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☆ Wooden turbine towers could make wind power even greener
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Arya Jyothi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Swedish company Modvion believes it has found a greener alternative — building turbine towers from wood. ModvionAccording to Otto Lundman, co-founder and CEO of Modvion, using wooden towers reduces the lifecycle emissions of a wind turbine by over 25%, and by 90% if you only compare the tower component of the turbine. He adds that if you take into account the carbon dioxide absorbed by trees when they grow, the wooden towers can be considered to store more carbon that they emit. In 2023 the company installed its first commercial two-megawatt unit, a 105-meter-high (345 feet) wooden turbine tower, called Wind of Change, outside Skara, Sweden, for electric utility company Varberg Energi. “But in wind power standards, wood is not really considered for the towers, it’s mostly steel and concrete.

Persons: Modvion, Otto Lundman, Lundman, David Olivegren, Wood, ”, Abbas Kazemi Amiri, Amiri, “, Paul Wennerholm Organizations: CNN, Swedish Energy Agency, Wind Energy, Control, University of Strathclyde, Voodin Blades Locations: Sweden, Skara, University of Strathclyde , Glasgow

☆ Banks say they’re meeting climate pledges. A new report says they’re ineffective
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Why gold prices are at record highsFrom central banks to Costco customers, it seems everyone is buying gold these days, reports CNN’s John Towfighi. Central banks see gold as a long-term store of value and a safe haven during times of economic and international turmoil. When interest rates fall, gold prices tend to rise, as bullion becomes more appealing than income-paying assets like bonds. The People’s Bank of China bought gold for the 17th straight month in March, adding 160,000 ounces to bring reserves to 72.74 million troy ounces of gold, according to Reuters. The Honest Company posted a strong fourth quarter in March.

Persons: –, ” Mark Carney, ”, GFANZ, Jamie Dimon, ” Dimon, JPMorgan, CNN’s John Towfighi, China —, Read, Jessica Alba, Ramishah Maruf, Alba’s, Chuck Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, European Central Bank, Glasgow Financial Alliance, UN, Bank of England, ECB, MIT, Columbia Business School, Zero Banking Alliance, United Nations, decarbonization, CNN, JPMorgan Chase, State, JPMorgan, Investors, Federal Reserve, China, People’s Bank of China, Reuters, UBS, The Honest, The Honest Company, Honest, Nasdaq Locations: New York, Glasgow, China, India, Turkey

☆ Photos challenge misconceptions about what it means to be an American Muslim
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

These are some of the faces featured in “Muslims in America,” an ongoing photography series by British artist Mahtab Hussain. Mahtab HussainSo far, Hussain has documented subjects living in New York, LA, Baltimore and Toronto, Canada. I’ve met people from all over the world in the US who are Muslim: Palestinians, people from all over Africa. Not only do Hussain’s photographs visually challenge the way American Muslims have been portrayed, he has also offered space for his subjects to share their experiences. Mahtab HussainMany members of Dearborn’s Arab American and Muslim American communities have openly rejected Biden for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

Persons: Julo, Adbul, Candace, Mahtab Hussain, “, ” Hussain, Hussain, Arslan, ”, Riz Ahmed, creatives, I’ve, ” Julo Cisse, Mahtab Hussain Syeda Monique Legette, he’s, ” Itar Mechmechia, ” Dayana Aziz, Abdullah Hammoud, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Netanyahu, Candace Ashley, that’s, Adbul Warsame, Mahtab Hussain Ahmed Mohamed Organizations: CNN, Nike Air Jordans, Pew Research Center, USC, Initiative, USC Annenberg, British Pakistani Muslim, American, The New York Times, Hamas Locations: United States, America, British, New York, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Glasgow, Kashmir, Pakistan, LA, Balitmore, Baltimore, Toronto, Canada, British Pakistani, Africa, Britain, New York City, Dearborn , Michigan, Gaza, American, Israel, Michigan

