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www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
France news

Call My Agent!'s Laure Calamy: I have too much energy'

Laure Calamy certainly makes a jaunty entrance.She's somewhere out of sight in the kitchen of her Paris flat, and all I can see on my laptop is a vividly coloured glass partition a Mondrian pattern of rectangles in rich shades of red and orange.Then suddenly the French actor comes into view, greeting me with a big All-ooo!, so perkily singsong that the English equivalent would have to be Coo-eee!
Exercise
Breaking Muscle
11 months ago
Exercise

Mal O'Brien Withdraws From CrossFit Semifinals, Will Not Compete in 2023 CrossFit Games - Breaking Muscle

Personal reasons will keep O'Brien for pursuing her first Individual CrossFit Games title.CrossFit superstar Mal O'Brien has withdrawn from the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals, set to take place from May 18 to Jun. 4, 2023.In an Instagram post on May 16, 2023, O'Brien announced that she will temporarily step away from the sport, citing "personal challenges" that she needs to take care of.
Breaking Muscle
1 year ago
Exercise

Rhianon Lovelace Scores an Axle Deadlift World Record of 261.5 Kilograms (576.5 Pounds)

On Sept. 24, 2022, during the 2022 Arnold Strongman (AS) UK in Birmingham, England, strongwoman Rhianon Lovelace captured a 261.5-kilogram (576.5-pound) axle deadlift.
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Exchangewire
11 months ago
Marketing tech

MGID Bolsters US Leadership Team Amid Expansion in the Region

MGID, the global advertising platform, has announced the appointment ofRyan Stewart as head of publisher acquisition (North America), as part of its ongoing investment in the region.A heavyweight in the native ad industry, Stewart will support MGID's growth across North America by introducing the native advertising platform to publishers, enabling them to create new revenue streams and grow their audiences.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Sports

Canelo Alvarez Made a Mandatory Fight a Spectacle. Is a Bigger Bout Next?

After Saul Alvarez won a lopsided decision over John Ryder on Saturday night, he made some small wardrobe adjustments before being interviewed about remaining the undisputed super-middleweight champion.The gold crown he wore on his walk to the ring at Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Mexico, near Guadalajara, was gone, replaced by a gold-colored laurel wreath.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
London

Yarde aims to end 'wrecking ball' Beterbiev's run

Briton Anthony Yarde has vowed to turn "his belief into reality" and upset Artur Beterbiev to take his IBF, WBC and WBO light-heavyweight belts."It feels like the right time for me.I came from nothing and if I get an opportunity I take it," said Yarde.Russia-born Beterbiev, who now lives in Canada, has won all of his 18 fights inside the distance - the only current world champion to have done so.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

YouTube Stars Rhett and Link Think This Is Their Moment

In high school, Rhett McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln Neal III, known as Link, met in a North Carolina cow pasture to swear a blood oath.They sliced their hands with sharp rocks and vowed to do big things in showbiz  even though they had no connections to Hollywood.We weren't trying to emulate any particular comedy filmmaker, Mr. McLaughlin said.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
London

Joyce targeting world title shot in 2023

Joe Joyce has said he is targeting a world title next year as he prepares to face Christian Hammer at Wembley Arena on Saturday.
MarTech
11 months ago
Marketing tech

The future of outbound marketing in an omnichannel stack | MarTech

The growing importance of omnichannel consumer engagement impacts all levels of the enterprise martech stack.Greater composability clarifies useful service boundaries, enabling enterprises to right-size their martech investments in nearly every domain.Outbound marketing has probably evolved the least in these respects.
BBC Sport
11 months ago
London

Ryder's stock has risen despite defeat - Bunce

John Ryder is a man who refuses to lose, to walk away or to give up on his dream.On Saturday night in Guadalajara, Ryder lost probably lost nine of the 12 rounds in superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's home city of Guadalajara.He was being dominated and had to get up from a knockdown, but the way in which he fought the last three rounds was like an old-fashioned slugfest.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
France politics

Morocco coach says his team is the Rocky of this World Cup'

I think now the world is with Morocco,' coach Walid Regragui said, comparing the team's run at the World Cup to the iconic Hollywood boxing movie.Morocco's coach Walid Regragui has called the Atlas Lions the Rocky of this World Cup ahead of the team's highly anticipated semifinal clash with reigning champions France.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Sports

