Robert Plant recently recalled that he was once offered a role in Game of Thrones. However, the former Led Zeppelin singer and current solo artist ultimately turned down the part in the popular HBO fantasy drama TV series that ended in 2019. But why?This week, the rocker joked about his reason for declining.Watch the video down toward the bottom of this post.Invoking the imagery drawn in Zeppelin tunes — including the Scandinavian mythology at the basis of the band’s “Immigrant Song” (1970) — the vocalist who is now well-known for duetting with bluegrass musician Alison Krauss mused about the icy Game of Thrones…
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Home renovation shows are all the rage these days. Shows about people trying to buy properties, sell homes, flip houses; seemingly every possible angle on these types of TV series has been done. But Netflix seems to have found a novel way to enter the genre.The show is titled How to Build a Sex Room. It’s hard to imagine a more self-explanatory show than that. It’s hosted by an interior designer named Melanie Rose who specializes in, well, sex rooms for couples.The show’s first trailer just debuted and it certainly does not pretend the series is anything other than couples creating beautiful spaces…
After two years of breakneck research, scientists have amassed a collection of therapies to treat people with COVID-19. But now, researchers fear that development of new treatments could falter as the clinical trials needed to test them become increasingly difficult. Vaccinations in many places have led to a decline in severe disease, shrinking the pool of potential study participants. Hesitance to enroll in trials is rising, and the existence of potent treatments is making statistical analysis more difficult, too. “It was definitely easier to do research in the past. Now you’ve got to design a study that meets the standards…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Connection Unknown? I just missed writing in SciFi and wanted to put out a book that allowed us to see the blending between the real world we live in and the virtual one that we are creating. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Connection Unknown, what would they be? Eye of the tiger, a great song for when you take fate into your own hands and fight it tooth and nail. What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your…
The Belchers are ready to introduce the world of streaming to The Bob’s Burgers Movie. After several delays, the highly-anticipated movie launched in theaters in May. As cinema-to-streaming windows continue to shrink, the movie will be available to stream on both Hulu and HBO Max in the U.S. beginning July 12. “The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob’s Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer,” reads the logline. “While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve…
Photography by Greg Swales. Top, $475, Norma Kamali. Skirt, $10,195, Roberto Cavalli. Earring (left), $710, earcuff (right), $850, ring (left), $710, ring (right), $590, and bracelets, prices upon request, Alexander McQueen Symone is supremely stylish, charmingly goofy and the toast of the drag, fashion and, now, acting worlds. Is it any wonder she’s having the time of her life? By Annika Lautens Date June 7, 2022 Drag Superstar Symone can’t stop smiling. She’s smiling when we talk about her winning season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She’s smiling when we discuss drag as a form of activism. She’s even smiling…
Six European Union countries are sending a team of cybersecurity experts to Ukraine to help deal with cyber threats after Russia formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Lithuania’s deputy defence minister said on Tuesday.In response to a request from Ukraine on Monday, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Romania, Croatia will send the team of experts they set up earlier to help other EU countries, institutions and partners to cope with cyber threats, Deputy Defence Minister Margiris Abukevicius said.”Ukraine might need help to deal with particular incidents or support to test their infrastructure looking for security weakness”, he told Reuters.Russian…
AmPm, who celebrated its fifth anniversary on March 16, recently announced their plans for 2022, including the release of their first album, the launch of a new project, and more. On June 24, they released “Tokyo On My Mind feat. Nathan Hartono,” which you can listen to here. The concept behind the song, a collaboration with Singapore-based artist Nathan Hartono, is “a morning in Tokyo,” fitting the album’s theme of travel. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news AmPm, a masked duo of Japanese musicians, was launched into the spotlight in 2017 when…
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill being introduced to Parliament will allow gene-edited crops to be developed and grown in England and sold in Great Britain Environment 25 May 2022 By Adam Vaughan Wheat fields in Berkshire, UKchloeimages / Alamy The UK has begun the passage of a law that will allow the sale of food that has been gene-edited to improve human health and curb environmental impacts, in one of the country’s first big post-Brexit divergences with the European Union. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill introduced today will allow crops that have had their genome edited to be…
