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Independent Singapore
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Independent Singapore
Lee Jong Suk shares about his upcoming dramas with Shin Min Ah and Mun Ka Young
KOREA: Actor Lee Jong Suk recently had an interview with Singles magazine to talk about his upcoming dramas, as reported by Soompi. Following his photo shoot with the magazine, which was in partnership with the eyewear brand Lindberg, Lee Jong Suk said that in his upcoming project ' Seochodong' (literal title), the character he's portraying puts on glasses for the first time in the story. Photo: Instagram/Lee Jong Suk Once his character chooses a pair of glasses, he has to wear them for the whole show, so Lee Jong Suk is super careful about finding just the right ones. He also talked about how playing a lawyer in 'Seochodong' differs from when he played a lawyer in his last drama, ' Big Mouth. ' Slice-of-life drama According to him, although he played a lawyer in ' Big Mouth, ' the story did not focus on the character's job as a lawyer. In ' Seochodong ,' he gets into the nitty-gritty of being a lawyer, but don't expect a ton of those intense shouting matches in court. The show is more about how people connect, like a peek into their everyday lives. His character, Joo Hyung, didn't become a lawyer because of some big, noble reason. It was more like he figured he was good at studying and making arguments, so he thought, 'Hey, why not give being a lawyer a shot?' One of his main things is that he's not one for big, dramatic reactions. When they asked Lee Jong Suk if he learned or discovered anything new while filming 'Seochodong,' he said that instead of finding something new about himself, the real takeaway was the other four main actors: Mun Ka Young, Kang You Seok, Ryu Hye Young, and Im Sung Jae. He basically said he gained these four people as colleagues and friends. Naturally grew closer What's cool about this drama is that it focuses on who the characters are right now instead of getting too caught up in what happened to them in the past. It feels fresh and different—even just watching the five main actors hanging out and eating together is fun! They naturally became good friends on set and had a big impact on each other because of all the time spent together. When asked about his most meaningful experience this year, Lee Jong Suk chuckled and pointed out that it's the Year of the Snake, and guess what? He was born in the Year of the Snake! He admitted he had this kind of hopeful feeling that things would turn out well for him this year because of that. He added that, honestly, part of him wanted to rest more, but people were waiting for him. Meaningful to him He said that from last year onwards, he made a firm decision to put in the effort this year. He started planning and asking himself what kind of genres or projects he had not done yet. It sounds like his upcoming projects aren't just about doing what he's comfortable with or enjoys, but more about pushing himself and tackling new challenges. And even though he's keeping the specifics of his recent decisions and goals private for now, he emphasized how significant and meaningful they've been for him personally. He also shared about getting ready for his role in his next drama, ' The Remarried Empress ,' where he'll work with Shin Min Ah. He mentioned that it's based on a super popular fantasy web novel. He thinks bringing that kind of story to life as a TV show will be a real challenge and an exciting journey for everyone involved – the directors, the actors, and all the crew. What makes it even more of a rush is that there's so much to prepare. Without a doubt, I'll refer to the original work, follow the director's instructions, and execute exactly what he says.
