Eric Adams had made repeated overtures to the president before the Justice Department directed that the corruption charges against the mayor be dismissed. Eric Adams had made repeated overtures to the president before the Justice Department directed that the corruption charges against the mayor be dismissed. Eric Adams had made repeated overtures to the president before the Justice Department directed that the corruption charges against the mayor be dismissed. Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at the Justice Department’s order to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan to drop charges against Eric Adams. We’ll also get details on a guilty…
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Representative Dan Goldman’s support may help Mr. Myrie, a state senator from Brooklyn, to emerge from a pack of progressive Democrats. Representative Dan Goldman’s support may help Mr. Myrie, a state senator from Brooklyn, to emerge from a pack of progressive Democrats. Representative Dan Goldman’s support may help Mr. Myrie, a state senator from Brooklyn, to emerge from a pack of progressive Democrats. In the New York City mayoral race, challengers seeking to unseat the embattled incumbent, Eric Adams, are vying for any edge to help them emerge from a crowded pack of mostly progressive Democratic candidates. One such challenger,…
Parents living on the Northern Ute reservation are coaching their children to memorize their tribal ID numbers in case they are stopped by immigration officers. Some say they are even using marker to write their phone numbers on their kids’ arms before sending them to school. Heightened immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s administration has sent a wave of anxiety over the Ute Indian Tribe and others across the country, where Indigenous citizens fear they could be profiled. Parents living on the Northern Ute reservation are coaching their children to memorize their tribal ID numbers in case they are stopped…
This summer, visitors will now have to pay to park at Bloods Lake and several other popular Park City trailheads in Bonanza Flat. However, parking will remain free for city residents. This summer visitors will now have to pay to park at Bloods Lake and several other popular Park City trailheads in Bonanza Flat. This summer, visitors will now have to pay to park at Bloods Lake and several other popular Park City trailheads in Bonanza Flat. However, parking will remain free for city residents. The Park City Council approved a new management plan for Bonanza Flat Thursday. It has…
The man is insistent: Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your course,” he says. “I am drifting. I’m not under command.” The broadcast, according to military officials, came from a Russian spy ship, the Kildin, as the vessel packed with intelligence-gathering equipment drifted temporarily out of control off the Syrian coast on Jan. 23, with flames and black fumes rising from its smokestack. The Associated Press obtained audio of the broadcast, as well as video and photos showing the blaze, that three military officials said were gathered by…
EXCLUSIVE: France’s Mediawan Rights has acquired international sales to Yihwen Chen’s Berlinale-bound documentary Queer as Punk. Sales will launch at the EFM as the Locke Films and Talamedia doc about Malaysia’s first openly queer punk band gets its world premiere in the Berlinale Forum Selection on February 16 at 9pm in Arsenal 1. Queer as […]EXCLUSIVE: France’s Mediawan Rights has acquired international sales to Yihwen Chen’s Berlinale-bound documentary Queer as Punk. Sales will launch at the EFM as the Locke Films and Talamedia doc about Malaysia’s first openly queer punk band gets its world premiere in the Berlinale Forum Selection…
EXCLUSIVE: Pay-TV bundle Philo is hitting some notable operational milestones in its eighth year as a full-fledged pay-TV service. The company has hit 1.3 million subscribers, posting a 20% year-over-year growth rate in 2024. Disclosing financials for the first time, Philo said it takes in $450 million in annual revenue and expects to turn its […]EXCLUSIVE: Pay-TV bundle Philo is hitting some notable operational milestones in its eighth year as a full-fledged pay-TV service. The company has hit 1.3 million subscribers, posting a 20% year-over-year growth rate in 2024. Disclosing financials for the first time, Philo said it takes in…
It’s about time. In 2024 the percentage of top-grossing films featuring female protagonists matched the percentage of films with male protagonists for the first time in recent history. According to the latest installment of Dr. Martha Lauzen’s annual It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World report, 42% of the 100 top-grossing films domestically had female protagonists while […]It’s about time. In 2024 the percentage of top-grossing films featuring female protagonists matched the percentage of films with male protagonists for the first time in recent history. According to the latest installment of Dr. Martha Lauzen’s annual It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World report, 42%…
UPDATE, 05.30am P.T., February 11: More star names have been unveiled to present awards at the 97th Oscars on March 2. Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Amy Poehler, June Squibb and Bowen Yang today became the latest presenters announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. PREVIOUS, 10.00am P.T., February 5: You know we’re getting […]UPDATE, 05.30am P.T., February 11: More star names have been unveiled to present awards at the 97th Oscars on March 2. Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Amy Poehler, June Squibb and Bowen Yang today became the latest presenters announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
