Month: May 2023

What could be better than Greek mythology romance books? Mythology retellings have been in the lexicon for as long as the myths have existed. Most famous among them are the Greek myths: stories of gods and goddess interfering in mortals’ lives, acting out their every whim, their petty interactions with each other. Drama began here
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For a show dominated by boardroom-appropriate suits and unbranded baseball caps, it’s a little astonishing that the fashion on Succession became the stuff of watercooler conversation, generating memes about “ludicrously capacious bags” and driving interest in so-called quiet luxury and stealth wealth. The giddy fan club that formed around the show’s clothing is a testament to
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A number of staff at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising may lose their jobs as it starts consulting on restructure plans. The CIOF said that it was proposing changes to the way it worked after finishing a review of its services and products. The charity, which represents thousands of individual fundraisers and hundreds more organisations,
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Perhaps Hainan’s modern cape design was inspired by the uniforms worn by Boeing Air Transport’s first female flight attendants. Back in 1930, Ellen Church, a 25-year-old registered pilot, became the world’s first female stewardess, hired by BAT who refused to recruit her as a pilot at the time. The heavy green cape and beret were meant
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Universal Music Group’s corporate offices in Santa Monica, California (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) News Universal Music Group Signs Deal With AI Startup Endel Endel—which uses AI to generate “wellness” soundscapes—will enable UMG artists to create perpetually regenerating artworks in their own style By Matthew Ismael Ruiz May 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Universal Music
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Honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world, the International Booker Prize has announced its 2023 winner, Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov and translated from Bulgarian by Angela Rodel. The winner was announced at a ceremony at Sky Garden in London that included remarks from the judges and the winning author and
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Disney’s return to live-action takes of their animated vault in the fullest theatrical form happens this weekend with Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid which is eyeing a $180M worldwide start. The majority of that number will be made stateside with $120M for the four-day Memorial Day weekend holiday, and around $100M over three days. At
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Broadway box office for the 2022-23 season – the first full season since the industry’s return from the Covid closure – reached $1,577,586,897, a big increase over the last two hard-hit seasons but still about 14% lower than the pre-pandemic high of $1.8 billion. Figures released today by the Broadway League indicate that total attendance
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Boston is rich with historic sites, artistic venues, swanky restaurants and outdoor adventure, and if you want to keep exploring, there’s even more to discover in the areas surrounding the city. Battle sites, beaches, colonial landmarks, creative outposts and of course seafood – plenty of seafood! – are all within striking distance of Boston and
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