New York Times
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Andrea Nevins, Who Turned Offbeat Subjects Into Moving Films, Dies at 63
Andrea Nevins, a documentary filmmaker who brought sensitivity and depth to seemingly lighthearted stories about underdogs and unlikely heroes, including punk-rock dads and Barbie dolls, died on April 12 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 63. Her daughter, Clara, said the cause was breast cancer. Ms. Nevins received an Academy Award nomination in 1998 for her first independent project as a producer, the short film 'Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies,' about a cabaret group made up of retirees in the Southern California desert city. The film bears all the hallmarks of her later work: offbeat characters in unconventional circumstances who, through their struggles, say something meaningful about life and how to live it. Her first full-length project, 'The Other F Word' (2011), was based on the 2007 memoir 'Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life,' by Jim Lindberg, the lead singer of the band Pennywise. In some ways the opposite of the performers in Palm Springs, Mr. Lindberg was known for his aggressive stage presence and profane lyrics, even as he navigated the everyday challenges of raising three daughters. Working with a lean film crew, Ms. Nevins was able to get deep into the lives of Mr. Lindberg and other punk dads, producing a touching portrait that went far beyond its fish-out-of-water premise. 'What I discovered was that a lot of these guys were really devastated by their own fathers,' she told NPR in 2011. 'And when handed a child, suddenly that all came rushing to the forefront, and they felt like they had to truly be there in a way that their parents weren't.' The film was jointly acquired by Showtime Networks and Oscilloscope Laboratories, a company founded by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys. 'When I first heard about this film about musician fathers, I thought, 'Oh no, not another film that everyone thinks I'm going to like,'' Mr. Yauch said in a statement at the time. 'But I was actually very moved by it, pleasantly surprised, and glad I didn't go with my first instinct. It's a beautiful and touching film.' Ms. Nevins was also known for her 2018 documentary 'Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie,' a searching study of the famous doll that provided source material for Greta Gerwig as she and Noah Baumbach wrote the script for the 2023 film 'Barbie.' The germ of the project came from an offhand remark by a friend who worked at Mattel, which makes Barbie: Inside the company, she told Ms. Nevins, there was an ongoing conversation about the doll's place in the culture — and how to adjust her image as the culture changed. Ms. Nevins and her team spent seven months persuading Mattel to let them film inside its offices. The documentary was primarily shot in 2016, at a time when many people thought America was about to elect its first female president; it was released in 2018, as the country grappled with #MeToo scandals. 'I knew, no matter what, Barbie was going to be an interesting way to look at where we are now,' Ms. Nevins told The Los Angeles Times in 2018. 'I'd seen the progress that allowed my mom to have a full-time career, but also the images in society that were setting us back as women. I could see those waves, and that Barbie had been riding every one of them.' Andrea Blaugrund was born on March 15, 1962, in Manhattan. Her father, Stanley Blaugrund, was an otolaryngologist, and her mother, Annette (Weintraub) Blaugrund, was a museum curator. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in social studies in 1984, she worked as a newspaper reporter in North Carolina and Florida, and then as a producer for 'All Things Considered,' the NPR program, in Washington. She also worked for the ABC News documentary series 'Peter Jennings Reporting,' and was part of the team that won an Emmy in 1991 for a story on gun control. In 1996, she married David Nevins, who went on to become the chairman and chief executive of Showtime. Along with their daughter, he survives her, as do their sons, Charlie and Jesse; her brothers, James and Jonathan; and her mother. Ms. Nevins made several other films, bringing her trademark sensitivity to surprising characters at critical life moments. Both the 2015 feature 'Play It Forward' and 'Happiness,' a 2014 episode of the sports series 'State of Play,' looked at professional athletes contemplating how to move on from their sports careers. 'Hysterical,' which debuted at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, tracked the stories of several female comics in an exploration of the role of gender in standup comedy. And her most recent film, 'The Cowboy and the Queen' (2023), examined the unlikely friendship that blossomed between a Texas cowboy and Queen Elizabeth II after she learned of his unconventional approach to rearing horses. 'I loved capturing stories visually,' she told the website Women and Hollywood in 2021. 'In college, I saw Barbara Kopple's 'Harlan County U.S.A.,' and I knew that's what I wanted to do — tell stories on film that move people, maybe motivate them, maybe reveal a world they might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience.'