Tyson Fury, After Another Knockout Win, Hints at Retirement

Fury finished Dillian Whyte with an uppercut in the sixth round and later reasoned he might not need to fight again.Then he teased a potential bout with Francis Ngannou.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Y2K era-inspired Nebula 928 art car dazzles in purple hue and definitive retro-futuristic aura - Yanko Design

Daniel Arsham is an imaginative purist when it comes to abstract designs sans any boundaries for disciplinary segmentation.His exploits in the automotive segment need no introduction, right from Lewis Hamilton's mesmerizing helmet for the Monaco GP 2023 to the 356 Bonsai art car inspired by the Japanese aesthetic concept Wabi Sabi.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Luxury Bedding Sets That Will Make Your Bedroom Feel Like a Five-Star Hotel

Sleep is essential to our well-being and productivity.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

'It was my turn to lose.' Dmitry Bivol halts the Canelo Alvarez era of dominance

Canelo Álvarez had three minutes to avoid disaster, one round to knock out Dmitry Bivol and salvage what the world thought would've been an easy victory.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
London

Britons 'MVP' and Vassell earn stunning knockouts

Britons Michael 'Venom' Page and Linton Vassell both secured dominant first-round knockout wins at Bellator 292 in San Jose, California.Page, 35, stopped Goiti Yamauchi with a remarkable leg kick after just 26 seconds of their welterweight fight.Vassell, 39, finished fellow heavyweight Valentin Moldavksy on the ground after dropping the Russian with a right hook.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
London

Coming back from defeat is what I do best - Whyte

Coverage: Listen to live coverage from 22:15 GMT on BBC Radio 5 Live and watch highlights on BBC Sport website & app from 12:00 GMT Sunday, 27 November."Coming back from defeat or bad situations, or ups and downs, is of one of the things I know how to do best.Which is very sad, but it's me," says Whyte.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Herne Hill: Police issue pictures of takeaway driver killed and rapper shot dead in south London

D etectives have officially named the two victims of a shooting as they appeal for witnesses a week on from their deaths.Deliveroo driver Guilherme Messias da Silva, 21, was on his last order of the night when two cars sped down Railton Road and one ploughed into his moped.Guilherme Messias da Silva was knocked off his moped and killed during the gangland chase / Handout Drill artist Lemar Rashawan Urqhart  known as Perm  leapt out of the car which had crashed into the takeaway rider, but was gunned down at around 7.50pm on Sunday October 30.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
London

Chisora beats Pulev by split decision

Derek Chisora beat Kubrat Pulev by split decision in a close heavyweight encounter at London's O2 Arena, ending a run of three consecutive defeats.
Sherdog
1 year ago
London

Curtis Blaydes, Tom Aspinall Set to Top UFC's Return to London on July 23

Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall will headline the card when the Ultimate Fighting Championship heads back to London on July 23.
Daniel Roy Greenfeld
1 year ago
Python

Programming languages I've learned

Matt Harrison asked in a tweet what my programming history was, so here's a list of the programming languages I've learned.AppleBasic (ancient history)
My first computer was an Apple ][+.I learned AppleBasic from a book that came with the computer.I wrote oodles of text-based games.The most popular was a Star Trek battle clone that was well-appreciated in 10th grade.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Jon Jones submits Ciryl Gane in first round to win heavyweight title at UFC 285

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Jon Jones submitted Ciryl Gane in the first round to win the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on Saturday.Jones, seen by many as the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, was fighting for the first time in three years, and he required just two minutes and four seconds to seal the most sensational of returns.
The Hockey Writers
1 year ago
LA Kings

Kings' Lemieux Playing Well Despite Penalty Problems

The Los Angeles Kings acquired Brendan Lemieux in a trade with the New York Rangers in March 2021.Many hockey fans will be familiar with Lemieux's dad, Claude, after his long NHL career which included four Stanley Cup rings.He was known for being an agitator, driving opponents crazy and often playing on the edge of clean and dirty.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Mother of innocent Deliveroo rider killed amid gangland shooting in Brixton tells of heartbreak

Guilherme Messias da Silva, 21, was on his last order of the night when two cars sped down Railton Road and one ploughed into his moped.Drill artist Lamar Scott, 27  known as Perm  leapt out of the car which had crashed into the takeaway rider, but was gunned down at around 7.50pm on Sunday.Speaking from her home in Brazil, Mr da Silva's mother Rosangela Messias de Sousa, 46, said: I went into despair, screamed, fainted.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Paco Rabanne's biggest fashion and fragrance moments

