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Cosmopolitan
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
‘Hurry Up Tomorrow,' Ending Explained
Hurry Up Tomorrow unfolds as a psychological odyssey centered on a globally renowned musician with insomnia and mental breakdown in the slow cooker. Directed by and starring Abel Tesfaye—formerly known as The Weeknd, currently known as Abel Tesfaye, and possibly known tomorrow as something else entirely—the film is a surrealist farewell to his alter ego. It's indulgent, it's cryptic, it's not always coherent. Let's get this out of the way: Hurry Up Tomorrow is not a movie in the traditional sense. Noir lighting and a haunting synth orchestral score does not a movie make. The film draws inspiration from a real-life incident in 2022 when Tesfaye lost his voice during a concert, serving as a catalyst for the story's exploration of identity and self-destruction. The plot, such as it is, starts in free fall. Tesfaye's character—also named Abel, pause for subtlety—loses his voice onstage during a massive stadium show. One second he's crooning, the next he's gasping, and then the screen snaps to black. When we rejoin him, he's holed up in a sterile hotel room, surrounded by voiceless handlers and memory fragments. Enter: Anima. Played by Jenna Ortega, we meet Anima as she is burning her home down as a pregame to one of Abel's concerts. Simultaneously, Abel, under the pressure of his career and personal turmoil, is diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia. Despite his manager Lee's (Barry Keoghan) encouragement to perform, Abel's voice falters on stage, leading him to abruptly end the show. Backstage, Anima appears to Abel as a fan, then a muse, then—probably—a hallucination. She is not real. Welcome back, The Sixth Sense. Anima leads Abel down a nocturnal rabbit hole of increasingly unhinged set pieces: a silent cab ride through a city that looks vaguely like downtown L.A. but smells like purgatory; a motel bathtub full of black roses; a rave full of masked doppelgängers dancing to a slowed-down version of 'Starboy.' This is the part where the movie stops pretending to care about narrative. We get flashbacks (or are they dreams?) of Abel as a child watching his mother cry during an eviction. We see him in a recording studio, singing into a mic that slowly turns into a noose. We watch Anima smear lipstick across his face, whispering, 'You made me up so you could forget.' And then comes the fire… In the film's hypnotic climax on a windswept rooftop, Anima drenches Abel in gasoline and strikes a match. He burns, but doesn't die. He stands in the flames, blank-faced, glowing like a saint on fire. A loud metaphor for death and rebirth, Abel emerges unscathed, suggesting a transformation and the shedding of his former persona, The Weeknd. Cut to: a final shot of Abel walking, alone, into the morning light. Silent and unbranded. Tesfaye has been teasing the death of 'The Weeknd' for years now, and Hurry Up Tomorrow is less a story than a Gucci-clad funeral. Of course, the vanity project's art-school symbolism and elliptical dialogue—'Do you love the dream or the sleeper?', an actual line—will leave some viewers shivering with The Idol flashbacks. For those tuned into Tesfaye's wavelength—equal parts Prince, Lynch, and Tumblr—it's a mostly entertaining piece of personal myth-making. Hurry Up Tomorrow is now playing in theaters. Get Tickets Now
New Indian Express
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Using viral tunes to fund tribal dreams
ADILABAD: While the subject of language has been subjected to much discussion and fights on social media in recent times, Gondi, which is fighting for survival, has found its newest popstar: one who is a schoolgirl by the day, effecting change in the community in the evening and a YouTube star in whatever time she has left in a day. A resident of New Chinchugat in Adilabad Rural mandal, Anima Kathle has fused Hindustani classical rigour and tribal lyricism to her channel, whose ad revenue also aids the education of several others. Even at the tender age of 7, Anima isn't just preserving her culture; she's rewriting its future. Belonging to the Thoti community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), Anima is also touted to be the first singer from her tribe to sing and record songs in the Gondi language. Every morning she practises classical singing for an hour before school and for two more hours in the evening. Every Sunday, she attends formal Hindustani classical music classes under the guidance of her teacher, Ganeshwar Guruji. She has been learning classical music since Class 1 and is currently in the second year of a four-year diploma course in Hindustani classical music. She is currently a Class 3 student of the Government Disha Model School in New Chinchugat. While Anima's mornings begin with ragas, her evenings are sprinkled with social work. This prodigy has turned her inherited devotion to music into a weapon against oblivion. While her peers grapple with alphabets, Anima pens Gondi lyrics that rally her community against social ills. Her Gondi-language song Nowkoti Dhagiri gained attention in a short span and helped establish her as a promising young voice in tribal music. Her repertoire also includes devotional songs, socially relevant pieces and motivational tracks. So far, she has released nine songs, all in the Gondi language, each receiving encouraging response from the community and beyond. At a recent Women's Day programme, she was recognised with the 'Best Singer' award.
