August 26, 2020, 12:02pm The International Booker Prize is awarded annually to the best book written in any language, translated into English, and published in the UK or Ireland. It comes with a whopping £50,000—shared equally between the author and translator. This year, the judges read 124 books in 30 languages. In a touching tribute
On August 25, the Republican National Convention kicked off its second evening of endorsements for President Donald Trump with (debatably accurate) speeches from the current president’s colleagues, constituents and family members. This includes remarks from his third and current wife Melania Trump who gave a lengthy speech in the White House Rose Garden. While there
Play video content Breaking News NBA On TNT Kenny Smith just walked off the set of “Inside the NBA” in a show of solidarity with the NBA players who are boycotting Wednesday’s playoff games. “As a black man, as a former player … I think its best for me to support the players and just
Flipkart has launched the Nokia Media Streamer, a new Android-based streaming device for televisions, priced at Rs. 3,499. Part of Flipkart’s branding partnership with Nokia that also includes smart televisions, the Nokia Media Streamer runs on Android 9, has a dedicated remote, and supports up to full-HD resolution streaming. Like other popular streaming devices such
Some long-running litigation between Huawei and a couple of patent holders has reached its conclusion, thus setting a global precedent. The cases of Unwired Planet v Huawei and Conversant Wireless v Huawei & ZTE were taken to the UK Supreme Court for appeal after a lower court ruled against the Chinese vendors in 2017. It’s
ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to chat with 20th Century Studios’ The New Mutants co-writer/director Josh Boone to discuss the long-awaited and long-delayed final installment in Fox’s X-Men franchise. The New Mutants is finally heading to theaters this week! RELATED: The New Mutants TV Spots Highlight Main Cast’s Powers & Fears Even before the film began its extended stay in post-production
Has anyone ever finished the “99 Bottles of Beer” song? It certainly takes a while to get through, but if you had some of metal’s finest doing it, it might command your attention a little longer. With that said, a who’s who of the metal world have united to cover the track as a fundraiser,
This week brought the exciting reveal of the first-look photos and poster for Mike Flanagan’s highly-anticipated The Haunting of Bly Manor and now the series’ official Twitter page has shared a new post with a phone number fans can call that seems to hint at a possible date for the arrival of the first trailer. The post
Empires and imperialism have been popular themes for poets over the centuries. The tone has often been elegiac: the impermanence of empires, their inevitably decay, and the moral and political problems the very idea of colonialism and imperialism suggest, are all frequent themes of poems about empire. Here’s our pick of ten of the best.
With just 36 hours remaining until their third album ENERGY is unleashed — Disclosure thrown down another quality single, “Birthday” featuring Kehlani & Syd. The collaborative song rocks a confident yet sultry swagger, as “Birthday” digs deep into an ultra smooth, R&B sound — think Brandy & Monica “The Boy Is Mine” type vibes, circa 1998.
After the Los Angeles Clippers waxed the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their first-round series, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had very little to say about basketball. Earlier that day it was revealed that Jacob Blake, a Black man shot multiple times on Sunday by police in Wisconsin while his three children watched, will
Photograph by Inez and Vinoodh. Courtesy of Burberry. By Maddison Glendinning Date August 26, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Today, Riccardo Tisci has unveiled the first ever bag campaign for the house of Burberry, showcasing the brand’s newest signature handbag, the Pocket Bag. The new campaign – shot before COVID-19 social distancing measures were in place –
Almost half of all Americans would consider booking a vacation if they got a second stimulus check, a survey has found. Financial advisors, however, say that’s probably not the best way to spend the money — unless you’ve already crossed all your “t’s” and dotted every “i” when it comes to your finances. To that
It looks like the release date for Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been revealed. The Snyder Cut trailer was released over the weekend at the DC FanDome event and many DC fans were very pleased with what they saw. It was also revealed that the movie will air in four, one-hour long parts when it
August 26, 2020, 12:26pm The latest in the ongoing controversy at the National Book Critics Circle: after a “special meeting” on Monday, over 130 members of the NBCC met to vote on whether or not to remove Carlin Romano from its board. Romano, you’ll remember, is the board member and former NBCC president who criticized
Including one that’s just $7 When Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty in 2017—debuting the now-cult Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation in a whopping 40 shades out of the gate and later increasing the range to 50—other brands took note. Since then, there’s been a much-needed uptick in the number of foundation lines with extensive shade
Exclusive The “Real Housewives of New York” are going to look a little different this upcoming season … we’ve learned producers want to feature more than just rich, white women. Production sources tell TMZ … ‘RHONY’ is looking to diversify the current all-white cast for season 13, and producers are actively searching and in talks
The increasing complexity of telecom networks and services and the exponential growth in the amount of data generated have gone beyond the capacity of manual calculation. Telecom operators therefore are increasingly compelled to embrace AI to help them properly manage their networks, services, and customers. This Telecoms.com Intelligence monthly briefing aims to separate noise from