Film at Lincoln Center, the nonprofit organization that programs the New York Film Festival, has named the British movie executive Daniel Battsek its next president. From 2016 until early 2024, Battsek, 66, was chairman of the British production company Film4, overseeing the financing of “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) and “The Banshees of Inisherin”…
For attending galas, cutting ribbons and meeting diplomats, a Belgian prince takes home a royal allowance of 100,000 euros, nearly $110,000, a year. But what will happen when he stops working? For that, Prince Laurent of Belgium is seeking government benefits. A court this week agreed in part, recommending that the country’s lawmakers consider drawing…
It’s kind of impossible to grasp the enormity of a cooling tower until it’s suddenly right next to you. Never used for their intended purpose, the cooling towers of Washington Nuclear Projects 3 and 5 (WNP-3 and WNP-5) loom over treetops as I drive up to Satsop Business Park, about an hour and a half…
Olivia Dunne, one of the most-followed collegiate athletes on social media, testified against the NCAA’s $2.8 billion House settlement in the final hearing on Monday. Dunne was one of four college athletes who testified against the settlement. The LSU gymnast expressed her objections to the formula used to set name, image and likeness (NIL) value…
8 April 2025 Ryan Coogler convinced Michael B. Jordan that he had “movie star” potential. Michael B. Jordan loves working with Ryan Coogler The 38-year-old actor has frequently worked with Ryan over the last decade, and the acclaimed director has played an important role in Michael’s success. The Hollywood star – who has worked with…
China is playing with ‘losing hand’ in tariff standoff, Bessent says U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China is playing with a “losing hand” in the escalating tariff back-and-forth between the two countries. “I think it was a big mistake, this Chinese escalation, because they’re playing with a pair of twos,” Bessent said on “Squawk…
Talks between the United States and Iran, which President Trump said on Monday would begin on Saturday in Oman, face considerable problems of substance and well-earned mistrust. But time is short for what is likely to be a complicated negotiation. “We’re at a fork in the road, heading toward a crisis,” said Sanam Vakil, the…
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There’s nothing that excites a journalist quite like a deal coming together past its initial deadline. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 14-year, $500 million contract extension with the Blue Jays came nearly two months after Guerrero’s deadline to end talks at the start of spring training. It capped off another week of significant extensions across the sport,…
Ananth Mahadevan’s Phule, based on the life of Jyotirao Phule and his wife Savitri Phule, which was to release this Friday, has been pushed ahead to the end of the month to April 25. Confirming this change of plan, the producer Ritesh Kudecha said, “Yes, the film has been postponed to 25 April. We took the…
