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Gulf Insider
a day ago
- Business
- Gulf Insider
Jazeera Airways Offers 'Buy 1 Get 1 Free' Flights
Jazeera Airways has announced a new 'Buy 1 Get 1 Free' promotion, making travel more affordable across its entire network. From August 18–24, 2025, customers who book a one-way or round-trip ticket on the airline's website or mobile app will receive a second ticket free of charge. The offer applies to journeys taken between September 1 and December 15, 2025, with no limit on the number of tickets that can be booked. The promotion opens up the chance to explore destinations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Travelers can stroll the streets of Budapest and Prague, experience the souks of Istanbul, visit Tashkent's historic landmarks, or relax on the beaches of Sharm El Sheikh and Colombo. Other destinations include Salalah's waterfalls and the mountains of Abha. Paul Carroll, Chief Commercial Officer at Jazeera Airways, said: 'At Jazeera Airways, we believe that incredible travel experiences should be accessible to everyone. Our Buy 1 Get 1 Free offer isn't just a deal—it's a way to unlock new destinations and make travel more affordable. 'Now, you can explore a new city or revisit a favourite place with a friend or family member, all while getting double the value for your money.' The promotion applies to Jazeera Airways' popular Light fare, offering travellers value with the option to add extras such as checked baggage, in-flight meals, preferred seating, and packages at 60 per cent off. To redeem the deal, customers must enter the promo code J9B1G1 when booking on the Jazeera Airways website or mobile app. Also read: Kuwait's Jazeera Airways Launches Summer 2025 Campaign
USA Today
13-08-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Goodbye, 'brat summer.' It's time for 'cringe summer.'
"The Summer I Turned Pretty?" More like "The Summer I Turned Cringe." Unlike last year's "Brat Summer," all about dancing out our messy side to Charli XCX's album, Summer 2025 has been one cringey moment after the next. Kissing billionaires teetering on water taxis at the Bezos Venice wedding. The unrelenting eye contact of a Labubu (or Lafufu). The shuddering horror of the Coldplay couple. President Donald Trump's awkward moment on stage with Chelsea after the team's FIFA Club World Cup victory. Travis Kelce wearing a construction vest in the ocean. All these moments have us covering our eyes – but not necessarily for the same reason. What's "cringe" to one person may not bother another. Plus, for all you know, someone might think you're cringe. And some argue that's actually worth embracing. If the zeitgeist is so "cringe," should we all just lean into being ourselves? 'I'm feeling embarrassed for you' "Cringe" happens when we see something awkward or humiliating and internalize that discomfort, according to Alicia M. Walker, professor of sociology at Missouri State University. "You're doing something that is so gauche and so tacky and so lacking in self-awareness and you have no idea," Walker says, defining the term. "You're not feeling embarrassed, so I'm feeling embarrassed for you." We shudder, blush, giggle because we take on that embarrassment second-hand, Walker says. Take Lena Dunham's Netflix series "Too Much," it's sex-obsessed characters made audiences recoil as they candidly discussed intercourse at work functions. Or "The Summer I Turned Pretty" fans watching through their fingers as mismatched characters slow danced at a college frat party. Ellie for the Girls helps Gen Z flirt The proof is in the pictures. The unabashed interactions in these shows make us reflexively cringe because they remind us of somewhere, sometime, we've been the gawky one, Walker says. We've all been the uninvited guest or the too-passionate dancer or the one caught on camera, and seeing these buried memories recast in pop culture takes us right back to that terrifying social trauma. Do you need attention span rehab? You may not be alone. It's important to ask why we have such a strong aversion to being called cringe or seemingly cringe things, says Cassie Willson, 30, a Brooklyn-based comedian and content-creator. We post "cringe" in social media comments to shame each other's idiosyncrasies, almost to the point it "that becomes a little scary and dangerous," Willson says. Take how the internet mocks millennial cringe compilations, tallying the ways 30-somethings are un-cool. "If you have a cringe reaction to something, it is worth listening to," says Willson. "Write it down. Figure out the actual definition of cringe for you. We have to pay attention to how we react to the things we see." 'Cringe' can be cool Some are taking to social media to say that "being cringe" can be empowering. "If you have to be nonchalant around your friends, those aren't your real friends," said one TikToker encouraging others to "be corny" and be themselves out loud. "We are discouraging them from setting themselves apart in any way," another TikToker said. "Fear of cringe can create a fear of curiosity and discovery." As summer turns to fall, take the opportunity to be cringey self, Willson says. We're "climbing the cringe mountain," and no matter if people call you embarrassing, she says, you're being yourself.
