50 wants Cannes to let the streaming in! Hip hop star 50 Cent, a last minute performance replacement for Pitbull at a Cannes Film Festival party this week, commented on the lack of star power at the esteemed festival this season due to streaming bans — of course with the exception of John Travolta, who jumped […]

It was 2011, and he had just shepherded through a runway extension and other improvements at Owensboro’s airport in western Kentucky. Representatives of the low-cost carrier Allegiant were flying into town to tell Whitmer, the airport director, that Owensboro had landed flights to Las Vegas. “This is a dream come true for Owensboro!” he gushed in […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been proclaimed husband and wife after pledging their love to one another at a fairytale wedding at Windsor Castle. After a service watched by an estimated global TV audience of 1.9billion, the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex emerged from the historic church set in the grounds of St George’s Chapel, beaming with delight. Having walked […]

how she nails that smolder every … single … time. When Sarah Jessica Parker speaks, style and beauty lovers listen. Whether she’s dishing on her shoe line, sharing her keys to a long and happy marriage or revealing her go-to fashion tricks, we’re all ears when the “Sex and the City” star reveals the secrets to her effortless […]

Spike Lee and Jean-Luc Godard were also among the prizewinners at the 71st annual film festival In a surprise verdict, the Japanese film Shoplifters, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, has been awarded the Palme d’Or for main feature at the close of the Cannes film festival. “The ending blew us out of the cinema,” said jury president […]

Many restaurants are embracing digital signage, whether due to upcoming FDA regulations or a desire to boost customer experience. At the  Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, multiple panels addressed digital signage and how best to utilize it. Be patient While technology moves rapidly, panelists urged restaurants to slow down. This might seem counterintuitive, but individual […]

Moon Alert We have the “all clear” today to shop and do business. The Moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) Trust your financial impulses today because you’re in the right frame of mind to make moneymaking decisions. You are sensible and practical. You won’t waste money. In fact, if shopping, you will only […]

SINGAPORE – Birkin bags are in the news again. On Thursday night (May 17), Malaysian police raided three apartments in a luxury Kuala Lumpur condominium owned by former prime minister Najib Razak’s family. A total of 284 boxes containing luxury handbags – including dozens and dozens of orange boxes holding Hermes Birkin bags – were loaded into trucks and […]

“You want me to what?” That’s how Chrissy Metz first reacted to some surprising advice on increasing her body confidence. “My vocal coach in LA, Dot Todman … she’s like, ‘Chrissy, I want you to sing in the mirror naked,’” Metz said in a recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Jenny McCarthy Show.” “I was like, ‘The hell?’” But eventually, the […]

As Ebola is confirmed in a city with 1.5 million inhabitants, officials warn it could cause “an exponential increase” in cases. There is a “very high” public health risk from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organisation has said. The health agency has raised its earlier assessment after one patient […]