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New York Times
17 hours ago
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- New York Times
What Is Wrong With Men? Let Michael Douglas Explain.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH MEN: Patriarchy, the Crisis of Masculinity, and How (of Course) Michael Douglas Films Explain Everything, by Jessa Crispin Michael Douglas is one of the last actors who could 'open' a movie, back when movies were something that opened and shut firmly rather than flowing and receding into a general pool of content. He is an original nepo baby: a sapling carved after his mighty oak father, Kirk, down to the indentation on their chins. And to the author Jessa Crispin, he is a symbol of how everything started to go terribly wrong for men in our time. Crispin's byline has long made me sit up straighter. At 23, in 2002, she founded Bookslut, one of the earliest literary blogs, declaring when she shut it down 14 years later, 'I just don't find American literature interesting. I find M.F.A. culture terrible.' She has also dissed The Paris Review and The New Yorker, calling the latter a 'dentist magazine.' In The New York Times's Opinion section, she likened Ivanka Trump's book 'Women Who Work' to 'the scrambled Tumblr feed of a demented 12-year-old who just checked out a copy of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations from the library.' She's like the Patti LuPone of literary critics. Crispin has produced hybrids of memoir and cultural analysis about her upbringing in Kansas and travels in Europe, and a feminist manifesto provocatively titled 'Why I Am Not a Feminist.' She almost lost me with an 'Artist's Way'-type book about tarot, but 'What Is Wrong With Men,' which argues that Douglas's portrayals in the '80s and '90s provide a kind of road map for the current masculinity crisis, has reeled me back. Like Absolut and cranberry: What a pairing! Douglas's most durable role, the one that earned him a best actor Oscar, is Gordon 'Greed is good' Gekko, the rapacious, pinstriped, slick-haired investor and corporate raider in Oliver Stone's 'Wall Street' (1987). Disturbingly, 21st-century finance bros find that performance inspiring. And yet Crispin's chapter on the movie, which discusses the consequences of banking deregulation, monster mergers and the decline of unions, is her most glancing. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Davina McCall 57, looks sensational in bright orange mini dress after receiving the all clear from her brain tumour as she joins A-list stars at DJ Fat Tony's wedding
joined a host of A-list stars on Saturday to celebrate DJ Fat Tony's wedding to Stavros Agapiou. The TV presenter, 57, turned heads in a bright orange mini dress as she arrived to the chapel holding hands with her partner Michael Douglas. She ensured all eyes were on her as she flaunted her incredible figure in the strapless mini dress that showed off her svelte waist. The star teamed the bold ensemble with a pair of black pixie boots and styled her raven locks into a half up do with a black bow. She accessorised with an array of gold necklaces and a pair of oversized sunglasses. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Davina - who underwent a six-hour operation after she was diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour in November - looked happier than ever as she laughed and joked along the street as she made her way into the Welsh Chapel. As she spotted Coronation Street star Claire Sweeny, she made a beeline for the actress engulfing her into a huge hug. Davina's partner of five years, Michael joined her for the celebration and equally stood-out from the crowd in a bright red open collar blazer, with a white and black trim on the lapels. He paired it with black trousers and red socks, whilst donning some red framed sunglasses. The celebrity hair stylist then finished off his daring look with a plethora of dazzling necklaces. Fat Tony, real name Tony Marnach, 58, and Stavros, 32, who have been engaged since October 2023, were sent a sweet good luck message from Davina McCall ahead of the big day as she shared her love for them. In a video shared to Fat Tony's Instagram, Davina, could be seen beaming into the camera as she remarked: 'Tony, Stavros, I'm so excited because the forecast for Saturday is amazing! 