The Robinhood investment app is see on a smartphone in this photo illustration on June 24, 2020 in Washington,DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Robinhood has postponed the launch of its popular stock-trading app in the U.K. indefinitely. The Menlo Park, California-based fintech firm told people signed up to its U.K. waitlist Tuesday that
Boggled by air bridges? Anxious about flying during a pandemic? Embrace the Great British summer and make the most of beautiful Blighty instead, whether you’re holidaying with friends, the entire family or going solo The Blue House, Camber Sands, East Sussex Best for… big families Who needs to dream of Malibu when you can stay
There are nowhere near enough books with pansexual main characters. Pansexual individuals are capable of experiencing sexual attraction to people of any gender, and they are a vital part of the queer community. Pansexual people deserve to see themselves represented much more often than they historically have been. Without representation, it can be much harder
There are two kinds of horror at work in HBO’s new series Lovecraft Country. The most obvious is, of course, the absolutely terrifying literal monsters that will have you checking under your bed at night. The second is the insidious institutional racism at work in the show’s Jim Crow era setting. During the show’s Comic-Con@Home panel,
Bill & Ted Face the Music stars Brigette Lundy-Paine and Samara Weaving reveal they hadn’t seen the first two movies in the franchise before auditioning. The upcoming third film will reunite Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves as the titular Bill and Ted. However, as the movie comes almost 30 years after Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, this time around,
Iconic television host Regis Philbin — best known as the host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Live! with Regis and Kelly — has died at 88. “His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him — for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and
The Refugee Council has appointed Enver Solomon as its next chief executive. Solomon, who is chief executive at the youth charity Just for Kids Law, will succeed Maurice Wren, who is retiring after eight years in the role. Solomon has previously held senior positions at the National Children’s Bureau, The Children’s Society and Barnardo’s, and
Comic-Con@Home has been streaming panels since Wednesday, but the virtual version of the San Diego event isn’t the only digital gathering of geeks happening this weekend. Bloggers The Nerd Queens (Cole and Nana) and Wonder Meg organized Justice Con in celebration of Zack Snyder’s long-called-for director’s cut of Justice League, finally set to debut on HBO
When you arrive at Potato Head Beach Club’s security checkpoint in Bali, Indonesia, guests are screened for the usual contraband such as weapons or explosives and one other thing: plastic bottles. Single-use plastic is banned from the resort, which means, guests often turn in their water bottles. It’s all part of the experience, though, which is
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (LN2318) on final-approach after a pre-delivery test flight at dusk. aviation-images.com | Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday instructed airlines to inspect some stored Boeing 737 planes for corrosion that could lead to engine shutdowns as hundreds of aircraft remain idled because of a drop
As I write this, Singapore is in Phase Two of the re-opening measures introduced after the easing of our enforced circuit breaker. Boating activities can resume as part of this phase. Yachts gather at Singapore’s Lazarus Islands before the onset of Covid-19 this year; Photo: Wade Pearce / Next Tide Consultancy The Singapore Boating Industry
Leonhard Foeger | Reuters Gold prices rose to an all-time high Friday as investors sought safety in the precious metal amid rising U.S.-China tensions and lingering fears over the coronavirus pandemic. The metal’s August futures contract rose 0.4% to settle at $1,897.50 per ounce, according to data from the CME Group. This also marked gold’s
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Lifetime kicks off its Unholy Matrimony Weekend with two deliciously devious movies about marriages gone wrong. Her Deadly Groom premieres Sunday, July 26 at 8/7c, but before it airs, we got to speak with one of the stars of the film. The charming, down to earth Michael DeVorzon stars as the Deadly Groom in question
EXCLUSIVE: According to box office figures we’ve gotten our hands on this morning, IFC’s Dave Franco-directed horror feature The Rental is leading at the weekend box office, having logged roughly an estimated $130K yesterday at 251 locations. The movie should rake in north of $400K for the 3-days. The Rental, Franco’s feature directorial debut, is also available in
