Meghan Markle’s power statements fall flat in UK: Expert Meghan Markle has failed to win over the UK public with her solo charity visits despite hopes that it will boost her popularity in the country. Citing cultural differences between the US and UK, Royal historian Hugo Vickers claimed that the Duchess of Sussex’s efforts have […]
Prince Harry was seemingly excited to see Prince William expanding his family with Kate Middleton. The Duke of Sussex, who was pushed down the line of succession when William welcomed Prince George and Princess Charlotte in 2013 and 2015, admitted that he is delighted for the family. Harry told the Daily Mail’s Angela Levin: “They […]
Dancers perform at the World Culture Festival at Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) in Karachi on October 13, 2024. — Instagram/@acpkhiofficial The country’s classical and folk dancing sensations set the stage ablaze on the 18th day of the World Culture Festival at the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) in Karachi on Sunday, setting a charged audience […]
On a bright day overlooking Beverly Hills, Al Pacino recalls a warning from years ago, from his therapist: “He said, ‘Don’t go to L.A., Al!’” But here is, and even now, at 84, he’s still adjusting to that Hollywood life. “You have to learn how famous you are,” he said. Has he? “What, now? I’m […]
At 90 years old, veteran actor and Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine was in a spicy mood. Looking through photographs from her long career, captured mostly in black and white, she remarked, “Where are the nude ones?” Of one picture of her seated on the hood of a Cadillac on the Paramount lot, she said, “Here, I’m […]
For the last 18 months, Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tour conquered the pop music world, and in a show full of great moments, one stood out: “Cruel Summer,” a song produced by Swift and her friend, Jack Antonoff: Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer (Live from Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour) by Taylor Swift on YouTube […]
By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles Here are four great new books to sink into this fall. W.W. Norton The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Powers is back with “Playground” (W.W. Norton), a brilliant new novel about artificial intelligence and the race to save the oceans. The story moves along three tracks: There’s a computer […]
W.W. Norton We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Playground” (W.W. Norton), the latest novel by Richard Powers (the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Overstory”), explores artificial intelligence and the race to save the oceans. Its multi-track story concerns a computer genius looking back at his life; an oceanographer […]
Scribner We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In “Creation Lake” (Scribner), a tricky comic thriller from Rachel Kushner, a female American secret agent infiltrates a rural French commune of environmental terrorists who follow a mysterious spiritual leader whose teachings are aimed at replicating the lives of the Neanderthals. […]
Riverhead We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Colored Television” (Riverhead Books), a satirical novel from Danzy Senna (the bestselling author of “Caucasia”), features a writer who can’t sell her ambitious book about biracial people in history, who considers selling out to Hollywood by transforming it into a TV […]