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☆ Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Priscilla’ and ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Plumb Heartbreak
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Priscilla’ and ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Plumb Heartbreak A conversation about Sofia Coppola’s impressionistic take on Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s relationship, plus: the surprising depth of a reality TV spinoff. Hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli. Produced by Sawyer Roque and Jamie Hefetz. Audio editing by Pedro Rosado.

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☆ White House warns Israel against reoccupying Gaza as Netanyahu signals what a post-war Strip could look like
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The president still believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good. In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” last month, Biden said it would be a “big mistake” for Israel to occupy Gaza. Israeli government officials have not yet elaborated on how Gaza would be governed should they succeed in eliminating Hamas. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday that Israel will “retain complete freedom of action to respond to any situation in the Gaza Strip” once the war ends. That hasn’t changed since October 7 and it’s not going to change going forward,” Kirby said.

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☆ The Heart of ‘Priscilla’ Is for Sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It is curious how some things never go out of style. Throughout the first act of the new movie “Priscilla,” when the titular heroine is still living in Germany with her parents, she wears one thing almost every day: a heart-shaped locket tied around her neck on a black ribbon. Then, as she is courted by Elvis Presley, the necklace reflects her infatuation: She argues with her parents about him, doodles his name and writes him letters, waits for him to call. In 1960, at age 14, Priscilla Presley wore it in a photograph while clutching an Elvis record. In her memoir, “Elvis and Me,” the basis for Sofia Coppola’s movie, Ms. Presley wrote of a gold locket that she cherished, originally given to her mother by her deceased biological father.

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As a child of the South, actor Cailee Spaeny grew up steeped in Graceland mythology, memorabilia and Elvis Presley tunes. Priscilla Presley was of course part of that. But Spaeny would find there was much more than she’d ever known when she got the opportunity to play her in Sofia Coppola ’s new film, “Priscilla,” now in theaters nationwide. “I had no idea about her side of the story and what her experience was growing up in Graceland,” Spaeny said in a recent interview. "You know, for me personally, it was like, ‘Do you want to be Elvis Presley for 30 days and wear Valentino clothes that are tailored to your body?’ Yes.

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☆ Priscilla Presley reveals why she never remarried after Elvis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Priscilla Presley is talking about why she never remarried after her six-year marriage to Elvis Presley ended. During a Q&A event at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Presley told the crowd she just felt like she could not be married again, according to People. “No one could ever match him.”Elvis and Priscilla Presley, who met while Elvis was in the Army, photographed after their Las Vegas wedding in 1967. They new Sofia Coppola directed film “Priscilla” explores how the former couple met and became friends in Germany in 1959, when Presley was 14 and Elvis was 24, before they later married. Presley also discussed their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who was born in 1968, saying the singer had feelings of guilt over not being around enough.

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The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to “Dune: Part Two’s” absence from the lineup. 1 movie and it would have been a bigger overall weekend,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" took second place, with fourth weekend earnings at an estimated $13.5 million for the AMC release. "The overall box office is rather quiet, but there are so many interesting films out there," Dergarabedian said. “Independent film can really shine right now.”The effects of the ongoing strike at the box office are not easily quantifiable.

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☆ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tore his ACL while training for a competitive MMA fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just had surgery as a result of an injury to his ACL that occurred during mixed-martial arts training. The Facebook co-founder revealed his injury on Friday via an Instagram post in which he said that he "tore my ACL sparring and just got out of surgery to replace it." "I was training for a competitive MMA fight early next year, but now that's delayed a bit," Zuckerberg said. The Meta CEO has taken an interest in MMA and competitive fighting in recent years and has been training in a variety of martial arts, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. "If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me," Zuckerberg said at the time.

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☆ Why fashion is so important in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Another historical anchor for Battat was the hot pink collared dress worn by Priscilla after giving birth to Lisa Marie. Sabrina Lantos/Courtesy A24Dress is one of the first ways we see the cracks in Priscilla and Elvis’ relationship, too. Sabrina Lantos/Courtesy A24Battat then found a pink dress similar to one worn in an archival photo taken of the actor. Priscilla, in a pink dress and sitting cross-legged on the sofa, pores over the magazine, dressed as an imitation of the other woman. “No one will know that’s Ann-Margret’s pink dress,” said Battat.

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☆ The Eye Makeup Is Everything in ‘Priscilla’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Ellen Gamerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

‘The eye makeup was such a huge part in the emotional journey of Priscilla’s storytelling and how it was really a part of her fitting into his world,’ said Cailee Spaeny, who stars as Priscilla Presley in the new film. Photo: Sabrina Lantos/A24/Everett CollectionPriscilla Presley rarely speaks for very long in “Priscilla,” the new movie about her life. Instead, her eye makeup delivers a bold statement about the truth of being married to Elvis. In a quick opening sequence, Priscilla, portrayed by Cailee Spaeny, applies black eyeliner to create a perfect batwing. The state of her eye makeup—from none to heavy to nearly washed clean—tracks her evolution from girl to wife to free woman.