The National
04-04-2025
- Business
- The National
Black Book: Rimowa brings back 1980s nostalgia and Piaget names a watch after one of its most famous fans
Every week, The National's Luxury magazine team puts together Black Book, a cheat sheet of the most interesting and noteworthy arrivals in fashion, watches, jewellery and cars. The retro Holiday Case by Rimowa Rimowa, the German luggage maker founded in 1898, looks to the past for its latest release. The Holiday Case draws inspiration from a 1988 design aimed at a new kind of customer: the young, intrepid traveller. Nicknamed der Reisekoffer für junge Leute ('the travel case for young people'), the original marked a shift in tourism as the world began to open up. Today, that same spirit is revived in a retro-inspired, limited-edition case, finished in cheerful brights with reinforced corners. Designed for the young and the young at heart, it captures the joy and anticipation of adventures yet to come. Dh4,190 Lindberg's Air Titanium Rim sunglasses Danish eyewear brand Lindberg has unveiled its spring/summer 2025 collection. Rooted in Danish modern design, the new range strikes a balance between innovation and tradition, with frames that are lightweight, sleek, and well-proportioned. Each piece is handmade using responsibly sourced materials including titanium, platinum, gold, wood, diamonds, and buffalo horn. Founded in 1986 by optometrist Poul-Jorn Lindberg and his architect son Henrik, the brand's ethos is best exemplified by the Air Titanium Rim, crafted from twisted titanium wire to form its signature spiral hinge, eliminating the need for screws or rivets. From Dh2,171 Diamind Celestial Collection UAE-based lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Diamond has teamed up with British-Jordanian creative Hannah Rasekh on a new collection inspired by the night sky. Titled The Celestial Collection, it features elegantly minimal pieces crafted from lab-grown diamonds set in 18ct gold. Highlights include the Aurora bezel emerald-cut bracelet, boasting 11.6 carats of VS+ white diamonds, and the Zenith bracelet, a striking half-and-half design of gold chain and baguette-cut lab-grown stones. By focusing exclusively on lab-grown diamonds, Diamond eliminates uncertainty around provenance and offers top-grade stones at a more accessible price than mined diamonds. Chemically and visually identical with their natural counterparts, these diamonds can only be distinguished with specialised equipment. Zenith Bracelet, Dh6,280 The Andy Warhol watch by Piaget To honour arguably its most famous fan, Piaget has renamed the Black Tie watch the Andy Warhol. The 45mm 1972 original was Warhol's favourite – he owned seven Piaget watches – and in tribute to his love of colour, the brand unveiled new high-jewellery variations at Watches and Wonders in Geneva. Retaining the signature sweeping, curved case, one model features a dazzling blue opal dial framed by a triple row of baguette-cut sapphires. Another pairs a lustrous tiger's eye dial with a rich chocolate crocodile strap. A third showcases olive green meteorite within a white gold gadroon case and matching olive strap, while a final version features flecked white meteorite set in rose gold. Price on request Ascis X A. P. C Tennis Collection In a meeting of minds, Japanese trainer brand Asics and French fashion house A.P.C. have teamed up for a new Tennis Collection ahead of a summer of tennis tournaments in Europe, making this Asics's first-ever head-to-toe venture. Available in crisp blue and white or soft sunset tones, the collection channels a minimalist yet distinctive 1970s preppy vibe. Spanning 20 pieces, the women's line includes crew dresses, 2-in-1 shorts, and Sprinter shorts, while the men's range features tops, sleeveless tops, and shorts. Footwear comes in the form of an updated Gel-Sonoma 15-50, featuring A.P.C. lettering on the instep. Trainers, Dh790
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Greg Lindberg Shares Family Video Amid Reporter Calls To His Family Members
Tampa, Florida, March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entrepreneur and author Greg Lindberg has released a personal video to address the growing media attention surrounding his family. "National news reporters continue to contact and pressure my family members for interviews. I want to set the record straight about my family," Lindberg states in response to coverage about his 12 children, some of whom were born through IVF. "Yes, it's a big family—but it's a happy, loving one," he emphasizes. "I'm sharing this video to show that having a large family is completely normal." Watch the Full Video Here: Lindberg's desire for a big family stems from his upbringing. "My grandmother was one of 13 siblings, and I always knew I wanted a large family myself," he shares. In his journey to parenthood, Lindberg worked with several egg donors—some of whom demanded significantly higher-than-market rates for their contributions. "Despite the financial investment, it was worth it," he affirms. "Children are priceless. They require resources and education, but each child represents a vote for the future of our country and planet." Lindberg reveals that his decision to expand his family was solidified during his 87-month prison sentence. "The prosecutor stated that his goal was to 'incapacitate Greg Lindberg.' So, I thought—what better way to prove him wrong than by building a large, beautiful family?" However, he didn't anticipate the backlash. "I didn't realize having a big family was politically controversial. If bringing new life into the world—the most fundamental human act—is met with media attacks, that signals a serious problem in our