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☆ Chain restaurants like Chili's are coming for fast-food giants in the latest bout of the value wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

As fast-food prices increase, customers are finding more value in chain restaurants. Chains like Chili's are rolling out deals and portion sizes that could best fast-food chains. Chili's new Big Smasher burger is the latest offensive move in the value wars. The Big Smasher burger, Chili's newest menu item, was served in the company's test kitchen before its official launch on April 29. And if the sheer size and taste of the Chili's burger are anything to go by, it has a shot at beating fast-food chains in the value wars.

Persons: —, margarita, It's, Applebee's, John Peyton, Cate Gillon, Ian Borden, Scott Rodrick, Chris Kempczinski, Borden, McDonald's, Erin McDowell, We've, we've, Brian Paquette, Paquette, Big, Chili's, Richard Levine, Corbis, Felix Organizations: Service, Dallas, Mac, Business, Dine, Restaurant, UBS Global Consumer, Retail Conference, CNN, CBS News, Getty, Bloomberg Locations: New York, New York City, California, , New York

☆ Rebel Wilson broke down how she went from earning $3,500 in 'Bridesmaids' to $10 million in 'Pitch Perfect 3' six years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rebel Wilson said in her memoir that her paycheck rose from $3,500 to $10 million in six years. AdvertisementRebel Wilson said she went from earning $3,500 for a small role in "Bridesmaids" to making $10 million for a lead role in "Pitch Perfect 3" six years later. Wilson said the success of 'Pitch Perfect' helped her negotiate higher paychecksRebel Wilson in "Pitch Perfect." (L-R) Chrissie Fit, Anna Camp, Kelley Jakle, Brittany Snow, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Ester Dean in "Pitch Perfect 3." Representatives of the producers of "Pitch Perfect 3" did not respond to a comment request from Business Insider.

Persons: Rebel Wilson, Wilson, —, William Morris, Jess Cagle, Megan, Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, Brynn, wasn't, Matt Lucas, Rebel Wilson Rebel Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Universal Pictures Wilson, Kay Cannon, Amy, Hailee Steinfeld, Chrissie Fit, Anna Camp, Kelley Jakle, Brittany Snow, Anna Kendrick, Ester Dean Organizations: Service, William, William Morris Endeavor, Screen Actors Guild, Office, Lionsgate, Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Times, Grimsby, Office Mojo, Universal Pictures, Facebook, Business Locations: Australia, Hollywood, South Africa

☆ Rebel Wilson says she was contractually obligated to remain overweight while she filmed the 'Pitch Perfect' movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rebel Wilson told The Sunday Times she was contractually required to stay overweight for "Pitch Perfect" movies. The actor chose to "get healthy" at the end of 2019, and her weight loss was highly publicized. Despite her successful career, Wilson said she received more attention for her weight loss than any of her movie roles. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRebel Wilson said she was contractually obligated to remain overweight while filming the "Pitch Perfect" movies.

Persons: Rebel Wilson, Wilson, —, Amy, Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Leon Bennett, I'd Organizations: Sunday Times, Service Locations: Australian

☆ Billie Eilish, Mark Ruffalo and Ava DuVernay wear ceasefire pins to the Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Billie Eilish, Finneas, Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Ramy Youssef and Quannah Chasinghorse are among the latest stars to step onto the red carpet in matching red lapel pins — this time at the Academy Awards. Sarah Morris/WireImage/Getty ImagesFilmmaker Ava DuVernay was among several celebrities expressing support for a ceasefire. At this year’s Grammy Awards, Boygenius and Annie Lennox notably wore the pins, with Lennox pleading for a ceasefire and peace onstage. (Also on the Academy Awards red carpet, actors Milo Machado-Graner and Swann Arlaud or “Anatomy of a Fall” wore pins featuring the Palestinian flag.) On the Oscars red carpet on Sunday, Youssef, a comedian and actor who co-starred in “Poor Things” alongside Ruffalo and Emma Stone, expressed frustration with the lack of momentum for an end to the war.

