Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum in good health, says France
The French foreign minister says the coup is not 'final' as Niger's army backs the plotters.
2023-07-28 13:17
Zayn Malik fan reveals how she 'manifested' being in his music video as a teen
The girl portraying Zayn Malik's love interest in his latest music video has shared the tale of how she went from 'fangirl' to manifesting her dream. Grace Dumdaw took to TikTok to share tweets of hers from 2014, where she joked she would 'kill her family to touch Zayn Malik', and has now been getting up-close-and-personal with the star in 'Love Like This'. Dumdaw has since appeared across Malik's social media channels, and can even be seen hugging the singer while riding on a motorbike with him in the video. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter
2023-07-27 23:18
Film fanatic reveals the 'best time to pee' during Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is currently dominating cinemas globally, but clocking in at two-and-a-half hours long, it begs the question for many: When is it time to pee? Well, one film fanatic has got us covered, giving a scene-by-scene breakdown of when it's worth sticking around in your seat. Mary Arndt revealed that as soon as the professor Oppenheimer used to work with appears at Los Alamos for the first time - get ready to run to the bathroom. "If you can keep your trip under like two minutes all you need to know is that Oppenheimer got his security clearance", she says. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter
2023-07-27 22:23
Florence Pugh's nude Oppenheimer scene censored in some countries with 'best ever CGI'
The release of Oppenheimer has got off to a box office success, but fans in some countries have been left feeling cheated after a nude scene with Florence Pugh was censored with CGI. On 21 July, the highly-anticipated Christopher Nolan film was released in movie theatres drawing millions of people around the world to cinemas. The film about the “father of the atomic bomb” stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr and Florence Pugh. Pugh, who played the character Jean Tatlock, was pictured after a sex scene sitting naked on a sofa having a conversation with Oppenheimer, played by Murphy. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter But for some cinemagoers in India, the full effect of the scene was diminished by the use of CGI to cover Pugh with a dress. To ensure the film would be classified in the U/A category, Universal Pictures made an edit to the Indian version of the film by placing a dress over Pugh to shield the nudity. One user joked: “The best ever CGI work in India award goes to the Indian censor board for Florence Pugh's black dress in Oppenheimer.” But, others pointed out that it wasn’t only India that screened the censored version of the film. According to other Twitter users, the same CGI-edited version was also played in cinemas in Indonesia, Pakistan and the Middle East. Another claimed: “In Malaysia, they deleted both 1st and second sex scenes because they didn't add anything to the plot (it was an R rated movie, I paid to see that). “But they couldn't delete this scene because it's important to the plot so they choose to cover her.” Someone else suggested that in Nepalese cinemas, the Pugh nude scene was simply cut altogether, without them realising the significance it had on the rest of the film. According to figures, Oppenheimer’s domestic opening weekend made a gross of $83m (£64.75m). Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-27 15:21
Greece fires in maps and satellite images show extent of damage
Maps, satellite images and before and after pictures show the extent of wildfires across Greece.
2023-07-26 16:51
Rhodes fires: Evacuated tourists arrive in Birmingham
Holidaymakers evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes arrive in Birmingham.
2023-07-26 02:58
Dan Patrick Isn't Going Anywhere For Awhile
Dan Patrick Renews For Four More Years
2023-07-25 21:47
Jason Aldean speaks out after 'racist' song becomes smash hit
American singer Jason Aldean has spoken out to thank his fans after his “racist” song Try That In A Small Town becomes a hit. The country singer’s track saw a 999 per cent increase in streams after it began trending last week for its content following the release of the accompanying music video. The tune also made it to number 2 on the Billboard Chart. The lyrics of the song have been accused, by some, of having violent and racist undertones. The chorus says: “Try that in a small town, see how far you make it down the road. Round here we take care of our own. “You cross that line it won't take long for you to find out, I recommend you don't try that in a small town.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter On Twitter, Aldean shared a montage clip featuring imagery taken behind the scenes of his tour. In one clip, Aldean addressed the crowd referencing the controversy around the song. “So, somebody asked me, ‘Hey man, do you think you’re going to play this song tonight?’. The answer was simple. The people have spoken and you guys spoke very, very loudly this week.” Aldean denied that the track has any racial undertones, taking to social media last week to write: “In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.” The music video for the song features imagery of riots and protests and was pulled from the air by television network Country Music Television (CMT) in the US three days after it was first shown. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-25 20:25
Leonardo DiCaprio praises Indian man for discovering new fish
In 2020, a man in Kerala found a "red thread" floating in his bucket. Now, DiCaprio is talking about it.
