‘Bridgerton’ Showrunner Says the Queen Calling Francesca a ‘Sparkler’ Is ‘Her Way of Playing the Game’

thewrap.com In “Bridgerton” Season 3, Queen Charlotte deems Francesca Bridgerton a “sparkler” — rather than the traditional “diamond” — as she plays the game on her terms, according to…

‘The Sopranos’ Star Toni Kalem Explores Family History in Adapting Lore Segal’s Wartime Novel ‘Other People’s Houses’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Writer, director and actress Toni Kalem (“The Sopranos“) is adapting Lore Segal’s internationally acclaimed 1964 semi-autobiographical novel “Other People’s Houses,” about a…

Jessica Hausner To Serve As Locarno Jury President

deadline.com Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner will serve as jury president at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival, running August 7-17. Hausner and her jury will hand out the festival’s…

Bitpanda’s $100M Q1 Revenue Fuels Optimism for 2024

coinpedia.org The post Bitpanda’s $100M Q1 Revenue Fuels Optimism for 2024 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitpanda, a Vienna-based fintech company, has attracted global…

Bitpanda Expects Record-High Profit In 2024 As Over $100M Revenue In Q1

coingape.com Bitpanda GmbH, a Vienna-based fintech company, has recently anticipated its profit to reach record highs in 2024, nabbing global attention. Coming primarily attributed to…

Rachel Reeves should be brave and stop blaming the economy

theguardian.com Perhaps the gaslighting is not restricted to the Conservatives (Rachel Reeves accuses Tories of ‘gaslighting’ public over economy, 7 May). Yes, the economy is in a mess, but…

Explainer-Austria's Raiffeisen faces US wrath over Russian business

aol.com LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury has warned Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) that its access to the U.S. financial system could be restricted…

Federal agencies warn of possible threats to LGBTQ events, including Pride Month activities

pbs.org Foreign terrorist organizations or their supporters might target LGBTQ-related events and venues as part of June’s Pride Month, federal agencies warned in a recent public…

US imposes sanctions after aborted sale of Russian tycoon stake

aol.com WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a web of Russian companies it said were used to disguise ownership of a $1.5 billion industrial stake…

A Eurocrat's guide to watching the Eurovision Grand Final

euronews.com From rural areas to climate change: There’s more EU policy in this year's Eurovision entries than Europapa. “We love music. That’s what I can say,” said a Commission…

Eberhard Kornfeld, Art Dealer, Collector and Historian, Is Dead at 99

nytimes.com For more than a half-century, Eberhard Kornfeld, a renowned art auctioneer, dealer, collector and scholar, presided over an annual June auction under a tent adjoining his…

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour might be about to do for Europe what it did for America

aol.com None The European leg of Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour kicked off on Thursday. • None The Eras tour is the first concert tour to gross over $1 billion, estimates…

U.S. weighs sanctions on Chinese banks over Russia military support

asia.nikkei.com VIENNA/WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is considering imposing sanctions on Chinese financial institutions believed to be helping Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, in a bid to…

Renaming ‘Public Housing’ Doesn’t Alter Its Sordid History

issuesinsights.com Editor’s note: This has been excerpted with permission from the Pacific Research Institute. To read the entire article, click here. Politicians and activists have long tried…

How Princeton got burned by its outreach to Iran

semafor.com The Scoop As US-Iran relations thawed during the Obama administration, Princeton University saw an opportunity to make the school a central player in bridging the…

1 in 24 New York City residents is a millionaire, more than any other city

cbsnews.com New York has more millionaires than any other city in the world, beating out California's Bay Area, London and other wealthy cities, according to a new report. Nearly…

Bitpanda Expands Austrian Presence via 55 Branches of Raiffeisen Bank

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Bitpanda Expands Austrian Presence via 55 Branches of Raiffeisen Bank After testing the crypto operations via a traditional banking platform in the past twelve…

Russians are so desperate to see Western pop stars, they are paying to go on 'concert vacations' abroad

aol.com None Russian fans can pay to see pop stars like Ed Sheeran and James Blunt in Europe. • None The company has sold 150 concert vacations since last year, according to The…

Bitpanda Expands Partnership with Raiffeisen to 55 Additional Banks

cryptonews.com Major European Investing-as-a-Service provider Bitpanda Technology Solutions has expanded its partnership with banking giant Raiffeisen. Now, customers of the Raiffeisen…

Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Expands Austrian Presence With Raiffeisen Bank Partnership

coindesk.com None Bitpanda’s crypto offering in partnership with Raiffeisen Bank has been extended beyond Vienna to 55 bank branches across Austria. • None The crypto exchange is opening…

The Playmaker to Launch International Sales of Creature Horror ‘Paws’ at Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com The Playmaker has signed with Neopol Film to handle international sales for their upcoming creature horror thriller, “Paws.” Featuring polar bear creature animatronics from…

Critical Metals Corp Publishes Investor Presentation and Corporate Update

benzinga.com NEW YORK, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Metals Corp. CRML ("Critical Metals"), a leading mining company focused on critical metals and minerals for the green…

Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness

nytimes.com At 7 p.m. on May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven, then 53, strode onto the stage of the magnificent Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna to help conduct the world premiere of his…

The Road to Serfdom 80 years later: what critics got wrong about it

ponderwall.com “The most powerful critique of socialist planning and the socialist state”, is how Margaret Thatcher described Friedrich von Hayek’s book, The Road to Serfdom. Published in…

UN nuclear watchdog leader visits Iran over stifled monitoring and rising Mideast tensions

pbs.org The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog traveled Monday to Iran, where his agency faces increasing difficulty in monitoring the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing…

‘They Are So Triggered by Me’: Conchita Wurst’s 10-Year Roller-Coaster Ride

nytimes.com Looking back at the last decade, Tom Neuwirth is amazed by how far his 2014 Eurovision win as the drag queen Conchita Wurst has reverberated. “I think this moment, the win,…

French schools and the scourge of teenage violence

theweek.com A 15-year-old boy beaten to death by four teenagers as he walked home from his school in a Paris suburb; a 14-year-old girl left in a coma after a brutal attack by fellow…