Between the Temples review – Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane charm in quirky comedy

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing his last critical leadership test of this year as congressional lawmakers grapple with a looming government shutdown deadline at the end of this month.  The House Republican Conference is at odds over how to proceed with funding the government in the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1….

A citizens’ jury looked at whether the law should be changed and came out for reform. Whether that would mesh with parliament is an open question At the heart of a democracy is the idea that the public is capable of making reflective judgments on issues of concern. Yet in a parliamentary system, there are…

Forget the mugs and jigsaws – an exhibition at the National Gallery reminds us that nothing compares to seeing the original masterpieces On Saturday the National Gallery in London opens its doors for its new Van Gogh exhibition, remarkably the first in its 200-year history. Exactly 100 years ago, the National purchased Van Gogh’s Sunflowers…

Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives has been cancelled and productions by Amazon and Disney have been put on hold amid reports about the Coraline author Three screen adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s works have been cancelled or had their production paused amid reports accusing the author of Coraline and The Sandman of sexual misconduct. Netflix’s Dead Boy…

Concret, „câinii” vor avea trei fundași noi în teren pentru meciul cu Unirea Slobozia, ei fiind până acum rezerve: Patriche, Licsandru și Amzăr. Mai mult decât atât, Patrick Olsen, fotbalistul danez al lui Dinamo, se află chiar la primul meci în tricoul „alb-roșu”. Zeljko Kopic, forțat să schimbe echipa înainte de Dinamo – Unirea Slobozia…

Alex Ferariu ne spune cum a ajuns să lucreze în radio, ce salariu fabulos câștiga și ce s-a întâmplat după ce a plecat din Antena1, de la Observator. Alex Ferariu a câștigat 44.000 de lei la primul lui salariu Într-un interviu exclusiv pentru FANATIK, cunoscutul jurnalist Alex Ferariu recunoaște că, după primul direct la radio,…

The New Jersey Devils announced on Thursday that defenseman Luke Hughes suffered a left-shoulder injury and will be out six to eight weeks. The team said that Hughes’ injury would not require surgery. The timeline of six to eight weeks leaves Hughes on track to return in early November, missing around a month of the…

Marieha Hussain had denied her placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman was racially abusive A teacher who held a placard at a pro-Palestine protest depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts has been found not guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence. Marieha Hussain, 37, denied the prosecution’s allegation that the placard…

At Crockett’s Lodge in Star City, West Virginia, just outside Morgantown, I experienced something I have never encountered before, 12 of the 15 people I spoke to aren’t voting. They have very interesting opinions about the state of modern politics, but they don’t think their vote matters.  As soon as I walked in, I knew…

Tehnicianul, care a aflat la începutul anului că este bolnav în fază terminală de cancer pancreatic și mai are de trăit maxim un an, a murit în urmă cu aproape trei săptămâni la vârsta de 76 de ani. A fost înmormântat legendarul antrenor Sven Goran Eriksson Înmormântarea lui Sven Goran Eriksson a avut loc în…

EXCLUSIVE: An Army veteran and House Foreign Affairs member on Thursday introduced a bill to eliminate taxes for all U.S. service members deployed overseas.  Rep. Warren Davidson’s, R-Ohio, bill, the BRAVE Act, would amend the IRS code to expand that exemption to include not just designated combat zones, but all non-permanently deployed service members operating…

Oamenii de știință anunță că au elucidat misterul unui mega-tsunami care a făcut Pământul să vibreze timp de 9 zile. S-a întâmplat acest fenomen alarmant în toamna anului trecut. Un tsunami uriaș apărut în Groenlanda a făcut Pământul să vibreze timp de 9 zile, în 2023: ”Nimeni nu avea nici cea mai vagă idee ce…

Former President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Alina Habba, has hit the campaign trail to attract Arab support in the key swing state of Michigan.  Habba, who also is an attorney on Trump’s legal team, is a first generation American. Both of Habba’s parents are from Iraq.  Habba has been crisscrossing Michigan since Thursday, participating in…

A 20-year-old Maryland woman who was caught on video spray-painting “Gaza” on the Columbus Fountain outside of Washington, D.C.’s Union Station earlier this summer has been arrested Friday and is now facing a federal charge, prosecutors say.  Isabella Giordano of Towson is set to make her first court appearance this afternoon on one count of…

Smiley, dezvăluiri de la filmările show-ului Vocea României. Renumitul artist și om de televiziune susține că multe dintre bătălii se poartă și în culise, subliniind care este legătura pe care o are cu Tudor Chirilă. Smiley, detalii din culisele emisiunii de talente Vocea României. Ce a scos la iveală juratul de la Pro TV despre…

