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The UK is experiencing a boom in book clubs, according to new data from event listing companies.Book club listings on the ticketing site Eventbrite increased by 350% between 2019 and 2023 – a “much stronger” growth than the overall increase in UK-based listings over the same period. Between 2022 and 2023 alone, book club listings on the site rose by 41%.Another event listing site, Meetup, reported a 14% increase in the number of RSVPs to book clubs between January 2023 and January 2024, compared with a 4% increase in…

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T he grand ballroom at Cipriani Wall Street is bathed in purple and red. There are red and white lights and blue curtains and a massive Christmas tree all underneath the glow of two jumbotrons. There’s a bald man with a ruddy dome and a senator in a scarlet waistcoat. A pool of wine vomit appears in a bathroom sink in between the risotto course and the filet mignon.  I’m in the corner with the rest of the press, crammed up against a riser where photographers grumble because they cannot actually see shit…

Producing music with friends and colleagues from afar can be tricky but, hopefully, it's about to get a bit smoother. Endlesss, a remote music creation platform, is rolling out a feature called Clubs that could make it easier to share and blend ideas. The new tool is reminiscent of Discord — something Endlesss (yes, with a triple s) outright states in its promotion.Endlesss Clubs are live chat channels where members can add riffs, make comments, combine parts and share files. Just like Discord, members can belong to…

Hayley Atwell has revealed the “mad” method she used to adopt to fend off unwanted male attention in nightclubs.The Mission Impossible actor said: “I used to do really ugly, intense dancing that was totally out of rhythm, and almost like I was manically into them. And it would last like 10 seconds before they usually backed down.”Atwell also discussed how she collaborated with Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie to build her character, as well as stunt and combat training for the film.Check out Love Lives on…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHayley Atwell has opened up about the “mad” method she used to use to ease off unwanted male attention in nightclubs.The actor, 41, who is starring opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, revealed her tactic on the latest episode of The Independent’s Love Lives interview series.“When I was clubbing, I’d often like to go to gay clubs because I could dance…

The Club's 10 things to watch Monday, June 26 1. Stock futures were muted heading into the final week of June and the second quarter. The market is coming off a week that saw all three major indices fall by at least 1%, ending multi-week winning streaks. 2. Tesla (TSLA) gets hit with another downgrade after the stock's roughly 24% rise since the start of June. Goldman Sachs on Sunday moved its rating on the electric-vehicle maker to neutral, from buy, on the belief that the stock now reflects the firm's "positive…

The disgraced Theranos founder and the former executive Ramesh Balwani must pay $452 million in restitution, but like many criminals, they have limited means. The disgraced Theranos founder and the former executive Ramesh Balwani must pay $452 million in restitution, but like many criminals, they have limited means. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary…

Quick word association: I say “club” and you say … what? “Comedy?” “Fitness?” “Strip?”Ten and 12 decades ago, your answer would have been very different: clubs like the Rosecrans or Friday Morning Club, or — if you were flush with money, white, male and invited — California or Jonathan.A couple of hundred private clubs flourished in Los Angeles in the 1920s, more than a dozen of them along the beachfront. Some of them date to the 19th century, and a few of those are still with us.The new ones tend to be “lifestyle”…

When Rihanna Won Hearts With Her Response To Being Accused Of Stealing Wine Glasses(Photo Credit –Instagram) Music sensation Rihanna is among the Hollywood stars known for their bold attitude and choices. It is safe to say that Riri is not afraid of anything and never fails to win hearts with her fearless self. However, did you know Rihanna has often been spotted stealing wine and liquor glasses from clubs, hotels and fashion shows? Well, that is indeed surprising. However, her response won hearts when she was…