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Beginning as a cultural and religious exploration of the Japanese Monks that reside on the top of Mount Hiei near Kyoto, then transforming into a profoundly personal reflection on director Ahsen Nadeem’s own life, “Crows Are White” is an acute meditation on the powers, and limitations, of religious fervor. The film begins in the fog of the mountains, as Nadeem — and his small band of filmmakers — are finally given access to the monastery after years of asking.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me” is a popular idiom dating back to the 19th century – but it couldn’t have foreseen the power of the text message. In 2017, an unprecedented “texting-suicide” trial made national headlines when Michelle Carter was accused of urging her boyfriend Conrad Roy III to end his own life.

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Chicago’s top prosecutor, state’s attorney Kim Foxx, says the justice system failed disgraced actor Jussie Smollett, who was sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate hoax crime.

Stacey Solomon experienced a heartbreaking loss last year when one of her beloved dogs, Theo, passed away.PHOTOS: 13 Loose Women hosts' glittering engagement rings: Stacey Solomon, Ruth Langsford and moreThe star swiftly adopted another puppy, Teddy, whose name was a sweet reference to her late pooch, and now the star has a beautiful tribute to Theo in her home. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Saturday, the Loose Women star revealed that a friend had gotten her candles that had been modelled after her beloved pets.

Miranda Lambert has left fans emotional as she shared an empowering message reminding everyone to "take a breath when things are out of sorts".MORE: Miranda Lambert teases new addition as she announces exciting newsThe country star has confirmed her new album 'Palamino' will be released on 29 April and she took to social media on Friday to also share details of her new single 'Strange'.WATCH: Miranda Lambert wins ACM Award for Entertainer of the Year, picks up coveted triple-crown"I hope this one makes y’all feel a little lighter on your feet, and is a reminder to take a breath when things are out of sorts," she commented, which left one fan writing: "Did I cry the entire time? Obviously.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his finest strike in recent memory to put Manchester United 1-0 up against Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon (March 12).The 37-year-old, who left Juventus to return to Old Trafford in the summer, scored his 16th goal of the season out of nothing during an entertaining first-half.Finding space in between Tottenham's defence and midfield after 12 minutes of action, Ronaldo received the ball from Fred and pushed the ball out in front.After a brief look at the goal of Hugo Lloris, Ronaldo let rip from around 25 yards and the ball dipped into the far corner to send the home support into raptures.One fan said in response on Twitter: "easily Ronaldo’s best goal in like 4-5 years."With a second adding: "Goal of the season. Best striker in the league and old enough to be most players dad."A third continued: "Don’t know how anyone can say that he holds United back, without him they’d be in a much worse situation."With a fourth adding: "How anyone can give this guy stick is beyond me!!"Is this Ronaldo's best goal for five years? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionRonaldo's former team-mate Gary Neville was just as complimentary, saying on Sky Sports: "I was just about to say how tentative this game was, and then an absolute explosion of brilliance from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Chelsea.Abramovich confirmed earlier this month that he would be selling Chelsea after almost two decades as owner, although the process has been made harder due to sanctions imposed on him.However, he is not the only Russian owner of a European club to be cutting ties with their asset in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Vitesse Arnhem owner Valeriy Oyf announced on Friday that he would be selling his shares in the club and stepping down from the board.In a statement published on the club's website, Oyf explained: "It does me much pain to leave Vitesse in this way, but in the current situation I am taking this difficult decision in the interest of the club, employees, supporters, sponsors and other stakeholders.”Oyf has been on the club's board since 2016 and became the majority shareholder two years later in 2018.Vitesse are also an affiliate club of Chelsea, a relationship formed under previous owner Aleksandr Chigirinsky, a friend of Abramovich.Chigirinsky owned Vitesse for five years between 2013 and 2018 before selling the club to Oyf.Should all Russian owners be forced to sell their clubs? Let us know in the comments section below.The partnership between the two clubs has seen a number of Chelsea players spend time on loan in the Netherlands with Vitesse.Most recently, Mason Mount and Armando Broja have both enjoyed successful spells on loan playing in the Eredivisie.Vitesse are currently sixth in the Eredivisie this season and remain in Europe having progressed ahead of Tottenham Hotspur from the Europa Conference League group stage.They trail 1-0 to Jose Mourinho's Roma following the first leg of their round of 16 tie, with the second leg in Roma scheduled for Thursday.Want to be on the ball with all of

Conor McGregor's coach has revealed the reason behind his remarkable body transformation ahead of his UFC return in 2022.McGregor has not featured in the championship since brutally breaking his leg during a defeat to Dustin Poirier last July.The Irishman has wasted no time in getting back to full fitness since his horrific injury though, after bulking up his physique ahead of an expected return later this year.McGregor has clearly been piling on the work in the gym during his time away from the octagon, revealing at one point he weighed 86kg, a huge 15kg more than what he came in at for his bout with Poirier.Following the transformation, his coach John Kavanagh has given the reason for the gain and insisted there is nothing to worry about.Kavanagh told news.com.au: “You know, Conor is a very hard trainer and he’s not going to go to the gym and mess around.”He added: “The only thing he could do is lift weights. So guess what? He lifted all the weights.”Following his time away, the Notorious One is expecting to make his return to UFC later this year, and Kavanagh has no worries about the Irishman dropping the weight ahead of this.The coach continued: “In terms of am I worried in a couple months time he’ll struggle with the weight? No.“He’s made weight for 15 years, never missed once.

