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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kelly Ripa says 'life becomes nudity' during empty nesting on 'Live with Kelly & Mark'
Kelly Ripa is baring it all with her tips for future empty nesters. The mom of three offered some advice about kids leaving home to "Your Friends & Neighbors" star Amanda Peet on the May 26 episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark" alongside husband and co-host Mark Consuelos. "Let me just say this," Ripa said. "The first one is like a bit of a shock. Each one, the second one, is like, no big deal. Third one, for 24 to 48 hours, you're going to be like, 'Oh my gosh, what have we done now? Now it's just us.' "And then your entire life becomes nudity in the household wherever you want. Total freak show all the time," the daytime star added as Consuelos smiled wide and the audience laughed. "Wow, good to know!" Peet said jokingly, telling the married "Live" co-hosts that she didn't "want to cry" about her eldest daughter moving "very far away" to the "opposite coast." Ripa and Consuelos, who have been married since 1996, share Michael, 27, Lola, 23, and Joaquin, 22. The couple's youngest son graduated from the University of Michigan earlier this month. 'The White Lotus' star Aimee Lou Wood revealed she's 'very anti-Botox.' She's not alone. Peet shares daughter Frances Benioff, 18, with her "Games of Thrones" creator husband David Benioff, and the pair have two younger children: Molly, 15, and Henry, 10. Peet said that she sends Frances Benioff advice over text but told Ripa and Consuelos that "I get one reply for every 10 texts I send her." Ripa related with the sentiment, saying that she "sent my kids when they graduated, all of these articles on like 'The best things people look for when hiring,'" and she said, "Nobody reads anything." Consuelos and Ripa said their kids have told them that "you were right" about "everything." During her own childhood, Peet said "it was a secret thing" that she "thought" her parents were cringeworthy. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kelly Ripa talks 'nudity' during empty nesting on 'Live'
Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Europe's only desert where more than 300 movies have been filmed has direct UK flights
And the 'desert' that is found in the UK KEEP ROLLING Europe's only desert where more than 300 movies have been filmed has direct UK flights Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE only desert in Europe is found in Spain - and Wild West fans are likely to recognise it. Tabernas looks more like something from Arizona but is actually found in Almeria in Spain. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Tabernas Desert is the only desert in Europe Credit: Alamy 5 The Spanish desert is in the region of Almeria, and has been used for filming hundreds of movies Credit: Alamy 5 The desert itself can be explored by horseback or+ 4X4 tours Credit: Alamy And it claims to be Europe's only desert in Europe with less than 250mm of rain every year. Within the 280kmsq desert are three mountain ranges - Filabres, Alhamilla and Sierra. While the average temperature is around 18C, it can hit the 40s in the peak of summer (although one of the highest temperatures hit 52C). Further adding to its claim of being a desert, it also has desert badlands which is an extremely dry terrain with soft rocks and clay soils. The best way to see the Tabernas is on a guided tour, as driving directly through them unaccompanied is banned. This ranges from 4x4 tours, or horse riding tours. And since the 1950s, a number of Wild West movies have been filmed there, with three main studios designed to look like cowboy towns. Fort Bravo Texas Hollywood, Mini Hollywood Oasys and Western Leone are the ones still in operation, with many others no abandoned. Non-western TV series including Doctor Who, Games of Thrones and Black Mirror have all filmed there as well. This led to it being called the Hollywood of Europe (not to be confused with Ouarzazate, called the Hollywood of Morocco). Inside luxury camping bivouac under the dunes in Morocco's Sahara desert 5 Three of the Western filming studios remain open to the public Credit: Alamy Oasys MiniHollywood has since become a theme park that has a splash park and live shows, with plans to add a hotel as well. However, the era of western movies is starting to die off. Cowgirl guide Sara González told National Geographic: "Tourists used to come for the western movie sets, but these days, I have to explain the concept of spaghetti western movies to most of our customers." Despite this, they still lean into their western history, with a festival every October dedicated to Westerns. But it is easy to get to, with easyJet flights from London to Almeria. The UK even has its own 'desert' although falls slightly short of being an official one due to the volume of rainfall. Yet Dungeness is still called Britain's Only Desert, with one million tourists visiting a year. Some people have said it feels like a "forgotten film set". And here is how to do a camping holiday in the Moroccan desert.
