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Courtney Cox’s latest TV show portrays a reality that many women will be all too familiar with. In horror-comedy Shining Vale, her character, Pat, is trying to figure out whether she’s depressed or possessed, while being dismissed by her husband and children. And while most of us don’t have to worry about dealing with an
Director Clio Barnard says her latest film – the modern love story Ali & Ava- uses the dual tools of joy and music to harness its powerful message. Set in over a month in Bradford and starring actors Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrooke, it’s the third film Barnard has set in the West Yorkshire city.
Ed Sheeran has appeared at the High Court for the start of a three-week legal battle over the copyright of his song Shape Of You. The 31-year-old singer-songwriter is in a dispute with two musicians who claim his 2017 hit rips off parts of their song Oh Why, which was released in March 2015. Sami
Glastonbury has confirmed that Sir Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar will be joining the headline acts performing at this year’s festival. The former Beatle and the American rapper were both due to perform at the world-renowned Somerset festival in 2020, before the pandemic forced its cancellation. Sir Paul, 79, will perform on the Pyramid Stage
All submissions funded by the Russian government for this year’s Emmys have been disqualified, the award organisers have announced. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) said it is “appalled” by the conflict in Ukraine and could not “in good conscience” do business with those funded by Russia. “Like countless individuals and organisations
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
Breaking news. Updates coming The full letter can be seen below but key paragraph: For anyone with a Rivian preorder as of the March 1 pricing announcement, your original configured price will be honored. If you canceled your preorder on or after March 1 and would like to reinstate it, we will restore your original
Neighbours has confirmed it will come to an end this June after nearly 37 years on screen. The future of the Australian soap had been in doubt for some time since Channel 5 announced last month it would be axing the show from its schedules. The long standing show’s end was confirmed today after no
Marilyn Manson is suing his former fiancee Evan Rachel Wood for defamation, saying she has cast him as a “rapist and abuser”. The Westworld actress claims the musician – whose real name is Brian Warner – sexually and physically abused her during their relationship. Manson, 53, has denied the allegations and has now filed a
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has been declared legally single by a US court after the latest hearing in her divorce proceedings with rapper Kanye West. The businesswoman and model will change her name from Kardashian-West back to just Kardashian after a motion was granted by a judge at Los Angeles County Superior Court. The
The Segway GT2 electric scooter pushes the brand into high-performance territory with a fast and powerful standing electric scooter. While most standing electric scooters that we typically see on streets around the US and Europe roll on small 8-inch wheels and feature diminutive 350W motors, the Segway GT2 ups the ante in just about every
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
Ford has launched its new ‘Ford Charge Station Pro,’ a bi-directional home charging station that works with the upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. It is offered at a surprisingly good price considering it enables backup power and can basically replace a generator or Tesla Powerwall. When Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning, one of the
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have joined rock giants Green Day and former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson in scrapping a gig in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The band praised “the brave people of Ukraine” and their “heroic leader” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a statement. Cave, known for hits such as Into My
A lawsuit filed by the family of Glee actress Naya Rivera against Ventura County over her drowning in July 2020 has been privately settled, according to the lawyer handling her case. The 33-year-old was boating with her four-year-old son Josey Hollis Dorsey on Lake Piru, northwest of Los Angeles, when she drowned. Her body was
Warner Brothers, The Walt Disney Company and Sony Pictures will not release their latest films in Russian cinemas, in response to the conflict in Ukraine. The major Hollywood studios announced their decisions on Monday as Russian military forces continued attacks on Ukrainian cities. The decisions mean that superhero blockbuster The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, computer-animated
A new Tesla Cybertruck prototype has been spotted at Tesla’s Fremont factory, and it featured a bed cover – something that was missing in other recently spotted prototypes. We expected to get an update about the Cybertruck as part of a product roadmap CEO Elon Musk had said he would release as part of the
San Diego-based Juiced Bikes already offered a seriously fun ride with the original RipCurrent S electric fat tire e-bike. But now the company has unveiled an updated 2022 version that adds a number of new components. The fast and powerful e-bike’s upgrade list starts with a new motor that offers more power than ever for