Persons: Billie Eilish, Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Ramy Youssef, Quannah, Joe Biden, Artists4Ceasefire, Sarah Morris, WireImage, Mike Coppola, Boygenius, Annie Lennox, Lennox, Milo Machado, Graner, Swann, Youssef, Ruffalo, Emma Stone, “, ” Youssef, “ It’s, Cate Blanchett, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Bradley Cooper Organizations: CNN, Academy, America Locations: Israel, Gaza, “

☆ On Oscars Carpet, Red Pins Planned to Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some attendees of the Academy Awards on Sunday night plan to wear red pins calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, a notable exception to an awards season in which many Hollywood stars have been reluctant to draw attention to the conflict. The pins represent the attendees’ alignment with Artists4Ceasefire, a group of celebrities and members of the entertainment industry who signed an open letter urging President Biden to call for a cease-fire. The nearly 400 signatories include Bradley Cooper and America Ferrera, who are both Oscar nominees this year, as well as Cate Blanchett, Drake, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. “The pin symbolizes collective support for an immediate and permanent cease-fire, the release of all of the hostages and for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza,” Artists4Ceasefire said in a news release. “Compassion must prevail,” the release continued.

Persons: Biden, Bradley Cooper, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Drake, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, “, ” Artists4Ceasefire Organizations: Hollywood, America Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Colin Firth’s wet Mr Darcy shirt from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ among scores of costumes up for sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The legendary white button down shirt that cemented Colin Firth’s reputation as an on-screen heartthrob in “Pride and Prejudice” is expected to fetch thousands of dollars at auction. Firth immortalized Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of the book in 1995. Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty ImagesRecalling the moment the shirt made movie history, Collin said on the auctioneer’s site: “Mr Darcy’s ‘wet shirt moment’ was never scripted. In the scene Mr Darcy is spied emerging from a lake having taken a cooling swim on a hot summer’s day. Because on screen male nudity was not permitted (taking into account the BBC watershed and US broadcasts) – the idea of the ‘wet shirt’ was born.

Persons: Colin Firth’s, ”, Firth, Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Jennifer Ehle, Darcy, Bridget Jones ’, Kerry Taylor, Dinah Collin, Darcy Wet, Eamonn M . McCormack, Collin, Darcy’s, Christopher Prins, Mr Darcy, Colin Firth, John Bright, Drew Barrymore’s, Danielle, “, Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jr, ’, Sherlock Holmes, Jude Law, Watson, Drew Barrymore, Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bright, Jenny Beavan, Oscar, Merchant Ivory’s Organizations: CNN, Kerry, Kerry Taylor Auctions, Bright Foundation, Alamy Locations: “, London, England

☆ Ellen Degeneres’s Oscar selfie turns 10: remembering the epic moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It’s been 10 years since Ellen Degeneres broke X (then still Twitter) by posting an instantly iconic selfie packed with A-List actors during the 2014 Oscars telecast. Revisiting this moment, and the famous faces in it, is a time capsule. Ellen DeGeneres at the final taping for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Degeneres at the time was still hosting her long-running daytime talk show “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” which aired its final episode in 2022 after 19 years. Jolie and Pitt at the time of the selfie were still a couple.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Ellen Degeneres, Degeneres, Streep, Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Lupita Nyong’o, Channing Tatum, Spacey, Cooper, “ Maestro ” –, Lawrence, “ Joy ”, Leto, ”, ” Leto, Ellen DeGeneres, Michael Rozman, Jolie, Pitt, Oscar, Meryl Streep, “, Cate Blanchett Organizations: CNN, “, week’s, “ Dallas Buyers, Warner Bros, ” Locations: France, Hollywood, Osage County, ”

☆ Milan Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2024: The trends that matter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Scarlett Conlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Milan CNN —Gimmicks were gone at the latest Milan runways — which concluded yesterday — with designers instead striking a more serious note that encouraged investment buying. Julianne Moore, A$AP Rocky and Salma Hayek front row at the Bottega Veneta fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week. Jacopo Raule/Getty Images1980s reduxRelegated as the style decade that people preferred to forget, the 1980s is slowly but surely starting to pop up on the radar. Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesEven at MaxMara, famed for its trademark camel, creative director Ian Griffiths went in a deliberately different direction to focus on silhouette over shade. Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesDark colors also dominated at Giorgio Armani this season.

