
GE-Safran Venture Works on Engine Upgrade to Lift Durability
The CFM International engine venture plans to to roll out design enhancements late next year to make its
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Canada Wildfires Heat Up Climate Change Pressure on Trudeau
Canada’s enormous wildfires and the acrid haze they’ve spread across North America have widened a schism in the
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Biden to Counter Trump by Focusing on Economy Not Indictments
President Joe Biden plans to press his economic case for reelection at a campaign kickoff rally, setting up
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Long, Worrying Days on Downing Street: Saturday UK Briefing
Hello from London, where we might actually welcome the rain when it arrives. It’s almost the longest day
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Canada’s Snap Retreat From China Bank Shows Divided World
A single Tweet alleging Communist Party interference was all it took for Canada to freeze ties with a
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Wes Anderson admits that he's never seen a TikTok video including one's imitating him
No, Wes Anderson hasn't been scrolling on the For You page, as the filmmaker revealed that he has never seen a TikTok - despite there being an entire trend about his films. The 54-year-old is widely known for his distinctive cinematic style in terms of cinematography, colour design and composition, and some of his films include The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and most recently Asteroid City (2023) and many more. Earlier this year, a TikTok trend emerged where people filmed their mundane activities with symmetrical shots and quirky music and it all began with TikToker @avawillyums who filmed her train journey emulating the movie director. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The hashtag "Wes Anderson Trend," now has over 216m views, however despite the virality of the trend, Anderson himself still hasn't seen a single TikTok. @avawillyums With a good imagination, everything is symmetrical. Let a girl day dream! #wesanderson Speaking to The Daily Beast, he confessed when asked about the emergence of AI-generated trailers that reimagine classic movies such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Dune in his cinematic style. "I’ve only been exposed to it verbally. I haven’t seen any of it," he said. "Obviously, it’s easy for me to go to the right web page and see it. I choose not to really engage. I guess it’s because I don’t want to get distracted by that." He added: "It’s a bit like if you’re told, 'Your friend does a great version of you.' Maybe you say, I’d really like to see it, and maybe you say, I don’t want to see a version of me, even if it’s good. It can be like, “Is that me?” That’s not necessarily the thing you want." It was after this that he mentioned how he hadn't seen a single TikTok video. Anderson said: "At some point, I’m sure I’ll go in there and see. But I’ve never seen a TikTok, for instance, of anything. I’m not going to start with me. [laughs]" Meanwhile, Anderson's latest film Asteroid City (2023) is set to be released on June 19 and stars Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody, Edward Norton, Steve Carell, Hope Davis, Live Schreiber, Rupert Friend, Hong Chau, Maya Hawke, Stephen Park, Willem Dafoe, and Margot Robbie. 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.
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Ermotti Suggests ‘Massive Downsizing’ Might Come to Credit Suisse’s Investment Bank
Credit Suisse Group AG may be due for a “massive downsizing” of its investment banking businesses after its
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Russia’s Oil Giant Urges OPEC+ to Track Exports, Not Just Output
OPEC and its allies need to monitor not only production of the organization’s member countries but also their
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Charting the Global Economy: Fed Holds While ECB Boosts Rates
The Federal Reserve held the line on interest rates while the European Central Bank pushed on, and both
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Kourtney Kardashian used a classic Blink-182 reference to announce her pregnancy
Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant and is expecting her first child with husband Travis Barker and announced the news by making a classic Blink-182 reference. In a shared post to Instagram, the 44-year-old reality star shared a clip of herself in the audience of one of Barker's shows where she held up a sign that read: "Travis I'm pregnant," as she jumped up and down in excitement while the crowd can be heard cheering in response. Kardashian's baby bump can also be seen on display as she sported a black bodysuit, as the video then shows her drummer husband's reaction as he wiped away tears as he left the stage to give her a hug and a kiss. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Fellow Blink-182 bandmate Mark Hoppus can also be seen giving Kardashian a congratulatory hug. The sweet announcement is a call back to the band's music video for the 1999 song 'All the Small Things' where a woman similarly holds up a sign that reads "Travis I'm pregnant." Fans of the couple took to social media to share their congratulatory messages, and loved the music video callback. The couple has previously been open about their fertility journey as they tried for a baby, previously going through IVF but stopped this process back in December. Kardashian gave an update in an episode of The Kardashians back in May. "We are officially done with IVF," Kourtney said in a confessional. "We would love a baby more than anything, but I just really believe in what God has in store for us. If that's a baby, then I believe that it will happen." Kardashian has three children from her previous relationship with Scott Disick - Mason, 13; Penelope, 10; and Reign, 8, while Barker has two children with ex-wife Shanna Moakler - Landon, 19, and Alabama, 17 and is also stepdad to Atiana De La Hoya, 24. Before announcing their relationship in February 2021, Kardashian and Barker were friends for over a decade. The two later got engaged in October of that year and got married courthouse in Santa Barbara in May 2022 and then had an extravagant wedding in Portofino, Italy a week after this. 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.
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Khloe Kardashian defended after trolls mock "weird vein'' in new bikini pics
Fans of Khloe Kardashian have defended the reality star against trolls “body shaming” her over a new bikini pic. Kardashian shared an image with her 309 million Instagram followers. It showed her in a gold bikini with the image taken from her behind her, revealing her bottom. She was captured on a beach with the waves and blue sky ahead of her. The picture was taken as part of an advertising campaign for her own Good American apparel brand which recently partnered with the brand Body Glove on a new swimwear range. In another picture, the reality star posed laying on top of a surfboard and in a clip, she emerged from a swimming pool wearing the same gold bikini. But, it was the image baring her bottom that caught the eye as some Instagram users launched nasty comments at the star. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter One Instagram user asked, “What’s with the weird vein on your tush?!” leading to a whole host of others making unsolicited comments about Kardashian’s appearance. Another fan hit back: “What vein? Even if there was a vein, which there isn’t. What’s wrong with a vein? Since when do we control or tell veins in our body where to go and not to go?” Others also came to the defence of the star, with someone asking “What’s with the body shaming?” Kardashian has been known to hit back at trolls who have commented on her social media posts, previously giving the best one-world response to someone who asked, “Do you miss your old face?”. 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.
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Martin Tyler leaves Sky Sports after 33 years
Sky Sports have confirmed that Martin Tyler has stepped down from his role as their main football commentator ahead of the 2023/24 season. Tyler joined Sky back in 1990 shortly before the inauguration of the Premier League.
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