Hindustan Times
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Can Lindsay Lohan play guitar and sing? What we know about her musical talent
Lindsay Lohan is returning to the role that made her a 2000s teen icon - and she's bringing her guitar with her. In the upcoming Freaky Friday sequel, titled Freakier Friday, Lohan reprises her role as Anna Coleman, the rebellious teen-turned-mom who originally fronted the fictional rock band Pink Slip. The sequel, due in theaters on August 8, features a full-on band reunion, and yes, Lohan performs a new, more 'complicated' guitar solo. Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman performing with the fictional band "Pink Slip" in the final scene of the original 2003 film.(X/@yyungtaco) Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 38-year-old actress said, 'I was excited because I started my lessons again, because I haven't played in a long time... It was really fun.' She added that it was 'nice' to return to singing and performing in a film, something she hadn't done 'since I was young.' 'It's not me singing - it's Anna' Lohan's musical comeback isn't without its challenges. In her ELLE Summer 2025 cover interview with Saturday Night Live's Chloe Fineman, she admitted it was 'kind of nerve-racking' to sing again - not because of her vocal skills, but because she wasn't doing it as herself. 'When I was doing [the original Freaky Friday], I was also recording an album, so it was part of my life at the time,' said Lohan, who released her debut studio album Speak in 2004. 'In this movie, I was singing it as [my character] Anna, whereas before felt more like Lindsay singing.' She also acknowledged the emotional weight of reprising the music: 'Just seeing the reaction that people had to [Pink Slip] was so heartwarming. Like I almost wanted to cry because I didn't realize how big it really became.' Pink Slip is back - and so is the music! The sequel includes new songs performed by the band, and according to both Lohan and co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, one of them might just be 'the song of the summer.' In a 2024 interview with People, Curtis confirmed, 'Pink Slip is back, let's put it that way.' Original bandmates Christina Vidal and Haley Hudson are returning as well. Lohan said the performance scenes even drew live cheers on set. 'When we were [filming the songs], audience members were like, 'Encore!' And we were like, 'We only have one song, we didn't think this through!'' The film, she added, has 'more music' than the original - and at least one track 'tugs on your heartstrings.' A still from Freaky Friday (2003) showcasing Anna Coleman's band, "Pink Slip".(X/@kayisnotokay_) So... can she really play and sing? The short answer: yes. Lohan has showcased her musical abilities in multiple films and real-life performances over the years. Besides her work in Freaky Friday, she sang in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Mean Girls, and A Prairie Home Companion. She's also released two studio albums, Speak and A Little More Personal (Raw), proving that music has always been part of her artistic identity - even if it occasionally takes a back seat to acting. With guitar lessons restarted and a new rock performance on the horizon, Lindsay Lohan is ready to remind audiences that she's not just Anna Coleman or a nostalgic Disney star - she's a performer in her own right, and she's got the chops to prove it.