Persons: Milan, Miuccia Prada, Raf Simons, Donatella Versace, ”, Julianne Moore, Rocky, Salma Hayek, Daniele Venturelli, Giorgio Armani, Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy, ” Franken, Franken, Jonas Gustavsson, Matthieu Blazy, Victor Virgile, Blazy “, Massimo Giorgetti —, Truman Capote’s “, —, knitwear, Jacopo Raule, Jil Sander, stilettos, Matteo Tamburini, Kim Jones, Karl Lagerfeld, Leigh Bowery, Judy, Julia, Versace, Anne Hathaway, Gina di Bernardo —, Aldo Fallai’s, Prince, Ferragamo, Tom Ford, Giovanni Giannoni, Ian Griffiths, “ We’re, we’re, Marco M, Gigi Hadid, Solange Knowles, Jacopo M, Matthieu, Aitor Rosas Sune, WWD, Hari Nef, Riccardo Giordano, Sipa Cate Blanchett, Gabriel Bouys Organizations: Milan CNN, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Blazy, Truman Capote’s “ La, Truman Capote’s “ La Cote Basque, Getty, Dolce, Diesel, Milan Locations: Milan, —, Bottega, MSGM, Truman Capote’s “ La Cote, London, “ London, MaxMara, Avavav, AFP

☆ Best red carpet looks at the 2024 BAFTA Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Margot Robbie in yet more Barbie pink — this time a custom gown by Giorgio Armani Privé. John Phillips/Getty ImagesEmma Stone in peach Louis Vuitton, her sleeve nodding to her voluminous costuming in "Poor Things," for which she was nominated as Best Actress. Jeff Spicer/Getty ImagesDa’Vine Joy Randolph, who won the Best Supporting Actress award for "The Holdovers," wore custom Robert Wun. Joe Maher/BAFTA/Getty Images“Anatomy of a Fall” actor Sandra Hüller wore metallic Louis Vuitton with her hair coiffed into a rockabilly-style quiff. John Phillips/Getty Images"The Crown" star Emma Corrin went for edgy blue tights, a cropped top and a netted veil by Miu Miu.

Persons: Catherine , Princess, Prince William, ” Oppenheimer, ”, Margot Robbie, Giorgio Armani Privé, John Phillips, Emma Stone, Vuitton, Colman Domingo, Mike Marsland, Rosamund Pike, Dior, Ayo Edibiri, Scott Garfitt, Cate Blanchett, Louis Vuitton, BAFTAs, Jeff Spicer, Joy Randolph, Robert Wun, Carey Mulligan, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Taylor Russell, Emily Blunt, Elie Saab, Gareth Cattermole, Ryan Gosling, Naomi Campbell, Florence Pugh, Harris Reed, Isabel Infantes, Reuters Bradley Cooper, Valentino, Emerald Fennell, Joe Maher, Sandra Hüller, Emma Corrin, Miu Miu, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Gucci, Karwai Tang Organizations: London CNN, Royal, Hall, British Academy of Film, Television Arts, Getty, Reuters, Dua Locations: London, Wales, Dua Lipa

“Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” are the leading contenders for the British Academy Film Awards, which will be handed out Sunday in front of an audience of filmmakers, movie stars and the heir to the British throne. The ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall will be a glitzy, British-accented appetizer for Hollywood’s Academy Awards, closely watched for hints about who might win at the Oscars on March 10. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesGuest of honor will be Prince William, in his role as president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. “People keep telling me I should be terribly nervous,” Tennant said about the notoriously pitfall-plagued role of awards show host. I just get to hand them out.”Historical epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Holocaust drama “ The Zone of Interest” have nine nominations each for the prizes, officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, Yorgos, Christopher Nolan’s, “ Oppenheimer ”, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, Rosamund Pike, Ryan Gosling, Ayo, Andrew Scott, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Idris Elba, Prince William, He’ll, Kate, “, Who, David Tennant, ” Tennant, “ Barbie, Greta Gerwig —, Justine Triet, ” Emerald Fennell, “ Saltburn ”, Celine Song, ”, Oppenheimer, Napoleon, Wonka, Fantasia, Vivian Oparah, Sandra Hüller, ” Mulligan, “ Maestro, ” Margot Robbie, “ Barbie ”, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Cooper, ” Colman Domingo, “ Rustin, ” Paul Giamatti, Teo Yoo, “ Ted Lasso ”, Hannah Waddingham, Sophie Ellis, Bextor, ” Samantha Morton, Givanni Organizations: British Academy, Royal, Hollywood’s Academy, British Academy of Film, Television Arts, “, The Associated Press, PBS, BAFTA, BBC Locations: ”, London, Ireland, Ukraine, Mariupol, Saltburn, 1900GMT, U.S, Canada, Australia, South Africa

“The Monuments Men were not all men,” said Anna Bottinelli, president of the Monuments Men and Women Foundation. The Army recently revived the concept, with the first new class of monuments officers graduating in 2022. The Monuments Men and Women Gallery includes a recreation of a salt mine where monuments officers found stolen art. Valland, who inspired the role played by Cate Blanchett in the “The Monuments Men” movie, died at 81 in 1980. The Army’s first class of the new monuments officers, called heritage and preservation officers, graduated in the summer of 2022.

Persons: Mary Regan Quessenberry, ”, Anna Bottinelli, Robert Edsel, Edsel, George Clooney, Matt Damon, ” Bottinelli, Quessenberry, Mason Hammond, “, ‘ Mary, ’ ” Edsel, Ken Scott, ” Edsel, ” Scott, Rose, Valland, Cate Blanchett, Edith Standen, Jessica Wagner, she’d, ” Wagner, ___, Kendria LaFleur Organizations: DALLAS, Women Foundation, Fine Arts, Army, National WWII Museum, Women’s Army Corps, Harvard University, Radcliffe College, Harvard, Allies, Ardelia, State Department Locations: U.S, Berlin, Dallas, Paris, New Orleans, Europe, Massachusetts, Valland, Germany

☆ TikTok offers opportunities, and risk, for Biden as his campaign reaches out to young voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Arit John | Camila Dechalus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A new source for newsFor the Biden campaign, joining the social media site presents the possibility for modest rewards but also high risks. “The campaign is now on TikTok because frankly that’s where people are,” Biden campaign spokesperson Seth Schuster said in a statement to CNN. Those concerns have kept the White House off the app and may have delayed the Biden campaign’s decision to join. “It’s a meaningful signal that the Biden campaign acknowledges the power that young voters will have in November and prioritizes engagement with us,” said Jack Lobel, the national press secretary for Voters of Tomorrow. “This technique would’ve been successful, in my opinion, if he actually listened to young voters,” said.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s, Brandon, Robert Hur’s, ”, Cate Domino, ” Biden, Pew, Seth Schuster, John Kirby, Jeff Jackson of, Sen, John Fetterman, Republican Mehmet Oz, “ It’s, Annie Wu Henry, – Biden, Harris, –, Michael Tyler, Rob Flaherty, Beau, “, ” Tyler, “ Joe Biden, Jack Lobel, ” Young, Kamala Harris, Ariana Afshar, TikTok, Israel, Claire Simon, Biden …, isn’t, Trump, Kasey O’Brien, Henry Organizations: CNN, TikTok, Public, Alliance for Youth, Democratic, Biden, Trump, Pew Research, “, Republicans, ByteDance, National Security, Pennsylvania Democrat, Republican, MAGA Republicans, Super Bowl Locations: Gaza, Jeff Jackson of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Israel, California, Rafah, “, you’re

☆ The energy transition is creating 'enormous' opportunity for private capital: CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe energy transition is creating 'enormous' opportunity for private capital: CEOCate Ambrose, CEO and board member of Global Private Capital Association, says that's the case "whether it's large infrastructure firms … renewable energy, also everything related to food tech, agribusiness" and so on.

