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☆ Can HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Bring Back ’80s Sleaze?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Steven Kurutz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The first episode begins with the pop star Jocelyn, played by Lily-Rose Depp, baring her breasts during a photo shoot as a team of handlers, crew members and an ineffectual intimacy coordinator look on. There will be no flannel PJs for Joss; a pair of wake-up scenes make it clear to viewers that she sleeps in a thong. It isn’t only the show’s gratuitous nudity that harks back to Mr. Lyne and company, but the overall look and mood, which recall a louche glamour from the time of boxy Armani suits and cocaine nights. A main setting is a $70 million mansion in Bel Air that looks like something out of Mr. De Palma’s “Scarface” but is in fact Mr. Tesfaye’s real-life home. A number of young viewers have said they find sex scenes embarrassing, but Mr. Levinson, who created the HBO drama “Euphoria,” and his fellow producers have made no secret of their desire to pay homage to the heyday of Cinemax (when it had the nickname Skinemax).

Persons: Jocelyn, Lily, Rose Depp, baring, Mr, Tesfaye, Joss, Lyne, De Palma’s, ”, Tesfaye’s, Levinson, Elizabeth Berkley, Longworth Organizations: Royce, HBO, Cinemax, Risky, ”, American Cinematheque Locations: Bel Air, Los Angeles

☆ An airline tried to charge a couple almost $100 to bring 2 small pastries on a plane, sparking fury among lawmakers, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ryanair reportedly tried to charge two passengers almost $100 to bring two small pastries onboard. Ryanair reportedly tried to charge a couple almost $100 to bring two small pastries onboard, saying the food exceeded their baggage limit. Negueruela called the airline and the country's local pastry-makers association to a meeting to discuss the incident, according to the Guardian. The news outlet reported that Negueruela said the meeting was called to "defend local produce and avoid any kind of discrimination." Under the airline's rules, only priority passengers can bring a small bag and larger cabin bags on board.

Persons: Iago Negueruela, Negueruela, Ensaïmadas Organizations: Ryanair, Guardian, ., Morning, Palma de Mallorca, The Locations: Spanish, Palma de, Mallorca, Balearic, Spain, Ireland

☆ Video shows police hauling a Ryanair passenger off a flight after he was caught smoking in the plane's toilet
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man who was caught smoking in a toilet on a Ryanair flight was hauled off the plane by police. Ryanair confirmed the incident, which occurred on a flight from Spain to Manchester, UK. The man was "named and shamed" in front of all the passengers on the plane, a passenger told local media. A man was hauled off a Ryanair flight by police after he was caught smoking in the plane toilet by staff, the airline confirmed to Insider. "The crew of this flight from Palma to Manchester (30 May) called ahead for police assistance after a passenger was found smoking onboard," Ryanair told Insider in a statement.

Persons: they'd Organizations: Ryanair, Manchester Evening News, Manchester Airport Locations: Spain, Manchester, Palma, Mallorca, England, Ireland, Europe

☆ Spain's conservative PP elbows Socialists out in regional elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Spain's ruling Socialists suffered heavy losses to opposition conservatives in Sunday's local election, with around 95% of the votes counted, showing their electoral vulnerability ahead of an end-of-year general election. Only three of the 12 regions holding elections will retain Socialist dominance by very narrow margins, with the rest likely go to the conservative People's Party, albeit with coalitions or informal support agreements with the far-right Vox party. The gains for the People's Party (PP) indicate the conservatives could unseat the current left-wing coalition led by the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) if they replicate the performance in national elections by December. The numbers showed few clear majorities, except in the Madrid region where regional president Isabel Diaz Ayuso of the PP looked set to win re-election with an absolute majority. Campaigning had been marked by several controversies, from allegations of voter fraud in small towns to an unprecedented case of kidnapping.

☆ Solving the mystery of the most powerful objects in the universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Astronomers first discovered quasars, considered to be the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, 60 years ago — but they didn’t understand their origin. Now, scientists think they have unlocked the mystery behind what ignites these celestial objects. Astronomers observed 48 different galaxies that contain quasars and compared them to more than 100 galaxies without them. When two galaxies merge, massive amounts of gas are pushed toward the supermassive black holes located at their centers. “Quasars play a key role in our understanding of the history of the Universe, and possibly also the future of the Milky Way.”

