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San Sebastian to Close With Film About Media Hack in Nazi Belgium

San Sebastian to Close With Film About Media Hack in Nazi Belgium

Published by Daniella Wilson

Belgian filmmaker Michaël R. Roskam will return to the San Sebastián Film Festival to close the official selection of the 74th edition of the Spanish festival in an out-of-competition with Le Faux Soir, which will gets its European premiere following its world premiere at Toronto 2026. The movie “recreates one of the most curious episodes of the Belgian resistance movement during the Second World War, a clandestine operation that turned the press into a weapon against the Nazi occupiers,” according to a synopsis. With The Drop (2014), starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini, the filmmaker won the jury prize for best screenplay at San Sebastian. Based on the book Le “Faux” Soir, 9 novembre 1943 by Marie Istas, the cast of the new film features Arieh Worthalter, Mélanie Thierry, Karim Leklou, Mara Taquin, Bouli Lanners, Julien Frison and François Damiens, among others. The story is set in 1943, when, having occupied Belgium, the Nazis turn the national newspaper Le Soir into their propaganda tool. “To raise the spirits of the Belgian people, a group of resistance fighters comes up with …

Ricky Gervais Laughs Off Media Swipes After His Series Alley Cats Is Slated By Critics

Ricky Gervais Laughs Off Media Swipes After His Series Alley Cats Is Slated By Critics

Published by Sam Flores

Ricky Gervais in 2019 Ricky Gervais has dismissed some of the scathing criticism he has come under since the release of his new show Alley Cats. While the Office creator has long been a divisive figure in the comedy world, his animated Netflix series about a group of cynical feline friends living on the streets of London has received some of the worst reviews of his career. In the weeks since, Ricky has made it clear that he stands by the project, and in an X post, laughed off a piece in The Spectator about Alley Cats, which pondered: “What has happened to Ricky Gervais?” On Wednesday, he shared a graphic titled “25 years of Ricky Gervais being finished… critical headlines predicting his decline” which listed various publications’ harsher reviews of his work dating all the way back to 2001, alongside a laughing emoji. He then shared a follow-up post insisting that “word of mouth” has “really started to kick in” when it comes to Alley Cats. “[That’s] still the best marketing there is,” he …

What the social media addiction lawsuit could cost Meta | Social Media News

What the social media addiction lawsuit could cost Meta | Social Media News

Published by Sam Flores

Social media giant Meta is facing a landmark trial that could impact its future. Opening statements began on Tuesday in a US federal court case brought by 29 state attorneys general, who have accused Facebook and Instagram’s parent company of designing platforms to encourage infinite scrolling and keep their youngest users hooked, despite allegedly knowing they could fuel addictive behaviour. The company is also accused of collecting data on minors. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The case is expected to last as long as six weeks. If the attorneys general get their way, the Silicon Valley-based tech company might have to make structural changes to its platform and pay as much as $1.4 trillion in fines. While Meta denies the allegations, the potential consequences of this case could be significant for the company, which is already facing low employee morale, waves of layoffs and a series of lagging investments. Significant financial impact The potential exposure to Meta is significant. State penalties could reach as high as $1.4 trillion, Meta has said, although …

Media Accuses Hegseth Of Covering Up USS Lincoln Supply Crisis

Media Accuses Hegseth Of Covering Up USS Lincoln Supply Crisis

Published by Jenni Sidey

The scandal and controversy over the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier continues, despite the Trump administration and top military brass reiterating this week that the issues have been hugely overblown. It’s long been reported that the supercarrier which is front line in the war against Iran has suffered resupply problems, low morale, sub-standard conditions, and mental health problems given the over-extended deployment. One prominent media outlet is now alleging that the crisis is largely due to War Secretary Pete Hegseth having “hid” a crucial piece of information – that amid Iran’s retaliation during Operation Epic Fury, it had destroyed much of the main resupply base for the US Central Command region (CENTCOM). via Stars & Stripes MS Now senior national security reporter David Rohde made the claim, saying that when the logistics hub Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain was struck by Iranian ballistic missiles at the start of the war, it effectively crippled Pentagon resupply and logistics for the Mideast region. According to MS Now’s reporting: During a segment in MS Now discussing President Donald Trump’s dismissal of reports …

