(Left) Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Photo: Thin Man Films Ltd. (Center) Mike Leigh. Photo: Myrna Suarez. (Right) Michele Austin. Photo: Michael Shelford. Opening in theaters in wide release on January 10th is the latest movie from acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh (‘Topsy-Turvy’) entitled ‘Hard Truths’. The new movie reunites Leigh with his ‘Secrets & Lies’ cast members Marianne
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Hacks star and Golden Globe winner Jean Smart has urged networks to forgo airing upcoming Hollywood awards shows and donate to the victims of the L.A. wildfires and firefighters. “With ALL due respect, during Hollywood’s season of celebration, I hope any of the networks televising the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them and donating the revenue they
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It’s a new year, which is a new chance to get into a reading habit. First of all, don’t feel bad if you don’t already have a reading habit. Times are chaotic, and good habits are hard to establish. I’ve written some advice before on how to get into reading in general and nonfiction in
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Thomas Meier is the next CEO of Jumeirah Group, the luxury state-owned hospitality company of the Dubai government. Meier has served as the group’s interim CEO since February last year but he’s now officially in the role, according to a press release sent Thursday by Jumeirah. Jumeirah had been without a permanent CEO for 11
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You “never made it as a wise man” if you didn’t guess Nickelback as the Biggest Rock Band of the 21st Century, at least according to Billboard. The weekly music magazine that keeps tracks of all the prominent charts recently counted down the Top 100 Artists of the 21st Century across all of their charting
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The nominations for the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were announced on the morning of Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Initial plans to stream the nominations live with hosts Joey King and Cooper Koch were canceled due to the horrific fires that are ravaging the greater Los Angeles area, with the list of nominees
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OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R were launched in India on Tuesday. The phones are powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoCs, respectively. They ship with Android 15-based OxygenOS 15 and they are equipped with 6,000mAh batteries. The handsets are equipped with in-display fingerprint sensors for security and three-state alert sliders. The company has introduced magnetic cases for
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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1896, French poet Paul Verlaine dies.  Gloria L. Huang on understanding herself and her family through The Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley Twins. | Lit Hub Memoir “Miles tells him he’s the man on the marquee, but the cop assaults him with his stick nonetheless.”
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