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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIn the hours after the Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday, dissent seemed to swell like the onset of a monsoon. Barbie – the £1.1bn-grossing Mattel toy adaptation directed by Greta Gerwig – had been snubbed! At least, that’s what many of the film’s fans – and some of the stars – were suggesting, after Barbie failed to merit nominations in the Best Director and Best Actress…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksWorldMusic'I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass,' Rock and Roll Hall of Famer tweeted Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jan 24, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  3 minute read Johnny Marr is miserable now after learning that Donald Trump is using The Smiths' songs at his campaign rallies. Photo by Getty ImagesArticle contentThe Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is miserable now after learning that Donald Trump played the British…

Donald Trump frequently enrages musicians by using their songs without permission during his political rallies. Most recently, he has upset Johnny Marr after footage of the former president playing the Smiths‘ 1982 single “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” at a Trump rally in South Dakota last year emerged online. Yesterday, an X user posted a clip of the song being played to the crowd at a rally in September, noting, “You actually hear the Smiths more often than you’d think at 2024 Trump rallies.”…

The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has signalled that he will move to stop Donald Trump’s presidential campaign from using the band’s music at his rallies.Marr responded on X after a user shared footage of a Trump rally in South Dakota in 2023 in which the Smiths song Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want can be heard playing as the crowd waits for the former president to come on stage.“Ahh…right…OK,” Marr wrote in reply to the video. “I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass. Consider…

Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S24 series flagships in the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event and the new devices have already made their way to the hands of reviewers for initial testing. However, a notable flaw has already surfaced for the most expensive model, the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The S Pen of the device suffers from interference with the magnets of the MagSafe/Qi2 compatible cases and its accessories… well, some of them. We’ve tested the issue on a number of them, and there’s really no problem with some of them. Examples…

Jason Momoa has been working in Hollywood for some time now and has managed to make a solid career for himself. He’s played different roles, from the heroic Aqauman in the DC Extended Universe to the downright devious Dante Reyes in Fast X. He’s had much success in this sector of the entertainment business, as a number of his films have solid receipts. There’s also the fact that Momoa has amassed a strong following. Nevertheless, while the A-lister enjoys playing a villain who paints dead guys’ toenails (as much as we…

As Tesla prepares to start its business in India, Indian EV makers like Tata and Mahindra is worried about potential risks to future fundraising for local EV companies if Tesla's entry leads to an unstable or unfavourable import tax regime…

Director Guy Ritchie is famous for attracting A-list actors throughout his career, as he's shown through his frequent collaborations with Jason Statham, compiling the star-studded cast of 2019’s The Gentlemen, and getting Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law to play Sherlock and Watson. The filmmaker’s next movie proved this again as it will see John Krasinski and Natalie Portman playing brother and sister. Plus, the adventure at the center of the film sounds like it will be a blast. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Guy Ritchie has…

After seeing Margot Robbie's latest Barbiecore fit at the Golden Globes, it's hard to imagine any other actress was ever considered for the role. And yet, the world learned some shocking news recently, in that Robbie actually hadn't initially considered herself an option for the starring role of Barbie. Instead, she envisioned fellow actress Gal Gadot playing the lead. Obviously that didn't happen, and I won't lie, I'm glad Gadot was never offered the position. As Deadline reported, Margot Robbie saw Gadot as the…

The pandemic is far from over, as evidenced by the rapid rise to global dominance of the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2. This variant is a derivative of BA.2.86, the only other strain that has carried more than 30 new mutations in the spike protein since Omicron first came on the scene more than two years ago. This should have warranted designation by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern with a Greek letter, such as Pi.By wastewater levels, JN.1 is now associated with the second-biggest wave of infections in…