The first minister is fighting for his political career and his best chance may be a figure from his party's past.
From films about Play-Doh and Barbie to the Shrek ‘experience’, consumer capitalism has run out of ideasWhen it was announced last week that Margot Robbie will follow up the success of Barbie with a film based on Monopoly, my heart sank, did not pass go, and did not collect £200. Robbie’s production company will partner with Hasbro, just as the Barbie film was an initiative from rival toy company Mattel. Barbie was criticised for being little more than a 114-minute toy ad, but it did so well at...
Trials can be won or lost in jury selection. Donald Trump’s hush money case is no different. It’s no surprise, then, that so much argument and work went into what questions will be asked of prospective jurors in Manhattan. We saw the 42-question list that Judge Juan Merchan released, and it runs the gamut from routine biographical queries to more specific ones about extremist group membership and feelings about this unique criminal defendant. To be sure, potential jurors’ answers to these...
ATEEZ makes history as the first K-pop group at Coachella 2024, and stars
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Women's rugby in the U.S. is going professional with the new Women's Elite Rugby competition. The league will officially launch next year with between 6 and 8 teams.
Chemicals used to make products flameproof are toxic to adults and children. They persist in the environment, and new study shows they can enter the skin. In the bloodstream, they can impair childhood development and cause cancer. READ MORE:
Why is everyone so interested in Manor Lords? The game, an ambitious city builder/RTS hybrid, attempts to simulate how medieval towns were constructed by embracing organic layouts and doing away with the grid systems common in the genre. And, today, it hit 3 million wishlists on Steam – that's no mean feat. It's currently above even Hades 2. That's impressive. Its trailers have been attractive, interesting, and intriguing – but there's something else to the game's rampant success. It's 2022...
We already knew the entertainment industry has more or less become a technocracy, but hearing about it still feels surreal. Sadly, all the human entertainment execs can do these days is lay down mere mortal ideas on the altar of the almighty algorithm, enslaved to the whims of whatever ones and zeroes say will be successful. That is to say, according to A Knight’s Tale director Brian Helgeland, Netflix shot down his pitch for a sequel because its algorithm said so. “Paul Bettany called me after...
The U.S. military’s ongoing embrace of the far-left culture war has drawn increased attention and ire from lawmakers. Despite Pentagon officials waving off concerns, a steady stream of evidence has shown that the most progressive ideas on race, gender and sexuality have become the norm, in particular within the administrative parts of the U.S. military.
Walking into the Johnstown, Colorado Buc-ee’s for the first time is a treat for the senses. The 74,000-square-foot gas station has over 100 fuel pumps and plenty of products inside the building from food and drinks to clothing and decor. The smells of brisket, fudge and – somehow just as pleasing – clean bathrooms (which […]
The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken months to start using it and some insurers have rejected coverage. Doctors also expect some patients will hesitate to take Leqembi due to its limited impact and potential side effects. […]