Global News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Winnipeg Jets playoff run inspires philanthropy at K-8 school in The Maples
One step inside James Nisbet Community School and there's no doubt who the entire school is cheering for. Go Jets Go signs, whiteout towels, player posters and inspirational quotes paper the walls and halls of the kindergarten-Grade 8 school in The Maples in Winnipeg. Most students are wearing Winnipeg Jets apparel or white in support of the team ahead of Game 6 against the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the NHL playoffs on Friday. View image in full screen James Nisbet Community School students have filled halls, walls and display cases with items to support the Winnipeg Jets' bid for the Stanley Cup. Sarah Martens 'It creates a lot of connections and a sense of belonging,' lifelong Jets fan and Grade 6 teacher Sarah Martens says. Story continues below advertisement 'There's a lot of newcomer families or first-generation kiddos who've just come here themselves in the last year or two. It's a great way to connect even if they're not hockey fans.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy On top of building community pride, the curriculum is Jets-fuelled these days — reading, writing and arithmetic, all steeped in team trivia and history. The students also organized a fundraiser for the True North Youth Foundation, which supports activities and wellness programs for under-served kids 'We decided to use the playoff season as a starting point to raise money,' Grade 8 student Ramon Anima says. They sold $1 raffle tickets for students to win a chance at Jets items and quickly blasted past their $500 target. 'There's very generous people here we appreciate it,' Anima says, noting some kids brought in $20 and shared the money so other kids could get their name on a raffle ticket too. 'We have a nice community here supporting the Jets. Sports brings everyone together.' With $640 raised so far and the Jets continuing their playoff journey, Anima says the new fundraising goal for the True North Youth Foundation is $1,000 and he has faith in his school community to get there.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
UniCredit gets ECB approval for Banco BPM buy, to weigh options
MILAN (Reuters) - UniCredit, Italy's second-biggest bank, has received European Central Bank authorisation for its 14 billion euro all-share offer to buy smaller rival Banco BPM. UniCredit's offer for BPM is one of several hostile bids rocking Italian banking, which underwent a painful clean-up after the 2008-2012 crisis years but has recently enjoyed record profits due to high interest rates. UniCredit said that its board would approve on Sunday the share issue to fund the bid, which its shareholders authorised on Friday. Italian market regulator Consob is expected to clear the offer document in the coming week, the final step before UniCredit can launch a tender. However, the bank is likely to wait a month or so before doing that, a person familiar with the process said. UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel, a veteran dealmaker who has also built stakes in Germany's Commerzbank and Italian insurer Generali, has repeatedly said he won't endanger shareholder returns to pursue a tie-up. UniCredit bid for Banco BPM in November, weeks after its rival moved to buy fund manager Anima Holding. The 1.8 billion euro Anima acquisition became more costly for BPM this week after the ECB issued a negative view on the possibility of BPM tapping favourable capital rules known as a 'Danish Compromise'. BPM had secured prior shareholder approval to pursue the Anima deal even without the benefits, which would have allowed it to pay out an extra 1 billion euros in dividends, and on Thursday said it would press ahead regardless. UniCredit has the right to drop its bid for BPM without the Danish Compromise benefits, and it reiterated that it would closely monitor the effects on BPM's profitability and capital levels in deciding what to do. On Friday it said the Anima setback showed it had been right in offering a near zero premium to BPM's shareholders.
Reuters
29-03-2025
- Business
- Reuters
UniCredit gets ECB approval for Banco BPM buy, to weigh options
MILAN, March 29 (Reuters) - UniCredit ( opens new tab, Italy's second-biggest bank, has received European Central Bank authorisation for its 14 billion euro all-share offer to buy smaller rival Banco BPM ( opens new tab. UniCredit's offer for BPM is one of several hostile bids rocking Italian banking, which underwent a painful clean-up after the 2008-2012 crisis years but has recently enjoyed record profits due to high interest rates. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. UniCredit said that its board would approve on Sunday the share issue to fund the bid, which its shareholders authorised on Friday. Italian market regulator Consob is expected to clear the offer document in the coming week, the final step before UniCredit can launch a tender. However, the bank is likely to wait a month or so before doing that, a person familiar with the process said. UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel, a veteran dealmaker who has also built stakes in Germany's Commerzbank ( opens new tab and Italian insurer Generali ( opens new tab, has repeatedly said he won't endanger shareholder returns to pursue a tie-up. UniCredit bid for Banco BPM in November, weeks after its rival moved to buy fund manager Anima Holding ( opens new tab. The 1.8 billion euro Anima acquisition became more costly for BPM this week after the ECB issued a negative view on the possibility of BPM tapping favourable capital rules known as a 'Danish Compromise'. BPM had secured prior shareholder approval to pursue the Anima deal even without the benefits, which would have allowed it to pay out an extra 1 billion euros in dividends, and on Thursday said it would press ahead regardless. UniCredit has the right to drop its bid for BPM without the Danish Compromise benefits, and it reiterated that it would closely monitor the effects on BPM's profitability and capital levels in deciding what to do. On Friday it said the Anima setback showed it had been right in offering a near zero premium to BPM's shareholders.
