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Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
TikTok made a last-ditch effort in the Supreme Court aimed at stopping the app’s ban that was set to take effect in a few days – but the platform’s arguments may have ‘failed’. Most justices appeared inclined to uphold a federal law that would ban […]
Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
Culture Travel Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
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TikTok, Reddit and Imgur are to be investigated by the UK’s data protection watchdog over how they use the personal information of teenage users. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it wants to look into how video-sharing app TikTok uses information from users aged 13 […]
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Skype – once the dominant video calling service – has announced that it will shut down for good. The service boasted more than 300 million users at its peak, but the most recent figures Microsoft shared were in 2023, when it said it had more […]
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The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into tech giant Google. The company is being investigated for whether it has too much power in online search. Google accounts for 90% of online searches in the UK, and the Competition and Markets Authority is looking […]
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TikTok made a last-ditch effort in the Supreme Court aimed at stopping the app’s ban that was set to take effect in a few days – but the platform’s arguments may have ‘failed’. Most justices appeared inclined to uphold a federal law that would ban […]
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A football match in Istanbul between two Turkish teams, Beşiktaş and Antalyaspor, saw thousands of teddy bears thrown onto the pitch by fans. The soft toys will be given to children who survived the recent deadly earthquakes which shook southern Turkey and northern Syria. More […]
SportsA football match in Istanbul between two Turkish teams, Beşiktaş and Antalyaspor, saw thousands of teddy bears thrown onto the pitch by fans.
The soft toys will be given to children who survived the recent deadly earthquakes which shook southern Turkey and northern Syria.
More than 50,000 people were killed, with towns and cities reduced to rubble.
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” seems to pave the sure way to triumph at the Oscars, after grabbing 4 more awards at the most prestigious award ceremony of the American screen, the SAG awards. The Multiversity adventure won Best Picture at the ceremony in Los […]
Entertainment“Everything Everywhere All at Once” seems to pave the sure way to triumph at the Oscars, after grabbing 4 more awards at the most prestigious award ceremony of the American screen, the SAG awards. The Multiversity adventure won Best Picture at the ceremony in Los Angeles, while the film’s stars were also honored with awards. Michelle Yeoh was awarded the best actress award, beating her main rival, Cate Blanchett.
“This award is not just for me, but for every little girl who looks like me,” Yeoh said in her speech.
The film’s other star, Ke Huy Quan, became the first Asian actor to win an award for Best Actor, Non-Leader, while Best Actress, for a non-lead role, went to Jamie Lee Curtis. These awards are considered very important before the evening of March 12, when in Los Angelos, world stars will gather for the Oscar awards ceremony.
And the 4 SAG awards for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” seem to be the signal that the film by directors Daniel Kean and Daniel Scheinert, with a production budget of 25 million dollars, will triumph this year. At the SAG awards, Brendan Fraser was announced as the best male actor for his role in the movie “The Whale”.
The winners of the SAG Awards are voted among themselves, so the actors are voted by their fellow actors.
HBO Max will release a series about the creation of Pennywise titled “Welcome to Derry” based on the novel “IT” by Stephen King. The new series aspires to provide more information about director Andres Muschietti’s first and second IT films. “I’m thrilled that the story […]
EntertainmentHBO Max will release a series about the creation of Pennywise titled “Welcome to Derry” based on the novel “IT” by Stephen King.
The new series aspires to provide more information about director Andres Muschietti’s first and second IT films.
“I’m thrilled that the story of Derry, Maine’s most haunted town, continues to tell its story, and I’m delighted that Andres Muschietti will continue to infuse the story with thrills as only he knows how. His talented sister, Barbara, will also be part of the team,” said Stephen King, adding, “Red balloons everywhere!”
According to Deadline, Muschietti will direct several episodes of the upcoming HBO Max and Warner Bros. series.
“We look forward to sharing the ‘secrets’ of Stephen’s book with all its humor, soul, humanity and horror,” the director and his sister Barbara said in a joint statement.
Will Smith won the NAACP Image Award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for his performance in “Emancipation” on Saturday night, marking his first award win since his infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars in which he slapped Chris Rock onstage. Smith was not present […]
EntertainmentWill Smith won the NAACP Image Award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for his performance in “Emancipation” on Saturday night, marking his first award win since his infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars in which he slapped Chris Rock onstage.
Smith was not present at the ceremony to accept his award in person.
Set in 19th century Louisiana, Smith portrays a runaway slave who embarks on a treacherous journey to Baton Rouge while thwarting off violent plantation owners. “Emancipation” was inspired by an 1863 photograph known as “Whipped Peter,” which depicts a once-enslaved individual with severe lacerations on his back. The image’s circulation placed the brutality of slavery in front of the eyes of the American public.