Maybe he didn’t throw out an opening pitch like Dr. Anthony Fauci, but Bill Murray celebrated the heavily delayed opening day of Major League Baseball in a way that felt even more true to his character. As Murray’s beloved Chicago Cubs battled the Milwaukee Brewers at a Wrigley Field emptied of fans (yet whose eerie,
Blood Cancer UK has proposed cutting more than a quarter of its workforce in a bid to deal with the anticipated loss of about 40 per cent of its income. Gemma Peters, chief executive of the blood cancer charity, said the organisation, which had an income of £15.3m in the year to the end of
RL Grime is bound to blow us away with a special broadcast of his live set from Outside Lands. This set from Bay Area’s Outside Lands — which also hosted Flume, Kygo, San Holo, Yaeji and so many more in 2019 — has the potential to blast us back to last year, when festivals were
A person wears a protective face mask outside McDonald’s in Union Square during the coronavirus pandemic on April 30, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images McDonald’s pause on reopening U.S. dining rooms will continue for another 30 days as coronavirus cases continue to surge in some parts of the country. The company
Jul. 24th, 2020 As the first half of 2020 has taught us, the human tribe is resilient. We have learned that when life gives us lemons that we make lemonade and to focus on what we can do versus what we cannot. Part of that learning is our newfound appreciation of the great outdoors. To
Studio Sarah Sze, Timekeeper, 2016 Mixed media, mirrors, wood, stainless steel, archival prints, projectors, lamps, desks, stools, stone. Dimensions Variable. © Sarah Sze © Photo Sarah Sze Studio Playing with the transparency of architecture, Sarah Sze casts moving images onto the glass walls of the ground floor galleries, turning each building her work accommodates into
The 1980s and ’90s kids books series with the most longevity, The Baby-Sitters Club, is a great example of the form. These long-running series were painfully earnest and well-meaning, introducing kids to concepts like divorce, bullying, and disability. Also, duh, they totally promoted happier concepts too, like friendship, achieving your goals, and saving the earth
From Lorenzo Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona to Francesco Borromini’s church of Sant’Agnese in Agone, the Eternal City is teeming with Baroque landmarks. The highly decorative flourishes and sense of movement so indicative of the period are not unlike the design signatures of another Roman icon, Bulgari, so it seems
Rob Gronkowski says he’s all about that POGUE LIFE … ’cause the NFL superstar is coming clean about his newest addiction — Netflix’s hit show “Outer Banks.” For those who haven’t heard, the new series hit the streaming service earlier this year and quickly became the #1 show on the platform. The show covers a
In just a few short years, we’ll be hitting the 30th anniversary of the “Death of Superman” storyline, which saw the Man of Steel meeting his demise in battle against Doomsday. Of course, as is often the case in superhero comics, the death didn’t stick, and when Superman did return to the land of the
It’s all love from Brian Austin Green’s ex Megan Fox, who has since moved on with Machine Gun Kelly. Megan ‘just wants Brian to be happy,’ a source spills to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. Megan Fox, 34, is confident ex Brian Austin Green, 47, will find the the “right” romance since his relationship with model Tina Louise,
The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case into Islamic Relief Worldwide after claims a senior figure at the charity made anti-semitic comments on social media. The charity said in a statement this week that trustee and former staff member Heshmat Khalifa had stepped down from its board after anti-semitic social media posts made five
Play video content MEGA Kanye West‘s new album didn’t drop today, like he said it would, but he’s still busy shooting music videos for it instead. The rapper’s directing a small cast on crew Friday on his massive Wyoming ranch in what looks like production for a short vid. The cameras were mostly focused on
Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), speaks as Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, left, listens during a House Small Business Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Erin Scott | Getty Images Details of Senate Republicans’ version of a coronavirus aid bill are starting to emerge. Accountants question whether it will provide enough
Seagulls, waves crashing, fireworks, amusement parks… Ahh the sweet sounds of summer in the great ol’ US of A. From coast to coast you’ll find iconic boardwalks and piers that will bring so much more than sand to your next vacation. Here’s our top picks: For the East Coast lovers Myrtle Beach What to do: Whether you’re looking to try a zipline and thrill rides like a