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☆ Want to Look Buff Like 007? Try This Jacket Style
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Ashley Ogawa Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

I SPY A HIGHLY DEFINED WAIST ‘James Bond’ star Daniel Craig in a trio of recent hourglass looks. Not Scarlett Johansson, or some Marilyn Monroe manqué, but Daniel Craig, a man who’s famously embodied James Bond. Mr. Craig, 55, smoldered in a cinched navy tux—his latest embrace of waist-nipping tailoring. If you think the “hourglass” is solely a feminine ideal, 007 is here to tell you otherwise. Along with fellow A-listers including Idris Elba, Mr. Craig is making men want such exaggerated tailoring for one simple reason: The narrow waist accentuates his broad shoulders and chest, making him look more buff.

The film is a continuation of the BBC series with Luther in pursuit of a killer he failed to catch. "Luther: The Fallen Sun" picks up with John Luther (Idris Elba) disgraced and in prison after the events of the series. Check out the trailer for 'Luther: The Fallen Sun'Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley each reprise their roles from the "Luther" series. How to watch 'Luther: The Fallen Sun'You can watch "Luther: The Fallen Sun" at home exclusively on Netflix. How to watch 'Luther: The Fallen Sun' outside the USIf you're traveling outside the US, you might be in an area that doesn't have streaming access to "Luther: The Fallen Sun."

☆ Idris Elba premieres 'Luther' film, says he hopes for more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Idris Elba premiered the first of what he hopes will be a series of "Luther" films on Wednesday, taking his hit British television drama to a new audience. In "Luther: The Fallen Sun", a Netflix film, Elba reprises his role as the brilliant but troubled and impulsive Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, the character he played in the award-winning BBC series "Luther" between 2010 and 2019. Continuing from the show, the movie starts with Luther working on a new case of a missing person, when he is sent to jail over his past tactics. Haunted by his failure to capture the man, Luther breaks out of jail to find him. Asked if this could be the start of a series of "Luther" films, Elba said: “Yes... let’s put it out there.

☆ Davos 2023: Idris Elba calls for investment to help world's poor
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Kathryn Lurie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] British actor Idris Elba delivers a speech as he and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba, United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Goodwill Ambassador, receive the 2023 Crystal Award during the Crystal Awards Ceremony 2023, ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannDAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba called on Monday for business and political leaders to provide more support to the world's poorest countries in the form of investment rather than aid. "The poor of this world are not just looking for aid and handouts, they’re looking for investment," Idris Elba said. (For daily Davos updates in your inbox sign up for the Reuters Daily Briefing here.) Reporting by Kathryn Lurie in Davos; Editing by Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Actors Idris and Sabrina Dhowre Elba on how their parents inspired their activism
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Actors Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba say their parents were driving forces behind their own activism today, which focuses on food security. For Sabrina Dhowre Elba it was her mother that shaped her drive to give back, she said. "For me, my mother is everything," Dhowre Elba told CNBC. A trip to Sierra Leone also inspired her due to the stories she heard from locals, Dhowre Elba explained. "Why I go on field visits so often with the organization is because you really remember that small things can make such huge changes."

☆ 'We're privileged to be able to speak up:' Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre-Elba
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | 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 Email'We're privileged to be able to speak up:' Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre-ElbaUN IFAD Goodwill Ambassadors Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre-Elba discuss how their respective upbringings have impacted their charitable work.

☆ Elon Musk questioned why Davos is 'even a thing,' and jokingly compared the annual meeting of the global elite to online forum 4Chan
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk doesn't seem to like Davos very much at all. Musk this week questioned how the World Economic Forum is 'even a thing' and compared it to 4Chan. He said in December he wouldn't be attending the annual meeting because it "sounded boring." Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. He further insulted the forum on Monday and compared it to online message board 4Chan, which is well known for spawning baseless conspiracy theories.

☆ Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Monday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) returned to Davos for its first winter session in three years with high expectations. Soccer club Manchester United set out a dazzling shop front on the Davos high street, but insisted its lounge was to entertain clients and partners rather than to attract buyers. United's executive co-chairman Avram Glazer, a Davos regular, is expected to arrive later this week. Idris and Sabrina Elba are one of the recipients of this year’s prestigious Crystal Awards. "We are here at Davos to highlight the people and countries who are not making the headlines as much as my husband," said Sabrina Dhowre Elba, looking at her partner.

