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Documentary follows Buffalo Starbucks workers’ union campaign
A new documentary, Baristas vs Billionaires, tells the story of Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, who launched a union-organising campaign in 2021, and the company’s fierce response, including intervention by billionaire founder Howard Schultz. Director Mark Mori, a former steelworker and union member, says he was drawn to the project by parallels between the…
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Unifrance Rendez-Vous TV Mart Spotlights Ancient Rome, 19th Century Paris, Retired Spooks, Luchadores, Diplomatic Intrigue and Gaza
The 32nd Unifrance Rendez-Vous TV content market opens on 7 September in Le Havre, showcasing more than 350 French television programmes to international buyers. The condensed four-day event will feature around 50 exclusive screenings of scripted series, animated shows and documentaries, alongside industry panels and the presentation of France’s 2025 TV export figures by Unifrance…
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Braintree asylum tensions, Middlesbrough gang violence row, Fife data centre fury
Unease grows in Braintree over migrant gatherings and Middlesbrough’s mayor defends policing after gang violence, while Fife villagers fight a giant data centre. Elsewhere: Toby Samuel’s US Open breakthrough, Aaron Donald’s NFL return, and Batman filming hits Glasgow.
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10 Classic Thriller Movies That Are 10/10 Masterpieces
This Collider feature rounds up ten classic thriller films the outlet rates as perfect, 10/10 masterpieces, arguing that these earlier works laid the groundwork for the thrillers being made today. The list spans decades and subgenres, from Southern Gothic psychological terror to neo-noir crime drama to pioneering European sound cinema, highlighting how each film’s craftsmanship,…
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‘Jesus was a radical’: Progressives invoke Christ to sell left-wing agenda on campaign trail
Three progressive Democratic Senate candidates – Florida’s Angie Nixon, Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed and Texas’s James Talarico – are invoking Jesus Christ to frame their left-wing policies as morally rooted, echoing tactics long used by the Republican Party’s “Moral Majority” movement. The strategy comes as each faces Republican attacks branding them as socialist or extremist, suggesting…
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DraftKings Taps Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas for Road-Trip Commercial That Touts Wagering, Predictions
DraftKings has launched a major advertising campaign featuring Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas in a road-trip-themed commercial, part of a broader push to promote sports wagering and the company’s newer prediction-market services across the United States. The campaign, developed with marketing agency Translation, aims to remind fans that DraftKings now operates nationwide rather than just…
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UN warns vulnerable children ‘falling through cracks’ in UK climate aid
UNICEF has warned that children in some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries are being overlooked as the UK cuts its aid budget, with the risks they face not properly reflected in Foreign Office priorities. A new UNICEF analysis, shared exclusively with The Independent, cross-references UK aid reductions with data from its Global Child Hazard…
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Watch Bruce Springsteen and Bleachers join forces for ‘Jersey Girl’ and ‘Chinatown’ in Asbury Park
Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance with Bleachers during their Asbury Park set at Shadow of the City Festival on Friday 28 August, joining Jack Antonoff’s band for renditions of “Jersey Girl” and “Chinatown”. The moment continues a recurring collaboration between the two New Jersey acts, who first performed “Chinatown” together in 2020, and reflects…
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Transfer latest: Juventus in Woltemade loan talks, Everton pushing for Balogun
Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade is closing in on a loan move to Juventus, just a year after his £69m club-record signing from Stuttgart, as the Germany forward has failed to settle under either Eddie Howe or current manager Matthias Jaissle. The switch hinges on Newcastle first bringing in a replacement forward, with Lille’s Matias Fernandez-Pardo their…