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Perth Now
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Henry Golding was inspired by TV series Nine Perfect Strangers to explore wellness retreats
Henry Golding is "going to look into [doing]" wellness retreats because of TV show 'Nine Perfect Strangers'. The 38-year-old actor would avoid the structured programs that aim to improve a person's mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing if they contained the "shenanigans" the characters got up to in the Hulu thriller that sees nine guests meet up at a wellness retreat, set up by Masha (Nicole Kidman) in the Austrian Alps - with her hiding secrets. But the idea of getting respite in his "adult life" appealed to Henry because he was told to not "bother anybody with your troubles" growing up. The 'Another Simple Favor' star - whose alter ego on the show Peter looks to gain approval and decide what he wants in his life - explained to radio presenter Kent 'Smallzy' Small, 41, on the 'Smallzy's Surgery' podcast: "I mean, if a wellness retreat, sort of, included some of the shenanigans that these characters, sort of, get up to, I think I would stay away too. "But, you know, we've been, sort of, talking about the discussion of therapy and how advanced it's become and how part of the zeitgeist it is. "And it's normal now to, sort of, open up. And back, way back, growing up, I was, kind of, taught to be like, you know, don't bother anybody with your troubles. "It's very down, kept it all paddled up. And so this idea of going to a retreat later in my, sort of, adult life seems a little bit more, kind of - I'm curious about it now. "So after the show, I think I'll be looking into - he's [Mark Strong] been to a couple of things. "So, I'm going to look into it." Henry's on-screen dad is Mark Strong, 61, who plays a ruthless billionaire intelligence expert David, and Mark loved his experience of going to a wellness retreat that focused on "relaxation" and a "little bit of medical intervention" to determine how healthy the guests were. 'The King's Man' star said: "I went to one, which was relaxation, coupled with a little bit of medical intervention in order to see how healthy you were. And you ate well, slept well, and had these, sort of, timetable every day of things that you did, like hydrotherapy and shiatsu, and all of this. "There was no mental health examination involved in that. It was really medical and physical."
CNET
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
What to Stream on TV This Weekend: 'Nine Perfect Strangers,' 'Sirens' and More
Nicole Kidman continues to be the hardest working woman in Hollywood (she's starred in four films and four movies just in the past year) with the arrival of a new season of the Hulu hit Nine Perfect Strangers. In the series, Kidman plays Masha, a guru-like leader at a wellness center. The new season will feature a whole new cast of characters attending Masha's latest retreat in Austria including Henry Golding, Mark Strong, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy and Christine Baranski. (Whether or not any of the other season one cast will return has been a closely guarded secret). The show premiered on Hulu on May 21.
Engadget
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
Boltgun — Words of Vengeance is Warhammer's grimdark answer to Typing of the Dead
Games Workshop, maker of the popular Warhammer 40K tabletop game, held its annual Warhammer Skulls festival today, and announced a slew of new video games, remasters and DLC for its properties. I've collected some of the more exciting announcements below. First, let's start with Space Marine 2 . In March, Games Workshop announced a sequel was already in development. At the time, the company said the new game was "likely years away from release," but it also reiterated post-launch support for Space Marine 2 would continue. Today we got an update on Space Marine 2's long awaited horde mode, called here Siege Mode. It will arrive as part of a free update slated for release on June 26. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. However, that's not all. On June 10th, GW will release Space Marine — Master Crafted Edition . It's a remaster of the 2011 original developed by Relic Entertainment. The new version features updated textures and character models, with support for 4K resolutions, modernized controls and a refreshed user interface. If you've not played Space Marine , it's worth revisiting if only to hear Mark Strong voice protagonist Captain Titus. Master Crafted Edition arrives on June 10 on Xbox Series X/S and PC through Steam and GOG. Speaking of Relic, a remaster of the studio's excellent Dawn of War is also on the way. No word on an exact release date yet, but GW says Dawn of War – Definitive Edition will feature updated visuals, camera controls and a new HUD . The re-release will be compatible with mods for the existing game, and has a 64-bit code base to ensure it's playable on modern systems for years to come. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. For fans of boomer shooters, there's Boltgun game on the way. It will arrive in 2026, and it's coming to Steam, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. The new game will pick up right where the first game ended, with a new non-linear single player campaign that has new enemies for players to overcome. Of course, you'll also have access to new weapons with which to vanquish the Emperor's enemies in the most cartoonishly violent way possible. In the meantime, today you can download Boltgun — Words of Vengeance , a free typing action game that will have you spelling words and phrases from Warhammer lore like "thin your paints" and "Ghazghkull." You bet I'm downloading it right now. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. Last but not least, Owlcat, creator of the CRPG Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous , is working on a sequel to the criminally underrated Rogue Trader . The new game is adaptation of GW's Dark Heresy RPG and casts the player as the leader of an Inquisition party. It looks like Owlcat has a bigger budget this time around, which is a great sign for the project. Rogue Trader had moments where it felt like if Owlcat had the time and resources that Larian did to work on Baldur's Gate 3, it would have been every bit as popular . Again, those are just some of the announcements Games Workshop made today, so be sure to check out the Warhammer Community website to get the full story.