☆ Tara Davis-Woodhall: ‘My entire memo is have fun,’ says the ‘free-spirited’ US long jump star
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It’s hard not to be swept up in Davis-Woodhall’s approach to the long jump, especially when she finds reason to laugh even in the heat of fierce competition. “My entire memo is have fun,” she tells CNN Sport. Long jump is one track and field discipline which governing body World Athletics seems interested in developing, such as by introducing a take-off zone in the place of a fixed board. “I think it might be a little silly,” she says, “just because you kind of take away from the principle of long jump. That’s even more true for an athlete like Davis-Woodhall, currently jumping further and with more confidence than ever before.

Persons: Tara Davis, Woodhall, dally, I’m, –, I’ve, Ben Stansall, Serbia’s Ivana Španović, ”, Davis, don’t, “, “ I’m, “ I’ve, ” Davis, Hunter Woodall, Michael Woods, “ Tara, Hunter, Hunter Woodhall, it’s, Michael Steele, Jon Ridgeon Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Davis, Paris Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, Woodhall, Doping Agency, ”, University of Texas, World Athletics Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, Davis, AFP, “, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Tokyo, Budapest, Hungary

☆ Banks Made Big Climate Promises. A New Study Doubts They Work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Eshe Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two and half years ago, bankers and investors attended the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, an annual event normally dominated by activists and policymakers. It was considered a milestone as the financial sector agreed to put its might into tackling climate change. But a recent study, published by the European Central Bank, disputed the effectiveness of those promises. The researchers found that since 2018 the banks had reduced lending 20 percent to sectors they had targeted in their climate goals, such as oil and gas and transport. That seems like progress, but the researchers argued it was not sufficient because the decline was the same for banks that had not made the same commitment.

Persons: ” Organizations: United, Glasgow Financial Alliance, European Central Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia Business School, Zero Banking Alliance Locations: United Nations, Glasgow

☆ Weight-loss drug Wegovy offers benefits for people with diabetes and common form of heart failure, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The study, published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed how the drug helped people with Type 2 diabetes who also had one of the most common kind of heart failure, obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction can severely limit a person’s ability to participate in the activities of daily life. Often, people with type 2 diabetes who have this kind of heart failure have a more severe form than those who don’t have diabetes. People with a more severe form of heart failure sometimes don’t respond as well to medication as those with less severe disease. One death in the Wegovy group and four in the placebo group were related to cardiovascular issues.

Persons: Wegovy, Ozempic, Dr, Mikhail Kosiborod, “, ” Kosiborod, Naveed Sattar, ” Sattar, Sanjay Gupta, Kosiborod, ” Organizations: CNN, New England, of Medicine, Novo Nordisk –, US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, St, University of Glasgow, Science Media, CNN Health, American College of Cardiology Locations: Asia, Europe, North, South America, Kansas City , Missouri, Atlanta

☆ A Willy Wonka Event Ended in Disaster. From Its Ashes Rose a Budding Star.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She introduced herself with the kind of bubbly energy and giddiness that only a teenager can radiate. That event, in Glasgow in late February, failed to create the dazzling experience it promised. The fallout — in true internet fashion — was swift and brutal. Organizers quickly shut down the event and promised full refunds to disgruntled families. In the aftermath, the internet latched on to one of the event’s more inexplicable characters, known only as “The Unknown,” played by Felicia.

Persons: Felicia Dawkins, Willy Wonka, ”, Felicia . Organizations: Organizers Locations: Scotland, Glasgow

☆ Global Forest Loss Remains High, Despite Recent Progress
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Manuela Andreoni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Despite major progress in protecting vast tracts of rainforest, the world failed again last year to significantly slow the pace of global forest destruction, according to a report issued on Thursday. Record wildfires in Canada and expanding agriculture elsewhere offset big gains in forest protection in Brazil and Colombia, the report found. The annual survey by the World Resources Institute, a research organization, found that the world lost 9.1 million acres of primary tropical forest in 2023, equivalent to an area almost the size of Switzerland, about 9 percent less than the year before. But the improvement failed to put the world on course to halt all forest loss by 2030, a commitment made by 145 nations at a global climate talks in Glasgow in 2021 and reaffirmed by all countries last year.

