Ukraine’s president has said the country is considering breaking off diplomatic relations with Russia after tanks were reportedly seen on the outskirts of Donetsk, the capital of one of two breakaway regions in the east. Speaking alongside his Estonian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was weighing a request from his foreign ministry to break
A black bear known to residents as “Hank the tank” has become the subject of a state-wide search, after breaking into more than 30 homes in California. More than 150 incident reports across Northern California and Nevada have been logged by police over a seven-month period, with residents also reporting damage to their properties as
As far as anyone can tell, there isn’t much that actually happens over the course of Lexi Howard’s semi-autobiographical play, which consumes the bulk of Euphoria season 2’s penultimate episode. Lexi, as herself, debates the importance of social status within the high school hierarchy; compares her late-blooming breasts to her sister’s far more considerable assets;
EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s $106.4M global box office weekend for Uncharted was another reminder to a streaming-obsessed entertainment industry that the tried-and-true business model of theatrical features still works, and that there’s an audience for them. Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman underscored this in a company-wide email today following the success of
Hollywood, like any other industry, was built on relationships and reputations. So any reports or allegations of on-set clashes, toxic environments or full-blown fights can lead to rampant speculation and poor reputations that follow a person for decades. Wayne’s World director Penelope Spheeris can attest to that. Years after being the subject of on-set clashes
In the wake of the end of Britney Spears’s 13 year long conservatorship, as well as a public feud with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney is writing her own tell-all memoir. The book sparked a bidding war between several publishers, ending with a $15 million deal from Simon & Schuster that is one of
The first phase of the James Webb Space Telescope’s months-long process of aligning the observatory’s 18-segmented primary mirror is nearing completion. The initial stage of this technique, known as “Segment Image Identification”, has been completed by engineers. The James Webb Space Telescope, with its 18 primary mirror segments, has now recorded 18 unfocussed images of
In this article TATAPOWER-IN RWE-DE This image shows onshore wind turbines in Gujarat, India. Shiv Mer | Istock | Getty Images German energy giant RWE and India’s Tata Power on Monday announced a collaboration that will focus on developing offshore wind projects in India. The firms said a memorandum of understanding relating to the plans
The legal requirement for people who test positive for coronavirus to self-isolate will be removed from Thursday and free symptomatic and asymptomatic testing will end in England from 1 April, the PM has announced. Boris Johnson confirmed the move as he unveiled his government’s plan for “living with COVID” in the Commons. The changes will
Trade unions have lashed out at the government’s decision to limit statutory sick pay for workers who fall ill with COVID-19. Those sick with coronavirus will be forced to wait until the fourth day of their illness before they can claim statutory sick pay, which provides workers with £96.35 per week for up to 28
Vladimir Putin has declared he recognises the independence of two separatist regions in Ukraine – and there is now the heightened threat that Russian troops could enter the areas. The Russian president defied Western warnings against such a move over Luhansk and Donetsk, announcing it at the end of a TV address which lasted around
The sister of Bernie Madoff – who was behind the largest-known Ponzi scheme in history – has died with her husband in what is thought to have been a murder-suicide. Sondra Wiener, 87, and her husband Marvin, 90, were found dead last Thursday in Boynton Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. They
As a kid growing up in downtown New York City, Scarlett Johansson would regularly see Kate Moss and Gisele Bündchen on David Yurman billboards overlooking Soho. So it was “a very nice, really big deal” when she was handpicked—along with actor Henry Golding—as the latest David Yurman muse to get her very own XL ad,
CBS has already started making renewal and cancellation decisions, with Bull confirmed to be ending and Ghosts renewed for Season 2. More decisions should be coming in the near future. Scroll down to find out how your favorite CBS shows are holding up. The Equalizer – Certain Renewal Queen Latifah remains a big draw for
James Gunn is ready to give marriage another go — ‘cause he just popped the question to his longtime partner, Jennifer Holland. The go-to superhero movie director posted a photo Sunday that confirmed his engagement, showing Holland seated across from him taking a sip of a beverage … while flashing a giant rock on that
There’s an adage that says a rising tide lifts all boats. These three picture books introduce women who improved not only the lives of those around them but also the lives of generations to come. One Wish Fatima al-Fihri was born around 800 A.D. in what is now Tunisia, but her spirit leaps across the