Women’s Institute groups are closing after the trans ban (Getty Images) Two Bristol branches of the Women’s Institute have voted to close after the National Federation announced it would ban trans women from joining. Longwell Green and Westbury-on-Trym’s disbanding come in solidarity with the trans community. Westbury-on-Trym WI committee member Frances Riley told Bristol 247
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The action in Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami’s fourth novel to be translated into English, Sisters in Yellow, centers on Hana Ito, a ’90s-era latchkey kid living in comparative poverty in Higashimurayama, a Tokyo suburb. With an absent father and a mother whose parenting style falls somewhere between detached and deranged, Hana dreams of escaping
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When I think about Timothée Chalamet’s best movies to date, “risky” isn’t exactly the first word that comes to mind. Not because he hasn’t taken chances, but because most of his choices have felt very intentional. I see him working with prestige directors, often on awards-friendly material (the type of material he’s not afraid to
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Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale,” Lisa Frankenstein) is joining Kathryn Newton (Ready or Not 2: Here I Come) and Storm Reid (The Invisible Man) in the coming-of-age revenge thriller Hot Year, Deadline has learned. Dove Cameron (“56 Days”), J. Smith Cameron (“Succession”), and Owen Painter (“Wednesday”) round out the cast. Writer-director Roxy Sophie Sorkin will make her
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A divisive three-movie fantasy saga currently streaming on HBO Max has undoubtedly redeemed itself ahead of the franchise’s upcoming theatrical return. For the last decade or so, in the wake of Game of Thrones’ monumental success on HBO, high fantasy storytelling has shifted from big-screen adventures to small-screen prestige television. However, long before shows like
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Dijon invited a special guest and frequent collaborator to join him during his Friday afternoon slot on Coachella’s Outdoor Stage: Mk.gee. Mike Gordon popped out to play“Talk Down,” “Higher!,” and “Big Mike’s.” Watch it go down below. This year marked Dijon’s first-ever Coachella billing, and he rounded out his set with Baby tracks such as
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A handful of moderate and limited releases showed some pep at the specialty box office but it’s a tough weekend with Michael dominating the dance floor. Independent Film Company’s R-rated action comedy Over Your Dead Body had the no. 8 opening in North America at $1.425 million on 1,550 screens — its third wide release
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Slayyyter made her Coachella debut on Friday (April 10), bringing her new album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA to the festival’s Mojave Stage in front of a capacity-busting crowd. Watch her set, which included live debuts of “Gas Station” and “Brittany Murphy.,” below. The St. Louis-born pop star released WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA in March, scoring
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What actually makes a witch wicked? Is it the casting of spells, the use of potions, the peculiar wardrobe? Certainly, every witch worth her cauldron has all of these down pat. In her funny, breezy and charming fantasy novel, The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale, author C.M. Waggoner posits that a witch’s wickedness hinges on
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“I didn’t want her to see me coming in and ruining the surprise,”she added. “I can’t wait to see if it works.” Later in the video, Melissarevealed the moment she pulledoff herepic surprise. “Holy mother of Christ,”Mariska, 62,saidafter Melissawalkedinto a room to greet her. “Are you f–king kidding me?” The pair can then be seen
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