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☆ Yes, R. Crumb Made a Yoga Mat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Rachel Felder | Chris Schalkx | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During the summer of 2022, I was lucky enough to visit the home of the comics artist couple Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Robert Crumb in a remote town in the south of France. Kominsky-Crumb, in good health at the time of our meeting, died of pancreatic cancer less than six months later. She was, with apologies to Crumb, the more personable of the two. Which brings us to this, Crumb’s touching tribute to his wife in the form of a yoga mat, with art based on an old flier he’d made for one of Kominsky-Crumb’s classes. It’s not something Crumb himself would ever use, but it’s the contrast in their personalities that makes their work so captivating.

Persons: Aline Kominsky, Crumb, Robert Crumb, Covid, ” Crumb, grandkids, Jane Fonda, he’d Locations: France, California

☆ Justine Triet: French film director attacks Macron during Palme d'Or acceptance speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —French film director Justine Triet condemned what she called French President Emmanuel Macron’s “shocking” repression of the pension reform protests during her Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. “The commodification of culture that the neoliberal government defends is in the process of breaking the French cultural exception,” Triet continued. Triet is just the third woman to win the Palme d’Or, one of cinema’s tpp prizes, after New Zealand’s Jane Campion and France’s Julia Ducournau. “Happy to see the Palme d’Or awarded to Justine Triet, the 10th for France! France’s social unrest has cast a shadow over this year’s instalment of the film festival.

☆ ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins the Palme d’Or
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The 76th Cannes Film Festival ended Saturday with the Palme d’Or awarded to “Anatomy of a Fall.” Directed by Justine Triet, this intellectual thriller centers on a woman who is brought to trial after the mysterious death of her husband. Written by Triet and Arthur Harari, the film was an early favorite with critics. Triet is the third woman to have won the Palme; Julia Ducournau won in 2021 for “Titane,” and Jane Campion took the prize in 1993 for “The Piano.”The Palme was presented to Triet by Jane Fonda, who noted the “historic” number of women — seven — who had films competing for the top honor. The strong main competition, with a jury led by the director Ruben Ostlund, effectively announced that the festival had returned to full strength after several unsteady pandemic years. An icy exploration of the banality of evil — the family eats, relaxes and sleeps to the constant sounds of screams, shouts and gunfire — the movie sharply divided the critics here.

☆ Jane Fonda says director asked to sleep with her before filming sex scene
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“Was it a sloppy pass?” asked Andy Cohen, host of the show. “It was a beautiful moonlit night,” said Fonda, who described him as having been “skinny.”Garbo had dived into freezing cold water, Fonda recalled. As his first question, Cohen asked which of those nominations she felt was “most deserving” of the title. She chose the 1982 movie “On Golden Pond,” in which she starred alongside her father, Henry Fonda. Finally, Cohen asked: “After your decades working in the entertainment industry, who do you think is the biggest misogynist in Hollywood?”“Oh my God,” Fonda replied in mock horror.

☆ ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ Review: Cinema Pinot Grigio
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Amy Nicholson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The 2018 comedy “Book Club” had a simple, sturdy spine of a plot: Four longtime friends (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen) power up their sexual prowess while panting over — and mocking — the best seller “Fifty Shades of Grey.” At some point during the brainstorming of “Book Club‌: The Next Chapter,” the returning director Bill Holderman and his co-screenwriter Erin Simms must have decided they could ditch the book gimmick. With a cast this beloved, who cares what they’re reading? This sequel opens with a formal quote from “The Alchemist” and, when pressed, mutters about how its author Paulo Coelho embraces fate. But that’s just a spaghetti-thin excuse to send the pals on a frenetic adventure through Italy with no time to crack open a paperback. Our close familiarity with the cast is the sole thing giving this fluff a sheen of emotional weight.

☆ Google Promised to Defund Climate Lies, but the Ads Keep Coming
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Nico Grant | Steven Lee Myers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In October 2021, Google promised to stop placing ads alongside content that denied the existence and causes of climate change, so that purveyors of the false claims could no longer make money on its platforms, including YouTube. And yet if you recently clicked on a YouTube video titled “who is Leonardo DiCaprio,” you might have found a ramble of claims that climate change is a hoax and the world is cooling after a Paramount+ ad for the film “80 for Brady,” starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Rita Moreno. Before another video that purported to detail “how climate activists distort the evidence,” some users saw an ad for Alaska Airlines. These are not aberrations, according to a coalition of environmental organizations and the Center for Countering Digital Hate. In a report released on Tuesday, researchers from the organizations accused YouTube of continuing to profit from videos that portrayed the changing climate as a hoax or exaggeration.