Persons: Cate Ambrose Organizations: Global Private Capital Association

☆ The woman who travels around the US in an Airstream with her husband and a goat
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“We didn’t know how well she was going to do with traveling,” Cate tells CNN Travel. Kid on boardPet goat Frankie spends several months of the year traveling around the US in and Airstream with her owners Cate and Chad Battles. “We’ve been all over the country and we’ll pass someone on a trail and they’ll be like, ‘Is that Frankie?’” Cate recalls. “So it’s really, really funny.”She particularly enjoyed getting the chance to speak with other goat owners to “talk goats,” while appearing on the program. And it ended up working really, really great.

Persons: Frankie, Cate Battles, Chad, who’ve, ” Cate, they’ve, Cate, ”, “ I’ve, she’d, “, they’d, they’d “, Woody Guthrie, Maggie, it’s, they’ll, that’s, “ We’ve, ’ ” Cate, ” Airstream, I’ll, they’re, We’re, haven’t, They’ve Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Chad Battles, Argosy, ”, Discovery Locations: United States, Midwest , Montana , Wyoming, Idaho, Antarctica, Tennessee, Asheville , North Carolina, Chad, Southern Oregon, Western North Carolina, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Utah, California , Nevada , Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Carolina , Kentucky , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Canada, Arizona, Southern California, Baja , Mexico, Airstream

The 2023 Earthshot Prize winners:This year’s winners were chosen from a shortlist of 15 finalists by Prince William and the Earthshot Prize Council, chaired by Christiana Figueres, a former UN climate chief, who played a key role in negotiating the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. The Prince of Wales speaks with the winners of the 2023 Earthshot Prize following the awards ceremony on Tuesday night. Irwin added that the Earthshot Prize offers “hope,” which “is something we all need to hang on to.”The Singapore skyline was lit up in green to celebrate the Earthshot Prize on Monday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty ImagesFigueres, who is also an Earthshot Prize trustee, told CNN that it was “such a joy” to work with the Prince of Wales. The prince said he was “thrilled” to be in Singapore for the third Earthshot Prize ceremony and outlined his vision for supporting this year’s shortlist of finalists.

Persons: Wales, Prince William, “, ” William, Christiana Figueres, Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Ernest Gibson, Jack Ma, Prince, Chris Jackson, Nidhi Pant, Emily Owen, ’, Ted Lasso ”, Hannah Waddingham, Sterling K, Brown, Cate Blanchett, Nomzamo, Robert Irwin, OneRepublic, Irwin, ”, Hunter, Steve Irwin, Mohd Rasfan, Prince of Wales, William, we’ve, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Lee Hsien Loong, Catherine, Princess, Prince George Organizations: CNN’s Royal, Singapore CNN, Earthshot, Theatre, MediaCorp, Royal Foundation, WildAid, Technologies, S4S Technologies, CNN, ”, Voices, Getty, Figueres, BBC, PBS, Singapore, Jewel, HSBC Locations: Singapore, India, UN, Paris, Peru, South America, Hong Kong, South African, ”, AFP, Gardens, Kallang

SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain’s Prince William cheered on 15 finalists of his third Earthshot Prize in Singapore Tuesday ahead of the awards ceremony where five of them will win 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) each to scale up groundbreaking innovations to fight climate change. William spoke to the finalists — all whom are attending the ceremony for the first time for networking opportunities — at Gardens by the Bay, an artistic horticulture attraction. The winners are grouped into five categories: nature protection, clean air, ocean revival, waste elimination and climate change. The finalists included a U.S. company that found a way to recycle polycotton fabrics, which makes up half of all textile waste. Apart from the prize money, all 15 finalists will receive a year of technical support and resources to help them accelerate their ideas.