2023-07-25 13:55
Oppenheimer: How he was influenced by a Hindu holy book
The 'father of the atomic bomb' counted the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita as one of his favourites.
2023-07-25 05:51
Ben Shapiro roasted for calling 'horrific' Barbie one of the 'worst movies ever'
The outspoken conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has called Greta Gerwig's widely praised Barbie movie "horrific" and one of the worst films he's ever seen. The 39-year-old, who has previously criticised the likes of Glass Onion and The Last of Us, did not hold back on the critically praised film, which he "s**tshow" and accused it of using up all of its jokes within the first 40 seconds of the film. He did find time to praise the production design and costumes in the film but used the majority of his 43 YouTube review to berate the messaging of the movie which he feels fails the intended audience of mothers and young girls. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Shapiro accused Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach, who co-wrote the film with the Oscar-nominated director of being "smug and self-satisfied" and not being able to decide if they love or hate the Barbie character. Ben Shapiro DESTROYS Barbie for 43 minutes www.youtube.com Shapiro does start his review by mentioning that he was going to quickly say which of Barbie and Oppenheimer he prefers while holding a Barbie doll and toy atomic bomb. Without actually saying which of the two blockbusters he prefers, he instead proceeds to torch a Barbie and Ken doll in a nearby bin, thus telling us he thought Oppenheimer was better. On Twitter on Friday, Shapiro has hinted that he didn't like Barbie by writing: "My producers dragged me to see ‘Barbie’ and it was one of the most woke movies I have ever seen." Shapiro's mini-review of Barbie was soon mocked, which is a frequent occurrence whenever he voiced his contrary opinion on any cultural matter. Others noted that he also went to see the film inadvertently dressed as Ken. Before he was known as a political commentator and YouTuber, Shapiro did have a brief stint as a failed Hollywood screenwriter. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-24 21:59
'John Wick can shred too': Fans lose it as Keanu Reeves announces tour with his band Dogstar
Ever wondered what it would be like to see John Wick rock out on stage? What about Neo, from The Matrix, playing a bass solo? Well, soon you might be able to – and people on social media are loving it. Hollywood star Keanu Reeves has confirmed that his band Dogstar is hitting the road, announcing a new tour to accompany the release of their first album in 23 years. After the band played a show at the Roxy in Los Angeles recently, they took to Instagram to announce the record, as well as an American and Japanese tour. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter "WE ARE BACK!!! Thank you to everyone who came out to The Roxy last night," they captioned the Instagram post. "We are so excited to announce our new album Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees out on October 6th on our label Dillon Street Records," the post said. "A very limited quantity of signed vinyl is available in the Official Shop - act quick! "Listen to the lead single "Everything Turns Around" & watch the music video now. Next month, we kick off our 25+ date headline tour in North America & Japan. Get tickets this Friday at 10am local time. VIP packages available." Reeves fans on social media were excited by the news. One person tweeted: “I need to be there!! I need to be there!! I need to be there!!!” Another person wrote: “My love, tell me what you can't do.” One other commenter said: “John Wick can shred too? Nice. Seriously though I did not know he was in a band but this totally tracks.” Last time Dogstar released an album was in 2000, with Happy Ending. Before that it was 1996’s Our Little Visionary. Set for release on October 6, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees will feature 12 tracks in total which includes the new single 'Everything Turns Around'. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-24 21:56