Arlo Parks announces debut poetry collection

In the five years since, the pair have travelled the world together, moved into a home of their own, adopted a furry friend, and tackled the stigma surrounding disability. 

So many celebs were in attendance at Michael Rubin‘s Fourth of July party at his private estate in the Hamptons!

Joey King brings her fashion glamour A-game to the exclusive gala dinner for Pomellato’s new High Jewelry Collection “Ode to Milan” on Monday night (July 3) held at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.

Tyler Labine is in recovery mode after being hospitalized to treat a scary blood blot in his intestines and liver.

Persona 3 Reload, the 3D remake of Persona 3 from 2006, has gotten a new trailer and set of screenshots out of this year’s Anime Expo convention, showing off Atlus‘ efforts to totally transform the original title.The trailer features the English voice cast for Persona 3 Reload for the first time, showing off Alejandro Saab as Akihiko Sanada, Suzie Yeung as Fuuka Yamagishi and Allegra Clark as Mitsuru Kirijo.Rounding out the rest of the cast is Aleks Le as the playable protagonist Makoto Yuki, Heather Gonzalez as Yukari Takeba, Zeno Robinson as Junpei Iori, Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis, Justine Lee as Ken Amada and Justice Slocum as Shinjiro Aragaki.Fans were treated to new screenshots of the game’s turn based battles and dialogues as well as renders of the characters Akihiko, Fuuka and Mitsuru.

OnePoll survey that tested the patriotic knowledge of 1,000 US respondents, 99% of whom identified as either a born or naturalized citizen of the United States.When asked what July 4 is meant to officially commemorate, only 59% gave the correct answer: “The signing of the Declaration of Independence.” Although 41% got the question wrong, 22% came close, choosing “The establishment of the United States as an independent nation.”Similarly, only 45% correctly answered the year the very first organized celebration of independence took place: 1777, a year after the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.“At night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and concluded with thirteen rockets) on the Commons, and the city was beautifully illuminated,” The Pennsylvania Evening Post reported of the event.Where the rest of the survey was concerned, however, many respondents did well in their understanding of U.S. history and Civics, answering a series of questions that are often used in the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £7.1 million ($9 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. The release marked the fifth biggest opening weekend for a film in 2023 in the territory, including previews, with a market share of 43%. In its fifth weekend, Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” racked up a further £1.5 million in second place, taking its total to £25.9 million. Universal’s “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” debuted in third position with £885,056. In its sixth weekend, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” earned £837,859 in fourth place for a total of £25 million.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon miniTV, the free streaming service available on the Amazon Shopping app in India, is dubbing a raft of Korean, Turkish, Mandarin and Spanish dramas into the Hindi language for local consumption under the MiniTV Imported banner. The first set of shows, which streams from July 7, are all Korean and includes “Cheer Up,” “Heart Surgeons” and “Doctor Detective.” Amogh Dusad, head of content, Amazon miniTV, said: “In recent times, the viewing preferences of digital video consumers in India have changed significantly. They love diversity in content offering and are looking for unique stories & captivating characters from across the world. We have curated a list of blockbuster shows, from Korean, Turkish, Mandarin, Spanish and many more languages, that we believe will resonate with Indian viewers.”

Will Tizard Contributor Although set in a noirish Northern California, “Fremont” – which premiered at Sundance and plays in competition at Karlovy Vary this week – is a refugee story that’s firmly rooted in reality. Director Babak Jalali’s casting of real-life Afghan refugee Anaita Wali Zada, a first-time actor, in the lead role gives some indication of his commitment to authenticity. The hardboiled script, co-written with Carolina Cavalli, turns on a young woman, Donya, working in a Chinese fortune cookie factory while starved for sleep and wracked with PTSD from her past life working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The tight dialogue lends another level of stylized sheen to the film, as does the appearance of two veteran actors in wry performances – Gregg Turkington as a Jack London-obsessed therapist, and Jeremy Allen White, best known for his role as master chef in TV series “The Bear,” as a lovelorn mechanic.

The US Ninth Circuit Appeals Court has upheld the ruling in a copyright dispute over the circles of hell image famously used on Nirvana’s merchandise since the 1990s. The appeals court concurred that the dispute would be better fought out in a UK court.The image in question was seemingly created in the late 1940s by British writer CW Scott-Giles, depicting Upper Hell as described in Dante Alighieri’s ‘The Divine Comedy’.

Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) truly has an eye for details.