☆ Why it’s impossible to find an open squat rack at the gym
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

You’ll have much better luck finding an open elliptical machine than a bench press, squat rack or 30-pound dumbbells. The pandemic led more people to take up weight training, gym owners and industry experts say. Post-pandemic, the surge in the popularity of weight training has helped the gym industry recover. Paul/Fairfax Media/Getty ImagesThe arrival of Nautilus and Universal strength training equipment in the 1970s and 1980s made weightlifting more attractive to a broader range of people. Genesis clubs have added more squat and dumbbell racks to keep up with demand for strength training and downsized cardio areas.

☆ Designer Michael Kors celebrates power of women with new collection
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation from the Michael Kors spring summer 2023 collection during New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin OchsNEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Michael Kors celebrated women who inspired him at his New York Fashion Week show on Wednesday, designing his collection with Tina Turner, Jane Fonda and Yoko Ono in mind. Kors put a twist on evening wear by designing sleek jumpsuits and evening gowns with daring cut-outs. I fell in love with women who were very inspiring to me at the time," said Kors. I think it's a nice alternative to black and warm, and people look so great in it," Kors said.

☆ How Jane Fonda Made Fitness a Feminist Cause
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Danielle Friedman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Four decades ago, Jane Fonda released her iconic “Workout” video, inspiring untold millions to “feel the burn” of heart-pumping exercise for the first time—and launching a global women’s fitness movement. But while Ms. Fonda’s early ‘80s brand of fitness is often remembered for its shiny leotards and leg warmers, her fitness evangelism had a profound impact on the way women perceived their own strength and potential. Today, every woman who makes a New Year’s resolution to run or lift or cardio dance owes at least a small debt, though sometimes a burdensome one, to Jane Fonda, the original Hollywood fit-fluencer.

What people do to their bodies is their own business, but the ubiquity of injections, fillers and surgery in Hollywood creates a trickle-down problem. The longer you stare at your own face, the more you see how you don’t look like your favorite actor — or influencer. In another catch-22, stars also risk backlash if they do get cosmetic surgery — or if fans believe they have. Bullock, like Kidman, has previously denied getting plastic surgery (although she has talked about using something called Epidermal Growth Factor). Steroids have the same pernicious impact in Hollywood as cosmetic surgery, artificially elevating physical expectations and increasing peer pressure to keep up with the new standards.

☆ Jane Fonda Says Her Cancer Is in Remission
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The 84-year-old Jane Fonda said that she feels blessed, and thanked those who prayed for her. Oscar-winner Jane Fonda , who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma earlier this year, said her cancer is in remission and she no longer needs chemotherapy treatments. The 84-year-old actress and activist said her doctor gave her the happy news last week.

Oscar-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda, who revealed earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, announced Thursday that her cancer is in remission and she can stop chemotherapy treatments. I am confident that it played a role in the good news," Fonda wrote in a blog post titled "BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!!" "The last chemo session was rough and lasted 2 weeks making it hard to accomplish much of anything," she wrote. In early September, Fonda announced she'd been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In recent years, she has focused intensely on climate change and environmentalism, lobbying lawmakers to take immediate action to save the planet.

☆ Jane Fonda reveals 'best birthday present ever:' her cancer is in remission
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Cast member Jane Fonda attends a special event for the television series "Grace and Frankie" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniLOS ANGELES, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Actress Jane Fonda, who turns 85 next Wednesday, said on Friday she had received an early birthday gift when her doctor told her that her cancer was in remission. Fonda disclosed in September that she was undergoing chemotherapy for what she said was a treatable form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I am confident that it played a role in the good news," Fonda wrote on Instagram. Fonda has worked in film and television for more than six decades, winning Oscars for roles in 1971 movie "Klute" and 1978′s "Coming Home."

