Dan Brown’ s next global, multi-tiered thriller finds protagonist Robert Langdon journeying from Prague to New York to London as he evades a would-be assassin and ponders the depths of human consciousness. Doubleday announced Wednesday that “The Secret of Secrets” will be published Sept. 9. Brown, best known for the blockbuster “The Da Vinci Code,” is calling it his “most intricately plotted and ambitious novel.” “Writing it has been an unforgettable journey of discovery,” he said in a statement. Brown’s new novel begins with Langdon, the Harvard symbologist, in Prague. According to Doubleday, he plans to see a lecture by…
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Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year. From Beijing to Havana, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated in many countries. Wednesday marked the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. Throngs of people in down jackets filled a Beijing park for a “temple fair” on a sunny but chilly day. Some rang bells and…
Access to the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t require a trip to Park City, Utah, anymore — just an internet connection. Over half of the films that premiered this past week will be available to steam on the festival’s online platform starting Thursday. What started as a COVID-era necessity has become one of the festival’s most beloved components, even for those who do brave the cold and the lines to see films in person. “I think it’s really great to be able to offer that opportunity to our audiences, but also to our artists. Sundance is a festival of discovery and…
With a launch party that included Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey, the VH1 Save the Music Foundation never had any problem getting attention in the late ’90s. But a lot has changed since the music education nonprofit’s early years, with the glitzy, star-studded cable TV specials slowly giving way to a decidedly more grassroots focus on establishing and sustaining music programs in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. To expand its work, the foundation needs to broaden its donor base, especially as MTV and VH1 — and their parent company Viacom, and now, Paramount — continue their pivot away…
Britain’s Princes Beatrice gave birth to her second child last week, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The palace said 36-year-old Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed new arrival Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi on Jan. 22. She weighed 4 pounds and 5 ounces. “She is tiny and absolutely perfect,’’ her father said in a social media post. The king, queen and other members of the royal family are “delighted with the news,” the palace said. Beatrice, who is ninth in the line of succession to the British throne, is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah,…
The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal, which marks the culmination of a yearlong process during which the group tried to avert an unprecedented disintegration, “has become effective today,” ECOWAS said in a statement. The bloc, however, said that it has also decided to “keep ECOWAS’ doors open,” and requested member nations to continue to accord the trio their membership privileges, including free movement within the region with an ECOWAS passport. ECOWAS president Omar Alieu Touray told reporters…
The U.K. government is backing the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday in a speech designed to signal to the business world that the new Labour government is serious about turning around the economy. Another runway at the U.K.’s main airport, she said, will bolster the country’s long-term economic growth potential by boosting investment, increasing exports, and making the U.K. more open and more connected to the rest of the world. “We cannot duck the decision any longer,” she said. “The case is stronger than ever.” Reeves said the government was…
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China’s role will continue to have great importance in regional economic cooperation and integration, the head of a multilateral group said on Tuesday in Manila. China’s role will continue to have great importance in regional economic cooperation and integration, the head of a multilateral group said on Tuesday in Manila. China’s role will continue to have great importance in regional economic cooperation and integration, the head of a multilateral group said on Tuesday in Manila.
Josh Rubin, a foreign policy official in the Obama and Biden administrations, is joining the Motion Picture Association as senior vice president of global strategy and chief of staff. Rubin, who will be based at the MPA’s global headquarters in Washington, D.C., will work with regional leaders on international government and industry engagement, and he […]Josh Rubin, a foreign policy official in the Obama and Biden administrations, is joining the Motion Picture Association as senior vice president of global strategy and chief of staff. Rubin, who will be based at the MPA’s global headquarters in Washington, D.C., will work with…
EXCLUSIVE: Rumors have swirled that Federation Studios is on the block for more than a year now and today we can exclusively reveal that a hefty chunk of the French powerhouse producer-distributor is up for grabs. Bosses at the Around the World in 80 Days and The Bureau studio told us that they are seeking […]EXCLUSIVE: Rumors have swirled that Federation Studios is on the block for more than a year now and today we can exclusively reveal that a hefty chunk of the French powerhouse producer-distributor is up for grabs. Bosses at the Around the World in 80 Days…
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EXCLUSIVE: Neon has emerged from a days long bidding battle near a deal to acquire WW rights to Together, the Michael Shanks scripted and directed crowd pleaser that stars Dave Franco, Alison Brie and Damon Herriman. The film premiered in the midnight section on January 26 at the Eccles Theater and WME Independent has been […]EXCLUSIVE: Neon has emerged from a days long bidding battle near a deal to acquire WW rights to Together, the Michael Shanks scripted and directed crowd pleaser that stars Dave Franco, Alison Brie and Damon Herriman. The film premiered in the midnight section on January…
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EXCLUSIVE: Federation Studios has launched a JV with acclaimed French director-producer Jérôme Salle. The studio has taken a 51% majority stake in Syzygy, the new outfit opened by the Anthony Zimmer, The Odyssey and Zulu helmer. Syzygy will develop and produce premium international films and series, primarily for traditional platforms and broadcasters but also for […]EXCLUSIVE: Federation Studios has launched a JV with acclaimed French director-producer Jérôme Salle. The studio has taken a 51% majority stake in Syzygy, the new outfit opened by the Anthony Zimmer, The Odyssey and Zulu helmer. Syzygy will develop and produce premium international films and…
MANCHESTER UNITED stars jokingly hit Ruben Amorim as he ran through a birthday gauntlet before training started today. The Portuguese manager held his back at the end of the player-made tunnel as the squad honoured his 40th birthday. Reuters Ruben Amorim ran through a birthday gauntlet before Man Utd training today[/caption] Reuters Amorim emerged holding his back as Darren Fletcher joined him[/caption] X @ManUtd The 40-year-old gestured as if he was holding his back from pain.[/caption] Amorim was spotted with wife Maria in Wilmslow on Monday Amorim’s celebrated his milestone age with wife Maria Joao Diogo in Manchester on Monday…
A MAJOR social welfare payment date switch up will impact thousands of recipients in just two days. And An Post have confirmed that some payments may have to be picked up at an alternative location after vicious Storm Eowyn left some post offices out of action. Alamy Payments will be made days earlier[/caption] PA:Press Association Some post offices remain out of action[/caption] The date switch-up comes as the recently introduced February bank holidays sees post offices closed on Monday February 3, after St Brigid’s Day on Saturday. Any social welfare payments that were due to be handed out on this…
Workers waste four days of annual leave a year on ‘boring’ life admin like going to the doctors or tidying the house – and they’re not happy about it.
President Donald Trump may want lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its two-day policy meeting that ends Wednesday. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may want lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its two-day policy meeting that ends Wednesday. It is likely to be a quiet start to an eventful year for the central bank. Trump said last week in Davos, Switzerland that he would bring down energy prices, then “demand” that the Fed lower borrowing costs. Later, when…
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