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
Europe's only desert where more than 300 movies have been filmed has direct UK flights
THE only desert in Europe is found in Spain - and Wild West fans are likely to recognise it. Tabernas looks more like something from Arizona but is actually found in Almeria in Spain. 5 Tabernas Desert is the only desert in Europe Credit: Alamy 5 The Spanish desert is in the region of Almeria, and has been used for filming hundreds of movies Credit: Alamy 5 The desert itself can be explored by horseback or+ 4X4 tours Credit: Alamy And it claims to be Europe 's only desert in Europe with less than 250mm of rain every year. Within the 280kmsq desert are three mountain ranges - Filabres, Alhamilla and Sierra. While the average temperature is around 18C, it can hit the 40s in the peak of summer (although one of the highest temperatures hit 52C). Further adding to its claim of being a desert, it also has desert badlands which is an extremely dry terrain with soft rocks and clay soils. Read more on Spain The best way to see the Tabernas is on a guided tour, as driving directly through them unaccompanied is banned. This ranges from 4x4 tours, or horse riding tours. And since the 1950s, a number of Wild West movies have been filmed there, with three main studios designed to look like cowboy towns. Fort Bravo Texas Hollywood , Mini Hollywood Oasys and Western Leone are the ones still in operation, with many others no abandoned. Most read in News Travel Non-western TV series including Doctor Who, Games of Thrones and Black Mirror have all filmed there as well. This led to it being called the Hollywood of Europe (not to be confused with Inside luxury camping bivouac under the dunes in Morocco's Sahara desert 5 Three of the Western filming studios remain open to the public Credit: Alamy Oasys MiniHollywood has since become a theme park that has a splash park and live shows, with plans to add a hotel as well. However, the era of western movies is starting to die off. Cowgirl guide Sara González told Despite this, they still lean into their western history, with a festival every October dedicated to Westerns. But it is easy to get to, with easyJet flights from London to Almeria. The UK even has its own 'desert' although falls slightly short of being an official one due to the volume of rainfall. Yet Some people have said it feels like a "forgotten film set". And here is how to do a 5 You can fly to Almeria with easyJet from the UK Credit: Alamy
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A federal judge is breathing fire over law firm's cartoon dragon logo
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. These days everyone has an opinion on design, and a new logo is always liable to come in for some harsh judgement, although not normally be an actual judge. But if you're a law firm and your logo is a red and purple dragon dressed in a business suit, maybe don't use it as a watermark on every page of your court submissions. Given the "bulldog" reputation of some people in the legal professional, the lawyer Jacob A. Perrone of East Lansing, Michigan, decided to go harder. Drawing on Games of Thrones, he decided to call his firm Dragon Lawyers. To represent how aggressively he would represent his clients, he bought a cartoon dragon logo online for $20 and stamped it all over his court submissions. But a federal magistrate judge, Ray Kent, was not impressed. When Perrone submited a case for an inmate who accuses Clinton County jail officials of indifference to an illness, all 12 pages were presented with the dragon logo as a watermark. Judge Kent wrote: 'Each page of plaintiff's complaint appears on an e-filing which is dominated by a large multicolored cartoon dragon dressed in a suit, presumably because she is represented by the law firm of 'Dragon Lawyers PC Award Winning Lawyers'. 'Use of this dragon cartoon logo is not only distracting, it is juvenile and impertinent. The Court is not a cartoon. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall not file any other documents with the cartoon dragon or other inappropriate content." Judge Kent has allowed until 5 May for a new copy of the lawsuit to be filed without the offending logo. The order prompted some amusement in the legal sector and was even reported by legal blog The Volokh Conspiracy blog under the headline, 'Exit the Dragon.' Perrone told Bloomberg's Law360 that wanted his pleadings to stand out but regretted the design decision. Logo design is a minefield. As a new brand, you want an identity that makes an impression and stands out from the crowd. But you also have to consider who your audience is, and where you're going to apply your design. (we recommend reading our top logo design tips to get started). For more logo design news, see the new Amazon logo and our piece on the rising trend of anti-design in branding.
