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Pedro Almodóvar and Jacques Audiard lead European Film Awards nominations
Emilia Peréz and The Room Next Door are both up for honours in prizes regarded as Oscars bellwethers. A genre-bending musical about a trans cartel boss and a Spanish veteran director’s ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Pedro Almodóvar among Spanish stars urging PM to ban arms trade with Israel
Letter signed by more than 250 cultural figures calls for comprehensive arms embargo and ‘an end to this horror’. Middle East crisis – live updates More than 250 cultural figures from across ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
The Room Next Door review – Almodóvar’s stylish end-of-life drama feels emotionally empty
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore seem constrained in the Spanish director’s uneasy first English-language film, winner of this year’s Venice Golden Lion prize. The latest film from Spanish director ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
'We need the optimism': Jameis Winston breathing new life into Browns' offense
The previously moribund Browns offense has a new outlook thanks to Winston.Sports - ESPN - November 1 -
AI-powered productivity tools that can make life harder
Technology used to summarise notes or generate transcripts does not always work for deaf employeesBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
The trouble with Pedro Sánchez’s ‘maverick’ foreign policy
Spanish premier’s swerves on international stage yield dividends in domestic politicsWorld - Financial Times - October 27 -
US Secret Service needs new leadership after attempt on Trump’s life, review finds
Bipartisan commission lists multiple failures that led to assassination attempt on former president in Pennsylvania in JulyBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips
Already the dominant producer of rare minerals, Beijing is using export restrictions and its power over state-owned companies to further control access.Business - The New York Times - October 28 -
Labour needs to make good on its pro-business promise
The government must understand what it means to risk your own capital in a venture or how confidence is generatedWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Keir Starmer: Reform is needed to make Britain a great place to do business
If we want the country to grow again, then we need to get it working and building againBusiness - Financial Times - November 2 -
'The best time of my life': Vikings DC Brian Flores making himself at home in Minnesota
While outsiders wonder if he'll be a head coach again, Flores has found a comfort zone with the Vikings.Sports - ESPN - October 24 -
In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery
On a recent Friday, Ari Cohen and three friends — all seniors at Asheville High School — gathered to play UNO inside his house, next to a pile of bottled water in his living room.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
‘She doubled down on danger’: Lucy Lawless on making a movie about a real-life warrior princess
Margaret Moth, who was shot in the face while covering the Bosnian war, was wild, heroic and sexually adventurous – the perfect subject, Lawless says, for her directorial debut. Margaret Moth and ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
‘You only get one shot so why not?’: The Bear’s Matty Matheson on cooking, addiction and making the most of life
Millions knew him as The Bear’s lovable goofball Neil Fak, but his own story is more than a match for the show’s boiling tension. He talks about his restaurant empire, YouTube fame and journey back ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Netflix adapts Pedro Páramo, the great Mexican novel that inspired Márquez
New film of Juan Rulfo’s revered novel, considered founding text of magic realism, is first film adaptation in half a century. “I came to Comala because I was told that my father lived here, a ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez unveils €10bn in flood aid
Package includes help for residents and local authorities to rebuild homes, businesses and infrastructureBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
2024 NFL trade deadline: Eight big-name moves that need to happen after Bills, Jets make WR splashes
Proposing some notable trades ahead of the Nov. 5 deadlineSports - CBS Sports - October 16 -
The FTC is making it easier to cancel subscriptions. You still need to remember one thing.
People who want to stop paying for a subscription or membership will soon be able to do so with just a call or a click instead of getting caught in a discouraging maze, according to federal rules ...Business - MarketWatch - October 17 -
Ice-T: ‘Anybody that thinks controversy is a way to make money, it’s not. You need lawyers!’
With a new Body Count album out next month, the hip-hop superstar turned actor answers your questions on Law & Order, the Cop Killer furore and working with ‘wild man’ Abel Ferrara. Was there ever ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
'We earn £100,000 together. We are not worse off after the Budget'
People tell the BBC how much they earn and what they made of the Budget.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Saints fire head coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss; owner calls it a decision 'we needed to make'
Allen, who led the Saints to a 2-7 start this season, leaves with 18-25 record in New OrleansSports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago -
Pulp Fiction at 30: Quentin Tarantino’s masterwork remains electric
The 1994 follow-up to Reservoir Dogs is a remarkable act of alchemy, winning over both arthouse and multiplex audiences like nothing else before it. Opening Pulp Fiction with the literal two-part ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Percival Everett's 'James' wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction
Percival Everett’s novel “James" has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett’s recent wave of literary honorsEntertainment - ABC News - October 16 -
Texas condemned for placing book on colonization in library’s fiction section
Outcry in Montgomery county as Linda Coombs’ book on European colonization of Native American land reclassified. Anti-censorship advocates have joined book publisher Penguin Random House in ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Fact or Fiction: Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are in for a painfully long season
Let's take a deeper dive into one of the league’s biggest storylines this week: a troubling trend for the 2023 MVP.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
Academy Museum adds ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art to film collection
Quentin Tarantino's handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction” is the stuff of moviemaking legendEntertainment - ABC News - October 31 -
‘Stranger than fiction’: Sunderland doctor Thomas Kwan’s plan for murder
GP in inheritance row aimed to kill his mother’s partner by wearing disguise to administer a fake Covid booster jab. GP who poisoned mother’s partner while disguised as Covid nurse given 31 ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Trump victory renews interest in 'The Handmaid's Tale' and other fictional dystopias
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is selling againEntertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Fact or Fiction: Is home-court advantage in the NBA's regular season dead?
Let's take a deeper dive into the decline of home-court advantage in the NBA.Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday -
Manuel García-Rulfo plays a violent man searching for love in Netflix's 'Pedro Páramo'
The actor known for his role in "The Lincoln Lawyer" explains why he jumped at the chance to play a lead from the classic Mexican novel considered a precursor to the genre of magical realism.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
‘I don’t want to stop her from moving on with her life’: If I die first, how do I make sure that my second wife doesn’t disinherit my children?
“Is there a way to protect everybody’s interests?”Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago -
What's fact vs. fiction in Netflix's 'Dating Game' killer film 'Woman of the Hour'
Was the 'Dating Game' killer an L.A. Times employee? Did Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala really go out for a drink? Your questions about Anna Kendrick's new film, answered.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 21 -
Fictional presidents played by Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman poll best against Harris and Trump: Poll
Some of TV and film's most famous fictional presidents would have a good shot at winning a real-life White House race against former President Trump and Vice President Harris, according to a new ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Fact or Fiction: Under the rise of Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers are contenders again post-LeBron
Let's take a deeper dive into Cleveland's undefeated start to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1 -
The secret life of pigeons
Love them or hate them, pigeons are an iconic animal of New York City. But there is much about these birds that remains a mystery to most. "Sunday Morning" contributor Christian Cooper talks with ...Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
The trauma of life and death in Gaza
‘I sometimes feel almost ashamed at what we are allowing to happen’World - Financial Times - October 24 -
Phil Lesh’s Life in Pictures
Looking back at the career of the Grateful Dead bassist, starting with when the band was clean cut and called the Warlocks.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
Teri Garr’s Life in Pictures
Garr, who could easily command attention onscreen with her expressive eyes, later became known as a spokeswoman for multiple sclerosis research.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
The life and tastes of Anthony Scaramucci
The financier and former White House communications director on Long Island, Lamborghinis and what he learnt from TrumpWorld - Financial Times - October 30