☆ The ‘90s Blowout Is Back. Here’s How to Do the Big ’Do Right.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Fiorella Valdesolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Topanga from “Boy Meets World.” Cher from “Clueless.” These are among the retro references name-checked in the blowout hair tutorials blowing up all over TikTok. (At last count, videos tagged #90sblowout had more than 84 million views on the app.) “[Social media] is really driving the trend,” explained Fekkai founder and CEO, Frédéric Fekkai, referencing Matilda Djerf (TikTok follower count: 1.3 million), an influencer whose signature fluffy blowout has become a frequent subject of viral posts. Jessica Gillin, a stylist at New York’s Jenna Perry Hair, sees her clients’ zeal for fluffy manes as just the latest expression of ’90s and Y2K nostalgia. “Big hair is femininity...it’s also power.”

☆ Eddie Murphy to be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Eddie Murphy will be honored with this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January. Murphy, who has previously won a Golden Globe, is also a six-time nominee. “We’re honored to present this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy,” HFPA President, Helen Hoehne said in a statement. “The Banshees of Inisherin” led among film nominees announced Monday by the Golden Globes with eight nominations. The ceremony, which was not broadcast last January over controversy surrounding the HFPA, will return to NBC on Jan. 10.

☆ Eddie Murphy to receive lifetime achievement award at Golden Globes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Comedian Eddie Murphy will accept a lifetime achievement honor next month at the Golden Globes, the annual ceremony that is trying to restore its reputation in Hollywood after a diversity and ethics scandal. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that votes on the Globe winners, announced on Wednesday that Murphy would receive the Cecil B. DeMille award to celebrate his contributions to entertainment. Previous DeMille award recipients have included Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Sophia Loren, Tom Hanks, Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro. The honor for Murphy adds a big name to the Globes telecast on Jan. 10. The Globes were tainted after a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation probed the HFPA's practices and revealed the organization had no Black members.

☆ ‘80 for Brady’ trailer’s got game
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin star as a group of octogenarians who are hardcore Tom Brady fans who travel to Super Bowl LI. “That’s like 80 in people years.”“We’re 80 in people years,” Fonda’s character says. And, naturally, Brady makes an appearance. Brady told Variety he enlisted his friends and former Patriot teammates Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman to make cameos as themselves. Anytime I get my friends involved in things that I’m doing, it makes it that much more enjoyable for me.”

☆ The many faces of Scooter Braun
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-01 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +44 min

The former Yeezy associate said that West had offered Braun large percentages of Yeezy several times, which Braun always declined.) Singer told Insider that Braun "did not even see the final cut until the day before it came out." In 2012, Braun told The New Yorker that Geffen's advice to him was "Get out of the music business." Singer told Insider that Braun had only seen Jayne "once in his life, at a political event they both attended. And I couldn't fix it and I'm a fixer, and because I couldn't fix things I started to spiral," Braun told Shetty.

Persons: Scooter Braun, Kanye, West, Braun, Yeezy, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Marty Singer, Ben Rose, Taylor Swift, he's, I've, Braun you've, It's, Long, J Balvin, Psy, née Scott —, Ludacris, Eminem, Britney Spears, Matt Graham, Jason Salvador, He's, Bieber, Micah Smith, riffed, Harvey Levin, Perez Hilton, Lil Twist, Bieber's, Justin, Singer, Salvador, Selena Gomez, Gomez, Kevin Mazur, Swift, Selena, Scooter, Taylor, " Braun, kid's, Madison Beer, Etta James, Beer, Beer texted Braun, Todrick, Hall, Braun wasn't, Joseph Gordon, Levitt, hadn't, Pete Davidson, Grande, Davidson, Kris Jenner, —, didn't, J, Demi Lovato, Lovato, Critics, Rich Fury, Yael Cohen, Braun's, Marcus Aurelius, Maya Angelou, David Geffen, Jeff Bezos, playbook, Odysseus, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Matthew McNulty, Stephanie Simon, Jennifer Merlino, Simon, Brandon Creed, Bruno Mars, Troy Carter, Lady Gaga, Carter, Creed, George Floyd, Noam Galai, Moe Shalizi, missives, Scooter Braun playbook, Swift's, Taylor Swift's, Shamrock, Hybe, Justin Shin, Peter Comisar, Comisar, Laroi, Erika Jayne, Jayne, Yael Cohen Braun, Michael Kovac, Jay Shetty, Scooter Braun's, Shetty, Hoffman, I'd, I'm, Natalie Jarvey Organizations: Kanye, Ithaca Holdings, trailblazer, Spotify, South, YouTube, Emory University, segueing, eBay, DreamWorks, SB, TED, Hollywood's Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles Times, New Yorker, TMZ, Wall Street, Billboard, US Immigration, Customs, NME, Twitter, Todrick Hall, MTV, Amazon's, Ithaca Holdings —, Ventures, Atlas, CBS, Manchester, Grande, Nickelodeon, Untitled Entertainment, Untitled, British GQ, Hollywood, New York, Financial Times, behemoth, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Carlyle Group, litigating, Housewives, Beverly Hills, Gentleman's Locations: China, Yeezy, West, South Korean, Atlanta, hoodies, Hollywood's, Greenwich , Connecticut, Colombia, Yorker, Ithaca, California, Grande, Braun, British, Hybe, Korea, Korean

