There are a number of words you could use to describe Maroon 5′s halftime show performance: Empty. Boring. Basic. Sleepy. Skippable. Unfulfilling. Unnecessary. And those who came to help save the day didn’t do their jobs: If you blinked you would have missed that Travis Scott and Big Boi performed. Even the gospel choir singer…
Read moreToday at Commission, Orbán’s anti-Soros law
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a Le Pen-sympathizing populist leader | Toms Kalnins/EPA | Tom Kalnins/EPA Midday brief, in brief Today at Commission, Orbán’s anti-Soros law Commissioners will next week discuss how to respond to Viktor Orbán. By Quentin Ariès 4/5/17, 3:41 PM CET Updated 4/5/17, 6:13 PM CET In a short but concise…
Read moreWilliam Shatner Blasts ‘2018 Prudes’ Who Want to Ban ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’
Click:assemble it Veteran actor William Shatner tore into “myopic censorship club members” on social media this week, who’ve been calling for the Christmas classic song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” to be taken off the air. Captain Kirk scoffed at CBC radio’s decision to ban the Christmas song, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” a song that many…
Read moreJapanese leaders launch last push for trade deal in Brussels
EU Commissioner of Trade Cecilia Malmstrom welcomes Japan Foreign minister Fumio Kishida to Brussels on July 5 | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Japanese leaders launch last push for trade deal in Brussels EU-Japan deal seen as counterblast to US President Trump’s protectionism. By Jakob Hanke and Hans von der Burchard 7/5/17, 2:28 PM CET…
Read moreDan Crenshaw Spoke to Pete Davidson After His 'Devastating' Post About Wanting to Leave Earth
Texas Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw says he reached out Pete Davidson Monday after the Saturday Night Live star posted a message to social media saying he didn’t “want to be on this earth anymore.” “It was pretty devastating. You know you don’t want to see somebody in that kind of position to the point where they’re…
Read moreToday at Commission, Brexit day and Russian disinformation
The European Commission received the news that Theresa May would trigger Article 50 on March 29 | Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Midday brief, in brief Today at Commission, Brexit day and Russian disinformation Date for triggering Article 50 announced as Commission briefs the press. By Quentin Ariès 3/20/17, 3:43 PM CET Updated 3/20/17, 3:47…
Read moreGary Sinise Flew 1,000 Children of Fallen Soldiers to Disney World for Christmas
Actor Gary Sinise gave an amazing gift to Gold Star families for Christmas — a trip to Disney World for almost 1,700 family members of fallen soldiers. “Each one of these children who are going on these airplanes have lost a parent in military services—either combat related or illness or unfortunately suicide sometimes,” The Gary…
Read moreEU, NATO plead for calm as feud with Turkey escalates
Senior EU and NATO officials pleaded for restraint Monday as a nasty political feud between Ankara and European capitals over Turkey’s upcoming constitutional referendum continued to escalate. All sides were seething after a weekend in which the Netherlands barred Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu from entering the country to attend a rally in Rotterdam in support of President Recep Tayyip…
Read moreDanse avec les stars: Laury Thilleman et Damien Sargue sauvés
Les voilà bénéficiaires d’un sursis d’une semaine, face aux jurys de Jean-Marc Généreux, Chris Marques, Shy’m et Marie-Claude Pietragalla et aux téléspectateurs. Laury Thilleman et Damien Sargue, en balance cette semaine à l’issue du troisième prime de danse avec les stars, rempilent pour sept jours de plus en raison d’un problème technique dans le décompte…
Read moreLara Fabian, « en pleine forme d’ici quelques jours »
Vous l’appreniez sur Gala.fr, Lara Fabian a dû être hospitalisée dimanche pour des problèmes à l’oreille interne, et annuler son concert du soir, à Auxerre. Dans la soirée, son équipe a donné quelques nouvelles de l’artiste. Elles sont rassurantes. Ouf! Lara Fabian va bien, même si «le problème est sérieux», précise son staff. «Elle est…
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