'I'm so happy for you guys, I'm so excited, I'm so excited to give you both a hug and welcome in this new and brilliant phase of your life. And I'm just sending you both so much love. The star teamed the bold ensemble with a pair of black pixie boots and styled her raven locks into a half up do with a black bow (pictured hugging actress Claire Sweeney) Davina's partner of five years, Michael joined her for the celebration and equally stood-out from the crowd in a bright red open collar blazer, with a white and black trim on the lapels 'I hope you're not too stressed, I don't think you will be. I'm really, me and Michael [Douglas, her partner] are really looking forward to celebrating with you both on Saturday. We love you so much. Love you, bye.' Captioning his post with a message back to Davina, Tony penned: 'We love you @davinamccall @mdlondon we can't wait to celebrate with you and all our family and friends on Saturday #thegreatestdayofmylife @stavrosagapiou.' Davina joined an array of A-list guests to celebrate the happy couple on their special day including Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney and TOWIE 's Gemma Collins, with the likes of the Beckhams and Kate Moss also thought to be attending. It comes after Davina appeared in a video with her partner Michael, where she gave a health update after undergoing an MRI scan. The TV personality also shared unseen before and after snaps from her scan revealing that the tumour has completely disappeared from her brain. Accompanying the video, Davina wrote: 'So here it is. Our final brain surgery update. Had the final MRI this week. @ got everything out during surgery, it's not coming back. 'Thanks so so much to everyone at @onewelbeck and @clevelandclinic . To my mum and @mdlondon for taking such good care of me . To Sarah for being my BFF to my amazing kids. To @ for being the GOAT. 'I am so so grateful particularly because I know a lot of people have inoperable tumours and and I know I'm lucky to be able to draw a line under this and move on with my life when so many people can't. And I'm just gonna say this one more time. Benign does not mean fine.' The clip saw the Masked Singer judge and her celebrity hairdresser beau sitting in the sunshine, with Davina telling the camera: 'We thought's we'd post a final brain operation update', with Michael chiming in: 'It's good news!' She told how she had her final MRI last week and admitted that she was nervous' as if any of the tumour was left that it would grow back and she'd have to 'go through the whole thing again'. She noted that she'd 'mentally prepared herself' for that scenario, while Michael added that he too was nervous as it had been 'a huge journey'. Laughing with joy and relief, Davina then added: 'but it was clear!' The pair then held up two scan pictures, the first showing the tumour in her brain and the second showing that it had completely gone post-surgery. Davina went on: 'I want to say a massive thank you to everybody that looked after me so well. A special heartfelt thank you from both of us to Kevin for being such an absolute legend.' The couple also thanked the supportive fans and also their own families and friends, with Davina concluding by blowing a kiss to the camera.
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First Post
5 days ago
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- First Post
Deepika Padukone vs ‘Animal' director Sandeep Vanga for ‘Spirit': How is gender pay gap a yawning maw?
Reportedly, Deepika Padukone wanted 20 crores and a cut of the profit, her lines to be dubbed and 8 hours of work per day. But how is she wrong? Her demands are not justified as per Sandeep Vanga. But when it comes to male actors a whopping amount is considered to be normal. According to a report by _Track Tollywoo_d published in Hindustan Times, Allu Arjun charged a whopping ₹300 crore for Pushpa 2: The Rule, his much-anticipated upcoming film. Given that big films like Jawan and Kanguva had budgets of ₹300 crore, this is an astronomical amount, making Arjun India's highest-paid actor. The Telugu star surpassed Rajinikanth, who earned ₹250 crore for Jailer, and Vijay earned a similar amount for Leo. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Gender pay Gap in the entertainment industry A failed negotiation has been turned into a different story by 'Animal' director Sandeep pay gap across industries remains a yawning maw. During the Citadel launch in India Priyanka Chopra opened up on the issue of pay disparity for actresses in the movie business. The actress revealed that only now, after being in the industry for more than 20 years, she is getting paid equal to her male counterparts and that is for her latest web show Citadel. She went on to state that when she was actively working in India, she couldn't have asked for equal pay. She only asked for a little bit more than what she was being paid, but even that wouldn't work for her. More from Entertainment Netflix to return with The Royals Season 2 despite mixed reviews; most loved shows Black Warrant & Maamla Legal Hai also make a comeback