☆ Austria țintește play-off-ul. "Das Team" evoluează pentru a treia oară la Campionatul European
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Selecționata Austriei este la a treia participare la un turneu final a unui Campionat European și de această dată nu se va mulțumi doar cu evoluțiile din faza grupelor. Austria se bazează, în mare parte, pe fotbaliști care evoluează în Bundesliga. Starul David Alaba, care a jucat 11 ani la Bayern Munchen iar recent a semnat cu Real Madrid, are încredere totală în coechipierii lui. ", a menţionat selecționerul Austria, Franco Foda. Partida Olanda - Austria se va juca diseară, pe "Johan Cruijff Arena" din Amsterdam, cu începere de la ora 22:00.

Persons: Franco Fonda, David Alaba, Austria, Franco, Johan Cruijff, Maria Bieșu Organizations: Bundesliga, Bayern Munchen, Real Madrid, Olanda, Operă Locations: Austriei, Macedonia de Nord, Austria, Țărilor de Jos, Ucrainei, Amsterdam

☆ Sugestii de finanțare a serviciilor de educație timpurie: modelul 1+1 sau tichete de creșă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-21 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +4 min

Sugestii de finanțare a serviciilor de educație timpurie: modelul 1+1 sau tichete de creșăCompaniile ar putea fonda instituții private care să presteze servicii de educație timpurie. Finanțarea serviciilor de creșă este o altă opţiune. Companiile private, inclusiv instituțiile din sectorul bugetar, celelalte persoane juridice, precum şi persoanele fizice care încadrează personal pe bază de contract individual de muncă s-ar putea implica în procesul de finanțare a serviciilor de creșă prin emiterea tichetelor de creșă. Adițional, o variantă pentru finanțarea serviciilor de creșă ar fi aplicarea modelului „1+1”, care implică contribuția atât a angajatorului, cât și a părinților. Astfel, o partea a cheltuielilor pentru serviciile date sunt acoperite de angajator (până la 50%), iar suma rămasă – de către părinte.

Persons: Alina Andronache Locations: Austria, Franța, Germania, Polonia, Republica Moldova

☆ DOC/ În culisele investițiilor japoneze din agricultură: E-mailuri, interese și companii afiliate
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-05 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +35 min

Au urmat alte schimburi de e-mailuri între Bumacov și Popov. Schimb de emailuri între Popov și BumacovBumacov: JICA l-a recomandat pe Dan. Printre destinatarii e-mailului se număra și Vasile Bumacov care, în aceeași zi, a retrimis mesajul și lui Maxim Popov. Prisacaru afirmă că tot în acea perioadă au și fost inițiate discuțiile despre creditul japonez contractat ulterior, în 2020. Vasile Bumacov a fost ambasador al R. Moldova la Tokyo (Japonia) între 2016 și 2020.

Persons: Ion, Maxim Popov, Vasile Bumacov, Dan Prisacaru, JICS, Vasile, MADRM Maxim Popov, ZdG, Bumacov, Popov, Igor, Dan, Yoko Takebayashi, Yoko, Prisacaru, Vitalie, Aurelian Rotaru, Eu, prostiile, ., Finanțelor, UIAPCPA, Valeriu, Sergiu Sclifos, Anatolie Prisacaru, Valentin Gaberi, Gaberi, ADMA, Gheorghe, Victor Roșca, Gheorghe Uncu, Radu, Valeriu Balaban, Dan Gașper, Vasile Paladi, Ecaterina Gaberi, Gașper, 2KR, . Credeți Organizations: Ministerului Agriculturii, Dezvoltării Regionale, Agenția, Agriculturii, Ministerul Agriculturii, Mediului, Japan International, Agenția Japoneză, Ministerul, Externe, Integrării Europene, KGB, Curtea, Industriei, Universitatea Agrară Locations: Moldova, Japonia, Japoniei, Republica Moldova, Tokyo, Vasile Bumacov, MADRM, Europa, Orientul Mijlociu, ZdG, ., UIAPCPA, ADMA, Statul, SA, mun . Chişinău, japonez, locațiune, nipon, Republica Coreea