ESPN founder and sports media mogul Bill Rasmussen dies at 93

ESPN founder and sports media mogul Bill Rasmussen dies at 93

Published by Sam Flores

Bill Rasmussen, the founder of the world’s first 24-hour all-sports cable network ESPN, has died. He was 93. The sports media company announced his death in a news release on Tuesday and said the cause was from the effects of Parkinson’s disease. The entrepreneur was first diagnosed with the movement disorder in 2014. “Bill was a remarkable man — a visionary and an innovator who conceived the idea of a network entirely devoted to sports,” said ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro in a statement. “Quite simply, none of us would be here today if it wasn’t for Bill’s passion and all the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit he put into building ESPN in the late 1970s.” Rasmussen’s creation — which began in the small industrial town of Bristol, Conn., — became an integral part of the new television landscape that emerged from cable and satellite technologies in the 1970s. Before the launch of ESPN, consumers had a limited number of sports viewing options through the handful of local TV stations in their markets. ESPN launched seven …

Sali Hughes on beauty: will social media bans for teens mean the return of grownup skincare? | Social media

Sali Hughes on beauty: will social media bans for teens mean the return of grownup skincare? | Social media

Published by Sam Flores

This summer’s announcement that under-16s will soon be banned from some social media platforms and, more recently, that 16- and 17-year-olds will face a digital curfew, strikes me as a good and sensible decision. It also has unignorable benefits for beauty consumers who are old enough to vote, as opposed to those receiving pocket money – with whom brands are inexplicably obsessed. A social media ban makes it harder – though not impossible – for the beauty industry to market aggressively and cynically at children, which might mean gimmicky, ineffectual kiddie makeup and skincare will stop occupying a disproportionate share of marketing spend and retail space. Will it be the end for “lip oils” in 36 shades of pink? Top of my own extinction wish list is pH colour-adjusting anything: the raft of makeup designed to adapt to the wearer’s own body chemistry to create a “personalised” shade of Pepto-Bismol pink that looks horrible in comparison to any lipstick, gloss or blusher that declares its true colour from the off. Speaking of blushers, those transparent jelly …

What Is This ‘Kinda Chic’ Social Media Trend?

What Is This ‘Kinda Chic’ Social Media Trend?

Published by Jenni Sidey

Well, this is kinda interesting. More and more people have been using the phrase “kinda chic to” on TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms to the point that it’s become kinda chic to do so. So it does make sense to see what this is kinda all about. What Does ‘Kinda Chic’ Mean? “Kinda” is a quick way of saying “kind of,” because who has the time to say the word “of” these days. Meanwhile, Dictionary.com defines “chic” as “stylish or elegant.” So taken together, “kinda chic to” means that something you are about to mention is sort of stylish or elegant. Therefore, people have been finishing this phrase with something that may not be traditionally considered very fashionable or stylish. After all, you wouldn’t use the phrase to describe something that’s widely considered chic, such as “kinda chic to wear a $37,000 silk dress or trench coat.” You’d simply say it’s chic to do it, unless you want to humblebrag in any way—meaning pretend to be humble while bragging. But more on that …

Meta heads to court over kids and social media addiction : NPR

Meta heads to court over kids and social media addiction : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

In this illustration photo from Oct. 28, 2021, a person watches on a smartphone as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils the Meta logo. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR Meta will head into federal court on Tuesday to fend off accusations from a group of state attorneys general that it designed its social media platforms to hook children, lied to the public about the risks those platforms posed and gathered data on kids in violation of the law. The case is the latest in a wave of suits against social media companies, meant to hold them accountable for the way they design their products. Legal experts compare it to landmark litigation against tobacco and opioid manufacturers that changed those companies’ behaviors as well as the public discussion about the risks of cigarettes and prescription painkillers. Four states — California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey — are seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties and product …

BBC asks U.S. court for help in getting testimony from Trump family

BBC asks U.S. court for help in getting testimony from Trump family

Published by Sam Flores

(L-R) Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. arrive to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The BBC asked a U.S. court for help in getting documents and testimony from members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s family in connection with his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster, a court document showed. Lawyers for the BBC argued that Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner, and Donald Trump, Jr. have “personal knowledge” and likely have records relevant to elements of Trump’s claims against the broadcaster, according to a filing Friday in federal court in Florida. The broadcaster has been unable to serve subpoenas because the three have Secret Service protection and other security personnel around them, the filing says. Trump filed the lawsuit in December seeking $10 billion in damages from the …

Why France’s under-15 social media ban was blocked

Why France’s under-15 social media ban was blocked

Published by Sam Flores

France’s attempt to ban social media for under-15s has been blocked by the Constitutional Council, which ruled the measure unconstitutional. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Peter Craddock, Senior Attorney advising social media companies, said the decision was unsurprising, arguing that the proposed law imposed a blanket ban without taking into account differences between platforms or children’s levels of maturity. The court found that the measure infringed on the fundamental freedom of expression and information. Keywords for this article Source link