Man City 'main competitors' for Erling Haaland as Pep Guardiola interested in Yeremy Pino

Wilson Chapman editor“White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch” will debut on Netflix April 19, the streamer has announced.Directed by Alison Klayman, who helmed the Alanis Morissette documentary “Jagged” last year, “White Hot” explores the rise in popularity of casual wear retail chain Abercrombie & Fitch, which was first founded in the 1800s, during the late ’90s. Under the leadership of CEO Mike Jeffries, the store became known for its sexualized advertising and its emphasis on an “all-American” look –– which, to many, was code for “white.” As the store developed a dominance in the retail world off of its brand, growing criticisms regarding discriminatory hiring and marketing practices eventually engulfed it in scandal.

Zack Sharf Bruce Willis’ “The Sixth Sense” co-star Haley Joel Osment and director M. Night Shyamalan both took to social media to praise the actor after he announced March 30 that he’s stepping away from the profession following an aphasia diagnosis.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAs anyone who’s even fleetingly dipped into the vast, storied genre of the British spy thriller can attest, there are a few different games afoot in “Slow Horses.” What looks at first like a story of restless, demoted spies finding their purpose gets quickly twisted up in MI5 politics. Then, a couple of hours into the six-episode season, the show tries to turn everything we thought we knew inside out.

Naima Karp If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. As Mother’s Day fast approaches, the quest for the perfect gift has begun. While a card or some chocolates are always appreciated, step your game up with something new this year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWhat’s the value of winning an Oscar? For Apple, the historic Oscar best picture win for original film “CODA” on Sunday has produced immediate results — drawing 25% new viewers to the Apple TV Plus streaming service, and pushing viewing of the film up more than 300% compared with the week prior.Apple’s Academy Award-winning film “CODA” beat Netflix to grab the crown as having the first film on a streaming service win the top Oscar prize. It’s also the first movie starring a predominantly Deaf cast in leading roles to win an Oscar for best picture.Of course, the numbers about “CODA’s” performance on Apple TV Plus, provided by a source close to the tech company, don’t reveal all that much.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDean Devlin’s new Syfy series “The Ark” has found its core cast members as production gets underway, Variety has learned exclusively.Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman, Reece Ritchie, Stacey Read and Ryan Adams will all appear as series regulars in the show, which is now shooting at PFI Studios in Belgrade, Serbia. The show was first announced back in January.“The Ark” takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life.

Will Smith on Tuesday to discuss his attack on Chris Rock, individuals with knowledge of the matter told Variety.Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson talked to the actor on Zoom about the fallout from the assault during Sunday’s Oscars telecast. The talk lasted for roughly 30 minutes, according to a source.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan has taken to Twitter to hit back at sexist criticism she received after appearing on the show.The formidable Chaser, also known as The Vixen, hit back at claims that she had been "patronising, sarcastic and rude" to contestants, before questioning whether the social media user would have put the sexist comments to one of her male colleagues.In view of her 108,100 followers, the flame-haired star, 39, posted criticism she had received on the micro-blogging site from a viewer of the quiz show.She wrote: "Well, isn't it great that my job isn't to be attractive?" (sic)Alongside the captio, Jenny had also shared a rude tweet.Tagging her, it read: "@jenlion being patronising, sarcastic and rude to the contestants on The Chase is not an attractive feature."Continuing her thread, Jenny wrote: "At least, not to be attractive to this guy."She went on in a new tweet: "In seriousness, would the [original poster] tweet this to any of my male colleagues?"It's infuriating that in 2022 CE I'm still being primarily judged on whether some random man on the internet wants to bang me (based on some Victorian ideal of the meek and mild woman, apparently) rather than how good I am at my job."Side note: I'm rarely patronising, let alone sarcastic or rude to the contestants," she ended her thread.However, Twitter user @playpictorial claimed that the show's host Bradley Walsh "always comments" about Jenny's looks.They replied to her: "Why then does Brad always comment about your looks in the intro whilst the Menace his intelligence, that said we enjoy watching your performance and positive comments to the contestants."Addressing the claims, Jenny was quick to shoot them down.She hit back: "He doesn't comment on my

Dan Bejar has spent the past quarter-century articulating the thoughts of surrealists, nihilists, and aphorists. From his 1996 debut We’ll Build Them a Golden Bridge, the title of which is an allusion to Tolstoy, through the 2011 breakthrough Kaputt, up to 2020’s masterful Have We Met, the Vancouver-based solo artist has explored the fringes of syntax just as much as he has the outer limits of sophisti-pop and soft rock. His protagonists have, like erudite barflies at the end of the night, been difficult to fully comprehend — and they often disappear as soon as they arrive.