Persons: — Britain’s Prince William, William, —, Rania al Abdullah, Jack Ma, Stella McCartney, David Attenborough, Ngozi Okonjo, Yao Ming, Kate, couldn't, George, Hannah Waddingham, Sterling K, Brown, Bebe Rexha, Oscar, Cate Blanchett, Donnie Yen, Lana Condor, Mbatha, Robert Irwin Organizations: SINGAPORE, World Trade Organization, NBA, William’s Royal Foundation, MediaCorp, Sterling Locations: Singapore, Gardens, U.S, Indian, Sierra Leone’s, Freetown, Poland, Europe, U.K, Asia, London, Boston, Republic

SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain's Prince William took to the waters in Singapore for a morning of dragon boating Monday, ahead of activities for the annual Earthshot Prize awards aimed at promoting solutions for the planet’s environmental threats. Working in pairs, William and the other 19 paddlers rowed vigorously to the steady beat of a drummer standing in the bow. His boat triumphed in a brief race with another boat captained by British High Commissioner Kara Owen. Dragon boat racing, originating from China, can be traced back nearly 2,000 years before it became a modern international sport in 1976. That inspired the prince and his partners to set a similar goal for finding solutions to environmental problems by 2030.

Persons: — Britain's Prince William, Prince, Wales, William, Kara Owen, Kate, Princess, “, Laura Greenwood, Hannah Waddingham, Sterling K, Brown, Robert Irwin, Oscar, Cate Blanchett, Lana Condor, John F, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Lee Hsien Loong Organizations: SINGAPORE, British Dragons, British High, Royal Foundation, Sterling, Singapore, United, Wildlife Locations: Singapore, Kallang, Wales, Canada, China, British, Asia, London, Boston, Kensington, Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE (AP) — Prince William arrived Sunday in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet. William, 41, shook hands, signed autographs and sportingly took selfies with many of them during a walkabout. “It’s fantastic to be back in Singapore for this year’s Earthshot Prize ceremony, after eleven years," he said in a statement upon landing. That inspired the prince and his partners to set a similar goal for finding solutions to pressing environmental problems by 2030. William, a keen sportsman, will also try his hand at dragon boating, a popular sport in Singapore and many parts of the world.

Persons: — Prince William, William, sportingly, Johanes Mario, Catherine, Hannah Waddingham, Robert Irwin, Oscar, Cate Blanchett, Lana Condor, Nomzamo, John F, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Lee Hsien Loon, Robert Irwin's Organizations: SINGAPORE, Sunday, Changi, Royal Foundation, Boston, Singapore’s, Singapore, United, Wildlife Locations: Singapore, Asia, Wildlife, London, William, Kensington, Southeast Asia

☆ Netflix DVDs, Scorsese and Me
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Gabe Cohn | More About Gabe Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The DVD service was particularly handy when I decided to embark on a career-spanning marathon of all Martin Scorsese’s movies. The most rented movie overall was “The Blind Side” (never saw it) and the most rented TV show “Dexter” (a video store rental for me in 2010). The “Tár” outlier speaks to one of the beautiful aspects of the Netflix DVD. (Don’t sleep on De Niro’s deliciously unhinged performance in “The King of Comedy.”) For all Netflix DVD users, though, De Niro rests at a healthy but comparatively modest fifth place. In this way, the DVD service acted more as an overstuffed old-school video store.

Persons: Martin Scorsese’s, Bertha ” —, ‘, Dexter ”, Tom Cruise, ”, “, Cate Blanchett, Paul Newman, weren’t, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Niro’s, De Niro, Meryl Streep, Catherine, Clint Eastwood, Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Catherine Scorsese, Marty, Mark Wahlberg Organizations: Netflix, D.C, Washington , D.C, Gran Torino ’, Hulu, Disney, Apple Locations: ’ Washington, Washington ,, Scorsese’s, The

[1/2] A ‘No’ sign sits in front of the Tent Embassy near the Old Australian Parliament House as voters arrive during The Voice referendum, in Canberra, Australia, October 14, 2023. An Australian referendum requires a majority vote in at least four of its six states, as well as nationally. Ultimately, no state supported the "Voice" and the national vote was 40% "Yes" to 60% "No", according to preliminary counting. After the votes were counted, Dutton said his party supported Indigenous reconciliation but he made no mention of an alternative measure. Albanese, asked on Saturday why the vote had failed, said no referendum had succeeded without bipartisan support.

