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A sprawling social club centering on racquet sports β the ubiquitous pickleball and rising padel, a blend of tennis and squash β is making its way to downtown L.A. next summer. With the cheeky name Ballers, the club will be housed in the former Macyβs building at The Bloc, which spans 100,000 square feet. It…
The jewellery retailer Claire’s is struggling to find a buyer for its British high street operations, stoking fears over thousands more retail jobs. Sky News has learnt that advisers to Claire’s Inc, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US on Wednesday, are not expected to land a solvent bid for its UK…
Continued growth in streaming subscriptions and strong domestic tourism to its theme parks propelled Walt Disney Co.βs fiscal third quarter earnings, even as its theatrical results dipped, the company said Wednesday. The Burbank media and entertainment giant reported $23.7 billion in revenue for the three-month period that ended June 28, up 2% compared with the…
Mookie Betts offered a new perspective Tuesday afternoon on his season-long slump, which is that it wasnβt a season-long slump. In his view, it actually extended back to last season. βI really havenβt been right since I came back from my hand last year,β Betts said. Betts fractured his left hand in mid-June last season…
The final season of βAndorβ required visual storytellers to craft a stylized tapestry that reflected each episodeβs underlying themes while unifying the whole. βWe treated every three episodes almost like a movie and gave them their own identity,β says cinematographer Christophe Nuyens, who photographed the first six episodes. In βHarvest,β the challenge was balancing lighting…
Screen time doesn’t just affect mental health. It may also take a toll on the physical health ofΒ children and teens, according to new research.Β Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association Wednesday, the research found 10- and 18-year-olds who spent more time focused on devices, including phones, televisions, computers and gaming consoles, were…
β7 a.m.,β the pilot episode of βThe Pitt,β introduces viewers to the organized chaos of a Pittsburgh hospital emergency room and the doctors and nurses who spend their days going from medical crisis to medical crisis. βAt the center of that wheel with all the spokesβ is Dr. Michael βRobbyβ Robinavitch, says Noah Wyle, who…
A neon green sex toy was thrown from the stands and landed on the court during the second quarter of Tuesday nightβs Sparks win over the Indiana Fever at Crypto.com Arena. With 2:05 remaining in the first half, the sex toy landed in the paint near Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who recoiled before Sparks guard…
Young adult comedies are best when the misery of high school is paired with other extreme types of terror β a plane crash, a supernatural mystery, vampires. βWednesday,β Netflixβs Addams Family series, did just that and more when it premiered in 2022, combining sardonic wit, smart casting and murder in a beautifully macabre setting influenced…
The Television Academyβs goal for its new festival is right in its name: Televerse. Set for Aug. 14-16 at L.A. Liveβs JW Marriott β across from the Peacock Theater, where the organization will host the 77th Emmy Awards ceremony a month later β the convention-style event aims to be all things to all TV lovers….