☆ Jane Fonda: Remember when she invented the workout video?
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-17 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

"Jane Fonda's Workout" was a phenomenon when it released on VHS tape in 1982 recasting the actor, producer and renowned activist as a fitness guru. Source: CNN

☆ Topul BBC al celor mai influente 100 de femei în anul 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

BBC a dezvăluit lista sa cu cele 100 de femei care şi-au pus amprenta asupra lumii în anul 2020, unul dintre cei mai complicaţi pe plan internaţional. Topul „BBC 100 de femei în 2020” conţine nume din diverse domenii, de la politiciene şi cercetătoare până la activiste, căntăreţe şi sportive. În top se mai află o scriitoare care a documentat viaţa din Wuhan în perioada izolării şi o autoare-compozitoare-interpretă care a luat atitudine pe tema violenţelor împotriva femeii. Sviatlana Ţihanouskaia, femeia care a îndrăznit să lupte împotriva lui Aleksandr Lukaşenko, cunoscut ca „ultimul dictator” al Europei”, se află la rândul ei în topul BBC. Sunt 100 de femei care conduc schimbarea şi fac diferenţa în aceste vremuri tulburi, notează BBC în prezentarea listei.

Persons: Jane Fonda, Sarah Gilbert, Oxford, Sviatlana, Aleksandr Lukaşenko Organizations: BBC Locations: activiste, Finlandei, Europei

☆ O expoziţie dedicată patrimoniului şi educaţiei, inaugurată la Biblioteca Naţională a Republicii Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +3 min

Institutul de Zoologie al Academiei de Ştiinţe a Moldovei a fost premiat la Geneva, la Bruxelles sau în China. La Biblioteca Naţională sunt expuse o parte dintre cercetările ştiinţifice ale savanţilor basarabeni. Directorul Onorific al Institutului de Zoologie, Ion Toderaş, şi-a dedicat toată viaţa cercetărilor în cadrul acestei instituţii. Rezultatele cercetătorilor de la Institutul de Zoologie au fost răsplătite cu medalii la saloanele de invenţii naţionale şi internaţionale. De Ziua Internaţională a Ştiinţei pentru Pace şi Dezvoltare, la Biblioteca Naţională a Republicii Moldova au fost expuse cercetări ale savanţilor basarabeni, brevete, rezumatele tezelor de doctor, monografii, o mică parte din patrimoniul ştiinţific al Republicii Moldova.

Persons: TATIANA GHIECEANU, Andrei, Nicolae Eremia, Victor Covaliov Organizations: Academiei, Ştiinţe, Biblioteca, Academia Română, Biblioteca Naţională, UNESCO Locations: Republica Moldova, Geneva, Bruxelles, China, Ucraina, România, Europa, Franţa, Republicii Moldova, şef

☆ AgriCOOL! Sanda Sandu: Agricultura ne oferă posibilitatea să câștigăm bani cinstit, acasă, alături de familie
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-27 | by ( Tatiana Caraman | ) agrobiznes.md time to read: +5 min

„Sunt din satul Racovăț, raionul Soroca, un sat frumos, mare unde există o livadă foarte modernă și unde oamenii fac agricultură. După ce am absolvit colegiul și anume facultatea secretar-referent am decis să urmez și studii superioare și iată aici a apărut marea dilemă, la ce universitatea să merg? Până la urmă, agricultura este o ramură care ne oferă posibilitatea să câștigăm bani cinstit, acasă, alături de familie, copii, părinți și rude”. Noi nu știm să vindem și aceasta este o mare problemă pentru acest sector. Dar de specialiști calificați în agricultură a fost și este nevoie mereu”.

Persons: Sanda Sandu, ‹, Sanda Organizations: Universitatea Agrară, Stat Locations: Racovăț, Soroca, Chișinău, Moldova

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