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Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Last night’s show featured a bizarre James Bond tribute – while failing to duly honour visionary director David Lynch. That choice spoke to the awards’ profound identity crisis.Early on in Sunday’s three-and-three-quarter hour Academy Awards ceremony, there was a tribute to the James Bond franchise, consisting of a Broadway dance routine from Margaret Qualley and three classic theme songs belted out by Lisa, Doja Cat and Raye. It was a strange segment, not just because no Bond films have been released in the past three years, but because the series’ long-time custodians, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G…

 “I notice that there is a prejudice against women whatever they do. They are never considered at the same level as men” In anticipation of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, Rugby Africa (www.rugbyafrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby across Africa launches the Her Strength, Her Impact, Our Dream campaign. This documentary-style video series highlights Africa’s Impact Champions, 12 delegates from Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Tunisia and Madagascar, celebrating the future of women’s rugby across Africa. To Watch: Click Here The United Nations (https://www.un.org/en/), reports that only 26.9 per cent of executive positions in international sport federations are held…

The following contains potential spoilers for Arcane’s second season. Consider yourself warned.“There’s a monster inside all of us,” says the villainous Silco to one of his underlings in Arcane’s first season. His words provided an early hint as to where the series planned on going. Amidst the breathtaking animated style that would come to define Netflix’s original series, Arcane’s first season showcased a variety of sympathetic characters making a variety of significant mistakes that deeply harmed those around them. Humans, after all, make for very poor saviors.Perhaps none of Arcane’s protagonists fall quite so far, though, as Caitlyn Kiramann does…

What do designers Olivier Saillard, Kevin Germanier, Stéphane Rolland, Khol by Hamza Guelmouss and Valentin Nicot as well as Julien Fournié all have in common? They are reinventing the notion of haute couture, often in an artistic, aesthetic way, while being mindful of environmental issues and respectful of their elders. It’s a question of playful modernisation; a snapshot of a politically-conscious world. FRANCE 24 takes you to check out the summer 2025 collections. Source link

Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix(Credit: Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix)Meghan’s new Netflix series in which she offers cooking and home tips arrives next week. She’s just the latest high-profile woman to present herself as a lifestyle guru – and divide opinion in doing so.The Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle show is finally arriving on Netflix on Tuesday, after being pushed back because of the Los Angeles fires. With Love, Meghan sees her picking flowers, cooking with friends, and looking radiant in a huge, glossy Californian home.NetflixThe lifestyle TV show With Love, Meghan is likely to be a big ratings hit (Credit: Netflix)The move…

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org), the voice of the African energy sector, recently engaged with Equatorial Guinea’s National Council for Economic and Social Development (CNDES) to explore strategic cooperation aimed at maximizing the country’s energy resource potential for socioeconomic growth.   The discussions focused on local content development, energy financing, oil and gas production optimization and capacity building. As part of this collaboration, the AEC committed to equipping CNDES staff with modern skills and expertise across the oil and gas value chain.  Aligned with its broader mission to eradicate energy poverty in Africa, the AEC reaffirmed its commitment to helping…

The leaders of the Maghreb have always insisted on the establishment of a Greater Maghreb. Beyond the current upheavals, what is the importance of this economic area? The countries of the Greater Maghreb do not have a homogeneous economy. Some are energy importers and the rise in prices has repercussions on their unstable external accounts, as is the case with Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania. For the latter, this should change this year thanks to the significant gas discoveries being exploited with Senegal. Algeria and Libya, hydrocarbon exporting countries, enjoy an income that allows them to have favourable financial accounts. The…

Although the faith-based film industry has received legitimate criticism over the years, Christian creatives have, at times, adeptly utilized the visual arts to imaginative, and even ground-breaking, ends. For example, Big Idea Productions began releasing the CGI-animated TV series VeggieTales two years before Pixar released the world’s first feature-length CGI-animated movie (1995’s Toy Story). And as we all know, VeggieTales became an enormously successful franchise.In more recent TV history, The Chosen has gained international recognition for its artistic quality, speculative elements, and unique business model (being crowdfunded rather than financed through the normal channels). Similarly, The Promised Land (with only…

Our guest went from being a soccer mum of four to battling an opioid and heroin addiction, landing in jail and losing custody of her children. But the journey didn’t stop there. She’s in Paris on a book tour as a best-selling author, literary agent and ghostwriter who is working with remarkable figures like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. Lara Love Hardin is Eve Jackson’s guest to talk about her memoir “The Many Lives of Mama Love” – the story of how she turned her life around. Source link

Nicholas Barber and Caryn JamesA24/ Alamy/ TIFF/ MUBI(Credit: A24/ Alamy/ TIFF/ MUBI)In one of the most exciting and dramatic awards seasons ever, the field is wide open in several fields. BBC film critics give their expert predictions for the major Academy Awards categories.TIFFAnora (Credit: TIFF)1. Best pictureCaryn James: It has been a fun awards season, watching the nominees for best picture pinball around. Anora became the early favourite as the brash young voice of the future, until the bonkers Emilia Pérez became the Oscar darling for a minute, then Conclave had its moment as the smart mainstream choice, until The…