Antony

She still caught her breath when he walked by. To her utter and everlasting shame, when he trailed a finger down her bare arm after dinner as they tried to locate the full moon from her bedroom balcony one night, she had scooted away without any noticeable grace. It had been instinctive. She had also—she tried never to remember this—made a funny illiterate sound deep in her throat, like a hunted animal that got its foot out of a snare in time. Cover from Can't: A novel by Shinie Antony Thankfully, he seemed to…

Antony Starr as Homelander on Gen V.Image: Prime VideoWe’ve seen a lot of behind-the-scenes videos showing buff actors pulling off action-hero feats. But it’s hard to recall any performer keeping it as real as Antony Starr. He plays Homelander on The Boys, so he’s presumably no stranger to stunts and wire work. But for his character’s appearance on Boys spin-off Gen V, Starr had a hilarious reaction to being hoisted way, way above the ground.Which Endless Would Kirby Howell-Baptiste Be?(NSFW language ahoy, in case that…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that the U.S. government has had conversations with Elon Musk about the use of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine.SpaceX this month said it has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia.Asked during an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press with Chuck Todd" that will air on Sunday whether the United States had asked Musk, the company's chief…

Applauding the efforts of the US-India Alliance for Women's Economic Empowerment that connects the private sector and civil society to help women grow their businesses, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Google India has committed to mentoring 1 million Indian women entrepreneurs.Launching US Strategy on Global Women's Economic Security here on Wednesday, Blinken also said that the Biden administration will promote women's entrepreneurship by addressing some of the challenges that too often hold women…

Blinken will discuss what 2023 may hold for the global economy and geopolitical backdrop. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will also speak at the event. Follow live coverage of the annual summit here. Blinken will discuss what 2023 may hold for the global economy and geopolitical backdrop. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will also speak at the event. Follow live coverage of the annual summit here. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article…

See the full cover below!Image: Will Staehle (Gallery/Saga Press)Just over a year ago, io9 broke the news that best-selling YA author Chloe Gong (These Violent Delights, Our Violent Ends) would be making the leap to adult fantasy fiction with 2023's Immortal Longings, the first in a new trilogy. Now, we have the first excerpt from the novel for you to peruse.Here’s a full description of the story, a riff on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, with a setting that Gong told io9 was inspired by Hong Kong’s historic Kowloon…

Blue have been together for 22 years and after working together on a few projects the past decade, the band – Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Simon Webbe and Antony Costa – is back together with a renewed energy and their best music in ages. ‘Heart & Soul’, the group’s new album released on Friday 28th October, sees the four-piece reunite with former label head Hugh Goldsmith and the end result is their best album in some time. You can read our review to find out what we thought. Ahead of the release, I spoke to…

There’s an epic power struggle taking place at San Francisco Opera this month — one that dates all the way back to ancient Egypt. “Antony and Cleopatra,” the new opera by Bay Area composer John Adams, makes its highly anticipated world premiere Sept. 10 to open the company’s 100th season. Directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer and conducted by company music director Eun Sun Kim, this bold new work stars bass-baritone Gerald Finley and soprano Amina Edris in the title roles, with tenor Paul Appleby as Octavius Caesar, the third…

From San Francisco to the South Bay, the classical music scene gets off to a thrilling start this month. Two operas — San Francisco Opera’s world premiere of “Antony and Cleopatra,” and Opera San Jose’s new take on “The Marriage of Figaro” — launch the season with must-see performances. Also on the calendar are Innovative programs by New Century Chamber Orchestra, Symphony San Jose, and the San Francisco Symphony’s fall appearance in Berkeley. Here are five highlights of the fall season. Soprano Amina Edris stars as…

The Russian Revolution is an event that, even over a century later, remains buried under layers of myths, lies and ideological romance. In a crude sense the fiction still persists in progressive circles that Lenin was an enlightened leader whose premature death led to Stalin’s betrayal of the revolution’s great promise.One problem historians have encountered when attempting to disinter the truth is the sheer level of chaos that reigned after the collapse of the tsarist regime of Nicholas II in early 1917. Every colour of…