID- 19 continues, CARE and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced a $5 million gift from Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal. This critical funding will strengthen efforts to support women and girls, who find themselves disproportionately
Nearly a third of Brits have ‘spooned’ a pillow in bid to get some shut-eye and just under a quarter (24%) find having their pet in bed with them comforting, with 13% claiming it helps them to drift off. Surprisingly, 32% of Brits* claim that spooning a pillow has helped get them off to sleep,
Elysia Crampton has announced a new album, OCORARA 2010, which arrives tomorrow (May 1) via PAN. The new release is a benefit album for American Indian Movement West and is led by the single “Morning Star-Red Glare-Sequoia Bridge,” featuring Jeremy Rojas. As a press release puts it, the record follows “intergenerational trauma, fugitives of Christian
Workers board a Coach store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, April 3, 2020. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coach owner Tapestry reported Thursday a nearly 20% drop in quarterly sales, as the coronavirus pandemic forced 90% of its stores either shut or to operate on reduced hours during the period.
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has appointed Chris Rashley as Head Coach of RHKYC Team Agiplast, the club’s entry into the Youth America’s Cup, which will be sailed on the new AC9F 9m monohull foiling boats. Chris Rashley at the 2015 Moth Worlds in Australia; Photo: Sander van der Borch The Youth America’s Cup is
Treat yo’ self… to a Parks and Recreation reunion! On Thursday, April 30, the cast of Parks and Recreation will reunite for a half-hour special to benefit Feeding America. The special will find Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) dealing with the trials and tribulations of social distancing, but that won’t keep her from staying in contact
Imagine this, your peering out over a gorgeous Greek beach from your own balcony. Next to you is a very cute border collie patiently waiting for breakfast. You have six weeks to explore this new little village, beaches and all its delicious local food (and to think the accommodation is costing you nothing). We, The
Brooklinen makes the best cotton sheets and some of the best linen sheets we’ve ever tested; They’re sturdy, cute, and most importantly, so comfy. Right now, Brooklinen is having a rare, site-wide sale to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The rules are pretty simple: Take 20% off any and every item on the site now through
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo climbed the ladder again in Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament, winning for a second year in a row thanks to the all-time. record-breaking. $2.79 billion-grossing Avengers: Endgame, which netted close to a $900 million profit for Walt Disney Studios after all theatrical rentals, global home entertainment and TV profits. The
It is both purely coincidental and perfectly fitting that when Andrew Cuomo made his calls to CNN and MSNBC in the middle of a life-and-death national crisis, he was sitting at a dinner table with his youngest daughter—in the house where his parents lived for 12 years when his father, Mario Cuomo, was New York’s
With much of the world on lockdown due to Covid-19, many crime fiction festivals have cancelled this year’s events. Instead, some are offering crime fiction lovers the opportunity to join virtual festivals online and interact with authors at live events and book launches, or watch pre-recorded interviews and panels. May Newcastle Noir goes virtually live from
The voluntary sector needs to embrace the positive changes it has made in response to the coronavirus crisis and avoid sliding backwards once it is over, according to the chief executive of the think tank NPC. In a blog, Dan Corry said that charities, government and funders will be faced with a choice in the
General Electric reported Wednesday a steep decline in first-quarter revenue as the industrial giant took a hit amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company posted total revenue of $20.524 billion, which represents a year-over-year decline of 8%. On an adjusted per-share basis, the company earned 5 cents. That’s below a Refinitiv estimate of 8 cents per
The Prince’s Countryside Fund awards funding to 62 community-led projects benefitting people living and working in rural areas across the UK. The successful applicants are tackling Covid-19 in a number of ways – from grocery, hot meal, and prescription delivery in remote areas, to setting up community shops and food banks or providing business support
Thom Yorke delivered the goods on Wednesday night, using his appearance on The Tonight Show to debut a brand new song called “Plasticine Figures”. The Radiohead frontman performed the stark piano ballad remotely, in a dimly lit room full of guitar cases. Watch the replay below. Yorke also shared the song’s lyrics and chords in a tweet
(CNN) — What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink that’s taken the world by storm in recent years. Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (also called “black pearl tea”
In a single continuous, flowing expression, of architecture, interior design, art, and landscape, the Meadow House is stocked with custom furnishing, unique light design, contemporary art collections curated by the architect, and several high-performance energy-effective systems. As serene as its name suggests, the Meadow House along Woodside, California was conceptualized by Jim Olson, to be
The women’s liberation movement and Stop ERA worked to advance their respective agendas on Mrs. America Season 1 Episode 5. Both groups had a lot on their plates, but it was tougher when some members had to deal with identity crises. The episode, “Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc,” forced the titular characters to confront
Balancing the demands of office life and home life can be overwhelming for any working parent. But with women spending a disproportionate amount of time handling housework and childcare responsibilities, data from Pew Research Center shows that women are more likely than men to adjust their careers for family. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to
Because there’s never been a better time to support local brands You may not be able to see Mom IRL this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make her day. Whether you’re planning a socially-distanced visit or a Zoom brunch, Mother’s Day can still be special during quarantine. Even better: Send her a little
Plot details concerning The Matrix 4 are being kept under lock and key, but in addition to Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith and Lambert Wilson all reprising their respective roles from the previous movies, the lineup of new faces includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Toby
This explains why Britney Spears took her home workouts outside for so long. The pop princess has admitted she accidentally burned down her indoor gym due to an unfortunate candle accident. Britney Spears, 38, loves to show fans her favorite workouts via Instagram videos. But her familiar home gym with purple lights inside of her
The voluntary sector must improve the public’s understanding of charities if it wants to increase levels of support after the pandemic, a new study has concluded. The study, called Sceptical Yet Supportive: Understanding Public Attitudes to Charity, by Beth Breeze of the University of Kent and John Mohan of the University of Birmingham, says that
In this lockdown world of limited freedom, almost everyone is planning their next move. For many, that means dreaming of their next travel experience; plotting the first place they’ll go when we are free to roam once more. If there’s anyone that deserves a break once coronavirus has abated, it’s the hard-working men and women
The UK hospitality sector is currently having to think of new and innovative ways to continue trading. Kitchen Theory has pulled the ‘cat out of the bag’ with an exciting new offering, the world’s first virtual chef service and multisensory dining direct to customer’s homes. For several years now, food delivery services have served as
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