Bob Iger's heir apparent Tom Staggs to step down as Disney COO Tom Staggs, the man thought to be CEO Bob Iger’s eventual successor at The Walt Disney Co., is stepping down, effective in May, the company said Monday.
Staggs, Disney’s chief operating officer, will remain with the company as a special adviser,... More
Costa Mesa record shop on wheels represents the vinyl turnaround When Parker Macy opened the trailer door to his record shop in 2011, he wasn’t counting on longevity.
“I figured we might last a year or two,” he said.
The week Creme Tangerine opened, OC Weekly reached out to him for an article on the... More
Line up, coffee fans: Starbucks opens at Knott's Berry Farm Knott’s Berry Farm park-goers have a new place to turn for their caffeine fix: Starbucks.
A 935-square-foot store, which had its soft opening this week, will officially debut Friday.
The coffee shop anchors the California MarketPlace just outside... More
Splashdown! New resort plunges into O.C. waters GARDEN GROVE – Can Wiley the Wolf survive in the land of Mickey Mouse, Harry Potter and Snoopy – not to mention Orange County’s famed beaches and ritzy coastal resorts?
Great Wolf Lodge Southern California, a $250 million indoor water park and... More
Harrison Ford to unveil plans for 'Star Wars' land at Disneyland Han Solo has a big surprise.
Harrison Ford, the actor who played the snarky, charming pilot in four “Star Wars” movies, will further detail The Walt Disney Co.’s plans for “Star Wars” lands at Disneyland and at Walt Disney World.
Ford’s... More
Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage The passinho, a dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, was declared in March to be an “intangible cultural heritage” by legislators in the state of Rio, bringing ... 05/15/2024 - 6:12 am | View Link
Brazilian dance craze created by youths in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage The passinho, a dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, in March was declared an “intangible cultural heritage” by legislators in the state of Rio, bringing recognition t ... 05/14/2024 - 11:58 pm | View Link
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Best Times To Visit Rio de Janeiro The city's seductive samba beat and incredible panoramic views ... This is also the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most rainfall, so pack an umbrella. Key Events Crowds and hot summer weather ... 05/7/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
‘My hands went cold’: Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia Ronnie Lessa and his alleged accomplice Elcio Vieira de Queiroz, who are accused of the murder Rio de Janeiro councillor ... included the president of a top samba school and a paramilitary mobster ... 04/27/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Bridgerton is back, with its first new episodes in more than two years. Which means, of course, that it is finally debutante season in Regency Mayfair again. Young noblewomen will vie for the coveted title of Queen Charlotte’s (Golda Rosheuvel) hand-picked diamond—and eligible men will, in turn, compete for the heart of that sparkling specimen.
Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii was crowned Miss USA 2023 on Wednesday, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned citing her mental health.
Gankiewicz, a model who leads a female empowerment nonprofit, will hold the title until August—the remainder of the pagaent’s term, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
“I am ready to make a positive impact with this organization that I hold dear to my heart,” said Gankiewicz, of Maui, during a ceremony at the Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach.
As the first runner-up, Gankiewicz was announced as the replacement for former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt, who stepped aside May 6.
With the effects of the 2023 strikes growing smaller in the rearview mirror, Quebec has fine-tuned its incentives and is revving up for more than just a simple recovery in 2024. In January, the Quebec Film and Television Council warmed up post-strike Hollywood with a trade mission to reacquaint producers with the province’s strengths: a […]
In a different world, had she not been readying her long-awaited sophomore feature, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” for its Cannes premiere, Rungano Nyoni might have spent the past few weeks preparing her family for its upcoming move to Zambia, the southern African nation where the director was born and spent part of her childhood.
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa arrives at the Cannes Film Festival this week with his latest documentary, “The Invasion,” worried that the world’s attention has largely drifted from the Ukraine conflict in the two-plus years since Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion. The film premieres with a special screening May 16. Yet from the movie’s powerful opening […]
Based out of Chile and Los Angeles, Quijote Films, behind Cannes 2023 Un Certain Regard Fipresci Prize winner “The Settlers,” has tied down a powerful alliance of international partners on “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” the first feature of 2018 Cannes Cinéfondation top winner Diego Céspedes. An LGBTQ-themed drama, “The Mysterious Gaze” is set […]