Month: February 2024

An actor’s life has tragically come to a close. Buddy Duress—born Michael Stathis and known for his collaborations with the Safdie Brothers—has died. He was 38.  Christopher Stathis confirmed to People that his brother died in November of “cardiac arrest from a drug cocktail.” Born in Queens, New York, Duress made his acting debut in Benny
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News Shabaka Hutchings Enlists André 3000, Moses Sumney, and More for New Album, Shares Song: Listen On his debut LP as Shabaka, the UK jazz innovator swaps saxophone for woodwind and collaborates with Esperanza Spalding, Floating Points, and more By Jazz Monroe February 28, 2024 Facebook X Shabaka, photo by Atiba Jefferson Facebook X Shabaka
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Imax saw sales dip in the fourth quarter to $86 million from $98 million, in line with Wall Street forecasts, as the company focused on the full year and its accelerated global expansion. The stock has popped more than 8% in after-market trading on the numbers and outlook. Adjusted ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
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There seems to have been a spike in the number of ex-intelligence officers writing espionage novels recently – and they know what they’re talking about. Among them are David McCloskey and IS Berry in America, and James Wolff and Charles Beaumont in Britain. Dark Arena is slightly different, with former airforce pilot and DGSE officer
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The bill comes into effect immediately. (Stock image/Getty) The Seventh Court of Appeals has lifted an injunction blocking Indiana’s gender-affirming healthcare ban on 27 February, allowing the ban to take place immediately.  Senate Bill 480 prohibits medical providers from providing life-saving gender-affirmation treatment to individuals under 18 years of age. It also prohibits aiding or
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Bangs for spring? Groundbreaking. At least, when Anne Hathaway does it. In fact, the Devil Wears Prada alum’s new fringe bangs, which she debuted at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards Feb. 25, look identical to the hairstyle her character Andy Sachs has in the 2006 film. For the Los Angeles event, Anne—who was nominated for Best supporting Performance for her
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Although some people liken it to Nordic noir due to the latitude, Alaskan crime fiction has its own vibes and tropes. In some ways, it’s like that 90s TV show Northern Exposure, with murder thrown in. Quirky and dark. The cold is a killer, the wilderness is a killer, some of the people are pretty
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