New York Times
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Oedipus' and ‘Rocky Horror Show' Are Returning to Broadway
Roundabout Theater Company, the largest nonprofit on Broadway, will present three very different classics next season: a Greek tragedy, a drawing-room comedy and a monster musical. The English writer and director Robert Icke's 'Oedipus,' a new version of the seminal Sophocles drama about a king who inadvertently kills his father and marries his mother, will come to Broadway in the fall. The production, starring Mark Strong ('A View From the Bridge') and Lesley Manville ('Phantom Thread'), had an enthusiastically reviewed previous run in London, and just received four Olivier Award nominations, for best revival as well as for the work by Icke, Strong and Manville. 'Oedipus' is a commercial venture, with Sonia Friedman as the lead producer; Roundabout is presenting it this fall at Studio 54 and will offer it to subscribers as part of the nonprofit's season. There were multiple versions of 'Oedipus Rex,' as the show is traditionally called, on Broadway in the early 20th century, but then it largely disappeared — the last production, a weeklong run in 1984, was performed in modern Greek. After 'Oedipus,' Roundabout will pivot to lighter fare: The musical 'The Rocky Horror Show' in the spring of 2026 at Studio 54, and the play 'Fallen Angels,' that same spring, at the Todd Haimes Theater. (The Haimes will close this fall for a renovation, which will include a restoration of the interior and an upgrade to the bathrooms, elevators and seats.) 'The Rocky Horror Show' is a 1973 sci-fi spoof by Richard O'Brien; it first ran on Broadway in 1975 and was revived once before, in 2000. The new production will be directed by Sam Pinkleton ('Oh, Mary!'), who had been scheduled to direct a version of the musical in 2020 at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, but that production was scuttled by the pandemic. 'Fallen Angels' is a 1925 comedy by Noël Coward about two married women with a shared ex-lover. This revival will be directed by Scott Ellis, the Roundabout's interim artistic director, and will star Rose Byrne ('Bridesmaids') and Kelli O'Hara (a Tony winner for 'The King and I'). 'Fallen Angels' has had two previous Broadway productions, in 1927 and 1956. Roundabout also has an Off Broadway theater, the Laura Pels, where next fall it plans to stage 'Archduke,' a play by Rajiv Joseph ('Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo') about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Darko Tresnjak (a Tony winner for 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder') will direct, and Patrick Page ('Hadestown') will star. Roundabout plans to follow 'Archduke' next winter with an Off Broadway production of 'Chinese Republicans,' a satirical workplace drama by Alex Lin, directed by Chay Yew.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Opinion: Investing in Utah children — the proven benefits of the child tax credit for families in need
Approximately 1 in every 10 Utah children 0-5 years of age lives in poverty. Without additional help, many of these 28,000 children will continue to suffer food insecurity, poor living conditions and lack of opportunity. Fortunately, Utah now joins with 13 other states, offering a state child income tax credit that helps low-income families pay for basic needs. This week, the Utah Legislature passed out of committee HB316, Child Tax Credit Amendments, by Rep. Mark Strong. If the bill passes, Utah's existing credit will expand to include all children under 6 years old (Utah's existing credit only includes 1- to 4-year-olds). Lawmakers would do well to seriously consider this bill. A child tax credit provides an income tax break focused directly on children. The credit boosts after-tax income for qualifying families on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The extra funds help offset some of the many costs of raising children. Utah's child tax credit allows eligible families to claim up to an additional $1,000 per child each year. When combined with the federal child tax credit (up to $2,000 maximum), the credits provide sizable income support for low-income families, reaching as high as $3,000 per child. Legislative staff estimate the proposed credit expansion will benefit 9,600 filers with an average tax savings of $417. And while impacts will vary based on income, filing status, age of dependents and other factors, the tax credit is designed to provide the greatest monetary benefit to Utah families with greater economic need. Expanding the bill to provide for refundability would provide even greater benefits to families with the most limited financial resources. A bevy of research affirms many proven benefits of child tax credits for low-income families. In 2021, the federal government temporarily expanded its child tax credit as part of the American Rescue Plan by increasing its value, providing benefits monthly instead of annually and making it fully refundable against regular income taxes. In a staggering success, the credit lifted 3.7 million children out of poverty by year end — a 30% child poverty rate reduction. In addition, households receiving the credit were less likely to face material hardships such as food insecurity or have trouble paying for the cost of housing or utility bills. At the same time, there is little evidence that this expansion reduced employment for eligible families — alleviating a common concern about the negative effects of income support. Child tax credit expansion seems particularly apropos in Utah because of our focus on families and our abundance of children. Utah claims the highest percentage of any state for the percent of the population under 18 years of age (27.3% in Utah compared to 21.7% nationally), the largest household sizes (2.9 persons per household in Utah compared to 2.5 nationally) and the fourth highest total fertility rate (1.85 births per woman in Utah compared to 1.66 nationally). And in one of the most stunning statistics from the 2020 Census, Utah's share of five-or-more-person households exceeds the national average by nearly a factor of two (20.4% in Utah compared to 10.9% nationally). As renowned NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw once quipped to a Utah governor, 'You don't have to tell me Utah has a lot of children, I've been in the Salt Lake Airport.' But it's more than the number of children; our state's focus should be the needs of children. Tax credits help families pay for basics like food, housing, transportation, utilities, clothing and other items that support a great start in life. Nearly 1 in 3 Utah public education students (29% or 193,572 students) meets the definition of economically disadvantaged. Economically disadvantaged students graduate from high school at lower rates and score lower on standardized tests. Clearly, too many young Utahns lack the resources they need to thrive. A $4 million investment in an expanded child tax credit isn't just a policy choice, it's a commitment to Utah's future. By strengthening economic security for families, the state helps Utah's children have a fair shot at success, creating lasting benefits for our economy and communities. It's difficult to imagine a better investment in Utah's future.