Organizations: World Resources Institute Locations: Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Switzerland, Glasgow

☆ Forget shouting, singer Lulu says she doesn’t even speak before noon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —You might make Lulu want to shout, but the British singer has revealed that she doesn’t even speak before midday, let alone yell. I can understand why you think I’m lying,” she told the BBC in an interview to mark her last ever tour. “It’s very important to have an inner life, and take care of your inner life, which is giving yourself a break sometimes,” said Lulu. While the tour will see her last live performances, Lulu told the BBC that she will keep singing and recording. “So, I’ve decided I may have to approach Rod at some point.”“He may not answer my call though,” she added.

Persons: Lulu, “, ”, ” “, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, I’d, That’s, Rod Stewart, I’ve, Rod Organizations: CNN, BBC Locations: British, Glasgow, Scotland

☆ Billy Guyton: First New Zealand professional rugby union player confirmed to have died with CTE
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A former professional rugby union player, who who died in 2023 at the age of 33, has become the first in New Zealand to be formally diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – the neurogenerative disease associated with repeated head trauma. Billy Guyton died of a suspected suicide last year, CNN affiliate Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported, and his family subsequently donated his brain to Auckland’s Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank which made the CTE diagnosis. CNN has contacted New Zealand Rugby for comment. Around the world, players are grappling to deal with the impact of head injuries sustained during their rugby careers. In the UK, some 450 current and former rugby players have now joined lawsuits to take legal action against global governing body World Rugby and the national governing bodies of England and Wales, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Rugby Football League Limited, International Rugby League Limited and British Amateur Rugby League Association.

Persons: CNN —, Billy Guyton, Maurice Curtis, John, RNZ, “, ”, Billy, That’s, Australia – Guyton, ” John Guyton, Michael Buckland, Curtis Organizations: CNN, rugby, Radio New Zealand, Neurological, Brain, Auckland Brain Bank, Super Rugby, Australia, Nelson Weekly, New Zealand Rugby, Australian Sports Brain Bank, World Rugby, Rugby Football Union, RFU, Welsh Rugby Union, WRU, Rugby Football League Limited, International Rugby League Limited, British Amateur Rugby League Association . Lawyers, University of Glasgow, Boston University, University of Sydney, Prevention, Befrienders Locations: New Zealand, Auckland, England, Wales

☆ Backdrops from viral Willy Wonka-inspired experience go on sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The disastrous Willy Wonka-inspired experience held in Glasgow, Scotland, last month has already been immortalized in an endless stream of meme-orabilia that will forever live on a corner of the internet. “He has a workshop underneath the venue that hosted the Willy Wonka experience and… the day after everything blew up, he was just at the bins and saw all this stuff lying there,” Kasparis told CNN Wednesday. Despite having a starting price of £10 ($13), the three backdrops have already fetched 48 bids on Ebay, including a highest one of £760 ($973) as of Wednesday morning. “I’m anticipating getting into four figures,” Kasparis said, “which is what I’m hoping for.”As of Wednesday morning, the backdrops had received 48 bids. Frustrated with that gap between the advertising and reality, families attending the experience became so angry that the police were called, and the event was eventually canceled.