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☆ ‘Priscilla’ Review: Another Sofia Coppola Princess
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cailee Spaeny Photo: A24Muted, restrained and delicate are not words that ordinarily come up in a discussion of Elvis Presley , which is why Sofia Coppola ’s approach to the King is so unexpected and refreshing in “Priscilla,” a reverie about the unlikely life of Priscilla Beaulieu from the time she met the pop icon until the day, as Priscilla Presley , she left him. Cailee Spaeny (who is 25 years old but proves capable of looking half her age) is a wonderful find as the ordinary Texas-reared schoolgirl who, while her dad was stationed at the U.S. military base in Wiesbaden, West Germany, was introduced at 14 to Elvis by a friend of his who approached her in a restaurant, then brought her to a party at Pvt. Presley’s house.

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☆ Shredded Zuck tore his ACL sparring and had surgery to replace it, delaying a competitive MMA fight planned for next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zuckerberg said the injury has delayed a competitive MMA fight he had planned for early next year. It's unclear who the planned fight is with, but it's likely not Elon Musk. AdvertisementAdvertisementMark Zuckerberg on Friday said he tore his ACL and had surgery to get it replaced, delaying a competitive MMA fight he had planned for early next year. Grateful for the doctors and team taking care of me," Zuckerberg wrote, adding he had been training for a competitive MMA fight that has now been delayed. On an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast that aired Tuesday, Musk said he was still willing to fight Zuckerberg "anytime, anywhere."

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CNN witnessed the skies of Northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions as the bombardment intensified late Thursday night. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus claimed the strike was targeting a Hamas commander hiding in an underground bunker and that when the complex imploded it possibly collapsed nearby buildings. The Israel military says there are fuel supplies in Gaza being held by Hamas, which are not being distributed for humanitarian purposes, CNN has reported. Pentagon officials believe Israel has been striking legitimate Hamas targets, including some senior commanders. Blinken plans to raise the issue in his talks with Israeli officials Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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☆ Starfish bodies are really just heads, new research says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The heads of most animals are easily identifiable, but scientists haven’t been able to say the same for sea stars until now. But new genetic research suggests the opposite — that sea stars are largely heads that lack torsos or tails and likely lost those features evolutionarily over time. There, they go through a process that transforms a bilateral body into a star shape, or pentaradial body. But echinoderms also share a common ancestor with bilateral animals, which adds to the puzzle researchers are trying to solve. Specific molecular markers act like body plan blueprints, directing each cell to the body region where it belongs.

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Washington CNN —President Joe Biden and his top national security officials are increasingly confronting questions about Israel’s commitment to minimizing civilian deaths and how scenes from Gaza could affect his domestic political standing. Already, Biden had been walking a tightrope in his support for Israel following the Hamas terror attacks on October 7. Biden has resisted calls for a ceasefire, including at the United Nations, and insists Israel has a “responsibility” to defend its citizens from terrorism. It also included attempts by US officials to interrogate Israel’s war plans, which appeared not fully developed to some. And I think everyone understands that,” Biden told reporters as he returned home from his brief trip to Israel on October 18.

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In her 25 years of making films, Sofia Coppola has always found the poetry behind the headlines, the banality in the glamour, the soul in the superficial. “(Priscilla) wasn’t looking to make a movie out of the story,” Coppola told The Associated Press in a recent interview. They shot out of order: On some days, Spaeny was teenage Priscilla in the morning and adult, pregnant Priscilla after lunch. Though there are endless photographs and video footage of Elvis and Priscilla, those photographs have disappeared, Coppola said. Before the film's premiere in Venice, Coppola said she wasn’t making “Priscilla” for Elvis fans.

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It hardly mattered that “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theaters across the country to see the scary video game adaptation on the big screen, which made $78 million to top the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie also opened in 64 markets internationally, where it’s expected to gross $52.6 million, giving the film a $130.6 million global launch – the biggest of any horror released this year. Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesAnd it paid off: “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is his company’s biggest opening of all time, surpassing “Halloween’s” domestic and global debut. Coppola’s “Priscilla,” about Priscilla Presley’s life with Elvis, also opened on four screens in New York and Los Angeles, where it averaged $33,035 per screen.