☆ Davos 2023: The World Economic Forum explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Siddharth K | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to its snowy winter residency in the Swiss Alps this week with a record attendance of business and government leaders. The WEF's roots stretch back to 1971 when its founder Klaus Schwab invited executives from European companies to the then tiny ski resort of Davos, high in the Swiss Alps. With climate change top of the agenda, chiefs of major energy companies are back after a COVID-related hiatus. Others include IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He. Climate change topped the WEF's survey of global risk and energy company executives will mix with climate activists and environment ministers at the forum.

☆ Just one G-7 leader will join the Davos elite this year as regular people battle cost-of-living crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Congress Center, the venue for the World Economic Forum (WEF), center, in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. It is not the first time the summit has been sparsely attended by leaders from the powerful political union. That included former U.S. leader Donald Trump, who attended twice during his one term in office, unlike his predecessor Barack Obama, who never attended. His own predecessor, Angela Merkel, was a regular Davos presence during her 16-year term, most recently challenging the increasing "own interests first" mentality of some nations in 2019. "I expect it is partly reputational risks, given the current situation, of enjoying the high life in Davos," he said.

☆ Andy Cohen becomes latest person to bash TikTok fake celebrity death prank trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Angela Yang | Angela Yang Is An Intern For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Andy Cohen has joined the list of people who are not amused by the so-called celebrity death prank trend on TikTok that went viral over the holidays. It is unclear who started the celebrity death prank, according to Know Your Meme’s database. The celebrity death prank trend has prompted mixed responses, with some viewers reacting in positive ways and others arguing the videos do more harm than good. The trend first sparked criticism after Slater Vance, 16, pranked his celebrity parents, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, on New Year’s Eve. “Your parents are showing vulnerability for a brief second,” O’Connell said in a video uploaded to TikTok on Christmas.

☆ Collapse, contamination: Mexican scientists sound alarm at Mayan Train
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Anuja Jaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Luz Elba Damas Jimenez, 69, eats with her family, in the town of Xkuncheil, Tenabo, Campeche, Mexico, May 10, 2022. Jimenez owns a small store selling soda and snacks near the new Mayan Train route. Many of her neighbours, especially the young men,...moreLuz Elba Damas Jimenez, 69, eats with her family, in the town of Xkuncheil, Tenabo, Campeche, Mexico, May 10, 2022. Jimenez owns a small store selling soda and snacks near the new Mayan Train route. Many of her neighbours, especially the young men, are working on the project, she said.

☆ Mexico's Mayan Train a threat to ancient areas, scientists warn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

MEXICO CITY — Parts of Mexico’s remote southern jungles have barely changed since the time of the ancient Maya. But the railway and its hasty construction also critically endanger pristine wilderness and ancient cave systems beneath the jungle floor, droves of scientists and environmental activists say. Construction costs are seen at up to $20 billion, López Obrador said in July. “The Mayan Train project is of course safe, monitored and regulated by the environmental authorities as has happened up to now,” the agency told Reuters. A spokesman for López Obrador did not respond to a request for comment.

☆ Chris Evans named 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People magazine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES — Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield but he’s got a new badge of honor: he’s been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. Evans, who for nearly a decade played Captain America in Marvel’s sprawling superhero films, takes the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd. “It’s ripe for harassment.”Among those likely to heckle him are co-stars and previous Sexiest Man Alive winners like Rudd, Ryan Reynolds and Chris Hemsworth. Evans’ first film role came in 2000′s “The New Comers” and he played superhero Johnny Storm in two “Fantastic Four” films released in 2005 and 2007. “It’s something that as I become old and saggy I can look back on and say ‘I remember then…’” Evans said.

☆ UN IFAD Goodwill Ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba on COP27: ‘I'm ready to see action’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUN IFAD Goodwill Ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba on COP27: ‘I'm ready to see action’UN Goodwill Ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Sabrina Dhowre Elba, joined Tania Bryer on CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum. The model and activist said she has been frustrated by the lack of action to help rural areas who are dealing with the devastating effects of climate change.

☆ I tried Netflix's new cheaper plan with ads to see what it's like — here's what is different
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I made a separate account from my current one because the ad plan wouldn't have kicked in until after my next bill later this month. By contrast, Netflix's ad-based plan, called "Basic with Ads," costs $7 per month with 720p/HD viewing quality. On Thursday, four movies in the top 10 in the US were locked on the ad plan, including the No. It's not until I searched for specific titles, which pop up other related titles, that I could see more of what was locked (locked titles have a convenient lock symbol on them). Not everything on Netflix's ad plan is available.