Persons: Willy Wonka, Michael Kasparis, “, ” Kasparis, ‘ I’ll Organizations: CNN, Ebay, Monorail, Aid, ”, Glasgow Children’s Hospital, Labour Party Locations: Glasgow, Scotland

☆ My parents gave my twin sister and me radically different names. It helped us keep our individuality.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Even though my name caused some issues while growing up, I'm glad it's completely different from my sister's. Our parents couldn't agree on namesPart of the reason my sister and I have such different names is that our parents had different opinions on popular names versus unique names. I'm glad I was given a completely different name from my twinOver the years, some people have asked why our parents gave us such different names. For example, in Good To Know's round-up of the 500 best twin baby names in 2023, names like "Aida and Ava" and "Gabriella and Isabella" topped the list. SJ Strum, a baby-name expert based in the UK, told me she's noticed that rhyming twin names have decreased in recent years.

Persons: —, I've, Aimee, it's, I'd, couldn't, Amy, Emma, Mikhaila, Mikhaila Friel, Mikhail, Michaela, Mickey, I'm, We've, Aida, Ava, Gabriella, Isabella, SJ, she's, Strum Organizations: Service, Business, National Records of, National Records Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, Russia

☆ I bought my first house in rural Scotland at 22. Housing is affordable in the countryside and I love it here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Gouri Sharma | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She bought a house in the Scottish countryside after graduating from university in Glasgow. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simran Kaur, a 22 year-old tax associate living in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Four years later, I've graduated, landed a good job at an internationally renowned firm and bought my first house here. So, I started looking into both my home and job options. AdvertisementI chose Kilmarnock because house prices are affordable, and it is easy to commute to work and reach my relatives.

Persons: Simran Kaur, Kaur, —, I've, Ernst, Young, PWC, I'd Organizations: PwC, Service, Glasgow University, Motherwell, Kilmarnock Locations: India, Scotland, Scottish, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Punjab, North India, Prestwick, Loch Lomond

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has ordered a 55-year-old U.S. agency that caters to minority-owned businesses to serve people regardless of race, siding with white business owners who claimed the program discriminated against them. The agency, which helps minority-owned businesses obtain financing and government contracts, now operates in 33 states and Puerto Rico. Justice Department lawyers representing Minority Business Development Agency declined to comment on the ruling, which can be appealed to the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. John F. Robinson, president of the National Minority Business Council, said the ruling is “a blow against minority owned businesses," and does nothing to help majority-owned businesses because they already enjoy access to federal resources through the Small Business Administration. "It has the potential of damaging the whole minority business sector because there will be less service available to minority-owned businesses,” Robinson said.

Persons: Mark T, Pittman, Donald Trump, Nixon, Biden, ” Pittman, Dan Lennington, ” Lennington, John F, Robinson, ” Robinson, Arian Simone, Alphonso David, David, Stanley Goldfarb, ”, “, —, David Glasgow, Graham Lee Brewer, Haleluya Hadero Organizations: —, U.S, Northern, Northern District of, U.S . Commerce Department, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Black, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Justice Department, Business, Agency, Circuit, National Minority Business Council, Small Business Administration, Economic, Pfizer, The, Appeals, American Alliance for Equal Rights, Meltzer Center for Diversity, New York University’s School of Law, Supreme, AP Locations: Texas, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Tennessee, Atlanta, The New York, Florida, New

☆ Diet and sugary drinks boost risk of atrial fibrillation by up to 20%, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Atrial fibrillation is dangerous and on the riseAtrial fibrillation is the leading cause of stroke in the United States. Atrial fibrillation can also lead to blood clots, heart failure and “can increase the risk for heart attack, for dementia, for kidney disease. Replacing both diet and added sugar sodas with water is best to reduce chances of atrial fibrillation, experts say. The rate of atrial fibrillation in the US population is growing: The CDC estimates some 12 million Americans will have A-fib by 2030. “Do not take it for granted that drinking low-sugar and low-calorie artificially sweetened beverages is healthy, it may pose potential health risks.”

