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Leeds and West Ham deliver ludicrous Cup tie free from Premier League constraints

Leeds and West Ham deliver ludicrous Cup tie free from Premier League constraints

We are back after Saturday’s goalfest in the FA Cup quarter-finals and this afternoon West Ham take on Leeds United at the London Stadium. It is a draw which raises the question of whether both teams can put their Premier League predicament aside in the hope of a Wembley trip for their fans. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side come into the match having drawn six of their last eight games in 90 minutes across all competitions. Despite this new-found consistency, a lacklustre performance in their last outing against Aston Villa cost them crucial ground in the relegation battle, with Nottingham Forest moving three points clear with their win at Spurs. At home, West Ham have not lost a game at in the last three months. Posing as a tricky side to defeat in front of their home crowd, they strive to keep this cup run alive and reach their first FA Cup semi-final since they finished runners-up in 2006. Twenty years on, this competition has been something to savour for the London side this year, despite …

Centre Pompidou Gives Up Grand Palais Area for ‘Financial Constraints’

Centre Pompidou Gives Up Grand Palais Area for ‘Financial Constraints’

The Centre Pompidou gave up one of its two spaces at the Grand Palais due to what the Paris museum described as “financial constraints faced by both institutions,” according to Le Monde. The Pompidou had been using two exhibition spaces within the Grand Palais while the modern art museum’s main base is closed for renovations. The space that the Pompidou forfeited was the smaller of the two, but it was being used for programming that remained notable no less. Indeed, in the fall, while various museums across Paris celebrate the bicentennial of photography this year, the Pompidou planned to mount an exhibition about the medium at the 86,000-square-foot space, known as Gallery 8. Le Monde reported that that show will no longer happen. Related Articles One cause for the shift, according to Le Monde, was a lack of attendance for shows mounted in Gallery 8 such as one for the collection of Art Brut works owned by filmmaker Bruno Decharme. The Grand Palais also reportedly faced a financial shortfall of about €10 million ($11.6 million) …

Ice-T says reduced screen time on Law & Order: SVU is due to budget constraints after Kelli Giddish’s return

Ice-T says reduced screen time on Law & Order: SVU is due to budget constraints after Kelli Giddish’s return

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Ice-T has addressed his character’s lack of screen time on this season of Law & Order: SVU. After viewers noticed that Ice-T’s Sergeant Odafin Tutuola has been in and out of new episodes of NBC’s iconic crime drama, the actor and rapper explained that the cutback is due to budget constraints after co-star Kelli Giddish returned as a series regular for season 27. “It’s just basically business,” Ice-T, whose real name is Tracy Lauren Marrow, told TMZ. “They brought Kelli back, and at the end of the day, they couldn’t really keep both of us on full-time, as far as budget-wise. So they said, Ice, we’ll have you come in and out this year.” The 67-year-old added, “Everybody wanted Kelli back, and we’ve got new cops and stuff like that.” Ice-T has appeared in four out of the eight SVU episodes …