☆ 'Black Adam' wants to be a Marvel movie, but can't leave the Snyder era behind — and it highlights the mess that DC Studios' new bosses will have to sort out
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There are a lot of Snyder-esque moments in "Black Adam," particularly when it comes to slo-mo action sequences and an overall somber tone. Johnson's Black Adam is a serious-faced anti-hero who isn't afraid to kill a lot of people. "Black Adam" is the perfect encapsulation of both the last nearly decade of DC movies and what the franchise wants to be in the future. For all of its troubles, the DC movie universe had at least seemed to be course correcting. The director, Jaume Collet-Serra, doesn't so much as put his personal touch on it as borrow familiar touches from past Snyder-directed DC movies.

The spot where a floating storage and regasification unit will be set up is seen in front of the port city of Piombino, Italy, October 20, 2022. Such a big-scale project will help Italy avert a supply crunch it could otherwise face next winter, but keep it hooked on gas for longer, slowing down its transition to renewable energy. A new rightist government, widely expected to be led by Giorgia Meloni, could be sworn in as soon as next week, with no sign that Rome's line on Piombino project - endorsed by Italy's industrial lobby Confindustria - could be changed. With little domestic gas production and a ban on nuclear power generation, Italy heavily relies on imports for its energy needs. Some local and environmental grassroots associations and unions gathered in Piombino on Thursday for a rally against the project.

☆ 'Bond' producers say they love Idris Elba - but don't celebrate just yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

(CNN) The world may finally have to let go of Idris Elba playing James Bond. The producers of the franchise have responded to Elba expressing that he's not exactly interested in the role, despite public outcry for him to play 007. "I don't think that playing Bond will satisfy some of my personal goals," he said during an episode of HBO's "The Shop." (HBO and CNN are both part of Warner Bros. Discovery.0Elba said everywhere he goes people mention Bond, "And I feel it is beyond me at this juncture." Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson talked to Variety about the popular franchise and Elba.

☆ 'Bullet Train' Repeats No. 1, 'Top Gun' Returns to Second Place as Box Office Nearly Grinds to Halt
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-14 | by ( Rebecca Rubin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

That would be one plausible explanation behind the great box office slowdown. Although three new movies opened nationwide, none were able to crack the top five on domestic charts and only two -- A24's satirical slasher "Bodies Bodies Bodies" and Lionsgate's vertigo-inducing thriller "Fall" -- managed to infiltrate the top 10. After two weeks on the big screen, the Brad Pitt-led "Bullet Train" has generated $54.4 million at the domestic box office. In eighth place, "Bodies Bodies Bodies" beat expectations with $3.2 million from 1,290 locations. That means "Maverick" is roughly $5 million away from dethroning Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" as the sixth-highest grossing movie in domestic box office history.

☆ 31 de ani de la Revoluția Română; „Nimeni nu trebuie să uite că pentru idealurile lor românii s-au pus în fața tancurilor”
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +18 min

Ora 08:00 - Informat în detaliu asupra represiunii, Nicolae Ceauşescu decide că nu este cazul să contramandeze vizita în Iran. Ora 17:00 - Preşedintele Republicii Socialiste România şi şeful Partidului Comunist Român, Nicolae Ceauşescu, se întoarce la Bucureşti din Iran. Ora 11:00 - Începe mitingul de susținere a șefului Partidului Comunist Român și a regimului. Ora 19:30 - Un TAB care a intrat în baricadă a fost capturat de demonstranți și a fost incendiat. Ora 09:00 - Nicolae Ceauşescu cere şefului Securităţii, Iulian Vlad, şi ministrului MApN, Vasile Milea, să blocheze cu orice preţ apropierea demonstranţilor de CC.

