Tania Driscoll

At just 29, Jordan Bardella inherits the French far-right spotlight, whether he’s ready or not.
https://apnews.com/article/jordan-bardella-profile-france-far-right-le-pen-afb0b80470a814b8d6bacf70ef9bd267

George Clooney is done with romantic films: ‘I’m not trying to compete with 25-year-old leading men’. nypost.com/entertainment/

Do you know he’s 63 years old?

Pope Francis makes first public appearance, leaves hospital after five weeks. Pope Francis was released home to the Vatican following a hospitalization in which he suffered two respiratory episodes that almost cost him his life.

For Russia, Trump-Putin call marks Moscow’s return to the world stage – washingtonpost

Legendary actor, 97 years old, two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead Wednesday afternoon in their home in the Santa Fe Summit community northeast of the city.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed just after midnight Thursday the couple had died, along with their dog.

Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out
A lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news.

Driver Rams German Christmas Market, Killing at Least 2 and Injuring Dozens

Video showed a car plowing into a large crowd. The driver, identified as a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen who worked as a doctor, was arrested. – nytimes.

Donald Trump is cool. A great man.

Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMS at the Bryansk region. The announcement comes shortly after Biden lifted restrictions on Ukraine using U.S.-made longer-range missiles to strike Russia.- apnews

Kamala Harris burned through $1.5 billion in 15 Weeks. Her frenzied spending has led to second-guessing among some Democrats and questions as she has pressed for more cash since the election. – nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/harris-campaign-finances.html

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/14/trump-administration-transition/

Film at Lincoln Center
The legend himself.
What a thrill it’s been to have director David Cronenberg join us these past two evenings to present the U.S. Premiere of the #NYFF62 Main Slate selection THE SHROUDS.

New York Film Festival
NYFF62: Sept. 27 – Oct. 14, 2024 | Presenting new & important films since 1963.

JD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview. It also put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism. (apnews)

Naked, alone and living on dog food – all for a TV show that gripped a nation. A new documentary revisits the “sadistic” 1990s reality show which preceded Big Brother.

Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries fifth wife Elena Zhukova. Murdoch revealed his engagement to Zhukova, a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist, in March, just days ahead of his 93rd birthday. At age 93, Rupert Murdoch is once again a newlywed.

UNICEF: 230 million females are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016.
Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency.

In the last eight years, some 30 million people have undergone the procedure, i…[Leggi tutto]

Biden wins Michigan, but protest voters air discontent; Trump Beats HaleyTens of thousands of voters cast ballots for “uncommitted” to oppose President Biden’s support for Israel. Donald Trump coasted past Nikki Haley.

Wall Street Is Already Placing Bets on the Biden-Trump Rematch. Traders and strategists are thinking about all the ways that November’s election could alter the mood in markets. Nine months ahead of the presidential election, investors are already thinking about how financial markets might respond to the outcome of the vote, and how they should t…[Leggi tutto]

Gotham Independent Film Awards 2023
November 27, 2023
Winners & nominees

Best Feature Film
Past Lives
Celine Song, Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, …

Outstanding Lead Performance
Lily Gladstone
The Unknown Country

Breakthrough Director Award
A.V. Rockwell
A Thousand and One

Best Screenplay Award
Anatomy of a Fall
Justine Triet, Arthur…[Leggi tutto]