☆ Gunmen storm Mexican resort, kill 7, including child
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Daniel Becerril | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Footage widely shared on social media showed the aftermath of the attack in a palm-studded resort in the small town of Cortazar, about 65 km (40 miles) south of the Guanajuato city. It was not clear who was behind the shooting that killed the seven-year-old, three men and three women, Cortazar's local security department said. But in recent years rival drug cartels have been waging brutal battles to control territory and trafficking routes through the state. Video taken soon after the attack showed shocked adults and children walking past piles of dead bodies near a swimming pool. Reporting by Daniel Becerril; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Chile enacts laws, allots $1.5 bln to fight crime amid police killings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SANTIAGO, April 6 (Reuters) - Chile on Thursday signed new laws and allocated $1.5 billion to fight crime amid skyrocketing perceptions of insecurity and a day after the third police officer in less than a month was killed on duty. Boric announced $1.5 billion in added security spending and signed off on four new laws that the government says will help fight organized crime, drug trafficking and crime. Chile's police force has faced human rights abuse accusations following a heavy-handed crackdown of the violent 2019 protests against inequality. Polls show voters largely disapprove of the government's handling of crime and Boric has since hardened his stance. Palma is the third police officer to be killed on duty in less than a month, sparking public backlash.

☆ Brazilian court orders seizure of emails of bankrupt retailer Americanas
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Tatiana Bautzer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAO PAULO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A Brazilian court has ordered the seizure of all corporate emails of managers and board members from bankrupt retailer Americanas SA (AMER3.SA) sent and received over the last 10 years, according to documents seen by Reuters. Bradesco said it was seeking evidence for potential litigation against Americanas, its managers, and potentially its controlling shareholders over "abuse of power." Americanas' largest shareholders are the billionaire founders of 3G Capital, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira and Marcel Telles. The judge also ordered the seizure of all emails of employees in the finance and accounting division. Americanas is one of Brazil's largest retailers and has been in business for over 90 years.

☆ 1 dead in Spanish church machete attacks, terror link probed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The assailant then went to a second church, Nuestra Señora de La Palma, a five-minute walk away, where he attacked the sexton. Police gather outside the Church of San Isidro, in Algeciras, Spain on Jan. 25, 2023. Nono Rico / Europa Press via APThe Algeciras town hall said the sexton was named Diego Valencia and identified the wounded priest as Antonio Rodríguez. The town hall said he was hospitalized and in stable condition. The town hall declared a day of mourning when flags will fly at half-staff.

☆ Spain church machete attack suspect was 25-year-old Moroccan, police confirm
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] People observe a moment of silence a day after a 25-year-old Moroccan suspect attacked two churches, in Algeciras, Spain January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Marcelo del PozoMADRID, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The suspect in a machete attack on two churches in southern Spain in which one clergyman was killed and another seriously injured is a 25-year-old Moroccan man who was due to be deported from the country, police said on Thursday. A police source denied local media reports that the suspect had been under surveillance by security operatives in the days or months before the attack. The man was not in Spain legally and his deportation process began in June last year and was ongoing, the source added. According to a High Court ruling, the perpetrators were linked to Al Qaeda and the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group.

☆ I'm a general manager on a $450-million cruise ship. I'm on duty 24 hours but it's worth it to travel the world in a floating 5-star hotel.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He is now the general manager for the $450-million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. Now I'm the general manager on the $450-million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. Courtesy of Six Star CruisesThe first time I joined a cruise ship crew was in Los Angeles in May 1997. I worked on MSC Cruises for four years until I became food and beverage director for Regent Seven Seas in 2014. In December 2021, I was promoted to general manager for Regent Seven Seas Explorer.

☆ I'm a general manager on a $450 million cruise ship. I'm on duty 24 hours a day, but it's worth it to travel the world in a floating 5-star hotel.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He is now the general manager for the $450 million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. Now I'm the general manager on the $450 million Regent Seven Seas Explorer. The Regent Seven Seas Explorer is called "the world's most luxurious" by the cruise line. I worked on MSC Cruises for four years until I became the food-and-beverage director for Regent Seven Seas in 2014. In December 2021, I was promoted to general manager for Regent Seven Seas Explorer.