Persons: ”, Penny Kris, Etherton, Kris, “, Dr, Gregory Marcus, ” Marcus, Naveed Sattar, ” Sattar, Ningjian Wang, ” Wang Organizations: CNN, Pennsylvania State University, American Heart Association, US Centers for Disease Control, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, UCSF Health, Rhythm Society, University of Glasgow, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Locations: United States, Scotland, Shanghai, China

☆ How sleep can affect diabetes risk, according to new study
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sleep is an important lifestyle factor in reducing risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study has found. In terms of risk for type 2 diabetes, there wasn’t a significant difference between those with normal sleep and those who slept six hours. And even for those who ate the healthiest, their diet didn’t offset the effects of insufficient sleep on diabetes risk. The findings are also based on participants’ recollections of their food and sleep habits, according to the study. Confirming a causal relationship “would require randomized trials intervening on sleeping habits to increase sleep time and see if this reduces risk of diabetes in those at risk, e.g.

Persons: CNN —, Dr, Diana Nôga, ” Nôga, ”, Leana Wen, Wen wasn’t, ” Wen, Naveed Sattar, ” Sattar, Wen Organizations: CNN, JAMA, biosciences, Uppsala University, Lighthouse Films, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, University of Glasgow Locations: Sweden, United Kingdom, Scotland, “

☆ Femke Bol: Dutch star sets second 400m indoor world record in two weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dutch track star Femke Bol continued her golden year on Saturday, smashing her own indoor 400-meter world record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. “It’s amazing to also run a world record again. Equally adept over the hurdles and on the flat, she is the current world champion in both the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay. Last year, she broke the 41-year-old world record in the indoor 400m and currently owns four of the six fastest times in the event’s history. At the 2022 European Championships, Bol became the first ever woman to win both the 400m and 400m hurdles at a major championships.

Persons: Femke Bol, Lieke Klaver, Alexis Holmes, Forsheva, “, ” Bol, Jane Barlow, Bol, I’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, Dutch, Olympics, Jane Barlow / Press Association, AP, Paris Olympics Locations: Dutch, Glasgow, Scotland

☆ World Athletics’ policy limiting trans women participation is ‘here to stay,’ says president Sebastian Coe
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The governing body for track and field said that the exclusion would apply to transgender women, banning some from competing in female track and field events. “It was the right decision then, it’s the right decision now,” Coe told CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies at the world indoor championships in Glasgow, Scotland. In recent years, there has been a growing list of governing bodies which have restricted transgender women from competing in women’s divisions. World Athletics hasn’t clearly defined its definition of what constitutes having “been through male puberty,” which is a multi-year process beginning as early as age nine. Coe attends the ongoing World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Persons: Sebastian Coe, ”, ” Coe, Amanda Davies, Coe, ” Hudson Taylor, Ally, Stonewall, Tanner, “ There’s, Martin Rickett, I’m, “ Organizations: CNN, Athletics, World Athletics, Global Athletics Coaches Academy, International Olympic Committee, ” CNN, British, of Sports Medicine Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, Stonewall, United Kingdom

What channel is the World Indoor Track & Field Championships on? The World Indoor Track & Field Championships live stream will be hosted by the BBC in the UK, specifically BBC2. How to watch the World Indoor Track & Field Championships live stream from anywhereIf you're not in the UK but want to check out the free BBC2 streaming option for the World Indoor Track & Field Championships, it's time to familiarize yourself with a VPN. How to watch World Indoor Athletics Championships with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. Watch the World Indoor Track & Field Championships live stream.

Persons: you'll, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Emirates Arena, BBC, Paris Olympics, Netflix, Wimbledon, BBC2, CNBC, Field Locations: Glasgow

☆ A bizarre Willy Wonka-themed children's event became a viral disaster. Here's everything that went wrong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A disastrous Willy Wonka-themed children's event went viral for all the wrong reasons. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Instead, the bizarre Willy Wonka-themed event in Glasgow, Scotland, featured a sparse warehouse filled with low-budget props and drew comparisons with the similarly ill-fated Fyre Festival. Videos of customers confronting event organizers have since been shared on social media. "I ended up playing Willy Wonka for three and a half hours straight," Paul Connell told The Independent.