Persons: Klaus Iohannis, Victoriei, Ceaușescu, Laszlo Tokes, Timotei Cipariu, . Protestatarii, Ceauşescu, Iulian Vlad, Niclae Ceauşescu, Vasile Milea, Nicolae Ceauşescu, Ştefan, Victor Atanasie Stănculescu, Ion Coman, Nicolae, Elena Ceauşescu, Elena Ceaușescu ., Nicolae Ceaușescu, Milea, Postelnicu, şeful, Radu cel Frumos, Răniţii, Chiţac, ., Manifestanţii, Constantin Dăscălescu ., Dictatorul Ceaușescu, Li, Securitate, Magheru, Alții, Vasile Milea îşi, Dictatorul, Atanasie Stănculescu, Deşi, Cuplul Ceauşescu, Ion Caramitru, Mircea Dinescu, Ion Iliescu, Petre Roman, Nicolae Militaru, Silviu Brucan, Alexandru Bârlădeanu, Teodor Brateş, Gelu Voican Voiculescu, Corneliu Coposu Organizations: Române, PCR, Armatei, MApN, Partidului Comunist Român, Interne, Ministerului, Apărării Naționale, Major, Central, TVR, CC, Gărzile, Universității, Securitate, Comitetul Central, Frontului Salvării Naționale, FSN, Salvării Locations: României, Timişoara, Bucureşti, MApN Timişoara, București, judeţul Timiş, Capitală, Timișoara, Iran, Teheran, Buziaş, Lugoj, Arad, Buzău, Electro - Timiş, ELBA, Solventul, Socialiste România, Timiş, Cluj, Brașov, Sibiu, Iaşi, Piața Romană, baricadă, Capitalei, Jilava, Republica Socialistă România, Securitate

☆ (foto) Revista People a desemnat „Cel mai sexy bărbat în viață” pentru anul 2020. Cine este acesta și cum arată
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-19 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(foto) Revista People a desemnat „Cel mai sexy bărbat în viață” pentru anul 2020. Cine este acesta și cum aratăRevista People a desemnat „Cel mai sexy bărbat în viață”. În acest an, titlul a fost obținut de Michael B. Jordan. În acest an, Jordan a mai fost inclus în „Top 100 cei mai influenți oameni”, creat de revista Time. Revista a inclus și mai multe motive de ce Jordan a obținut titlul:# își susține femeile din familia lui;# își iubește fanii;# știe cum să asorteze hainele;# valorifică democrația;# își susține comunitatea etc.

Persons: Michael B . Jordan, Jimmy Kimmel, Jordan, John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Idris, Adam Levine, Ryan Reynolds, David Beckham Organizations: People

☆ Oameni din întreaga lume au votat și i-au ales pe cei mai frumoși bărbați ai planetei. Iată cine sunt primii 25 de câștigători!
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) unica.md time to read: 1 min

Deja de 20 de ani, site-ul de divertisment TC Candler publică listele cu cei mai frumoși 100 de bărbați și femei din lume. Din iulie anul trecut, milioane de vizitatori ai portalului de Internet au votat pentru cei care, în opinia lor, au meritat să câștige în anul 2019. Potrivit Bright Side, iată cine sunt primii cei mai frumoși 25 de bărbați ai anului trecut. Kim Mingyu23. Xiao Zhang5.

Persons: Bright, Mario, . Kim Mingyu, Alexey, Cha, Patrick Schwarzenegger, David Beckham, 17, Henry Cavill, Kang Daniel 15, Marlon, Evan Jogia, Timothy Chalamet, Harry Styles, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Derulo, Tony Mahfood, Jensen, Zhang, . Jason Momoa, . Wee, Kim Tae, Shawn Mendes, Felix, Jung Organizations: Park

Despre spărgătorii de gheață și rolul lor în promovarea intereselor marilor puteri, aflați în materialul RIA Novosti. Până atunci, afirmă senatorii, se va recurge la prelungirea termenului de exploatare a Polar Star, cel puțin, până în anul 2023. Primul spărgător de gheață a fost construit în URSS – primind numele de “Lenin”. Doar în primele șase ani de exploatare, “Lenin” a parcurs peste 82 de mii de mile maritime și a escortat peste 400 de nave. În 1989 spărgătorul de gheață a fost conservat în Murmansk, fiind inclus în registrul unic al monumentelor patrimoniului cultural de importanță federală.

Persons: Andrei Koț, Roger Wicker, Dan Sullivan, senatorilor, Sullivan, Uniunii Sovietice . Acolo, Donald Trump, Aleksei Podberiozkin, Lenin Organizations: Sputnik, Flota Navală, Rusiei, Uniunii Sovietice, Polar, Flotei, Flotei de Nord, AK, Flotei Navale, Sibir, Ural Locations: MOSCOVA, SUA, Rusia, Moscova, Eurasiei, Arctica, Uniunii, China, Armada, Ural, Asia de Sud - Est, Asia, Europa, Flotei de, Hamburg, Danemarca, Suedia, URSS, Murmansk

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