Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Friday elected βThe Lord of the Ringsβ actor Sean Astin to be its national president as one of Hollywoodβs most powerful labor unions faces new challenges in a changing film and TV industry. Astin, known for portraying Frodoβs loyal hobbit friend, Samwise Gamgee, in the…
Kemi Badenoch claims Labour is “nothing like the patriotic party of yesteryear” and “playing student politics” over the Iran war. In a speech at the Conservative spring conference in Harrogate today, the Tory leader will accuse the prime minister of “sitting on the fence” while the rest of the world rearms. “I never thought I…
Nobody does a jaw-drop reaction like Bobby Berk. Itβs only surprising when you assume heβs probably seen it all after eight seasons traveling the world as the interior design expert on Netflixβs reboot of βQueer Eyeβ; writing his 2023 book, βRight at Home: How Good Design is Good for the Mindβ; making many TV appearances…
When is a kiss not just a kiss? Season 2 of Netflixβs βArcaneβ delivers a long-awaited payoff between two characters with such a deep emotional bond it inspired a βBenniferβ-style portmanteau: CaitVi. Co-executive producer Amanda Overton, who wrote the saga-defining scene, explains that Vi (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) has βlost everyone she loved,β and itβs…
More than 50,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer became prime minister, according to new figures. Home Office statistics reveal that 474 people arrived on Monday in eight vessels – the highest number to make the journey in one day in August. It brings the total to 50,271 since…
In many ways, the most ambitious World Cup in history β which kicked off Thursday in Mexico City β has inspired more angst than anticipation, more fear than fervor. The competition, returning to North America for the first time in more than three decades, has expanded to 48 teams and 104 matches, to be played…
Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed. The government has withdrawn a debate and votes in the House of Lords due on Monday in the latest round of parliamentary “ping pong” on the Chagos legislation. Welcoming the move, a…
The shooting death of 33-year-old rapper T-Hood at his residence in Georgia is being investigated as a possible self-defense case, according to police in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta. Police have identified the alleged shooter as Ky Lasheed Frost, 24, the son of βLove & Hip Hop: Atlantaβ stars Rasheeda and Kirk Frost. Ky Frost…
SACRAMENTOΒ βΒ Cori Closeβs candid remarks about the growing challenges of coaching in modern college athletics sparked a reaction nationwide among her peers. On Thursday, the UCLA womenβs basketball coach was asked about the rapid changes shaping college sports ahead of her Bruinsβ Sweet 16 matchup against Minnesota on Friday night. The No. 1-seeded Bruins (33-1) entered…
Monzo, the digital bank which counts one in five British adults among its customers, is shaking up its leadership ahead of a public flotation that investors hope could value it at up to Β£10bn. Sky News has learnt that Monzo is to name Diana Layfield, a former Google and Standard Chartered executive, as its new…