Month: October 2023

Two experimental films executive produced by Steven Soderbergh — Eddie Alcazar’s Divinity and Godfrey Reggio’s Once Within A Time – join Neon’s anticipated Anatomy Of A Fall, Cannes Palme d’Or winner, in theaters today, a bit of counter-programming on a weekend dominated by Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.  Divinity, in a dark and creepy future populated by bodybuilders hooked on an
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Nobel winning American poet Louise Glück died today, Friday, October 13. She was 80 years old. Glück was the US Poet Laureate from 2003 to 2004, and her work explored religion, mythology, and the natural world with deeply personal and autobiographical tones. Her poetry earned not only the Nobel in 2020 for her collection The
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The Charity Commission will be “robust” in handling charities that fail to comply with its guidance on campaigning, the chair of the regulator has warned.  In a speech yesterday at the first conference held by the infrastructure body the Muslim Charities Forum, Orlando Fraser spoke about the commission’s commitment to holding people to account if
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We all know what happened Saturday.  Or we think we know. Gaza fired what it said were 5,000 rockets at civilian targets in Israel.  And Hamas fighters infiltrated Israel using a massive bulldozer to tear a hole in the smart fence draped with razor wire that separates Gaza from southern Israel. Over 1,500 invaders streamed through. Some of
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For an established artist, it’s one thing to be recognised by one’s full name, and another to be well-known simply by a nickname, a shortened form usually reserved for family or lovers. The sense of pride that professional recognition gives to people are processed a little differently for them; the familiarity their work reputation brings about is
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Phil Mickelson has always been obsessed with money, owing to a life of conspicuous consumption (his own Gulf-stream IV, etc.), a visceral hatred of paying taxes, and a self-described gambling addiction. In 2013, he made a flippant comment to reporters bitching about California’s state income tax, touching off one of the many uproars in his
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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View
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Charities on Merseyside are set to receive £100,000 worth of funds reclaimed from criminals. The Community Cashback Fund allows Merseyside Police to reinvest money reclaimed from criminals “into local communities to help provide vital resources and fund community projects”, according to its website. These funds are available to reinvest because of the Proceeds of Crime
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Fiji is an incredible island nation with the kind of stunning beaches and vibrant culture that will make you never want to leave. But first, you need to arrive, and a big part of that is figuring out whether you need a visa and how to get one if you do. The good news is
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Prospective buyers visit an open house for sale in Alexandria, Virginia. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The housing market is dealing with a number of “tricky” dynamics, according to Tracy Kasper, the president of the National Association of Realtors. “What we’ve experienced over the last probably 12 to 18 months is what I really like to
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Suits may be coming back to television — sort of. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aaron Korsh, the creator of the USA legal drama, is in the early stages of developing a spinoff series for NBCUniversal. Rather than a reboot or sequel series, the new project would exist in the same Suits universe, but with new characters. Korsh
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The National Association of Theatre Owners has expanded the purview of its government relations chief Todd Halstead to include a new position, director of Independent Exhibitor Engagement. In the role, which is dedicated to indie theater owners, Halstead will collaborate with NATO’s Independent Theatre Owners Coalition (ITOC) “to help the group thrive.” The indie theater
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Patek Philippe Reference 5224R-001 Just as travel resumes in enthusiastically unfettered force, Patek Philippe proposes the utterly incredible Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time Reference 5224R-001 for the global citizen who cherishes restraint. While observers have been expecting a wave of GMT and dual time watches to emerge from the major brands, Patek Philippe has been
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Image Credit: Marion Curtis/StarPix for GIFF/Shutterstock Jenna Bush Hager, 41, let it slip on Thursday’s episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna that her four-year-old son, Hal, still sleeps in a crib. The confession came about as she was discussing an unrelated topic, David Beckham‘s militantly organized closet, with her co-host Hoda Kotb. “Hal is
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Income at the local infrastructure body Navca increased by almost 12 per cent as it distributed funding to support member charities through the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine.  The charity’s annual accounts, for the year to the end of March, show its total income rose from just under £1.4m in 2021/22 to slightly
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From sandy beaches to shady woodland and from scenic parkland to muddy creeks, North Norfolk offers dogs and their owners a huge variety of scenic walking terrain. Alongside this is an equally wide variety of pubs, guesthouses and hotels at different budget levels which welcome four-legged guests just as warmly as their two-legged companions. Dog
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