Even Kriti Sanon during an exclusive interview with Firstpost once said, 'It's still there. It will take time to have a balance. There are a lot of things involved in it. It is not just the producers. It's also how you pitch a film. Someone needs to take the risk of mounting the film on a woman's shoulder at a certain scale. When you put it at a certain scale you might get a lot more audience than you generally get." She explained that when you shoot a male actor lead film whether it is a Sooryavanshi or Animal, the way the mounting of the hero happens it's like larger than life. It is something which is aspirational and draws in a lot of people. Gangubai Kathiawadi was one such film where I felt that after a while there was so much mounting of a woman actor in that scale. And it was really exciting to see. It did give the numbers – the hundred crore profit. But of course, nothing justifies the amount of difference in the pay that is there in the industry.' Gender pay gay a global phenomenon Not just Bollywood or Tollywood, the gender pay gap world over just stinks. Sharon Stone once said at the Red Sea Film Festival 2022, 'The difference between her Basic Instinct salary and that of co-star Michael Douglas meant she was not able to feel secure after the film made her famous. 'I made $500,000, and Michael Douglas made $14m.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In conversation with the Basic Instinct actor Sharon Stone with Firstpost during that time, she mentioned, 'would like to have directed' after her breakthrough role in Paul Verhoeven's erotic thriller Basic Instinct in 1992, but wasn't allowed to do so due to her gender. At the Red Sea International Film Festival, Sharon Stone said, 'I went to the studio and asked them for a small budget,' said Stone. 'And I was laughed out of the room; I was told 'women don't direct'.' What Sandeep Reddy Vanga had to say? Sandeep Reddy Vanga turned around the story for everyone with his viral post where he slammed actress Deepika Padukone after her exit from his upcoming movie Spirit featuring Prabhas. Taking to X, the Animal director shared a cryptic tweet. The director didn't mention Deepika Padukone but slammed her for her 'dirty PR games' and revealing some parts of her film's story. 'When I narrate a story to an actor, I place 100% faith. There is an unsaid NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) between us. But by doing this, You've 'DISCLOSED' the person that you are…Putting down a Younger actor and ousting my story? Is this what your feminism stands for? As a filmmaker, I put years of hard work behind my craft & for me, filmmaking is everything. You didn't get it. You won't get it. You will never get it," Vanga wrote. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Jennifer Lopez sets Vegas residency, Richard Linklater's ‘Nouvelle Vague' lands at Netflix, and more of today's top stories
Gold Derby's for May 27, 2025. Jennifer Lopez sets Las Vegas residency Jenny from the Block is heading to the Strip for a series of concerts at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The residency, called "Jennifer Lopez: Up All Night Live in Las Vegas," will be the week of New Year's with shows on Dec. 30 and 31, as well as Jan. 2 and 3. Concerts will continue in March for eight additional performances. Tickets go on sale for Citi card members on June 2 at 10 a.m. PT. Fan club tickets go on sale the following day, with the general public getting access on Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. PT. More from GoldDerby How designer Marg Horwell transforms Sarah Snook in 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' through quick costume changes (exclusive images) 'The Last of Us' director Kate Herron on bringing the Ellie and Dina relationship to the show: 'It was a privilege' 'Sunset Boulevard': Will Andrew Lloyd Webber break a 30-year Tony drought? Richard Linklater's heads to Netflix After receiving strong reviews out of the Cannes Film Festival, the French New Wave-inspired film has sold to Netflix. Chronicling the making of Jean-Luc Godard's seminal Breathless, Nouvelle Vague stars Guillaume Marbeck as the groundbreaking auteur and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, his leading lady. The acquisition returns Linklater to the Netflix folder after his Glen Powell starrer Hit Man also landed at the streamer. Season 2 finale hits big HBO has released some of the streaming numbers for its apocalyptic hit in the wake of the second season finale on Sunday. The video game adaptation boasts nearly 37 million global viewers per episode in Season Two. Those numbers bring the total number of viewers since the end of season one to 90 million for the series. Early