☆ Edward R. Pressman Produced ‘Wall Street,’ ‘American Psycho’ and Other Films
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Edward R. Pressman, talking about the headstrong directors he worked with, said, ‘I sense their vision will produce something very special.’In a film, he might have been cast as a balding philosophy professor whose students strained to hear the quiet elegance of his carefully chosen words. In real life, Edward R. Pressman was an independent movie producer with a devotion to art films and an ability to find financing and distribution for productions others would see as too risky. The more than 90 movies he produced during a five-decade career included “Wall Street,” “Badlands” and “American Psycho.” Among the directors he nurtured were Oliver Stone, Brian De Palma and Terrence Malick.

☆ At least one dead, several injured in machete attack at southern Spain churches
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( David Latona | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] A body covered in thermal blanket is seen at the scene of a stabbing incident at a church in Algeciras, Spain January 25, 2023 in this screen grab from a video. The man attacked clergymen at two different churches - San Isidro and Nuestra Senora de La Palma, around 300 metres (1,000 feet) apart - just after 8pm on Wednesday evening in downtown Algeciras, a spokesperson for the city said. Jose Ignacio Landaluce, the mayor of Algeciras, has declared a day of mourning in the city for Thursday and a rally outside Nuestra Senora de La Palma church at midday. Earlier on Wednesday, two people were killed and several others injured when a 33-year-old stateless Palestinian man attacked them with a knife on a regional train travelling between Kiel and Hamburg in northern Germany, authorities said. Reporting by David Latona, Belén Carreño and Aislinn Laing; Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Jim Webb on Echoes of Vietnam, 50 Years Later
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Barton Swaim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Arlington, Va. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, popular culture had basically one message on the Vietnam War: that it was conceived in American arrogance, was perpetrated by American savages, and accomplished little but psychological devastation and national disgrace. Francis Ford Coppola ’s “Apocalypse Now” (1979), Oliver Stone ’s “Platoon” (1986) and “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989), Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” (1987), Brian De Palma ’s “Casualties of War” (1989)—these and a thousand other productions, documentaries and articles told my generation that the war had been a gigantic fiasco that turned those who fought it into war criminals and frowning, guilt-ridden drug addicts.

☆ The Department of Justice charged 2 men over helping to conceal Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg's ownership of a $90 million superyacht
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Richard Masters and Vladislav Osipov were charged by the Department of Justice for sanctions evasion. The US has accused the pair of trying to conceal a sanctioned oligarch's ownership of a superyacht. Masters, 52, used a fake name for Viktor Vekselberg's "Tango," calling it the "Fanta," per DoJ. Prosecutors said Vladislav Osipov and Richard Masters had facilitated the operation of Vekselberg's $90 million yacht that was seized by Spanish authorities last April. Osipov designed a "complicated ownership structure of shell companies" to mask Vekselberg's ownership of the boat, called "Tango," according to the DoJ.

☆ U.S. charges two men with facilitating sanctions evasion of Russian oligarch's yacht
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The yacht called "Tango" owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, who was sanctioned by the U.S. on March 11, is seen at Palma de Mallorca Yacht Club in the Spanish island of Mallorca, Spain March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Juan MedinaWASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Friday it charged two businessmen, one Russian and one British, with allegedly facilitating a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme in relation to a $90 million yacht of billionaire Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. Washington imposed sanctions on Vekselberg in 2018 over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, and in 2022 over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Osipov, an employee of Vekselberg, designed a complicated ownership structure of shell companies to hide Vekselberg’s ownership of the yacht, the Justice Department alleged. Vekselberg owned the Renova group of companies, which operate in Russia's energy sector, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, which enforces sanctions.

☆ I quit my six-figure tech job because I couldn't work abroad. Now I make half the money at a startup but get to travel wherever I want.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Sergio Najera quit a six-figure engineering job because the company didn't allow international travel. Courtesy of Sergio NajeraFast forward a couple of months and I'm planning a bigger trip: a month and a half in Peru. I decided to take the startup job because it would give me the flexibility to work from wherever I wanted to and I really prioritized that. From making friends to making sure you can work productively, traveling full-time comes with challengesEverything I need to work remotely. I just want to be happier — that's really what it boils down to.

