Sydney Sweeney is in talks to star in The Masque of the Red Death. The Anyone But You actress is being lined up for an unknown role in A24 and Picturestart’s “darkly comedic” take on Edgar Allen Poe’s short story of the same name, Deadline reports. Charlie Polinger will write and direct, as well as … Read more
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“The View” co-host Anna Navarro compared Snoop Dogg to a “trained seal” because he performed at President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities. In the days before Trump was inaugurated on Monday, his supporters celebrated at several events across the nation’s capitol. One celebration was the Crypto Ball, which was hosted by incoming White House AI and … Read more
The University of Guelph is leading the creation of a network meant to spur investment in Canadian agri-food innovation, including developing new technologies to address pressing issues like climate change. The university received an almost $16.3 million government grant over five years to support the platform, called Sustainable Food Systems for Canada, or SF4C. The … Read more
Alex de Minaur’s most promising Australian Open tilt has ended in demoralising fashion with the local hope demolished in the quarter-finals by world No.1 Jannik Sinner. After reaching the Melbourne Park final eight for the first time, de Minaur was attempting to reach his maiden semi-final at any slam. The world No.8 was chasing his … Read more
After flames leveled nearly 500 homes in Bel-Air and Brentwood in 1961, Los Angeles had a reckoning over firefighting. By 1964, city leaders had added 13 fire stations, mapped out fire hydrants, purchased helicopters and dispatched more crews to the Santa Monica Mountains. To accommodate growth in Pacific Palisades, they built a reservoir in Santa … Read more
A bitterly cold January stretch will temporarily end later on Wednesday when extreme cold warnings for Toronto and the GTA lift to make way for less frigid conditions by comparison. Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning for Toronto on Tuesday, with wind chill values ranging from -30 to -35. The warning cited an Arctic … Read more
Brightline train attendants have voted to unionize after months of delay caused by the private passenger train company filing federal challenges to the election. The Transport Workers Union will represent train employees who sell food and beverages and provide other services onboard to passengers. A majority of them voted to join, the union said. But … Read more
As the chef at 10 Cubed in New York City, Nduvo Salaam prepares dishes that blend his African-Caribbean roots with classic French technique on the 100th floor of Central Park Tower — one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. But it can be lonely at the top. The restaurant, 1,000 feet in the … Read more
Clare Waight Keller has sent Meghan, Duchess of Sussex “a few things” from Uniqlo. The 54-year-old designer – who worked with the former actress when she designed her wedding dress in her role as creative director at Givenchy – is excited about her new role as creative director at the high street brand, particularly because … Read more