Chaz Bear (Toro y Moi) has shared a psychedelic new track titled "Déjà Vu,” It's an offering from the South Carolina-born, Bay Area-based chillwave progenitor's forthcoming 10th studio LP MAHAL, coming April 29. After releasing his first nine albums on D.C.

Back in 2018, English R&B singer Ella Mai scored one of the year's defining hits in "Boo'd Up," a cozy ballad inflected with the swing and percussions of West Coast rap that was followed by "Trip," another smash ("Boo'd Up" would go on to win a Best R&B Song Grammy). Today, the singer has announced her follow-up project "Leave You Alone," out May 6 on Mustard's label 10 Summers.

Masochism, the long-awaited sophomore project from Sky Ferreira, has become the Chinese Democracy of indie-pop, stuck in development for nine years with little to show for it. It seemed like Ferreira was gearing up to release the album in 2019 when she shared its lead single “Downhill Lullaby," but it's been crickets since then save for an excellent Charli XCX collaboration "Cross You Out" from the album Charli.

Earlier this month, Kate Bollinger announced that her third EP, Look at it in the Light, would arrive April 22 via Ghostly International. She also shared its lead single, "Who Am I But Someone," a pep talk to save for a rainy day of the mind.

HBO Max docuseries, “The Invisible Pilot,” premiering Monday, April 4 at 9 p.m. The three-part, eye-opening tale covers Betzner’s unlikely transition from family man to drug maven, wrangling covert US government operations in Central America.“We see him as this sort of ‘Forrest Gump’ character, he’s everywhere,” Ari Mark, who co-directs with Phil Lott told The Post of Betzner, who is still alive and is now in his 80s.

Manchester United have been dealt a boost in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji, according to reports.

Manchester United are reportedly interested in Benfica star Darwin Nunez but they have been told they will need to splash out in excess of €60m (£50m) if they want to sign him.

Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham is said to have made a decision over his future at the club amid ongoing links to Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool.The former Birmingham City prodigy has been among the star performers under Marco Rose this season - but his frustrations have at times got the better of him with their chances of silverware looking worse than bleak.That has led to further rumours that the 18-year-old could push for a move away from the club in the summer, with Dortmund known for making huge profits after nurturing talent.However, the latest update suggests that those interested could be blocked in any attempts to sign the England midfielder this summer - as he plans to stay put.The Metro reports that Bellingham, who has six goals and 10 assists so far this season in all competitions, will stay at Dortmund for at least one more full season.Bellingham is under contract at the club until the summer of 2025, and looks to be keen on continuing his development in Germany until at least June of 2023.In what has been an underwhelming season, Dortmund lost in the DFL-Supercup to Bayern Munich, were knocked out of the DFB Cup by St. Pauli, beaten in the Europa League by Rangers and have fallen eight points behind the Bundesliga leaders.Who should Bellingham chose to join in the Premier League? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionIn addition, Bellingham raised eyebrows by slamming team-mate Nico Schulz during their Europa League exit, forcing an explanation from manager Marco Rose.

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Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose shrugged off the loss of his main goal threat Erling Haaland at Ibrox and insisted that the German giants have scored plenty without their Norwegian superstar this season.

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix this summer.The Gunners came out of the January window with a weaker front-line after failing in their pursuit of Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and allowing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to join Barcelona for free.Manager Mikel Arteta is expected to spend big money instead this summer, with 22-year-old former Golden Boy winner Felix topping the Spaniard’s list of potential signings.And according to El Chiringuito via Sport Witness, La Liga giants Atletico would be prepared to let him join Arsenal in an attempt to recoup the lion’s share of the whopping £114million fee they paid for him in 2019.Journalist Eduardo Inda said: “Joao Félix is a very good player. Arsenal want him.“Diego Simeone, if he continues, he wants to bring [Valencia striker Goncalo] Guedes.

With Rangers spilling two more points in the Scottish Premiership title race on Sunday, it’s fair to say their league defence has been blighted by inconsistency.