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☆ Look of the Week: LeBron James flies the flag for the man bag
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Four-time NBA champion LeBron James is the latest male celebrity to be spotted out and about wearing a high-fashion bag. James arrived in Denver wearing a green Louis Vuitton Speedy bag. Jacob Elordi was seen this summer in an array of it bags, including this burgundy Valentino Loco bag. Indeed, men wearing bags are consistently the butt of jokes in internet memes, comic strips, and even stand-up comedy sets. Doubtless it’s a dedication appreciated by the likes of James, Elordi, A$AP and Tyler, whose street style looks contribute further proof — were any needed — that man purses are enjoying a newfound socio-cultural appreciation.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The fallout from the actors strike, now past 100 days, has been widespread throughout the film industry. As the strike pushes into Hollywood’s awards season, it’s increasingly muting the reception for some of the best performances of the year. With so many out of work due to the strike, no one should cry for muzzled Oscar campaigns. Just as Carney’s “Once” was a breakthrough for Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Hewson is a revelation in “Flora and Son.” (Streaming on Apple TV+)COLMAN DOMINGOColman Domingo has long been a powerhouse on screen. The film is set mainly during the run-up to the 1963 March on Washington, which Rustin was the architect of.

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☆ ‘Priscilla’ Review: All Shook Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Ben Kenigsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Eventually, he invites Priscilla to visit him, only to knock her out for two days with insomnia meds and then whisk her to Las Vegas, where, in a montage of gambling and boozing, Coppola shows Priscilla start to extend her hand for pills herself. For Priscilla, living with Elvis means living with his entourage. Coppola frames a shot of the actress looking out Graceland’s windows as if Priscilla were a Douglas Sirk heroine, trapped. It also brings “Priscilla” closer to Coppola’s aesthetic, freeing her from the literalism of a conventional biopic. The opening credits, which show Priscilla setting foot on a plush carpet and prepping her makeup, bounce along to a 1980 Ramones song.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg says he never expected people to be walking around wearing VR headsets — that's what the Ray Ban glasses are for
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zuckerberg said a world full of people walking around in VR headsets is "certainly not the future that I'm hoping we get to." Instead, his goal is for the AR glasses to become a smart phone replacement. "That's certainly not the future that I'm hoping we get to," Zuckerberg told neuroscientist and podcast host Andrew Huberman during an episode of Huberman's show that aired on Monday. In the conversation, Zuckerberg said he viewed Meta's new Quest 3 VR headsets as a successor to people's desktop-based workstations. Last year, one former Meta employee told the Verge's Alex Heath that Zuckerberg's ego is intertwined with the glasses.

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☆ Good Times and Bum Times Made These Theater Veterans Even Stronger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s challenging enough for an actor to portray someone who is alive and well. But can you imagine the extra scrutiny that comes when your model is sitting in the director’s chair? Or at least, Daniele pointed out in a recent conversation, it’s “a version of me. A better version.”When the two stage veterans sat together last week, a day after performances began at Lincoln Center Theater, they laughed continuously, and threw themselves into the conversation with the full-bodied gusto of born performers. They mimed pranks they once pulled on castmates, hummed tunes from long-forgotten shows, and punctuated their stories with enough sound effects to make a Foley artist jealous.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan say they were in the delivery room when they wrote the letter announcing the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife were in the delivery room when they wrote a letter announcing their foundation. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is now investing in efforts to try to eliminate all human disease. The post, which began with the words "Dear Max," outlined the couple's hopes for their daughter's future, and announced the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. And the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is now investing in moves to try to rid the world of all human disease by 2100. AdvertisementAdvertisementA representative for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Analysis: The number one takeaway from President Joe Biden's Oval Office address
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I know these conflicts can seem far away, and it’s natural to ask – why does this matter to America?” Biden said. Biden’s decision to combine aid requests for Israel and Ukraine will trigger a fierce political clash in Washington. Hell no.”Polls show that Americans do not necessarily buy Biden’s position that the threats to Ukraine and Israel are the same. Biden’s address, with the familiar backdrop of US and presidential flags in the Oval Office felt like a throwback to an earlier age — when presidents would interrupt primetime on the handful of TV channels at a moment of national crisis. Like President Harry S. Truman, Biden’s trips to the bully pulpit are marked more for simple truculence than linguistic eloquence.

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☆ Watch Mark Zuckerberg use AI Ray-Bans to guide him through how to braid his daughter's hair
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In an Instagram video, he used the glasses' AI to guide him through braiding his daughter's hair. In an Instagram video, Zuckerberg can be seen asking the Ray-Bans, "Hey Meta, how can I make a braid?" Meta's AI then guides him through the steps as he braids his daughter's hair. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeta's latest line-up of its Ray-Bans smart glasses was first announced in late September at the 2023 Meta Connect. Snapchat also came out with its take on smart glasses in 2016, and continues to come out with updated versions.

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☆ California's first batch of 1,200 tiny homes to address homelessness crisis will be built in an abandoned lot in Sacramento — see what they could look like
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

"We're just people who were trying to help these participants better their life," Priscilla Rodriguez, a case manager at the Chandler Street Tiny Home Village, told Insider in 2021. "They're not trying to harm the community in any way, they're trying to get themselves back into the community." The Chandler Street Tiny Home Village. Brittany Chang/Insider

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