After initially delaying “Emancipation” following Smith’s incident at the Oscars, Apple TV+ pivoted to positioning the historical drama as an awards season contender, releasing the film in October. Smith, who doubled as a producer on the film, is set to accept a Beacon Award from the African-American Film Critics Association alongside director Antoine Fuqua on March 1 for their work on the film. The film also scored nominations in two categories at the Black Reel Awards.
Smith’s win comes almost a year after the contentious 2022 Oscars, where the actor slapped Rock after an ill-received joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Moments later, Smith went on to win the Oscar for best actor for his performance in “King Richard.” As a result of the altercation, Smith was banned from all Academy-sponsored events for the next decade.
Daniel Kaluuya (“Nope”), Jonathan Majors (“Devotion”), Joshua Boone (“A Jazzman’s Blues”) and Sterling K. Brown (“Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”) were also contending in the actor in a motion picture category at the NAACP Image Awards.
Off the coast of Essex is a small private island you’ve never heard of and it’s where all the celebrities go. Osea Island is a 380-hectare island in the Blackwater estuary and has welcomed A-listers including Rihanna, Stormzy and Jude Law over the years. The […]
TravelOff the coast of Essex is a small private island you’ve never heard of and it’s where all the celebrities go.
Osea Island is a 380-hectare island in the Blackwater estuary and has welcomed A-listers including Rihanna, Stormzy and Jude Law over the years. The island is only 45 miles from central London, but is only accessible twice a day for four hours at a time via an ancient causeway.
Often referred to as ‘English Necker Island’, it was owned by an eccentric aristocratic couple at the turn of the century but was bought by Nigel Frieda in 2004. Nigel, who has produced music for the Rolling Stones and started the Sugababes, originally deeded the land to a psychiatric nurse named Brendan Quinn to use as a rehabilitation clinic. But the clinic, which was frequented by the late Amy Winehouse, was closed by the Care Quality Commission in 2010.
Since then, the owner has quietly turned the island into both a rural retreat and a party spot, with worthwhile activities such as cycling, croquet and berry picking. Celebrities including Poppy Delevigne, Sienna Miller and Jaime Winston have all been spotted partying on the island, while films including The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe and The Third Day, starring Jude Law, have all been filmed there.
Many famous singers and bands have also visited Osean for work, with two state-of-the-art recording studios on the island. Rihanna, Georga Ezra and The Weeknd have all used the studios, while Stormzy recently stayed on the island to record his latest album. He said during a radio interview:
Once you’re on the island, you’re basically stuck there, and we did a lot of the album there. It was a very surreal, spiritual experience when people talk about their spiritual experiences, it’s like far from fairy tales, but for everyone who was there, we prayed together, we would play football together, we would laugh, we would talk . And these were some of the best musicians in the world, and they are some of the best producers in the world and some of the best artists in the world.
While the island is private, you can stay there if you book an island stay with rooms from £300 a night. There are a number of houses across the island for different group sizes, but the largest is the Manor House which sleeps 20 and the Captain’s House which sleeps 16. There are also several smaller properties that form a sleepy village in the center of the island such as one bedroom confectionary and four bedroom penthouse.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a strong statement today where he said he believes that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will ultimately be killed by a member of his inner circle. Zelensky has said that considering that Russia is being hit more and more by […]
PoliticsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a strong statement today where he said he believes that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will ultimately be killed by a member of his inner circle.
Zelensky has said that considering that Russia is being hit more and more by sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine, Putin’s political opponents will do everything to topple him.
“Of course, the moment will come when Putin’s regime will come to an end in Russia. There will surely be a moment when the fragility of the Putin regime will be felt in Russia. Then the carnivore will eat the carnivore.
This is very important, they will need a reason to justify it. They will remember Komarov’s words. They will find a reason to kill the killer. Will he do that? Yes! When? I don’t know!” – said the Ukrainian president.
During an interview given to the German daily Spiegel, the Ukrainian president said that he believes that Putin is behaving like Hitler and that Ukraine and other countries will not forgive him for the crimes committed.
Although Putin is kept in power by a wide circle of associates, there has been a rift between Wagner’s mercenaries and the Russian military, with both sides blaming each other for the failure of the war in Ukraine.
Warner Bros have confirmed that more Lord of the Rings films are on the way over the next few years. The original films, whose stars included Sir Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom, took about £2.5bn ($3bn) at the box office. They also won […]
EntertainmentWarner Bros have confirmed that more Lord of the Rings films are on the way over the next few years.
The original films, whose stars included Sir Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom, took about £2.5bn ($3bn) at the box office.
They also won multiple Oscars, with 2004’s The Return of the King winning best film and best director for Peter Jackson.
The news was announced by Warner Bros chief executive David Zaslav.
