The Disasters Emergency Committee has appointed Tanya Steele to its board of trustees as an independent trustee. She will succeed Baroness Helene Hayman when the trustee completes her second term this month after six years on the board. Steele has served as the chief executive of WWF since 2017 and previously held positions at two
Lianne La Havas is the next guest on Pitchfork’s “Listening Club.” The episode takes place this Friday, August 7, at 4 p.m. Eastern and it will be hosted by Pitchfork’s Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel, Managing Editor Amy Phillips, and News Editor Matthew Strauss. “Listening Club” is a live streaming show celebrating new music. Each show will
The Lordstown Motors Corp. Endurance electric pickup truck is displayed during an unveiling event in Lordstown, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of DiamondPeak Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, jumped more than 20% during premarket trading on Monday after the company announced that it will
A world traveler and esteemed artist, Pascale Monté-Papée is an avid photographer who’s seen and captured a great deal of the world. Having lived in China, Senegal and Saudi Arabia, the Singapore-based shutterbug graces the lion city republic’s shores once again with an all-new exhibition, entitled ‘Soul of Asia’. « Jade the sleeping beauty » Myanmar Seeking
Critical Linking is a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web, is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. “You know what will really take your book club to the next level, especially if you’re meeting virtually? Adding a complimentary recipe to make the pages
Just because Sara recovered the Linares baby intact doesn’t mean the job was done for her. She still hunted whack-a-do, wanna-be mother Libby throughout The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Season 1 Episode 5 and The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Season 1 Episode 6. She and her team (make no mistake it’s her team) also discovered that Anna
Dress, Mara Hoffman. Her own jewelry worn throughout. Justin Ervin Dialing in from a farm in Nebraska, where she is sequestered with her husband and seven-month-old baby boy, the supermodel opens up to close friend Kristen Bell about the “astronomical pain” of her natural childbirth, standing up for racial equality, and why she is not
The Cast Of Solo Is Pretty Great There’s something to be said about the cast of Solo: A Star Wars Story when examining the overall quality, featuring a lineup including Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Paul Bettany in addition to Alden Ehrenreich. This movie pulled some sizable star power,
Harry Styles was rocking a more grown-in mustache while in Italy, keeping his face hidden behind a blue baseball cap and black sunglasses as he stepped out for a run! Harry Styles, 26, looked so different while jogging in Italy! The Fine Line singer stepped out for a run in Rome on Friday, July 31, rocking a
The first independent review into the effectiveness of Big Society Capital has reported “substantial progress towards its ambitious and challenging objectives”. The four-yearly audit by the Big Society Trust is part of a new process to be carried out every year (on rotation) on one of the four companies it oversees. BST inspects the governance
Often referred to as Big Sky Country, Montana is the most northerly of the US states. Its beautiful, rugged scenery with plentiful wildlife makes it a popular destination for scenic drives and outdoor activities. The area is actually well-known for its numerous outdoor activities, including winter sports, water sports, hiking and biking. While it is
Tekashi 6ix9ine wasted no time returning to the streets upon completion of his house arrest. The controversial rapper filmed a new music video in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. Hours later, he dropped the finished product — and it’s caught the attention of the NYPD. In February 2019, Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 months in prison
Leading a company through a crisis is no mean feat — and for some, it can be their undoing. But for those that get it right, it can be an opportunity to set the business apart from the pack. That was the case for Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group, executive vice chairman and director of Alibaba’s
We are no strangers to Gabriel Dishaw, the Upcycling Sculptor who turns Louis Vuitton canvas into ultra-luxe, pop culture icons like Darh Vader. In the age of the coronavirus, our favourite artist has been busy making the world’s most badass facial masks. While Luxuo cannot attest to the biological efficacy of these handcrafted, upcycled Louis
(CNN) — For 14 years, nothing could stop road warriors Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl. The New York couple with a bad case of wanderlust had rattled in their trusty Silverado from the top of the Western Hemisphere in Alaska to the bottom of South America and a host of places in between on an
The U.S. economy will face great risk if lawmakers do not step up and stave off a looming, far-reaching eviction crisis, an economist with mortgage aggregator LendingTree told CNBC on Friday. With eviction moratoriums lifting across the country, landlords could eventually default on mortgages and the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in the country if tens
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Exclusive Wilford Brimley — an iconic actor who was the face of Quaker Oats for years, as well as a spokesperson for diabetes education — has died … a rep tells TMZ. We’re told Brimley passed away Saturday morning at his home in Utah. Sources with direct knowledge of Wilford’s health tell us he was
Though it received a mixed response from critics and audiences upon its release, Fight Club is now considered one of the most influential movies of the 1990s. the movie also cemented David Fincher as one of the most visionary directors working in Hollywood. But people might ask themselves if this is really Fincher’s best film.
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included “Cocoon,” “The Natural” and “The Firm,” has died. He was 85. Brimley’s manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital.
Sandra Horley, chief executive and company secretary at Refuge, will retire in October after 37 years in the role. Horley is stepping down from her duties with immediate effect due to planned leave. She has led the charity since 1983, working for the needs of women and children escaping domestic abuse and other forms of
MK has found himself in the middle of a lawsuit, in a case against his former manager Mark Davenport and management company MDM Artists. The famed DJ, real name Marc Kinchen, complains the firm tricked him into signing an “unconscionable” agreement. He alleges that Davenport held a surprise meeting and pressured him into signing prior to a lawyer’s
The President of Spain’s Balearic Islands has implored the UK government to rethink its blanket ban on arrivals from Spain, highlighting the low case rates in the popular holiday region that includes Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza. Francina Armengol i Socias, in an open letter shared exclusively with Telegraph Travel, said: “We have gone to extraordinary
Dado Ruvic | Reuters With chronic asthma, food allergies and a heart condition, Thomas Silvera does everything he can to safeguard his health, including getting vaccines. So if and when a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available, he said he’s leaning toward getting that, too. But before vaccines reach the market, they go through wide-scale testing for
Developed with a single goal and philosophy in mind, Detroit’s first purpose-built prototype race car was intended to beat Ferrari at Le Mans. Carrying tremendous significance and influence over the future of automobile production, the 1964 prototype GT/105 marks one of the world’s most original GT40s to ever grace the market. Combining the expertise of
Nearly two years have passed since the birth of my son and I still find that every day brings something new in my motherhood journey. Some days I feel like I’m still trying to catch up with my new life, almost as if I’m sitting in a lecture where the professor’s moving too fast between
SATURDAY UPDATE: Since cinemas reopened in China’s low-risk areas on July 20, the market today had its biggest day yet. Box office was $5.74M (RMB 40M) overall for the day, according to Maoyan figures. That reps a 38% jump from Friday. After leading last weekend and the midweeks, then dropping to No. 2 on Friday,
All of popular culture has gone topsy-turvy in 2020 due to the relentless coronavirus pandemic. Some things are impervious to change, however, and among them is the gifting suite. This sacred chamber, in which a nominated celebrity enters empty-handed and emerges with a swag bag of high-price gifts from brands eager for an endorsing photograph
Charity leaders have called for the widespread use of the word ‘Empire’ in the British honours system to be replaced with ‘Excellence’, in recognition of the need for the UK to “break from its colonial past”. In an open letter published in The Times, a group of third sector and public sector leaders who have
Students move out of their dorm at the University of Michigan on March 17, 2020 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Gregory Shamus | Getty Images Hotels near college campuses are looking to students to fill vacant rooms as the coronavirus pandemic casts uncertainty over the fall semester and demand from travelers remains depressed. From Syracuse, New