society," he asserts. According to Lindberg, the media distorts facts to create negative narratives. "For example, five of my children have a Latin American mother, yet news outlets focus on the European heritage of my other children. You can never win with the mainstream media, so the best approach is to ignore the critics and live your life on your own terms." Lindberg also reflects on the challenges he faced after his 2017 divorce. "I have three wonderful children from my first marriage. The divorce was difficult for all of us, but it reinforced how much I missed the joy of young children laughing, learning, and even the occasional chaos." Determined to expand his family, Lindberg faced setbacks along the way. "For nearly three years, my efforts didn't result in any successful pregnancies," he recalls. He credits modern fertility treatments and IVF for making his dream possible. "Thanks to medical advancements, people who struggle with infertility can still build the families they long for," he notes. Lindberg expresses deep gratitude to everyone who played a role in his journey—egg donors, gestational carriers, and medical professionals. "Their help made this family possible," he acknowledges. Brenda Lynch, a longtime project manager for Lindberg, highlights his dedication to fatherhood. "For Greg, being a father isn't just about financial support—it's about being actively involved in his children's lives and encouraging their passions. He's incredibly devoted to helping them follow their dreams." CONTACT: Media Contact: Matthew Fern LAG Strategy Corp matthew@ in to access your portfolio
CBC
18-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog
A just-released annual report on the global state of democracy makes for depressing reading. But what's even more depressing is what might appear in next year's edition. Or rather, what might not appear in the 2026 volume: an old democracy, by some measures the world's oldest; a superpower that long circled the globe professing to spread freedom. "If it continues like this, the United States will not score as a democracy when we release [next year's] data," said Staffan Lindberg, head of the Varieties of Democracy project, run out of Sweden's University of Gothenburg. "If it continues like this, democracy [there] will not last another six months." His project includes 31 million data points for 202 counties, compiled by 4,200 scholars and other contributors, measuring 600 different attributes of democracy. Lindberg happens to be in the U.S. this week presenting this year's report — which only includes data through the end of 2024. Some grim milestones were breached this year. The number of autocracies (91) has just surpassed democracies (88) on this list for the first time in two decades, and nearly three-quarters of humans now live in an autocracy — where one person has unconstrained power — the highest rate in five decades. The latest report finds Canada and the U.S. in the "Electoral Democracy" tier, the second-highest. The report adds an important caveat: this year's version only includes details through 2024, meaning it does not cover the start of Donald Trump's latest presidential term. But it refers to ongoing events in the U.S. as unprecedented, mentioning Trump pardoning 1,500 criminals who supported him; firing independent agency watchdogs without process; purging apolitical police and military brass; ignoring laws; and his unilaterally deleting federal programs, and even a whole organization, created by U.S. Congress. In the last few days alone, Trump has smashed past several new milestones. He's just called his predecessor's pardons void and vacated. He gave a bitterly partisan speech at the Department of Justice, demanding the prosecution of the media and certain adversaries. He threatened numerous universities with sanctions. He invoked a 227-year-old war measures law during peacetime — for the first time ever — to deport accused gang members without due process. And, most importantly, when that deportation plan wound up in court, he may have — although it's still in dispute — defied a court order, cracking the ultimate constitutional safeguard. It's not just the scope of what Trump's done that has Lindberg envisioning the once-unthinkable: removing the U.S. from the democratic list and shifting it to the second-lowest tier among five, to a so-called electoral autocracy. It's also the speed. Like Erdoğan, Orbán, Modi — only faster Lindberg said Trump is doing many of the same things as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey, Viktor Orbán in Hungary and Narendra Modi in India — only faster. "It's the pace," Lindberg said. "He's trying to do in a few months what it took them eight to 10 years to achieve.… It's very dire." What could happen next? Watch the courts, he says. Their actions, and Trump's response, are fundamental. In the countries that halted an authoritarian slide, he said, courts played a key role, citing Poland, Brazil, North Macedonia and Zambia. Needless to say, a number of Americans might find his assessment controversial — offensive, even. But some of his U.S. peers readily concur. WATCH | Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump rleased from prison: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters released from prison 2 months ago Duration 2:14 "This is what electoral autocracy looks like," said Michael Miller, a professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., who specializes in democratic erosion and runs a survey of experts in the field. "Electoral autocracy, or a weak democracy." That remains true even if Trump won an election, fair and square. Miller said most autocracies indeed have multi-party