☆ ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Superfly’ added to National Film Registry
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —This annual list of 25 influential films to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has been revealed. “Films have become absolutely central to American culture by helping tell our national story for more than 125 years. We are proud to add 25 more films by a group of vibrant and diverse filmmakers to the National Film Registry as we preserve our cinematic heritage,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement. The film was long thought to be lost but recently discovered in a museum in the Netherlands. ET to screen a selection of the films added to the registry this year.

☆ Quentin Tarantino’s Greatest Hits of the ’70s
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Tom Shone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

CINEMA SPECULATION, by Quentin TarantinoMost film directors would no more comment on one another’s movies than they would score each other’s performance in bed. Then there is the Quentin Tarantino approach. “When Daryl Hannah walks down the hall of the hospital in ‘Kill Bill Vol. Any film critic would give her left arm to have made that connection. He never sees Reggie again, and whenever young Quentin brings him up, his mother just shrugs her shoulders and says, “Oh, he’s around.”

☆ United adds new trans-Atlantic flights for summer 2023 in bet on travel recovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

United Airlines is planning another big schedule increase for trans-Atlantic travel, in a bet that consumers will continue to shell out for international trips, some of which they had put off for years. Next summer, United says it will fly to 37 cities in Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East, a total it said is more than other U.S. airlines combined. London's Heathrow Airport warned Tuesday that travel demand is "uncertain." It will also offer flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin on a Boeing 767, starting May 25. Its additions include a nonstop from to Geneva, more London service and a resumption of daily Berlin flights, all from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Whether Mozambique and its allies can stamp out the insurgency altogether is a question that has global repercussions as countries hunt for new sources of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Mozambique has huge natural gas reserves which, if managed effectively, could transform its fortunes. With already more than 100 trillion cubic feet of proven offshore natural gas reserves, one industry insider likened its future potential equal to Russia – a natural gas giant. The Mozambican forces, as had happened multiple times in smaller towns, were unable to stop them. Fighting between the terrorist group and the Mozambican army and Rwandan Security forces has left its mark on the town.

☆ Saint Laurent heats up Eiffel Tower runway with sizzling Parisian glamour
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Mimosa Spencer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A model presents a creation by designer Anthony Vaccarello as part of his Spring-Summer 2023 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Saint Laurent during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna GeronPARIS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent took to an open-air runway facing the glowing Eiffel Tower to showcase designer Anthony Vaccarello's summer collection of sleek eveningwear. Sticking mostly to monochrome looks - the first model was dressed in olive tones - Vaccarello threw the spotlight on the silhouettes. After the show, which closed the second day of Paris Fashion Week, guest including Carla Bruni and Rossy de Palma lingered for photos with friends. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mimosa Spencer; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Flights cancelled as storm Hermine hits Spain's Canary Islands
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A broken tree lies on a street following a storm in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain in this picture obtained from social media. CECOPALSC/Handout via REUTERSRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMADRID, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Flights were cancelled across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, airport operator Aena said, as storm Hermine moved in from over the Atlantic, bringing heavy rains to the popular holiday destination. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe regional government has closed schools on Monday as a precaution. Hermine had been expected to strike the Canary Islands as a tropical storm but was downgraded on Sunday to a tropical depression by the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jessica Jones Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A wheelchair user filmed herself dragging her body to the bathroom on a plane after the cabin crew refused to help
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A woman filmed herself dragging her body to the bathroom after the cabin crew refused to assist her. The video posted by Jenny Berrie, a wheelchair user, has got over five million views on TikTok. Jenny Berrie, from the UK, filmed herself dragging her body along an AlbaStar Air flight when the cabin crew refused to help her on the flight from Newcastle airport to Palma, Mallorca. In her video, you can see airline staff rolling the bar cart past Berrie as she pulls herself to the bathroom. In response, Berrie has launched a petition to have aisle chairs mandatory on all UK flights and has almost 5,000 signatures.

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