Jackie Chan, the action movie superstar best known as one of the few actors willing to jump between the rungs of a ladder for a stunt, is doing alright. Celebrating his 70th birthday yesterday, Chan went on Instagram to tell fans that he’s fine, despite a recent photograph showing him looking his age. “Don’t worry,” he doesn’t actually look like a 70-year-old; those gray hairs and whiskers last seen in a curious viral photograph are for a role. About three weeks ago, a photograph of Jackie...
Last year, Epic won an antitrust case against Google. This was a big deal. As part of the court’s decision, Epic had to create a proposed injunction highlighting the changes they want Google to make to the Play Store on Android. It looks like the company has made their decision based on their latest press release. Basically, it seems that Epic wants Google to not interfere with how third-party stores and sideloading apps are handled on Android. For those unfamiliar, usually Android displays a...
Israel PM’s woes continue to mount, but the country’s policy on Gaza is unlikely to changeFor Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the last week has perhaps been the worst since the Hamas attack on 7 October, six months ago, that triggered the current war in Gaza.Protests against the longtime Israeli leader by hostage families and the opposition returned with a vengeance across the country as he spent two nights in hospital for hernia surgery. Then his major political rival, Benny Gantz,...
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An angry Donald Trump emerged from the first day of his criminal hush money trial on Monday and addressed reporters. The former president is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments intended to conceal extramarital affairs. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all counts. Trump addressed reporters
From Amy Winehouse to Elvis, musical biopics are ubiquitous – but it’s only the fake ones that are really worth watchingWith each passing year, it becomes harder to deny that Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Jake Kasdan’s 2007 cult comedy about a fictitious rocker’s rise and drug-addled fall, might be the most prescient Hollywood film of the 21st century.Borrowing liberally from the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line the film skewers rock biopic cliches as mercilessly as Airplane! lampooned...
(Bloomberg) -- The price of a box of Godiva chocolates will rise due to surging cocoa costs.Most Read from BloombergUS Slams Strikes on Russia Oil Refineries as Risk to Oil MarketsUS Inflation Refuses to Bend, Fanning Fears It Will Get StuckChinese Cement Maker Halted After 99% Crash in 15 MinutesBond Trader Places Record Futures Bet on Eve of Inflation DataApple’s India iPhone Output Hits $14 Billion in China ShiftGodiva’s parent, London-based Pladis Foods, is still finalizing pricing plans...
Je'Von Evans scored the win in his debut, and he plans to keep rolling. Je'Von Evans has started making a name for himself on NXT Level Up in recent weeks, but he made his NXT TV in-ring debut on the April 9 episode. There, he defeated SCRYPTS in a singles match. In an NXT Digital Exclusive, Je'Von Evans commented on his successful debut. “I ain’t gonna lie, your boy got the dub. First night and I already got the W. Come on now. Now I ain’t gonna lie, I’m ready to party. But before I do that, I...
Over the past decade or so, a notable trend among American historians, particularly those prioritizing social justice in their research, has been to frame the unsavory facets of United States history as the defining features of the society. One useful way to think of this is as a version of the American exceptionalism the same […]
President Joe Biden hopes the latest jobs report will help convince voters that the economy is thriving under his policies, but a thorough look at the data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the economy is far weaker than he says it is. The headline numbers of 300,000 jobs created and […]
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Ruby Sunday’s safe for now! Previously, it was reported that a new companion would replace Millie Gibson on Doctor Who. However, those rumors—which originated in The Mirror, so it was always a grain of salt situation—turned out to be slightly inaccurate. News out of Whoville today is that Varada Sethu (Andor) will actually join Gibson as a second companion to Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor in the second series of the show’s Disney+ era. “I feel like the luckiest person in the world. It is such an honour...