elections — approximately three-quarters of them, unlike the remainder in the most stifling category, the closed autocracy. What is an 'electoral autocracy'? In an electoral autocracy, you can vote, you can protest, you can criticize the government — but at a price. That price, Miller said, is the fear of retaliation: losing your job, public funding or a contract. Over time, fear takes hold, and people — including powerful media owners — start to self-censor. Miller sees an almost perfect replica here of moves by other modern strongmen, like Erdoğan and Orbán: "The exact playbook," he said. And he, too, sees the judiciary as key. Judges will keep rejecting unconstitutional acts, as they've been doing since the first days of Trump's presidency, starting with his attempt to rewrite citizenship eligibility. It's safe to expect Trump to complain, and perhaps be tempted to ignore a court order, but what matters, according to Miller, is whether he pulls back. "Then maybe you come back from the brink," Miller said. This is why so many eyes were glued to the case of alleged Venezuelan gang members this past weekend as a critical test. Trump had made unprecedented use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 outside wartime: he'd labelled the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang a terrorist group, making suspected members eligible for immediate deportation, without standard legal proceedings. Relatives insist some deportees were falsely accused, while the White House insists it acted on solid information, and used the centuries-old law for 137 deportations last weekend. Why one court case drew so much attention Over the course of one chaotic Saturday, the constitutional showdown unfolded in a Washington court. First, the American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of five plaintiffs. A judge issued a written order not to deport them, and the Trump administration agreed. But hours later, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, and deported the others. In an urgent hearing, the judge ordered those deportation flights paused; but the Trump administration said it was too late — two flights were already mid-air. Importantly, Trump's border czar Tom Homan later brushed off the courts in a TV interview. "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming," Homan told Fox News. The president himself has called for the judge's impeachment. This drew a rebuke Tuesday from the chief justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, who in a rare public statement called this an improper use of impeachment, a violation of two centuries' understanding that judicial disagreements should be handled through appeals. WATCH | Trump clashes with courts over Alien Enemies Act: Trump starts clash with courts by using Alien Enemies Act 18 hours ago Duration 2:01 The White House is defending U.S. President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to speed up the deportation of migrants with alleged ties to gangs, even after a judge requested two planes with more than 261 deportees return to the U.S. Federal lawyers have also resisted the judge's request for information in court. But the administration line is: this wasn't outright defiance; it was just too late to turn the planes around, as they'd already left U.S. airspace. Echoing that official line, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday: "We are complying with the judge's orders." This starts a high-stakes standoff that can't last forever. Trump may find new ways to sidestep court orders, but sooner or later, there will be a direct clash with a judge, Miller said. "They're saying, 'We're obeying the court order' — wink, wink," Miller said. "I don't think they're ever going to come out and say, 'We're ignoring a court order.'… [But] at some point it becomes unsustainable." That's just one of the guardrails Trump tested in recent days. He also took the unprecedented step of challenging a predecessor's pardons: Trump said that because Joe Biden used a mechanical signature for his recent pardons, members of the congressional Jan. 6 committee that probed Trump could still be prosecuted. And he escalated pressure on universities. Trump has now threatened federal funding for more than 50 universities over the suspected use of racial diversity programs in admissions criteria. His administration has also made nearly a dozen demands of Columbia University, which has already lost $400 million in federal funding as punishment for unrest related to Gaza protests. The demands include putting Columbia's department of Middle East, South Asian and African studies under academic receivership; Columbia is also being encouraged to enforce a definition of antisemitism that includes disparaging Israel as a racist project. Then there was a remarkable speech to the Justice Department, where Trump appeared to be publicly lobbying the legal apparatus to prosecute certain adversaries. In the epicentre of U.S. law enforcement, with a crowd cheering him on, Trump referred to certain political adversaries as "scum." He demanded accountability for people who investigated him, and referred four times to CNN and MSNBC as "illegal," accusing them of corrupt behaviour that must stop. "It was an absolutely extraordinary speech; one of the most extraordinary ever by a sitting president," Miller said. Equally stunning, in Miller's view: the minimal media reaction afterward. He cited this as an example of Trump's behaviour being normalized. It's become a cliché, Miller said, but just try, as a thought experiment, to imagine another U.S. president giving that speech. Imagine, say, Joe Biden saying those things; then imagine the reaction.