Chloe Ferry gave fans a glimpse at her natural beauty as she showcased her beautiful cropped locks before she had her long luscious extensions professionally installed.On Saturday (March 12), the 26-year-old took to her Instagram account as she shared a series of clips while she enjoyed a much-needed pamper session.The brunette beauty was seen chilling out in a navy-blue ribbed co-ord consisting of a crop top - which featured a large zip down the centre as showcased her ample assets - and matching pants.While she enjoyed a gossip-fest with her stylist, she revealed the true length of her natural shoulder length locks as she looked forward to her dramatic hair transformation.After her pamper session, the starlet showed off her beautiful mermaid locks which now draped down to her waist.It comes just days after she confessed she had her lip filler dissolved for the first time after the reality star was bombarded with “abuse: about her appearance as trolls branded her signature pout “fish lips” and “duck lips”.But as she debuted her new look, she confessed she’s still unsure about her natural lips when she opened up about the procedure to her loyal legion of fans.The former Geordie Shore star said: "So I just feel rotten today. I had my lips dissolved three days ago now.

grim news coming out of Ukraine was rare moment of fun today, when Sky TV's special correspondent Alex Crawford tried to interview civilians fleeing a Russian artillery barrage on Kyiv.As she walked past tank traps to speak to a group of refugees boarding a bus taking them to – relative – safety, she repeatedly stated that the civilians were “terrified”.But the sole English speaker she managed to speak to wasn’t all that scared. In fact he was unusually laid back.

Britney Spears headed over to her longtime friend Paris Hilton's gated community in Los Angeles on Thursday.The singer–songwriter, 40, was driven by an associate in a large white Mercedes SUV.While her outfit wasn't visible, her long blonde hair fell to her shoulders as bits of it stuck out. Stepping out:Britney Spears, 40, drove over to her longtime friend Paris Hilton's gated community in Los Angeles on ThursdayShe seemed to be looking down at her phone as she was stopped at a red light.While they haven't been photographed together much over the past two decades, Hilton and Spears maintain they have a very strong friendship.

We were going to watch a scary movie with my J.R. Hilton and Mia really wanted to join us in viewing! How’d it go? Watch to find out!

Hailey Bieber had a tough week after being hospitalized with a brain condition!

Jon Burlingame editorThe Academy’s 400-member music branch singled out an especially diverse group this year, including composers born in England, Spain and Germany, along with two Americans – one of whom is not only female but also a person of color.They also cast a wide net in terms of genre: a comedy, two dramas, a science-fiction epic and an animated family film. And while “Dune” has long been the favorite of Oscar prognosticators, don’t count out critically praised “Power of the Dog,” the colorful backdrop of “Encanto,” or Academy voters’ frequent use of the score category as consolation prize: a convenient way to reward a film that won’t win anything else.“Don’t Look Up”New York composer Nicholas Britell received his third Oscar nomination for the music of Adam McKay’s sci-fi social satire: an eclectic brew of big-band jazz, traditional orchestral sounds, considerable electronics and a wild collection of offbeat instruments from toy piano to banjo and mandolin.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticHulu’s new limited series “The Girl From Plainville,” which premiered at the SXSW festival on March 12, faces, and surmounts, an interesting challenge: Its two lead characters have a relationship based almost entirely on text messages. The sight of someone with their face buried in a phone is hardly novel, nor is it compelling — at least not enough to sustain an eight-episode drama.The question of whether “The Girl From Plainville,” based on the real-life manslaughter trial of Michelle Carter after she encouraged her boyfriend over text to kill himself in 2014, really needed all of those episodes to tell its story is a fair one.

Jon Burlingame editorThis year’s Oscar song race may be more competitive than initially thought. Billie Eilish’s James Bond theme “No Time to Die,” long believed the front-runner, has been out for over two years (awaiting a COVID-delayed release of the film it was written for) and now faces opposition from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Encanto” song.While it’s not “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the TikTok sensation driving the Disney soundtrack to no.

Wilson Chapman editorSeason 2 of “Girls5Eva” is coming to Peacock in just under two months.The streamer has announced that the second season of the acclaimed musical comedy series from Meredith Scardino will premiere May 5.“Girls5eva” stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillips, Paula Pell and Renée Elise Goldsberry as the members of “Girls5eva,” a girl group that achieved fame in the year 2000 only to flame out after the release of their one hit song, “Famous5eva” and the tragic death of their lead member Ashley (Ashley Park) in an infinity pool accident. Two decades later, they reunite for a performance when the song is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper, and decide to relaunch their group in a new era.The news of the Season 2 premiere date was announced at a South by Southwest panel featuring Bareilles, Phillips, Pell, Goldsberry and Scardino and moderated by Andrew Rannells, a recurring guest star in the show.

Sasha Urban editorTraci Braxton, the singer, actress and television and radio personality who appeared on all seven seasons of “Braxton Family Values,” died Saturday after a battle with esophageal cancer, Variety has confirmed. She was 50 years old.“It is with the utmost regret that we inform you of the passing of our sister, Traci,” a statement from her family read. “Needless to say, she was a bright light, a wonderful daughter, an amazing sister, a loving mother, wife, grandmother and a respected performer.

Dancing On Ice star Kye Whyte has hit back at ‘fix’ claims hit by the show ahead of the semi-final. Last week, the athlete was hit with claims from some viewers that the show was a "fix" due to being saved from elimination for the fourth time.The star was in the bottom two alongside Stef Reid, but was saved by all four judges, following the week before where he was in the bottom two with Corrie actress Sally Dynevor before she was eliminated.

EASTENDERS star Natalie Cassidy looked loved-up in a snap with fiance Marc Humphries on a romantic night out. The soap legend revealed they had booked into a London hotel for a rare night away from the kids.