EXCLUSIVE: Production has started on Baker Street Four, an animated series that follows a ragtag trio of street urchins – and a cat called Watson – who act as legendary detective Sherlock Holmes’ eyes and ears on the ground. German public broadcaster ARD has come on board the project, joining the previously announced French pay […]EXCLUSIVE: Production has started on Baker Street Four, an animated series that follows a ragtag trio of street urchins – and a cat called Watson – who act as legendary detective Sherlock Holmes’ eyes and ears on the ground. German public broadcaster ARD has come…
There’s an apocryphal story among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that the fantasy author’s villainous portrayals of spiders were inspired by a childhood incident when a tarantula bit him. In a better documented case of arachnophobia, film director Peter Jackson based the design for Shelob, the giant spider in “The Lord of the Rings,” on the species of spider he most feared in his native New Zealand. Notorious on-screen spiders, including Shelob, get a shout-out in “The Art and Science of Arachnids,” a new temporary exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. However, the exhibit’s approach is just the opposite of Jackson’s…
Capping a years-long effort to emphasize the living room, YouTube said Tuesday that it now gets more of its total U.S. viewership on TV sets than on mobile devices. U.S. viewers watch more than 1 billion hours in the U.S. counting both TVs and mobile, CEO Neal Mohan said. The exec expanded on those stats […]Capping a years-long effort to emphasize the living room, YouTube said Tuesday that it now gets more of its total U.S. viewership on TV sets than on mobile devices. U.S. viewers watch more than 1 billion hours in the U.S. counting both TVs and mobile,…
EXCLUSIVE: Reese Witherspoon-backed production outfit Hello Sunshine has set a multi-year partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ IF/THEN Initiative to make projects about women and girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Hello Sunshine, which is owned by Candle Media, joined with the industry consortium IF/THEN to announce the team-up on Tuesday, which is the […]EXCLUSIVE: Reese Witherspoon-backed production outfit Hello Sunshine has set a multi-year partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ IF/THEN Initiative to make projects about women and girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Hello Sunshine, which is owned by Candle Media, joined with the industry consortium…
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. Superquiz, Wednesday, February 12 Superquiz, Wednesday, February 12 We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement National Superquiz February 11, 2025 — 10.59pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement By Harry Hollinsworth Looking for Target Time? We have a new digital version of our popular nine-letter puzzle. See how many words…
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… […]Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all…
Even people who have never given ballet a moment’s thought often know the name of the “God of Dance”. Even people who have never given ballet a moment’s thought often know the name of the “God of Dance”. Culture Dance Performing arts By John bailey February 11, 2025 — 11.00pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement Ballet is an old art form, but lately, it’s been doing a lot of growing up. That’s if the adult content being created…
Cast and crew members risked everything for Iranian dissident Mohammed Rasoulof’s new film. Cast and crew members risked everything for Iranian dissident Mohammed Rasoulof’s new film. Culture Movies Film By Stephanie Bunbury February 11, 2025 — 11.00pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement Mohammed Rasoulof was in prison when he hit on the central idea for The Seed of the Sacred Fig. It was 2022, and he was serving one of several sentences for making films the Iranian regime…
Similar in narrative style to Kafka’s The Trial, Lukins’ new novel, centred on the crimes of a wealthy American family, withholds specific details. Similar in narrative style to Kafka’s The Trial, Lukins’ new novel, centred on the crimes of a wealthy American family, withholds specific details. Culture Books Review By Jack Cameron Stanton February 11, 2025 — 11.00pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement FICTIONSomebody Down There Likes MeRobert LukinsAllen & Unwin, $32.99 In Franz Kafka’s The Trial, a…
On Sunday night, Saquon Barkley picked up his first Super Bowl championship as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. Unsurprisingly, that thrust the New York Giants back into the spotlight. The entire NFL world saw the divorce between Barkley and the Giants play out on “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants” back in July. It became a viral topic of discussion that persisted throughout the year as the former No. 2 overall pick put up historic numbers. Although exact contractual details were not shared during Hard Knocks, a recent report by Ryan Dunleavy of the New…
There is no love lost between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, a rivalry that dates back decades. And when there’s an opportunity to throw shade, very rarely is it passed over. Following the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, retired running back LeSean McCoy took his shots. Proving that the Giants will forever be on his mind, he thanked the organization for Saquon Barkley. So happy for @saquon way to bring us a chip bro thank you giants — LeSean Shady Mccoy (@CutonDime25) February 10, 2025 McCoy was a long-time thorn…