In the closing moments of Disney+’s Moon Knight series, fans are introduced to the third personality of Marc Spector/Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac), Jake Lockley, as he seemingly kills off Ethan Hawke’s Arthur Harrow, one of the main antagonists of the series.RELATED: Marvel Drops Trailer for Assembled: The Making of Moon KnightSpeaking to ComicBook, Hawke was asked about the fate of his character, and despite almost certainly being killed, Hawke did tease that Harrow could have survived.“Sure doesn’t seem dead to me,” Hawke said of his character’s status. Hawke’s character was never seen on screen as having been seemingly killed, so there’s…
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GAC Family will have plenty of Christmas movies this summer. The cable network, described as “America’s family-friendly destination for holiday movies and seasonal rom-coms,” today announced Jen Lilley (Royally Wrapped for Christmas, Days of Our Lives) is set to host the network’s first-ever Great American Christmas in July programming event. The exciting event kicks off July 2 and features 24/7 Christmas movies throughout Independence Day weekend. Fans of holiday romantic comedies will be able to celebrate Christmas early with encore presentations of GAC Family’s original Christmas movies, as well as first-look previews of all-new holiday films planned for Great American…
In America, we’re made to believe that the opposite of abortion is motherhood. We’re told that people who have abortions do so to avoid becoming mothers, and that people who are mothers clearly didn’t have abortions—our “minds blown” when we learn otherwise. We’re taught that if motherhood represents a kind of fundamental unselfishness, a self-sacrificing surrender in the name of the greater good, then abortion—a basic exercise in autonomy—is its antithesis.And yet nothing has made me more pro-choice than becoming a mother. The author with her sons, Shaan, far left, and Sai, far right. Courtesy of author Bringing my son…
[Thread] A look at Kraken’s announcement of a culture overhaul, eschewing “stereotypical team diversity measurements”, as the crypto exchange touts hiring plans — Kraken, a U.S.-based crypto exchange, has announced they’ll be continuing to hire, and have announced a culture overhaul that promotes “diversity of thought” over “stereotypical team diversity measurements” and prohibits describing another’s words as “racist” or “x-phobic”. 🧵 Read The Full Article Here
Have you heard the one about the ’90s rock singer and the failed presidential assassin? It may sound like the set-up of a bad joke, but it’s exactly what happened when Eve 6 frontman Max Collins connected with John Hinckley, Jr. for an interview earlier this month. Collins and Hinckley spoke during a three-way call organized by Input Mag that focused on Hinckley’s music career, which he has been publicly pursuing since 2020. Collins, who reached out to Hinckley on Twitter about working together in October 2021, explained how Hinckley’s songs were “deeply resonant to me.” “They’re simple songs. It’s language-of-the-heart…
During the pre-Omicron phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, regions of the U.S. had markedly different mortality rates, primarily due to differences in mask use, school attendance, social distancing, and other behaviors. Had the entire country reacted to the pandemic as the Northeast region, more than 316,000 deaths might have been avoided, 62% of those avoidable deaths being in the South. The study, by Georgetown University’s School of Nursing & Health Studies researchers, appeared April 28, 2022, in PLOS ONE. Excess mortality, which helps account for avoidable deaths from a new disease or situation, is defined by the difference between total…
Smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo have become a staple in many homes, where they listen to their owners’ requests and help them accomplish tasks like set alarms, look up recipes, or play music. The voice most people hear from their Echo is Alexa — although other options are available. (You can make Alexa sound like Samuel L. Jackson, for example, if you’re up for a more intense, profane experience when you ask an A.I. what the weather is going to be like tomorrow.)But the latest advance that Amazon is touting for its smart speakers and Alexa takes the concept a step father…
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Dark Winds is off to a strong launch at AMC. The cabler today announced that it has ordered a second season of the Western noir crime thriller Dark Winds. Produced by AMC Studios, the six-episode second season will arrive on AMC+ and AMC next year. The series premiere on June 12 attracted an audience of 2.2 million viewers on AMC in Nielsen live+3 ratings, becoming the #5 cable drama premiere of the current broadcast TV season. Dark Winds is also the #1 new series launch in AMC+ history. The series has a rare 100-point score on Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in…
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Ishikari plain and Ishikari river on Hokkaido, Japan – a region that has lost many birds in 150 yearsMasayuki Yamashita / Alamy More than 70 per cent of birds – and a similar proportion of bird species – have disappeared in a region of Japan once occupied by hunter-gatherers and converted into farmland only a century and a half ago. The Ishikari Lowland in north-west Japan was still inhabited by hunter-gatherer communities until the 19th century. Using old and new maps to trace changes in the landscape since wide-scale farming began there in 1869, researchers have discovered…