numbers on the finale itself were around 3.7 million, a tally that the network says will grow after the holiday weekend. Final trailer for Celine Song's The new film from the Past Lives writer-director continues to channel the late '90/early 2000s with its final trailer, a riff on the "Priceless" MasterCard ad campaign. Materialists opens in theaters on June 13. Ryan Reynolds narrates trailer for National Geographic A preview of the upcoming Nat Geo doc examines some of the amazing adaptations of some of nature's less-glamorous species. Michael Douglas to be honored at Taormina Film Festival The two-time Academy Award winner is set to receive the Taormina Excellence Achievement Award on June 10 in Sicily. The event will celebrate Douglas' five decades as an actor and producer. "It is with great excitement and pride that we announce the presence of Michael Douglas as the guest of honor on the opening night of the Taormina Film Festival. An icon of world cinema, actor and producer extraordinaire, Michael Douglas has marked entire generations with unforgettable performances and an unwavering commitment to the enhancement of cinematic art," said the festival's artistic director, Tiziana Rocca. Seattle International Film Festival reveals winners Brittany Shyne's film Seeds won the Grand Jury Prize at SIFF, which ran from May 15 to 25. Other winners include Tinā, which took home the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film and Come See Me in the Good Light, which won the same for Best Documentary. See the complete list of winners. Best of GoldDerby 'The Pitt' star Supriya Ganesh on Mohan 'reworking' her trauma and when she'll realize Abbot is flirting with her Dream Team: 'Étoile' creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino on the secrets of their partnership: 'You want to be jealous of something someone has done' TV sound editors roundtable: 'Adolescence' and 'Secret Level' Click here to read the full article.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Davina McCall reveals she 'wrote letters and a will' before her brain tumour surgery 'in case she died' - as Jamie Theakston emotionally admits cancer has been a 'real gift'
has revealed she urgently wrote letters and a will before her brain tumour surgery to make sure 'everyone was okay if she died'. The presenter, 57, who is now in the all clear, was diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour in November and underwent a six-hour operation. Prior to the life-threatening surgery, Davina admitted on her Begin Again podcast this week that she went to 'extreme' measures in case anything bad happened during the operation. Speaking to her guest Jamie Theakston about their respective cancer journeys, she explained: 'I have never had thought processes like I had before my operation. 'Some people were like "You were quite extreme" because I was like I need to make sure everyone is alright if I die, will, letters. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'You did that?', Jamie asked. 'Yeah. I mean I was literally telling everybody [that I was fine]. But being on an operating table is a risk at our age.' Last month Davina appeared in a video with her partner Michael Douglas, where she confirmed she had received the all clear after undergoing an MRI scan. The TV personality also shared unseen before and after snaps from her scan revealing that the tumour has completely disappeared from her brain. Accompanying the video, Davina wrote: 'So here it is. Our final brain surgery update. Had the final MRI this week. @ got everything out during surgery, it's not coming back. 'Thanks so so much to everyone at @onewelbeck and @clevelandclinic . To my mum and @mdlondon for taking such good care of me . To Sarah for being my BFF to my amazing kids. To @ for being the GOAT. 'I am so so grateful particularly because I know a lot of people have inoperable tumours and and I know I'm lucky to be able to draw a line under this and move on with my life when so many people can't. And I'm just gonna say this one more time. Benign does not mean fine.' She told how she had her final MRI and admitted that she was nervous' as if any of the tumour was left that it would grow back and she'd have to 'go through the whole thing again'. She noted that she'd 'mentally prepared herself' for that scenario, while Michael added that he too was nervous as it had been 'a huge journey'. Laughing with joy and relief, Davina then added: 'but it was clear!' Elsewhere in the podcast, Jamie, 54 - who is now cancer free - reflected on his emotional journey. Jamie announced he had been diagnosed with stage one laryngeal cancer in October 2024 after listeners had noticed there was something not right with his voice. It's cancer is a type of cancer that affects the larynx (voice box). The radio host, who has a monthly laryngoscopy check up, said that although he has been through hardship he admitted cancer has been a 'real gift' as he now doesn't take life or his family for granted. Jamie said: 'I feel in a much better place not only physically but also mentally because I have learnt so much about myself, and about how strong you can be. 