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Wicked's Ethan Slater on 'Dumb' Self-Tape Audition for Boq and Therapy

Wicked’s Ethan Slater on ‘Dumb’ Self-Tape Audition for Boq and Therapy

Ethan Slater is trying to get used to the attention he’s receiving for both his professional and private lives. He’s making his big-screen acting debut as the lovesick Boq in Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” opposite Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Baily, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and Marissa Bode. Last year, Slater and Grande faced scrutiny […]

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How Hamsters and Squids Inspired 'Spellbound's' Sidekick Flink

How Hamsters and Squids Inspired ‘Spellbound’s’ Sidekick Flink

What’s in a name? For “Spellbound” director Vicky Jenson, it’s a simple portmanteau. In an early sketch of Flink, Princess Ellian’s adorably mischievous animal sidekick, Jenson wanted him to flash and blink as he energetically flitted about. “I have a tendency to squish words together,” she tells Variety. “So I was like, ‘He just has

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Yemi Alade is a Beautiful Sight in Yellow at CNN’s African Voices 15th Anniversary | See Photos

Yemi Alade is a Beautiful Sight in Yellow at CNN’s African Voices 15th Anniversary | See Photos

Credit: Yemialade/Instagram Yemi Alade never misses when it comes to making an African fashion statement, and her look at CNN’s African Voices Changemakers 15th-anniversary celebration was no different. Dressed in a bright yellow MSOLagos gown, the first time Grammy award nominee for her latest track “Tomorrow” served pure elegance, pairing it with an African-inspired hairstyle that

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Gulfstream Chief Developmental Test Pilot details G700 test programRunway Girl

Gulfstream Chief Developmental Test Pilot details G700 test programRunway Girl

Still only in its third year, the Irish Business and General Aviation Association’s annual conference has already become an industry highlight. It relies on sponsorship, none more so than from principal sponsor Gulfstream, which this year also provided its Chief Developmental Test Pilot, Eric Holmberg, as keynote speaker. A former operational US Navy F/A-18 Hornet

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British Airways invests millions in expanding Cardiff maintenance facility

British Airways invests millions in expanding Cardiff maintenance facility

British Airways is investing millions to upgrade its Cardiff maintenance base, adding a second flexible bay to accommodate larger A350 aircraft. The project, starting in 2025 and completing by 2026, enhances efficiency and supports the airline’s £7bn transformation plan. The expansion reinforces BAMC’s role in British Airways’ operations and the Welsh economy, employing 480 skilled

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East Africa: Besigye's Arrest Highlights Rising Cross-Border Crackdowns in East Africa

East Africa: Besigye’s Arrest Highlights Rising Cross-Border Crackdowns in East Africa

The arrest of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye in Kenya has raised alarm over escalating cross-border crackdowns on dissent in East Africa. Political scholar Ssebastian Byengabo warns that the region is becoming increasingly unsafe for critics of ruling regimes, as governments appear to collaborate in suppressing opposition figures. Besigye, founder of the People’s Front

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Son of a bot! AI Jesus hologram takes confessionals in Swiss church

Son of a bot! AI Jesus hologram takes confessionals in Swiss church

ADVERTISEMENT Those visiting the oldest church in Lucerne, Switzerland, may be in for a surprise when they are greeted in the confessional by an AI-powered hologram of none other than Jesus Christ himself. St Peters’ Chapel in Lucerne worked with the Immersive Realities Research Lab at the city’s HSLU university on this experimental art installation,

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At Least 15 Killed In Israeli Strikes in Beirut as Diplomats Push For Cease-fire

At Least 15 Killed In Israeli Strikes in Beirut as Diplomats Push For Cease-fire

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 15 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon’s capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 63 people were wounded in the strikes, which were the fourth in central Beirut in

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'Cruel Intentions' TV Creators on Sex Scenes, Changing the Ending

‘Cruel Intentions’ TV Creators on Sex Scenes, Changing the Ending

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Cruel Intentions,” both the 1999 film and the entire first season of the new Prime Video series.”  Twenty-five years later, “Cruel Intentions” will still make you blush. The 1999 film about high-society stepsiblings Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe) and Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) curing their privileged boredom by corrupting the

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Wicked Director on Two Movies, Making 'Defying Gravity' Longer and More

Wicked Director on Two Movies, Making ‘Defying Gravity’ Longer and More

Jon M. Chu counted himself a fan of “Wicked” long before he was hired to direct the big-budget movie adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. So it was a question of where, not if, he should pay homage to Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the stage roles of Elphaba and Glinda, in the

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