
The Rock waxwork museum working on 'urgent' skin tone fix
Paris's Grevin museum promises to address concerns over the skin tone of its life-sized figure.
1970-01-01 08:00

Women in Iceland including the prime minister go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence
Iceland’s prime minister and women across the island nation are on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence
1970-01-01 08:00

Britney Spears ‘dropped jaws’ with her audition for The Notebook
Britney Spears revealed she was "glad" to have lost the lead role in The Notebook to Rachel McAdams, prompting casting director Matthew Barry to share her audition tape with The Daily Mail. In the two-minute long video, Spears says, whilst her eyes well up with tears, "I prayed for you to die in the war, really. Well, not die. I would have felt completely horrible if you would've died. But I kinda didn't want you to be alive anymore because I couldn't bear the thought of you being with somebody else, or of us never seeing each other again. So I gotta go, okay?" Barry told The Daily Mail the pop star "wasn't just good, she was phenomenal." "It was a tough decision," he continued, reflecting on Spears' audition. "Britney blew us all away. Our jaws were on the floor. I was blown away. Absolutely blown away. She brought her A-game that day." Since the sharing of Spears' audition, people have praised her acting but ultimately agreed that it should have been McAdams that got the part. "Love Britney down and she looked adorable but Rachel McAdams was just born for the role", the top comment under the tape read: "I mean [obviously] Rachel is perfect in this role, but I'm actually really impressed with [Britney's] audition", wrote another. This sentiment was prevalent throughout the reactions to Spears' tape. "Rachel was perfect and iconic for the role. HOWEVER... seeing this I now understand why Britney was considered for the role", one user shared. It seems Spears agrees that role should have gone to McAdams, writing in her upcoming memoir The Woman in Me "Even though it would have been fun to reconnect with Ryan Gosling after our time on The Mickey Mouse Club, I'm glad I didn't do it," she writes. "If I had, instead of working on my album 'In the Zone' I'd have been acting like a 1940s heiress day and night." Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Euro zone PMI hits lowest in nearly 3 years, stirs recession worries
LONDON Euro zone business activity took a surprise turn for the worse this month as demand fell in
1970-01-01 08:00

Australia central bank sees risks on inflation, will not hesitate on rates
SYDNEY Australia's top central banker on Tuesday warned there were risks inflation would prove more stubborn than expected
1970-01-01 08:00

Key Core of the AMR: Cincoze P1201 Slim Embedded Computer
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1970-01-01 08:00

World Bank's Banga says geopolitics pose 'serious' risk to world economy
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Tuesday that geopolitic tensions pose the
1970-01-01 08:00

FPT Announces Strategic Partnership with Landing AI, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Development and Education
HANOI, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 24, 2023--
1970-01-01 08:00

Wall Street leaders appear at Saudi conference amid conflict
By Hadeel Al Sayegh RIYADH/LONDON Wall Street's top financiers showed up in force at an annual financial conference
1970-01-01 08:00

Pepper Advantage Appoints New Group CTO
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 24, 2023--
1970-01-01 08:00

HotelREZ® powers Elegant Hotel Collection®
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1970-01-01 08:00

Puma sticks to full-year profit forecast despite drop in Q3 earnings
(Reuters) -Shares in German sportswear brand Puma were expected to rise on Tuesday after it stood by its full-year profit
1970-01-01 08:00