'I've learnt about other people, about friends and family about how important they can be. Supporting, being there, not taking them for granted. It has been a real gift. 'Often when bad things happen to us, in the aftermath of that there can be good things to take from it and I really do feel that I am a better person because of what I have been through than what I was before. 'I can look back about what things are important, I'm much more relaxed about work and about life. 'When you tell your children you have cancer and what that might mean to then telling your children you don't have cancer and what that might me. 'And all of a sudden you see your future ahead of you and it's like that's pretty cool. When I got through it, all I did was plan ahead. Months, years ahead because I've got my future.' Elsewhere in the chat, Jamie revealed he initially kept his possible cancer diagnosis a secret from beloved wife Sophie Siegle for weeks as they enjoyed a family holiday to Japan. The Heart Breakfast host said he was so blindsided by the news he worked hard to 'suppress it' in order to enjoy the trip with their sons Sidney, 17, and Kit, 16. Jamie said that he had to undergo emergency scans just hours before boarding a plane for their long-awaited family trip. 'I didn't tell anyone. At that stage, I thought, well, it might not be cancer. So there's no point really in saying anything,' he said. 'I just tried to suppress it. All I could think was, it's probably not.' It wasn't until the biopsy results came back that the cancer diagnosis was confirmed. 'I then had to go home and tell my wife,' he said. 'She was distraught.' 'I went on holiday with this in the back of my mind, We had a fantastic time - but obviously, this was there in the background.' Breaking the news to his sons, he said, was the hardest part: 'I had to explain to them that I was going to be fine, but they were too young to understand. When you say you've got cancer to a 14-year-old, they think you're going to die'. 'My youngest son had been with me when I was told my mum had died of cancer, so he knew what it meant.' Jamie lost his mum in late 2022. 'I was so pleased that she had died before I got cancer,' he said. 'I would've hated for her to know. I'm not sure what that would've done to her. During the chat he recalled how listeners noticed his voice had changed: People mentioned my voice wasn't sounding right,' he said. 'And I knew it wasn't right myself, but you just think - sore throat, nothing serious.' But a visit to a throat specialist changed everything. 'He looked at my throat and said, 'Oh yeah, that's probably cancer' I said 'What do you mean?' And he said 'Nine times out of ten, it is cancer and we need to get you scanned now.'' After his initial surgery, doctors feared some cancerous cells may have been left behind, prompting a second, and eventually a third operation. 'We were getting dangerously close to removing so much of the vocal cord that I wouldn't be able to talk again,' he reflected. But the third surgery was successful, and in January this year, Jamie triumphantly returned to Heart Breakfast alongside co-host Amanda Holden - whom he credits with getting him through it. 'Amanda was incredible,' he said. 'She checked in on me nonstop. She kept the show going. She's a force of nature.' Jamie, who once shied away from talking about personal struggles publicly, says he now feels a responsibility to speak out - especially given how unusual his type of cancer is. 'The cancer I had, laryngeal cancer, is very rare. A lot of doctors I spoke to had never even seen a case of it. But because it presents itself through your voice, you can diagnose it early. And that's why I'm still here.' He's become evangelical about early diagnosis. 'Cancer outcomes at stage one are really good. But once it gets to stage three, it's not.' What is laryngeal cancer? According to the NHS website, Laryngeal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the larynx (voice box). The larynx is part of the throat found at the entrance of the windpipe (trachea). It plays an important role in helping you breathe and speak. In the UK, there are more than 2,000 new cases of laryngeal cancer each year. The condition is more common in people over the age of 60. It's more common in men than women.
