‘IDF is focused on fighting Hezbollah, preparing offensive actions in Lebanon,’ IDF chief warns…Read More
Year: 2024
Committed to ‘responsible innovation and human rights values,’ Israel signs global treaty to address AI risks
Committed to ‘responsible innovation and human rights values,’ Israel signs global treaty to address AI risks…Read More
Egypt August inflation seen dropping despite price hikes
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s inflation is forecast to have declined for a sixth month in August, helped by a favourable base effect, but some analysts say it is likely to have increased month on month after a series of government-led price hikes. Egypt in March signed an $8 billion financial support package with the International
Cuba: Afro-descendant women and men showcase the beauty of their hair
Cuban men and women who embrace their Afro-descended heritage and hair. La Habanna hosted on late August the island’s first Afro beauty-aesthetics convention. The trend that has been taking place around the world is gaining traction in the Caribbean nation. Until 2021, Thalía Quesada had straight hair that was straightened with laborious treatments. She decided
Rising Star Drew Starkey on ‘Queer’ and How U.S. Audiences “Can Be Very Uptight” About Sex Scenes
Drew Starkey was a day into rehearsals for Luca Guadagnino‘s Queer when he found himself rolling around the floor in a sweaty clinch with Daniel Craig. “We jumped into it, just grabbing and throwing our bodies on top of one another, rolling around, getting intermingled,” Starkey recalls, “I think it unlocked something subconsciously, gave us
This Summer, Americans Unite in Their Love of Spuds As Coast Packing’s 7th Annual Beef Tallow French Fry Contest Serves Up Winners from Illinois, Minnesota and California
Capping the Seventh Annual #BeefTallowFrenchFries Contest, Coast Packing Company has honored four French fry fans for their creativity and good taste in unlocking beef tallow’s remarkable gastronomic gifts: First Place Winner Amy Bizzarri of Chicago, IL, Second Place Winner Yoshiharu Sogi of Santa Rosa, CA, Third Place Winner Renee Signorelli of Murrieta, CA, and Fourth Place Winner Cheryl Larimer
TIFF’S TREATS LAUNCHES NEW LOCATIONS IN THE SUNFLOWER STATE, DEEPENING PRESENCE IN KANSAS
Tiff’s Treats , the original warm cookie delivery company, announces the launch of three additional delivery openings in the state of Kansas, serving the Wichita and Northeast Topeka areas. The new delivery zones are following the brand’s first-ever entrance into Kansas and Missouri through six Kansas City-area openings in late August. The new delivery outposts will expand the opportunity for residents of the Sunflower State
Toronto Hidden Gem: ‘Universal Language’ Is An Absurdist Homage to Iranian Cinema Via Winnipeg
Matthew Rankin’s second feature, Universal Language , certainly echoes the comic sensibility of fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, Rumours). But its fantastical and multilayered structure — intended to pay homage to the Iranian cinema he loves — is difficult to explain. Asked to describe what Universal Language is about
A24 Buys Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’ for U.S.
A24 has won the bidding war to acquire U.S. rights to Brady Corbet‘s buzzy Venice Film Festival winner The Brutalist . A24 announced the deal, brokered with CAA Media Finance, on Sunday, ahead of the film’s North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 10. Adrien Brody stars in the historical epic as
