U.K. Drive-Ins Boom in Pandemic Era With 40 New Cinemas (EXCLUSIVE)
The number of drive-in cinemas across the U.K. has exploded from three to 40 during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from media measurement firm Comscore seen by Variety.
Prior to the spread of the virus, the country had just three drive-in cinemas: two Cinestock sites at Haywards Heath, as well as The Star and Mouse Picture Show, which operates as an outdoor cinema at some sites and as a drive-in at others.
US President calls Madonna 'disgusting' over comments at the Women's March
A peer of Madonna, pop star Cyndi Lauper at least partially agreed with Trump about the speech's damage to the cause. "I don't think it served our purpose," she said on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" earlier this week, "because anger is not better than clarity and humanity. That is what opens people's minds." Watch Trump comment on Madonna in the "Hannity" interview below: ADVERTISEMENT
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Where You Go to College Doesn't Matter in Your Career
When my daughter Jora was in high school, she went to a talk I gave on the adolescent brain, during which I pointed out that high school grades don’t predict success very well. On the way home she said, “Great talk, Dad, but I bet you don’t really believe that bit about grades.” I assured her that I did. To prove it, I offered to pay her $100 if she got a ‘C’ on her next report card — in any subject.
Who Speaks for the Trees?
Universal Pictures"The Lorax"
In 1971, Dr. Seuss introduced children to resource management and environmental degradation. Well, of course, he didn’t use big boring words like that. Instead, he spun an entrancing tale, told by the ancient Once-ler, of a land of fantastical creatures — Swomee Swans, Bar-ba-Loots, and Humming Fish — who lived among the Truffula Trees (under which, no doubt, grownups might dream, as they read, of finding truffles).
Why James Bond Books Are Being Rewritten
The James Bond literary franchise, written from 1953 to 1966, will receive a sensitivity review ahead of a reissue in April of the 14 novels, which will mark 70 years since Casino Royale, the debut book, was published. Ian Fleming Publications Ltd—the company that retains literary rights to the series about 007, the iconic British secret service agent—commissioned the review that will see some racially offensive language and outdated stereotypes removed from the works written by the company’s namesake.
Why Same-Sex Marriage Is on the Ballot in 2024
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When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago, Kelley Robinson was running the political shop at Planned Parenthood. Like so many abortion advocates and activists, she had seen the moment looming insidiously for so long. Even still, its arrival felt like both a personal and professional thwacking.
Why the U.S. and U.K. Failed Their Coronavirus Responses
On Oct. 24, 2019—45 days before the world’s first suspected case of COVID-19 was announced—a new “scorecard” was published called the Global Health Security Index. The scorecard ranked countries on how prepared they were to tackle a serious outbreak, based on a range of measures, including how quickly a country was likely to respond and how well its health care system would “treat the sick and protect health workers.” The U.
Why Waymo will struggle to be profitable (GOOGL, VWAPY, GM, TM, SFTBY)
The company is reportedly looking to secure an investment from German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) and is aiming for any cash injection to value it at "well north of $15 billion," the most recent valuation of Cruise, GM's AV business unit. Any stake that Waymo sells to another investor would be less than 20% of the company. Waymo follows other AV companies inconsidering investments from third parties to alleviate the massive costs required to build AV technologies.
Women and the Myth of the American West
In the American imagination, the rugged, vast landscapes of the West are dotted with solitary men on horseback—cowboys, outlaws, sheriffs. But the frontier was also home to women whose stories don’t match the standard Hollywood Western script. What brought women to places like California and Wyoming, and what lives could they lead there? Did Western women experience the same freedoms and adventures as their male counterparts?
In advance of the “What It Means to Be American” launch event “The Women of the West,” we asked historians: What opportunities did the American West offer women that they may not have had back East?