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Karim Kassem Broaches Migrant Issues in Lebanon With ‘Pipes’: ‘A Lot of People Are Being Affected by War but We Don’t See the Whole Picture’
Lebanese director Karim Kassem is premiering his new film “Pipes” in the Crystal Globe Competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, marking his fifth film in five years and cementing his reputation as one of the most prolific directors in the MENA region despite Lebanon’s ongoing instability. The film uses the story of a rural…
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DAN HODGES: This self-pitying, evasive and frankly boorish Nigel Farage was a pale shadow of the anti-establishment hero
Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges delivers a scathing critique of Nigel Farage following a recorded address the Reform leader gave to the nation. Hodges argues that Farage, once an engaging and effective anti-establishment campaigner, has become self-pitying, evasive and boorish. The piece matters because it reflects growing scrutiny of Farage’s personal finances and conduct, and…
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NATO Summit Was Supposed To Focus On Defense Spending. Then Trump Attacked Iran.
The U.S. strikes underscored the fragility of an interim deal to end months of fighting between the two countries.
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US Navy identifies sailor lost in Arabian Sea after helicopter’s emergency water landing
The U.S. Navy has named Commander Gabriel Edwards as the sailor lost at sea after an MH-60S helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea on 1 July. Edwards, the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, went missing during the incident, and the Navy suspended…
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Netflix’s Biggest Shows Are Officially Losing Viewers, and the Reason Is Painfully Obvious
A new Bloomberg report has found that several of Netflix’s most popular original series are suffering sharp drops in viewership between their first and second seasons. The findings matter because they suggest a self-inflicted problem for the streamer, rather than a decline in the quality of the shows themselves. The report cites One Piece losing…
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Robert Pattinson Explains His ‘The Odyssey’ Role Is “Kind Of Like Jacob In ‘Twilight’”
Robert Pattinson has compared his character in Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming adaptation of The Odyssey to Taylor Lautner’s Jacob from the Twilight franchise — a playful, self-aware nod given Pattinson himself played Jacob’s romantic rival, Edward Cullen. Speaking to MTV UK, the actor said audiences would likely be “rooting for” his character, Antinous, drawing a light-hearted…
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US Soccer officials barred by FIFA from Belgium World Cup match over apparent protocol violations: report
FIFA barred at least two US Soccer Federation staff members from Team USA’s World Cup last-16 match against Belgium on Monday, according to multiple reports. The two officials were named as team manager Sam Zapatka and vice-president of security Frank Pannell. The bans came at a highly sensitive moment for the US camp, though they…