England’s Morrisons, a 470-store British supermarket chain, has tried something innovative but disturbing. In a few of its stores over the Christmas season, it installed a robotic intrusion detector designed to act as a night watchman on construction sites, in mines, and on farms. Morrisons tried this machine to detect, not trespassers, but shoplifters. The
Month: January 2024
As emotion-conjuring as it gets in the indie country genre in 2024, the harmony in Chris Chitsey’s “Life is Hard, Whiskey is Easy” is undisputedly powerful enough to move mountains this January. When you’re working with the kind of slick vocal prowess that this artist is, you don’t need an elaborate instrumental backdrop; beyond the
Alex Haughey’s new film is Under the Influencer, now available on streaming (Apple TV, Amazon). At first glance, the zany satirical comedy feels like something akin to a Harmony Korine picture, complete with dazzling color, meticulous framing (shout out to cinematographer Matthew Lynn, QC’s It Lives Inside), and strange and offbeat characterization. Quickly though, we’re
Leon Acord is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. He created, wrote, and starred as the neurotic “Nathan Adler” in the groundbreaking hit TV series, “Old Dogs & New Tricks”, which ran for 5 seasons on Amazon Prime. He’s also appeared in other TV shows including “The Law and Mr. Lee”, and the miniseries, “Brave
Play video content TMZ.com New footage of Ian Ziering‘s battle with bikers on Hollywood Blvd shows the extensive damage to his car’s windshield … and new details from the scene make it all the more terrifying. In new video obtained by TMZ, bikers violently kick and pound their helmets on Ian’s car … and we’re
“I On Beauty: Living Beautifully and Luxuriously Beyond 50” by best-selling author Irene Michaels is available worldwide on Amazon and is a great book to start the new year….. Irene Michaels has spent a lifetime building one success upon another—as a dancer, actress, model, owner of a modeling agency, entrepreneur, producer, beauty and luxury lifestyle
Britney Spears‘ kids are on her mind as the calendar turns to 2024 — but one of her sons, Jayden, is focused on making the most of his first holiday living in Hawaii. The 17-year-old was joined by his GF as he hit the beach Monday in Hawaii … after moving there last year with
Halle Berry just proved that less is more in 2024. The Oscar winner certainly started off the New Year with a bang, as she opted for a fearless look that consisted of a metallic gold blazer layered over an emerald green lace lingerie bodysuit. And in true Halle fashion, the rest of her outfit wasn’t
It’s a brand new year, and Deep Cuts Rising is back to spotlight less talked about horror movies. The first installment of 2024 features selections reflecting the month of January. Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown. This month’s
2023 was a particularly big year for Jack Black, as he voiced Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. In addition to the Illumination feature becoming one of the most successful movies on the 2023 release calendar and playing a key role in last year being one of the best years for video game movies
The title of the new crime fiction novel by popular author Lee Matthew Goldberg sounds like the name of a circus act. And, indeed, the story includes masks, taking on roles, daring feats and surprising actions – all most definitely like a circus. While in its early stages, you may be inclined to believe –
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Dino Fetscher stars in Netflix series Fool Me Once. (Getty) As Harlan Coben’s latest crime thriller Fool Me Once arrives on Netflix, Welsh actor and former Mr Gay UK Dino Fetscher is stepping into the role of a detective investigating a mystery. Fool Me Once, an eight-part adaptation of Coben’s best-selling tale premiered on Monday
Play video content TMZ.com Ian Ziering jumped right back into parent mode after his donnybrook with a bunch of L.A. biker thugs, dashing over to his weeping daughter to console her. Play video content TMZ.com TMZ has obtained more video showing the aftermath of Ian’s terrifying New Years Eve attack in the middle of Hollywood
Brandon Stosuy is a master of pulling together the inspiring words of artists: He has gifted us with the stellar online magazine of interviews The Creative Independent, and three elegantly designed creativity guides. Now he returns with Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears, a book of reflections, illustrated by Rose Lazar, about the experience and
In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month, we spoke to Emily Hikade, who left her career in the CIA to start a pajama brand after a near-death experience on an airplane. “I was heading to
Horror hits the ground running in 2024, and judging by the current release slate, the genre has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. 2024’s horror slate is densely packed already, and it doesn’t even touch on the yet-to-be-announced features and surprise festival gems. Welcome to Bloody Disgusting’s 2024 Horror Preview. How massive will 2024
News Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Moor Mother, Shygirl, Boldy James, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork January 2, 2024 Facebook X Graphic by Chris Panicker Facebook X The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot
It’s a new year and a whole new game show that is bound to be a family favorite. FOX rings in the new year with The Floor, a new hit in the making — executive produced and hosted by FOX icon, and 9-1-1: Lone Star heartthrob Rob Lowe. And TV Fanatic was fortunate enough to
Dave Chappelle claimed that he wasn’t “doing trans jokes” in his new Netflix special The Dreamer – before promptly making jokes about the trans community. (Netflix) Dave Chappelle has continued to mock trans people in his latest Netflix special, The Dreamer. The Dreamer, which dropped on Sunday (31 December), focuses on the early years of
Cardi B y Offset comenzaron el año nuevo juntos, pero ella dice que eso no significa necesariamente que hayan vuelto como pareja. La pareja distanciada apareció en 2024 en un club de striptease en Miami, arrojando dinero y bailando y todo está en video. Offset & cardi b celebrating the new year at the strip
Yvonne Strahovski is entering the new year with a new family member. The Handmaid’s Tale star recently welcomed baby no. 3 with husband Tim Loden. “Our third little (big!) boy thundered into the world at lightning speed, thank goodness Tim was there to catch our boy jussstttt as our amazing team made it into our home
With Peacock’s Twisted Metal adaptation getting the green light for a second season, showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith and team dropped a few tidbits during an interview with NBC Insider on what to expect for season 2. That includes not only the focus on the tournament itself, but also the appearance of several more fan favorites
MONDAY AM writethru: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes. The numbers were compiled from
Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson are highly regarded Canadian humorists – Leacock Award winners, no less – who now and again joins forces to pen books like How to be a Canadian. Now they’ve turned their satirical eye on cosy crime fiction with a short novel called I Only Read Murder. It is the tale
Mariah Carey now has a golden receipt to prove she’s the Queen of the XMAS holidays … she shut down Gucci!!! MC was in Aspen — solo as you know — as she rolled past the fancy stores on the main drag in her Sprinter van. Her entourage at the ready, Mariah hopped out and
London celebrates 10 years since same-sex marriage quality during New Year’s Eve firework display. (BBC) London heralded in 2024 with their annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display and this year paid homage to same-sex marriage equality, Barbie-mania and the Windrush generation. The 15-minute firework and drone display, organised by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan,
Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Diamante Habibi. This episode is a part of The Best of Triversity Talk series that takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and
Blake Shelton is being dragged online for his prerecorded New Year’s Eve performance … and some are saying it’s an embarrassment to country music. Here’s the deal … Blake was featured on CBS’s “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” in what was billed as a live show, but folks figured out it was prerecorded
Maria Hummel’s fifth novel offers the atmospheric story of an old friendship gone awry. As Goldenseal opens in 1990, Edith has arrived in Los Angeles, a city that’s unrecognizable to her after 40 years in Maine. Her destination is a grand hotel she once knew well. Waiting for Edith is Lacey, who has withdrawn not