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Blake Lively's 'tiger comes out' when playing manipulative character, says Another Simple Favor director
Blake Lively left director, Paul Feig, astonished by her ability to slip into character as Emily Nelson, the seductive, murderous con-artist, in their film Another Simple Favor. While reflecting on watching the actress, 37, effortlessly reprise her villainous role, Feig, 62, marveled at how easily Lively can portray someone so different than herself. 'Blake just embodies Emily in a way that's hilarious because Blake in real life is nothing like Emily,' he explained to Entertainment Tonight. Despite her many controversies, Feig insisted the Gossip Girl star - who has compared herself to Khaleesi from Games of Thrones - is 'very sweet.' 'This tiger comes out when she gets into Emily,' Feig said in awe. Feig has worked with Lively on both Another Simple Favor, which was released on Amazon Prime Video on May 1, and its predecessor, A Simple Favor, back in 2018. At the SXSW Film & TV Festival in March, he told USA Today that off-screen 'Blake is just the sweetest kind of Earth Mother.' But when the cameras are rolling, he praised her skill at transforming into 'into this character and just be so biting and asserting and scary but funny at the same time.' Feig also admitted he couldn't see anyone beside Lively and her costar, Anna Kendrick, tackling their dynamic parts. 'Their chemistry is so through the roof it's crazy' he told People earlier this year. Lively previously said the role of Emily is her 'favorite character' that she has 'ever been fortunate enough to play.' Feig has stuck up for Lively multiple times amid her legal war with Justin Baldoni. In February, he said Lively did not exercise any editorial control of their upcoming film Another Simple Favor. After Prime Video released a promotional post for Another Simple Favor, a number of commenters implicated that Lively might have tried to assert her influence over Feig and their movie, which he shut down. Amid Baldoni's claims that Lively and her inner circle used their considerable clout to commandeer changes to the script - even enlisting Taylor Swift to lean on him at one point - and re-cut the motion picture, a user asked in the comment section, 'Is it Paul Feig's cut or Blake's cut?' Feig - whose other cinematic credits include 2011's Bridesmaids, 2016's Ghostbusters and 2024's Jackpot! - made clear he had full creative control over the film, replying, 'It's my cut. There is no other cut ... just wanted to clear that up.' Feig in his reply heaped massive praise on Lively, who he previously worked with on 2018's A Simple Favor. 'Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with,' said the Emmy-nominated director, who has directed shows such as Arrested Development, The Office and Nurse Jackie. 'She is the best and an amazing collaborator and I'm her biggest fan.' A number of the director's fans criticized his defense of Lively, amid the allegations Baldoni made in court filings and on the website. 'Paul, I know you're gonna wanna shake off these comments as coming from a bunch of loons, but Blake and Ryan really did use their star power to bulldoze Justin,' said one user. 'It makes me really sad, and I hope you remember when you were starting off in this business.' Others told Feig that his stellar reputation as a feted industry veteran insulated him from the strong-arming and meddling Lively allegedly subjected Baldoni to in regard to It Ends with Us's screenplay, wardrobe and editing. 'You've been in the directing game for so long, so of course Blake isn't going to attempt to step on your toes,' said one user. 'She just goes for the directors that are starting off and tries to use her husband to bully them and take over. 'She'd never have the balls to do that to someone like you so of course she's "amazing, great, kind, etc."' Said another user: 'You're making things worse by defending Blake, you know. This just reaffirms that Blake treats powerful directors like you nicely and targets those she considers less than.' Another echoed, 'You're probably a good guy but you're extremely lucky that you got your cut [because] Blake knew not to bully you and put you in the basement. She thought highly of you [because] you're not a nobody. But good luck with this show. It's dead in the water.' Multiple commenters referenced on Feig's post Baldoni's claim made in court filings that Lively arranged for his presence to be minimized at the It Ends with Us premiere. 'Be careful you might end up in the basement in the premiere,' one user said, while another responded, 'Be careful Paul she may put you in the basement come premiere day.' Lively filed an 80-page civil rights complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against Baldoni December 20, before officially filing a federal lawsuit on December 31. In December, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment during production of the motion picture. In her lawsuit, the Gossip Girl alum accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her in multiple ways - including body shaming her - and orchestrating a smear campaign against her to damage her reputation. Baldoni and his reps have said in response to the lawsuit that Lively twisted the meaning of text messages and mislead the public about their interactions while making the motion picture. In her lawsuit, Lively named a number of Baldoni's collaborators, including his company Wayfarer Studios, the studio's CEO and financial backer, and PR personnel Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel. 'I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,' Lively told The New York Times the day after she filed the complaint. Baldoni subsequently sued the newspaper for $250 million in a defamation claim over a December 21 story titled '"We Can Bury Anyone": Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine;' the newspaper has denied the allegations. Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Baldoni told the court the trio had concocted 'false accusations of sexual harassment' against him. Since Lively's complaint was filed, Baldoni has faced a number of professional consequences, including a lawsuit from a former publicist; and being dropped by the agency WME, which also reps Lively and Reynolds. WME has denied claims that Lively and Reynolds leaned on them to release Baldoni from their client roster, according to Variety. Lawyers for both parties were in accordance with a plan to compound both federal cases filed into one moving forward. It Ends with Us, which also starred Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar and Kevin McKidd, arrived in theaters August 9 and was a hit with audiences. The film, adapted from the 2016 Colleen Hoover novel, earned $148 million in domestic box office, and $350 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo. Lively broke out with the 2005 movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants opposite Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and America Ferrera. That led to her high-profile role on the TV show Gossip Girl, which she starred on from 2007-2012, playing lead character Serena van der Woodsen. She has also appeared in movies such as 2010's The Town, 2016's The Shallows, 2018's A Simple Favor and 2020's The Rhythm Section. Prior to It Ends with Us, Baldoni was best known for playing the role of Rafael Solano on the TV show Jane the Virgin from 2014–2019. He also has directed films including 2019's Five Feet Apart and 2020's Clouds, and penned the 2021 book Man Enough, which tackled misconceptions of contemporary masculinity.