Paco Rabanne won international acclaim following the launch of his eponymous fashion house in 1966.And throughout the course of his career in fashion and fragrance, he had a number of career-defining moments.Here are some of the late designer's greatest achievements and most memorable career moves.Rabanne's debut couture collection titled 12 unwearable dresses in contemporary materials Two years after presenting his first collection, Twelve Experimental Dresses, and following the founding of his fashion house, Rabanne presented his debut couture collection of 12 dresses made out of unlikely materials, which included a chain mail-inspired minidress made of aluminium plates.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Column: Birmingham High's Henry Aslikyan is a Mighty Mouse on the wrestling mat

Wearing a black tank top and black sweat pants, 102-pound freshman wrestler Henry Aslikyan of Lake Balboa Birmingham High grimaced each time he pulled on the lat machine trying to lift 132 pounds of weights as a spotter provided support.Already at a slight disadvantage facing wrestlers who weigh 106 pounds, Aslikyan, who is 5 feet 2 and 15 years old, has started trying to gain strength.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Canelo Alvarez defeats Gennadiy Golovkin and thanks him 'for three great fights'

Canelo Álvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, rivals for a half-decade atop the boxing world, dropped their gloves once the final bell sounded Saturday.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Media industry

Who Now Runs NBC News? Insiders Point to Cesar Conde

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee As the dust continues to settle this week over NBC News President Noah Oppenheim stepping down, one trend has become increasingly clear: disruptions in the media business have diminished the role of news president.CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy quoted a former television news executive on the topic, who told him that the incredible shrinking news president now dominates the industry.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Media industry

Cesar Conde consolidates power at NBC with network shakeup

On paper, Cesar Conde is the chair of NBCUniversal News Group.But on Wednesday he also appointed himself as the effective president of NBC News.After Noah Oppenheim who has led the network during a tumultuous period in the media industry and through Donald Trump's chaotic presidency told staff that he would vacate the role of NBC News president in favor of returning to screenwriting, Conde disclosed his succession plan.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

3 concerts to catch in D.C. over New Year's weekend

Lyfe Jennings is coming to City Winery.(Lyfe Jennings) Singer Lyfe Jennings has cemented his status as an R&B heavyweight and then some.His debut album, "Lyfe 268-192," released in 2004, introduced listeners to his sensually raspy voice through songs that covered love from many angles.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | 'The Whale': Brendan Fraser is great, the movie not so much

Brendan Fraser in "The Whale."(A24) StarOutline StarOutline (1.5 stars) It's impossible - and, frankly, surpassingly uncharitable - not to root for Brendan Fraser, one of Hollywood's most likable actors, whose comeback has been one of the most heartening movie stories of 2022.But admiring Fraser's performance as a man paralyzed by grief and self-loathing in "The Whale" doesn't necessarily mean liking the movie he's in.
Sun Sentinel
1 year ago
Miami Dolphins

Instant Analysis: San Francisco 49ers 33, Miami Dolphins 17

Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Miami Dolphins' loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday:
Dave Hyde, Sports Columnist The Dolphins faced their first heavyweight since September and went down like Frazier.Tua Tagovailoa made more mistakes and missed throws than all season.
Sun Sentinel
1 year ago
Miami Dolphins

Dolphins-Bills predictions: Will Miami pull off another upset? Sun Sentinel staffers don't think so

Dolphins (2-0) vs. Bills (2-0), Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS, Hard Rock Stadium
Latest line: Bills are favored by 5 1/2 points; over/under is 45.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

'Rats deserting sinking ship': Truss team seeks endorsements from Sunak's side

A number of major names have gone public with their endorsement of Liz Truss over the past fortnight, with announcements carefully timed by her campaign strategists at opportune moments to seize headlines.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Toby Keith Says He Has Stomach Cancer, but 'So Far, So Good'

The country music star has been treating the cancer for six months with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, he said in a statement.
Deep House London
1 year ago
London music

Electric Bay, a brand new festival for Torquay arriving this summer announces full line up | News | Deep House London

Carl Cox, Chase & Status, John Digweed, Alan Fitzpatrick
Wilkinson, Hybrid Minds, Example, Alisha, Syreeta, Eric Powell, & more perform
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston Celtics

Stan Van Gundy lauds Grant Williams's defense ahead of Celtics' Game 6

"I always thought he was a good defender. Now I'm wondering if he's the best defender in the league."
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