Persons: Willy Wonka, Here's, —, Stuart Sinclair, Sinclair, Paul Connell, Wonka, Connell, BI's Katie Notopoulos Organizations: Service, Illuminati, The Daily Mail Locations: Glasgow, Scotland

☆ Actor hired for disastrous Willy Wonka-style event says the bizarre script was '15 pages of AI-generated gibberish'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA bizarre Willy Wonka-inspired immersive event has been attracting attention for all the wrong reasons this week. Some of the actors hired for the event have been speaking out with their suspicions that AI played a role in devising the chaotic script. Paul Connell, an actor and stand-up comedian hired to play Willy Wonka at the event in Glasgow, Scotland, told the Independent the script provided was "15 pages of AI-generated gibberish" and required him to say "mad things." Kirsty Paterson, who played an Oompla-Loompa at the event, also suspected the script might have had a helping hand from AI. Jenny Fogarty, another actor hired for the event, told the Daily Mail she and her partner thought AI had written the content after they read the strangely written stage directions.

Persons: —, Willy Wonka, Paul Connell, Connell, Kirsty Paterson, Paterson, I'd, Jenny Fogarty, ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Business, Independent, Daily Mail, Entertainment, Illuminati Locations: Glasgow, Scotland

☆ Memes about a disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event are taking over the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementUnsuspecting children attended a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasglow, Scotland with high hopes, but found themselves in a world of pure horror. Paul Connell, an actor hired to play Willy Wonka at the event, told The Independent that the script supplied was "15 pages of AI-generated gibberish." Since photos and videos surfaced online, X (formerly known as Twitter) has become inundated with memes about the catastrophic event. AdvertisementThe interactive lab area drew comparisons to a meth lab“Is that the-”“The meth lab from the Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience? This photo from the Willy wonka experience is single handedly the photo of the year.

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☆ 'The Unknown' is the best part of the disastrous Willy Wonka house
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A crummy "Willy Wonka experience" event in Glasgow went viral for how laughable and disappointing it was. Amid the cheap decorations and actors in cheap costumes, one thing stood out: "The Unknown," a fake villain they made up. An evil candymaker, this horrifying silver-faced ghoul is now, I declare, officially Wonka canon. And it is for this reason that we must now accept that "The Unknown" is officially part of the Willy Wonka canon. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Willy Wonka, —, it's, Charlie Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Glasgow

☆ Willy Wonka-inspired experience sparks outrage and online mockery after police called to event
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

People there became so angry on Saturday that the police were called, Police Scotland confirmed to CNN, the event was canceled, and the story went viral on social media. “There was a crowd of people outside all furious,” Paul Connell, one of the actors hired to perform at the event told CNN on Wednesday. “I saw people shouting, the people running the event were crying … It was absolute chaos. Jack Proctor and his family were among those attending the experience, and they arrived once the event had been open for a couple of hours, he told CNN on Wednesday. “We were met by groups of families leaving the event, looking utterly bewildered,” he said.

Persons: Willy Wonka, ” Paul Connell, “, Jack Proctor, Connell, ”, Proctor, ” Proctor, they’re, ” Connell Organizations: CNN — Families, Police Scotland, CNN, Facebook, ” CNN Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, ”

☆ A Willy Wonka-style 'Chocolate Experience' advertised with AI images turned out to be an 'absolute shambles'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA "Willy's Chocolate Experience" last weekend turned out to be a whole lot less satisfying than people had hoped. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementStuart Sinclair, who took his children to the event, called it an "absolute shambles." Several of the images featured on the website have tell-tale signs of AI art, but Business Insider was unable to independently confirm if the images were generated with AI. Stuart Sinclair called the event an "absolute shambles."

Persons: —, Stuart Sinclair, Sinclair, Willy Wonka, Crave, elly Organizations: Service, Illuminati, Business, Wonka, Warner Bros, Police Scotland, Sky News, Police Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, ried

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