Numerous design, management and regulatory failures during the development of the 737 Max preceded the “preventable death” of 346 people in two crashes of the popular Boeing jetliner, according to a damning congressional report released Wednesday. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s 238-page report painted a Boeing that prioritized profits over safety and detailed
John Boyega has officially stepped down as a brand ambassador for Jo Malone. The decision comes several days after it was revealed that the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker actor was cut from an ad for the fragrance in China. The ad was originally created by Boyega, who was replaced by Liu Haoran for
TODAY: In 1672, Anne Bradstreet, the first writer in England’s North American colonies to be published, dies. “So few people have written about Black life with the kind of attention that he did. So few writers could capture the various sides of Blackness as he could.” Omari Weekes and Elias Rodriques on reading Randall Kenan
(CNN) — Despite its exotic name, there’s a very good reason you’ve never booked a vacation to the Quilombo of Palmeres. Same goes for the Islands of Refreshment, the Fiume Endeavour and Neutral Moresnet. They no longer exist. While the map of the world may look set in stone, it is in fact fluid, with
The Court of Justice of the EU has made what is widely considered to be a precedent-setting ruling on net neutrality, but it doesn’t make much sense. The matter at hand concerns Telenor Hungary, which offers a couple of zero-rated packages – i.e. services that allow potentially unlimited data use at no extra cost. The
Apple Watch Series 6 has been unveiled by Apple at its virtual “Time Flies” event. The new smartwatch by the Cupertino giant looks quite similar to the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 models. However, it does bring new hardware that is touted to deliver faster performance, better water resistance, and enhanced wireless connectivity,
Some artists are truly determined to play a show, even if they aren’t in the most pristine physical condition. Kid Rock had to inject steroids prior to his recent performance at a Donald Trump Presidential re-election rally, as he’s been suffering from neck issues over the years. The Trump rally was held in Michigan last night (Sept. 14),
Electric Daisy Carnival is coming to Europe! Next year, Insomniac‘s signature music festival will travel abroad for EDC Europe, returning to the continent after an original short run from 2013-2017. In addition to its firmly established Las Vegas and Orlando installments, EDC already stretches across the globe with festivals in Mexico, Japan, and China. So much
The process was so transformative that it forced him to re-evaluate himself entirely. “I never really struggled with identity before,” Grazer tells me. “But I think the show opened up my eyes to question myself. Being Fraser forced me to question what I wanted and what I stood for and what I believed in. At
Photograph by Tenille Campbell. Design by Danielle Campbell.Welcome to My Story, our series dedicated to creatives of colour and their paths to success. By championing these diverse stories and backgrounds, we hope that our understanding of the cultural conversations around beauty and fashion will expand and that respect for our differences will flourish. By Natasha
These days, the idea of packing your bags and retiring to an exotic location might sound tempting. While coronavirus restrictions have put a damper on travel, people are certainly planning, or at least accessing their options, for when the pandemic passes, said Dan Prescher, senior editor at the expat website International Living. The site has
Netflix’s The Devil All the Time is a dark, gothic tale set in the South that tells the story of a group of broken individuals, none more so than the character of Arvin Russell, played by Spider-Man star Tom Holland. It is a difficult, morally-compromised role for any actor to take on, and becomes doubly
September 15, 2020, 4:05pm Well, not really, but Sarah Snook (aka Succession‘s Siobhan ‘Shiv’ Roy) has been cast as the lead in director Mahalia Belo’s upcoming adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1817 romance, Persuasion, so the fan fiction does kind of write itself at this point. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Snook will play Anne Elliot—the protagonist of Austen’s
(CNN) — We’d heard about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator’s mega-realistic scenery, digitally distilled from satellite imagery. We knew the sim could recreate real-time weather conditions on the go, relayed from live climatic data feeds. Even real-world pilots say that the look and feel of the airplanes are, in so many ways, indistinguishable from the
Lionsgate’s Cobweb nabs Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr & Cleopatra Coleman Just ahead of the film’s production start, Lionsgate’s horror-pic Cobweb has begun building its cast with a roster of impressive talent with Lizzy Caplan (Castle Rock), Antony Starr (The Boys) and Cleopatra Coleman (In the Shadow of the Moon), according to The Hollywood Reporter. RELATED: Derrick Borte Signs
Universal Pictures Developing Film Based on Madonna Written & Directed By the Artist Herself Universal Pictures is developing an all-new untitled project based on one of the world’s most influential icons, Madonna. Madonna will direct the project and is co-writing the script with Academy Award winner Diablo Cody (Juno, Tully). RELATED: Universal Pictures Sets Release
US telco CenturyLink has seen the light and reinvented itself as Lumen Technologies. In a bid to position itself as a leading light in the market for the provision of enterprise solutions and services in new areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, collaboration and automation, CenturyLink has shed its legacy brand in
Corey Taylor has a bold message for adherents of the anti-mask movement amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Especially for those imposing their negligence on others merely following the CDC’s guidelines for wearing face coverings to help slow the infectious disease’s spread. The Slipknot frontman, Stone Sour singer and solo musician tackled the topic on a recent Let