Rhyl Journal
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Charlotte Edwards: England reaching World Cup final would be ‘real success'
With the tournament set to begin in the autumn, England concluded their summer with a 2-1 one-day international series defeat against India at Chester-Le-Street after losing by 13 runs, thanks to a brilliant effort with the bat from Harmanpreet Kaur. The India captain smashed 102 off 84 balls and a half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues – along with scores of 45 from Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol – helped the visitors reach 318 for five. England Women's Summer 2025 ✅ Not the ending we wanted but some amazing moments throughout and we appreciate all the support 🩷 World Cup 🔜🔜🔜 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2025 Nat Sciver-Brunt and Emma Lamb led the recovery effort for the hosts with a mammoth 162-run partnership, but a quick loss of four wickets in the final five overs saw India ease to victory. England's next target is the World Cup, where they play their opening game against South Africa in October and Edwards insisted her side were going to the tournament to 'really compete'. Asked what success would look like at the tournament, Edwards replied: 'We're going there to win it, clearly, because any team I'm sure me and Nat are part of, we want to win. 'Getting to the final would be a real success for us, but that's obviously a long way off. 'We're certainly going there to really compete and we believe we've got a team that can really compete. 'I know you guys haven't seen the results from us in this series that you would've liked, but we know in our dressing room what we're doing and how we're progressing. 'That's the most important thing to me, if I'm honest, we're really progressing and improving. I can see real progress with this group.' England have faced criticism since their 16-0 Ashes whitewash at the start of the year, which led to the appointment of Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt as captain. The first summer in their new roles saw a clean sweep in their white-ball series against the West Indies followed by a T20 and ODI series defeat to India. One area that continues to be questioned is their fielding displays over the course of the summer and Edwards admitted that while there had been lessons learned, her side were 'out-fielded' by India. 'I think a brilliant series to be part of, I thought there were three excellent games of cricket where we've been tested,' she said. 'We've had really close games of cricket. I've seen us against one of the best teams in the world and positives have been around our batting. 'How we've performed with the bat over this series has followed on from the West Indies series. We take a loss in the game, and the ODI series 😢 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2025 'I think India have been exceptional, they've been really disciplined with the ball and I think it's something we can really learn from. 'I think they've out-fielded us, hence why they've lifted the trophy today and we haven't. 'Certainly from every player and fans that have been watching it, it's been a great series to view and we've certainly learned a lot about our squad over the last two or three weeks.'
Glasgow Times
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Charlotte Edwards: England reaching World Cup final would be ‘real success'
With the tournament set to begin in the autumn, England concluded their summer with a 2-1 one-day international series defeat against India at Chester-Le-Street after losing by 13 runs, thanks to a brilliant effort with the bat from Harmanpreet Kaur. The India captain smashed 102 off 84 balls and a half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues – along with scores of 45 from Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol – helped the visitors reach 318 for five. England Women's Summer 2025 ✅ Not the ending we wanted but some amazing moments throughout and we appreciate all the support 🩷 World Cup 🔜🔜🔜 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2025 Nat Sciver-Brunt and Emma Lamb led the recovery effort for the hosts with a mammoth 162-run partnership, but a quick loss of four wickets in the final five overs saw India ease to victory. England's next target is the World Cup, where they play their opening game against South Africa in October and Edwards insisted her side were going to the tournament to 'really compete'. Asked what success would look like at the tournament, Edwards replied: 'We're going there to win it, clearly, because any team I'm sure me and Nat are part of, we want to win. 'Getting to the final would be a real success for us, but that's obviously a long way off. 'We're certainly going there to really compete and we believe we've got a team that can really compete. 'I know you guys haven't seen the results from us in this series that you would've liked, but we know in our dressing room what we're doing and how we're progressing. 'That's the most important thing to me, if I'm honest, we're really progressing and improving. I can see real progress with this group.' England have faced criticism since their 16-0 Ashes whitewash at the start of the year, which led to the appointment of Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt as captain. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Emma Lamb (pictured) led the recovery effort for the hosts with a mammoth 162-run partnership (Owen Humphreys/PA) The first summer in their new roles saw a clean sweep in their white-ball series against the West Indies followed by a T20 and ODI series defeat to India. One area that continues to be questioned is their fielding displays over the course of the summer and Edwards admitted that while there had been lessons learned, her side were 'out-fielded' by India. 'I think a brilliant series to be part of, I thought there were three excellent games of cricket where we've been tested,' she said. 'We've had really close games of cricket. I've seen us against one of the best teams in the world and positives have been around our batting. 'How we've performed with the bat over this series has followed on from the West Indies series. We take a loss in the game, and the ODI series 😢 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2025 'I think India have been exceptional, they've been really disciplined with the ball and I think it's something we can really learn from. 'I think they've out-fielded us, hence why they've lifted the trophy today and we haven't. 'Certainly from every player and fans that have been watching it, it's been a great series to view and we've certainly learned a lot about our squad over the last two or three weeks.'