East Kilbride will face Celtic ‘B’ in the first round of the SPFL Trust Trophy after the draw was made at Hampden this afternoon.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in their "flop era" according to Rolling Stone Magazine.

Love, communication and compromise are the key ingredients needed for a long lasting marriage say a loved up Ayrshire couple who celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week.

An Ayrshire charity has celebrated its fourth anniversary with a milestone funding announcement.

Barbie because the film includes the “nine dash line map” that depicts islands in the South China Sea as being controlled by Beijing.Vi Kien Thanh, director general of the Vietnam Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, announced that Barbie will not be allowed to commercially screen in the nation, as ruled by the National Film Evaluation Council.“We do not grant license for the American movie ‘Barbie’ to release in Vietnam because it contains the offending image of the nine-dash line,” the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper stated, citing Thanh (via Variety).The move follows Vietnam banning previous films including Uncharted and Abominable over the same issue.In 2016 the UN ruled unanimously against the validity of the “nine dash line” map, however China responded by saying that it doesn’t recognise the UN’s decision.Meanwhile, in other recent Barbie news, Margot Robbie has revealed the one request she made to director Greta Gerwig before filming the new movie.Set for release on July 21, Gerwig’s film stars Robbie in the titular role, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.Speaking about the film in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Robbie discussed how she fell in love with the character as a child when she was gifted a Barbie Dreamhouse for Christmas.Such was the impact the gift had on her, that she revealed she asked Gerwig to allow her to live out the real-life fantasy of the Dreamhouse in the film.“I’ll follow your vision. Whatever you want this Barbie movie to be, let’s do that,” she remembers telling the director.

Lil Nas X paused a live show in Sweden last Saturday (July 1) after a fan threw a sex toy on stage – check out the footage below.The ‘Montero’ star was performing on the final day of Lollapalooza Stockholm when the incident occurred, according to The Independent. After pausing the set to retrieve the item, X asked the crowd: “Who threw their pussy on stage?”He added: “What’s wrong with y’all? Let’s go – start the music.” The 24-year-old artist has since changed his Twitter name to “pussy” and retweeted a clip of the moment, seemingly seeing the funny side of the disruption.However, it comes amid a bizarre, growing trend of concertgoers throwing items onstage at gigs.Last month Pink was left stunned after someone in the audience at BST Hyde Park in London threw a bag of their mother’s ashes.

BLACKPINK fan.The actor took his daughter and her friends to see the K-pop band at BST Hyde Park on Sunday (July 2) – and ended up becoming a firm “Blink”.“Very grateful to three eleven year olds for taking me to see @BLACKPINK yesterday. Am rabid Blink now.

Lana Del Rey has announced the support acts for her headline show at BST Hyde Park this weekend.The singer is due to close out the 2023 edition of the London concert series on Sunday (July 9).However, fans have recently been expressing their concerns over cancellation rumours owing to the lack of updates from BST in the run-up to the event.The uncertainty surrounding the upcoming gig was also fuelled by Del Rey being cut off mid-set at Glastonbury 2023 because of the festival’s strict midnight curfew. She arrived on the Other Stage half an hour late, telling the audience that her “hair takes so long to do”.Today (July 4) BST Hyde Park organisers have revealed the full line-up for Del Rey’s outdoor show in the capital.Father John Misty and Gang Of Youths will serve as the main support on Sunday.

Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky are speaking out after news of their separation broke on Monday, July 3.

Arlo Parks has announced her debut poetry booK, The Magic Border: Poetry and Fragments From My Soft Machine, as well as recording a cover of Jai Paul‘s ‘Jasmine’.Parks recently released her sophomore album, ‘My Soft Machine’. Now, the Mercury Prize winner has announced that Fourth Estate won an eight-publisher auction for the singer’s debut poetry and song lyrics book from the record.The Magic Border: Poetry and Fragments From My Soft Machine is set to be released on September 12 and will combine “never-before-seen poetry, song lyrics and stunning images from photographer Daniyel Lowden.”dropping in to announce the birth of MY FIRST EVER PUBLISHED BOOK “The Magic Border: Poetry and Fragments from My Soft Machine”. https://t.co/KwhWpSUiag pic.twitter.com/nQCx01SwcY— Arlo Parks (@arloparks) June 13, 2023The book will consist of 20 original poems, which explore “the queer experience, Blackness, grief, trauma and love”, and the complete lyrics from ‘My Soft Machine’.“Writing poetry, to me, is about profound interiority,” said Parks.