Fans of the film franchise enjoyed more Lord of the Rings content in 2022, when the TV series The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power aired on Amazon.
It cost an estimated £800m to make and follows life in Middle Earth thousands of years before the books and films are set.
Work on the second series began in October last year.
Swedish gaming company Embracer Group bought the adaptive rights to author JRR Tolkien’s work last year – including Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
It means that should any film, game or merchandise deal be struck, they will gain revenue from it and have to be included in the development process.
In a statement to Variety, Peter Jackson and his collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens said Embracer and Warner Bros had “kept us in the loop every step of the way” about potential new films, adding:
“We look forward to speaking with them further to hear their vision for the franchise moving forward.”
Lee Guinchard, who runs Embracer, said the company were “thrilled” to be working with Warner Bros and also New Line Cinema, who produced the previous three Lord of the Rings films.
Guinchard said in a statement that the company would be “bringing the incomparable world of JRR Tolkien back to the big screen in new and exciting ways”.
It is expected that the new films will cover content from books, rather than re-visiting the previously released films.
The OnlyFans model has come up with an amazing plan in case Napoli manages to win the Champions League this season. Poala Saulino has revealed that she will parade naked in open buses in the city if her team manages to lift the Champions League […]
LifeStyle SportsThe OnlyFans model has come up with an amazing plan in case Napoli manages to win the Champions League this season.
Poala Saulino has revealed that she will parade naked in open buses in the city if her team manages to lift the Champions League trophy.
Saulino, 33, a lifelong Napoli fan, told the Daily Star: “I can report that I’m going to do something crazy. I’ll celebrate by riding an open-top nude bus on top of Naples.
This is what I can do and this is what I can afford. To be honest, I don’t think renting a bus is the most expensive thing in the world. I think I will probably have 3,000 euros and I will be able to contact people who can rent a bus for me or provide this service.”
“I wouldn’t be afraid of any English team. English fans always think that English teams are the best in the world and then they are hit by reality, as happened with Liverpool.
To be honest, only City scares me a little. But what we are doing in Serie A is incredible.
The remaining teams in the competition in the Europa League, recognized the opponents of the 1/8 stage. The draws in Nyon, Switzerland determined the couples who will play for the ticket to the quarterfinals. After successfully passing Nantes in the play-offs, Juventus will now face […]
SportsThe remaining teams in the competition in the Europa League, recognized the opponents of the 1/8 stage. The draws in Nyon, Switzerland determined the couples who will play for the ticket to the quarterfinals.
After successfully passing Nantes in the play-offs, Juventus will now face Freiburg. The Germans appear in this challenge as the head of the series, since they won their group in the Europa League.
The whites led by Allegri will play the first match at home on March 9. The return match in Germany will be played on March 16.
Not an easy test for Roma, who fished Real Sociedad. The Spaniards are the protagonists of a very good season, as they are positioned third in La Liga.
Manchester United also remains in Spain. After passing Barcelona, this time the Red Devils will face Betis.
Meanwhile, Arsenal, another of the favorite teams to win the trophy, will face the Portuguese Sporting Lisbona. Sevilla will challenge Turkish giants Fenerbahçe, while the draw was relatively easy for Leverkusen and this season’s surprise, Union Berlin.
Streaming giant Netflix has slashed prices in more than 30 countries as it tries to attract more subscribers. Prices have fallen in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. This comes as the cost of living rises and Netflix faces […]
BusinessStreaming giant Netflix has slashed prices in more than 30 countries as it tries to attract more subscribers.
Prices have fallen in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
This comes as the cost of living rises and Netflix faces increased competition from rival services.
“Members have never had more choice when it comes to entertainment,” a company spokesperson told the BBC.
Countries where subscription fees have been reduced include Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Croatia, Venezuela, Kenya and Iran. The company did not mention the UK or the US as countries where it had cut its prices.
The cuts apply to certain price plans, with subscription fees halving in some cases.
“We are always exploring ways to improve our members’ experience. We can confirm that we are updating the prices of our plans in certain countries,” said a Netflix spokesperson.
The firm’s shares closed 3.4% lower in New York on Thursday.
Netflix, which operates in more than 190 countries, has faced increased competition from streaming rivals including Amazon, HBO and Disney.
Last year, the firm cut hundreds of jobs and launched a less expensive ad-supported streaming option as it struggled to increase its share of the increasingly competitive streaming market.
The company is also cracking down on people who share their subscriptions.
Netflix introduced restrictions on sharing passwords in more countries earlier this month. These require customers to pay an additional fee if they want friends and family who do not live with them to share their subscription.
Last summer, Netflix revealed it had lost almost a million subscribers between April and the end of June as more people decided to leave the service.
However, in January the company said that subscriber numbers had increased by the end of 2022.
