Amazon MGM Studios has officially begun the search for the next actor to play James Bond, ending years of speculation over who will succeed Daniel Craig as the iconic British spy. In a brief statement released on Thursday, the studio confirmed that auditions for the next instalment in the long-running franchise are underway. “The search…
Happiness isn’t just about the big things… really (Image: Getty) We often think happiness requires major life changes, like a new job, more money or fewer problems. But in reality, it’s shaped by the small things we do each day. I’ve spent 15 years working with wellbeing experts and in my new book – Make…
CANNES: Hollywood star John Travolta was given a surprise lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival Friday as he premiered the first movie he has ever directed. The man who became an icon overnight with “Saturday Night Fever” was visibly moved as he accepted the honorary Palme d’Or before the screening of “Propeller One-Way…
CANNES: German Oscar-nominated actress Sandra Huller said Friday she felt guilt for Germany’s role in World War II “every day”, as she discussed her latest acclaimed turn in a historical drama. The multi-lingual star of Auschwitz-set “The Zone of Interest” has continued her gilded run of performances in “Fatherland” by Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski, which…
NEW YORK: Canadian rapper Drake has dropped a new album, with two more surprise companion albums to boot – a whopping 43 tracks that stretch over nearly two and a half hours. Drake – who has kept a relatively low profile since his diss battle with Kendrick Lamar ended with the American’s knockout blow “Not…
Jaisal Singh remembers spending his school holidays walking the length and breadth of Ranthambore National Park. There was never a person in sight, and living there meant no running water or electricity. His parents, both filmmakers, had fallen in love with the area and had pitched camp under a grand banyan tree near Jogi Mahal,…
Last week someone from Thames Water turned up to say we were using more than the average amount of water. I tried to explain that we have small children; I spend my life doing laundry and baths are one of my few vices. And no, we don’t have a car to wash or use a hose…
Wearing a “cooling vest” or taking cold showers may boost fat burning and weight loss by lowering body temperature, a study suggests. The cold is thought to activate brown fat which acts like an internal heater, burning calories to create warmth. Experts are now investigating whether similar weight loss benefits can be achieved by taking…
Almost three years ago, I left London because it had become an overwhelming place to live. It was too fast, too expensive. It was too relentless. I’d begin my days rammed on to the Tube with coughing, spluttering, cantankerous and overstretched people en route to some office or other and think “this just cannot not…
Al-Ahram launched the first edition of the “Woman and the Word” celebration this week, honouring pioneering Egyptian women journalists. Source link
