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The Digger reviews do not hold back. The positive reviews contain strong superlatives praising Alejandro G. Iñárritu‘s bold new film starring Tom Cruise, and the negative reviews are utterly scathing. Is Digger a 5-out-of-5 “audacious, risky, terrific fun” — like The London Evening Standard says? Or is Digger a one-half-of-a-point out of 5, “a film full of mostly talented people doing the worst work of their careers” — as Slant says? Right out of the gate on Rotten Tomatoes, the Warner Bros. film is hovering around a dead even 50 percent split. In Digger, a nearly unrecognizable Tom Cruise plays…
The chief executive of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down after a backlash over female staff being replaced by male colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group.Patrick Branco Ruivo, who has been director general of the Paris landmark since 2018, will leave his job at the end of the year, the company SETE said in a statement.It said an internal investigation found that “operational flaws and shortcomings” in organising the visit led to the “unacceptable” removal of female staff.They were replaced by male colleagues as a delegation of around 100 people linked to the…
The Premier League has confirmed that Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18. An independent Commission found that during that time period, the club arranged “sham contracts” with a number of its commercial partners, as well as “relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs”. The statement also said that City were guilty of the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate.The Premier League published a redacted version of the commission’s report, which said the charges “concerned…
Anybody who has traveled out to Teotihuacán in the early morning will have been delighted at the sight of dozens of hot air balloons rising into the sky. Mexico’s hot air balloon tourist industry carries about 60,000 passengers annually and generates US $25 million in revenue. Business has not yet peaked, with annual growth predicted at around 7%. While the vast majority of tourists fly over the Sun and Moon pyramids, there are companies offering flights in other places, most notably San Miguel de Allende. Indeed, the real home of Mexican ballooning might be said to be León, where the…
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Since opening its doors in Las Vegas in 2023, Sphere, the gigantic music and entertainment venue, has gathered a top-tier lineup of recording artists to grace its futuristic stage with epic and deeply engaging experiences. For those who haven’t made their way to “Sin City,” or seen the many viral emoji face memes gracing the internet, Sphere is a massive, spherical venue known for its entertainment…
Wendy’s has shared their love of emo by dropping a new EP featuring members of Silverstein, Memphis May Fire and more. The American fast food chain teased an emo-inspired announcement earlier this month, dropping a reimagined version of their logo – showing the red-headed girl with heavy eyeliner, hair covering one eye, and swapping out her usual pigtail ribbons for black ones. Now, the chain has dropped a new EP, featuring six songs from emo artists that are made especially for the partnership, and see them singing about burgers, fries and more alongside some pretty standard themes for the genre.…
While studies show that medical procedures in Tijuana can cost up to 75% less than in the United States, patients considering this option might want to embrace the maxim “caveat emptor.” Although cheaper dental work, plastic surgery and bariatric surgery might sound appealing, insufficient regulation and inadequate oversight are legitimate concerns. And when patients’ lives have been endangered, the question of where to turn has not always been encouraging. That might be changing, however. Julia Carpenter, recovering back in Oregon from complications after her surgery in Tijuana that turned out to have been performed by a doctor unlicensed for the…
The Durban FilmMart returns for its 17th edition with a full slate of conversations and events looking to build on the legacy of innovation, disruption and industry-defining discussions at what is arguably the most influential film market on the continent. Running from Oct. 9 – 12, this year’s event is organized around the theme “Shifting Worlds, Turning Toward Ourselves,” a focus that Durban FilmMart Institute director Magdalene Reddy says was inspired by the pioneering Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène’s memorable assertion: “Why be a sunflower and turn towards the sun? I myself am the sun.” “We are very much looking inward…
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Teenagers in France have been blockading their schools and demonstrating since last week to protest a string of grievances. Standing in front of the Lycée Hélène Boucher, FRANCE 24 journalist Antonia Kerrigan said students there said there were “class sizes of more than 36 people”. Click on the video for more. Keywords for this article