British talent still leads the fashion world, but some see a difficult path ahead in straitened times The question at London fashion week is: do you want the good news or the bad news first? The outlook for British fashion depends where you look. At SS Daley’s show in a light-flooded Royal Academy gallery, the…

At Tenbury High academy students play tag and football in free time rather than stare at screens, and on the Isle of Wight another school is planning a similar ban Academy chain with 35,000 pupils to be first in England to go phone-free Vicki Dean, the principal of Tenbury High academy, says visitors to her…

Exclusive: Decision by Ormiston academies trust is in response to ‘catastrophic’ impact of smartphones on learning and mental health How being phone-free taught pupils at an English school to love playing A national academy chain will be the first in England to become phone-free, removing access to smartphones from its 35,000 pupils during the school…

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a powerful longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday to U.S. narcotics trafficking and murder charges. Participating in a court hearing through a Spanish-language interpreter, Zambada didn’t speak, except to give yes-or-no answers to a judge’s standard questions about whether he understood various documents and procedures and…

Elena Lasconi, președinta USR, a declarat, vineri seară, la un eveniment de lansare a candidaților USR pentru București, că capitala României are nevoie de „o lege clară, cu viziune” pentru a deveni metropolă și calitatea vieții bucureștenilor să crească. „O lege clară, cu viziune pentru Bucureşti” Elena Lasconi, președinta USR, a fost prezentă, vineri seară,…

O compania românească va deschide o nouă unitate de producție pe teritoriul țării noastre. Vestea este cu atât mai bună, cu cât vor fi create numeroase locuri de muncă. O companie românească, renumită pentru produsele din carne, își deschide o nouă fabrică în județul Vâlcea O renumită companie românească va deschide o nouă unitate de…

Cum să prepari cele mai delicioase bruschete. Ingredientele de care ai nevoie pentru a pune pe masă un adevărat deliciu, ca la mama lui acasă. Rețeta pentru cele mai delicioase bruschete Bruschetele sunt un preparat pe cât de simplu, pe atât de gustos. Bruschetele au încântat papilele gustative încă de pe vremea Romei Antice, atunci…

A “Wheel of Fortune” contestant missed out on a chance at winning the million-dollar prize, and fans are putting the blame on new host Ryan Seacrest.  During Seacrest’s first week of replacing longtime host Pat Sajak, fans argued that the new game show host was off to a rocky start. On Seacrest’s second night of…

Mai precis, numărul de matriculare al autocarului este același pe care autocarul FCSB-ului îl avea în trecut. Nu numai acest aspect i-a enervat pe suporteri, ci și nuanța închisă de roșu aleasă, care se aseamănă cu vișiniul de pe autocarul Rapidului. Detaliul incredibil care leagă noul autocar al lui Dinamo de FCSB Dinamo și-a prezentat…

19-year-old knows he will be under pressure in Haas carRed Bull principal insists title race is on a knife-edge The focus heading into this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix has understandably centred on how the title fight between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris will play out as the Formula One season enters its final third. That…

Updates from 6.30pm BST start time at Sophia GardensHead helps blast Australia to liftoff | And send Rob a mail And so to Cardiff, where England need to win to keep the T20 series against Australia alive. Not that this little slice bilateral goodness is about winning and losing; it’s about… well, whatever you want…

România este la doar un pas de o victorie importantă în confruntarea cu echipa Chinei la Cupa Davis. Sâmbătă a fost o zi excelentă pentru sportivii tricolori: Cezar Crețu și Gabi Adrian Boitan au obținut victorii extrem de importante, iar România conduce cu 2-0 la general, fiind aproape de succes. Partidele se joacă în Craiova….

Pop star gets reduced level of traffic offense after June arrest and DWI charge in the Hamptons Justin Timberlake accepted on Friday a reduced level of traffic offense, resolving his drunk-driving criminal case in the Hamptons, the upscale coastal area east of New York City. He pleaded guilty to impaired driving. Continue reading… Please follow…

ABC News anchor Linsey Davis admitted in a post-debate interview that her fact-checking of former President Trump was influenced by the earlier CNN debate that went disastrously for President Biden.  In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, David said she wanted to address concerns that Trump’s statements could be allowed to “hang” there unchallenged…

Party secretariat votes overwhelmingly for the removal of the political outsider A Greek American shipping investor and former banker who emerged seemingly out of nowhere to assume the reins of Greece’s main leftwing opposition party Syriza has been deposed at a late night meeting of the party’s secretariat. After a drama-filled gathering of Syriza’s political…