Whether you want a playfully embellished basket or a wide-brim bag to take with you on your weekly shop, we’ve found the stand-out styles of the year. So if you’re on the hunt for the perfect basket bag, look no further. When it comes to an investment, you really can’t beat the Loewe basket bag. The classic shape with the tan leather logo panel and straps is still as popular as it was when it launched in summer 2017, and five years later, it now comes in lots of colours and print variations.Scroll to shop our edit of the best…
But we’ve been telling the same story about Arpanet and the web for 25 years, and it isn’t satisfying anymore. It doesn’t help us understand the social internet we have now: It doesn’t explain the emergence of commercial social media, it can’t solve the problems of platformization, and it won’t help us to imagine what comes after.Today’s social media ecosystem functions more like the modem world of the late 1980s and early 1990s than like the open social web of the early 21st century. It is an archipelago of proprietary platforms, imperfectly connected at their borders. Any gateways that do…
Still fresh off the release of her new album Big Time, Angel Olsen is honoring one of her newfound idols. Today, the indie-folk singer-songwriter has released her cover of Lucinda Williams’ “Greenville” as part of the Amazon Originals Program. “Greenville” originally appeared on Williams’ 1998 album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Given the twangy, country flair of Big Time, it makes sense that Olsen would look up to the blues icon, and her version — available only on Apple Music — stays authentic to Williams’ original. Olsen recorded the cover in Los Angeles with Kyle Thomas, aka garage rocker King Tuff. “Before I wrote…
The first official teaser trailer for the upcoming HBO comedy series Rap Sh!t has been released, alongside the premiere date for the series, which is set to land on July 21, 2022.RELATED: HBO Max Schedule Additions: New TV & Movies Arriving June 13-19The new series comes from Issa Rae (Insecure) and follows two estranged high school friends from Miami who reunite to form a rap group. The series stars Aida Osman, real-life artist KaMillion, Jonica Booth, Devon Terrell, and RJ Cyler, and will run for eight episodes, with two premiering on July 21, 2022, before the series concludes on September 1,…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Her Name is Hazel? The characters of Killian and Hazel came to me while driving my kids to school one day. Their story takes place in my hometown, and each day a little bit more of their story would play out in my head. I actually was going to wait to write Her Name is Hazel until I had finished the 3rd book in my Confession series, but Killian and Hazel were very determined for me to work on theirs. I’m extremely glad I did. The entire story was…
June 19, 2002: The date when Impact Wrestling hosted its first event, from the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Then known as NWA-TNA (Total Nonstop Action), the new promotion was formed in hopes of satisfying a fanbase looking for an alternative product after WWE absorbed ECW and WCW the year prior. Since that inaugural weekly pay-per-view production, the company evolved beyond its humble beginnings into a global brand. There was a time when Impact would be drawing more than a million viewers each episode on Spike TV. Today, the flagship show is enjoying a creative renaissance heading into Slammiversary…
The 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded to Marjan Minnesma, who sued the Dutch government over its carbon emissions plans Environment 25 May 2022 By Adam Vaughan Marjan MinnesmaRobin Utrecht/Shutterstock From Australia to Pakistan, a growing wave of lawsuits is forcing governments and companies to take bolder action on climate change. There are now about 60 under way globally, up from 43 last year. Many owe their existence to one woman, Marjan Minnesma. After graduating in international law on climate change, she co–founded the Dutch non-profit foundation Urgenda. There, she met lawyer Roger Cox and read his book on…
Precious Lee walks the Versace Spring/Summer 2021 show in Milan. Photography courtesy of Getty Images The harmful marketing tactic turns size diversity into a fantasy. By Natalie Michie Date June 8, 2022 Are we really in the age of size inclusivity? As more curvy models appear on catwalks, magazine covers and brand campaigns, it would seem the answer to that question is “yes.” But when we see the marketing tactics at play behind such progress, it becomes performative at best, and fatphobic at worst. The sad truth is, the promise to cater to all shapes and sizes is merely a…
Camping might mean roughing it, at least a little, but you don’t have to subsist on biscuits and beans. Unless that’s your thing, but even then you might want an easy way to heat up your biscuits and beans, which is where the camp stove comes in.You can buy camping stoves that might be nicer than the stove in the average American apartment, though the wealth of options available can be overwhelming. No sweat! We’ve tested more than a dozen of the best portable propane gas stoves, then narrowed the field based on cooking ability, clean up, transportability, and power.There’s…
It took me a second to process, but I said, “Dad, that’s the best song title I ever heard. You better write the rest of it quick.” He said, “Why don’t you write it?” So I did. That night I wrote it for him, about him. It’s really just a love letter to him. A tribute.At the same time I realized it’s also a sort of “fuck you” to anyone who ever thought of me as some lost prodigal son who doesn’t understand him or respect his legacy just because I’ve never imitated his style or pandered to his audience.…