The rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the design of a Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem.The language used to describe it is no less flowery: think of it as “almost like a Noah’s Ark, a place for all nature and animals to come tog... More »
“Madness.” Jules Koundé of Barcelona and France spoke for his profession. “If it keeps this way, there will be a moment where we have no other option.”Koundé backed Manchester City’s Rodri in raising complaints against the workload of elite professionals in Eu... More »
Ministers are coming under mounting pressure to extend free breakfast clubs in primary schools to cover pupils in special schools and alternative provision to ensure they do not miss out on Labour’s leading education policy.The government is planning to unve... More »
There’s no denying the physical resemblance between the actor John Lithgow, who is sitting in front of me, and the author Roald Dahl, who he will soon depict on stage at the Royal Court. On one wall of the London studio where rehearsals are taking place is a c... More »
At the age of 25, casting around for what to do next, I was lucky enough to get a few weeks paid work at a newspaper. The work itself wasn’t exactly thrilling – I was placed next to a Bloomberg terminal and tasked with writing up rather dry market reports. But... More »
I was on hold to the doctor when I watched an Instagram video where a travel influencer with pink hair documented, “One of the greatest things we’ve ever done”, which turned out to be a “three-day comprehensive medical checkup” in Turkey. It was mesmerising, w... More »
The female body is a horror movie waiting to happen. From puberty and the grisly onset of menstruation, in pictures such as Brian De Palma’s Carrie and John Fawcett’s Ginger Snaps, to pregnancy and childbirth – Rosemary’s Baby is the obvious example – women ha... More »
Party of Five alum Matthew Fox was a natural fit to play Dr. Jack Shepard, the head of a proverbial household of plane crash survivors.But while his leading-man presence led to big-screen opportunities in the likes of We Are Marshall, Speed Racer, Alex Cross a... More »
Four people were killed and at least 21 others were wounded in a mass shooting Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama.Two men and a woman were killed at the scene in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South area near the University of Alabama ... More »
Leading Spanish sales agent Filmax has picked up global rights to the local comedy “Hotel Bitcoin,” which will get its market premiere screening at the American Film Market in November. The “Hotel Bitcoin” synopsis reads: “‘Hotel Bitcoin’ is the story of four... More »
Corona Santiago's Rylee Blade crosses the finish line to win the girls' sweepstakes race at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic on Saturday. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times)The scary part about Rylee Blade shattering the meet record in the girls' sweepstakes ... More »
Spain’s Feelsales has clinched international sales rights to “Bad Hair” helmer Mariana Rondón’s latest pic, “Zafari,” ahead of its San Sebastian Festival World Premiere on Sept. 22. Its trailer debuts exclusively in Variety. The Venezuelan-born filmmaker last... More »