Persons: Tracey Nearmy, Anthony Albanese, Kos Samaras, Matt Qvortrup, Peter Dutton, Dutton, Timothy Graham, Graham, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Mamoa, Shaquille O'Neal, Samaras, Donald Trump, Paul Smith, Smith, Albanese, Qvortrup, Byron Kaye, Praveen Menon, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Tent Embassy, Old Australian, House, REUTERS, Rights, Labor, Redbridge Group, Australian National University, Liberal Party, Queensland University of Technology, Qantas, NBA, Labor Party, U.S, European Union, Liberal, Thomson Locations: Tent, Canberra, Australia

☆ Paris Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2024 runways
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Samantha Tse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Meanwhile over at Miu Miu, it was a heartfelt adieu to Fabio Zambernardi after more than four decades with the Prada Group; as in Milan, Miuccia Prada came out and took a bow with him one last time. Pamela Anderson attended fashion week shows sans makeup, as shown here at Vivienne Westwood. At Miu Miu, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Chamberlain, Zaya Wade and Mia Goth made for an eclectic, très-trendy front row; Cate Blanchett appeared at Louis Vuitton alongside Zendaya, who wore a dramatic white double-zipper dress that has gone viral. Issey Miyake continues to explore movement in its runway shows, this season with musicians imitating chirping and other sounds found in nature. Peter White/Getty ImagesOne of the most joyful moments on the Miu Miu runway was the accessory styling.

Persons: Milan —, Peter Do, Helmut Lang, Francesco Risso, Marni, Stefano Gallici, Ann Demeulemeester, “, Sarah Burton’s, Alexander McQueen, Burton, Lee McQueen’s, Magdalena Abakanowicz’s, McQueen, Sarah Burton, Ik Aldama, Alexander McQueen Naomi Campbell, Aldama, Anna Wintour, Tim Blanks, Gabriela Hearst, Chloe, Miu Miu, Fabio Zambernardi, Miuccia Prada, Paris Hilton, Angela Bassett, Fan Bingbing, Jared Leto, Sigourney Weaver, Cher, Usher, Chanel, Riley Keough, Jennie Kim, Blackpink, Pamela Anderson, Vivienne Westwood, JM Haedrich, Pamela Anderson forewent, Issa Rae, Francesco Risso’s, Mugler, Sydney Sweeney, Emma Chamberlain, Zaya Wade, Mia Goth, Cate Blanchett, Louis Vuitton, Zendaya, Jun Takahashi, Victor Virgile, Junya Watanabe, Casey Cadwallader, chiffon, corseted, Rick Owens, Zimmermann, charmeuse, Van Noten, Karl Lagerfeld’s, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Issey Miyake, chirping, Valentino, FKA, Demna, Cathy Horyn, Guram Gvasalia, Amanda Lepore, Emmanuel Grégoire, Victor Lochon, Glenn Martens, Tweed, Virginie Viard, Bertrand Guay, Gabriela Hearst's, Ik, Hearst, Aitor Rosas Sune, WWD, Isidore Montag, Victoria Beckham Kendall Jenner, David, Romeo, Harper, Peter White, Bingbing, Daniele Oberrauch, Jonas Gustavsson, Karl Lagerfeld's, Miyake, Isabel Marant's, Filippo Fior, Isabel Marant, Jun, Valerio Mezzanotti, Ann Valerio Mezzanotti Junya Watanabe, Miu, Jane Birkin, Julien De Rosa, Gigi Hadid, Caliee Spaeny, Priscilla Organizations: France CNN, Milan, Paris, Prada Group, SAG, Givenchy, Champs Elysee, Louis, LVMH, Getty, Washington Post, Rugby Locations: Paris, France, New York, London, “ Paris, Polish, Brazil, Milan, Hollywood, Balenciaga, AFP, Brooklyn, Van

The heat outside mirrored the fervor inside, as Vuitton proved, once again, that in the world of fashion, it's an unstoppable force. ACTIVISTS TARGET LOUIS VUITTON DURING PARIS FASHION WEEKJust before Louis Vuitton’s anticipated show, environmental activists from “Dernière Rénovation” sprayed the brand’s Champs-Elysées storefront with orange paint. According to social media, to challenge the luxury brands of Paris Fashion Week and the wealthy attending the specific event. Another proudly showcased the real seaweed – yes, seaweed – that went into crafting a striking 70s macrame dress. Stella’s Sustainable Market showcased her dedication to innovative materials, complemented by English sculptor Andrew Logan’s artistry.

Persons: Louis Vuitton’s, Zendaya, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Jaden Smith, Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Nicolas Ghesquière, Ghesquière’s, Armani, LOUIS VUITTON, “, ”, influencer Jeremstar, Robert Downey Jr, “ Emily, Ashley Park, Anna Wintour, Breteuil, Stella, Linda McCartney, ’, basked, McCartney, Andrew Logan’s, STELLA MCCARTNEY, ” McCartney Organizations: PARIS, harlequins, Paris Fashion Locations: City of Light, Paris, yore, PARIS, Camden

PARIS (AP) — Valentino took a sentimental journey to Les Beaux-Arts this Sunday, revisiting the prestigious Parisian art school where its founder, Valentino Garavani, was once a student. Dive into the highlights of this Spring/Summer 2024 ready-to-wear collections from Paris, including the end of an era at Alexander McQueen as its lauded designer Sarah Burton presented her final show. Strategically positioned boxes filled with rocks, sand, and earth transformed into platforms for a troupe of sinewy, scantily clad contemporary dancers. Her task had always been titanic – to step into shoes left empty by the enigmatic genius of Lee Alexander McQueen. From the profound artistry of Kate Middleton’s wedding gown – a garment that transcended royal expectations – to her final collection’s poignant motifs, Burton proved her mettle time and again.

Persons: — Valentino, Les, Valentino Garavani, Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton, VALENTINO, Pierpaolo, pare, Lee Alexander McQueen, Burton, Magdalena Abakanowicz’s, Kate Middleton’s, –, Naomi Campbell, Cate Blanchett, Elle Fanning Organizations: PARIS, Les Beaux, Beaux, Arts Locations: Paris, Polish

☆ Supreme Court returns for first private meeting of the term amid even more controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The Supreme Court returns to Washington to face a new term and the fresh reality that critics increasingly view the court as a political body. Earlier this year, Roberts declined an invitation to appear before the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss Supreme Court ethics, citing separation of powers concerns. Even if he did believe a formal ethics code is necessary, it’s unclear whether he would need a unanimous vote to move forward. Instead, they say, critics of the court are manufacturing a controversy to delegitimize the institution and staunch the flow of conservative opinions. Last week, she told an audience in Indiana that she thought it would be a “good” idea if the court were to adapt the ethics code used by lower court justices to fit the Supreme Court.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Roe, Wade, John Roberts, Roberts, Joe Biden’s, ”, Justice Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, “, ” Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, ” Cate Stetson, Hogan Lovells, Dick Durbin, Durbin, recuses, Carrie Severino, Alito, forthrightly, ” Alito, “ I’ve, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Conservative, Cato Institute, Democrat, Judicial, Crisis Network Locations: Washington, Congress, Indiana, Lake Geneva , Wisconsin, Ohio

Giorgio Armani closed Milan Fashion Week on Sunday with good vibes and a front row that included frequent guests such as Cate Blanchette and Juliette Binoche. The 89-year-old designer employed translucent, diaphanous fabrics alongside silks and satin to create lightness and movement. Political Cartoons View All 1176 Images“Vibrations, that means colors, that means movement, that means a structure that moves on the body,″ Armani said. The designer said he sensed a change in this season's Fashion Week, with less frivolity. There is also a little research, which has to be part of this craft,'' Armani said.

Persons: Giorgio Armani, Cate Blanchette, Juliette Binoche, ″ Armani, ” Armani, Armani Organizations: Milan Locations: Milan

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