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Tom Cruise walks the red carpet at the Mission: Impossible 7 premiere in London

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell beamed as they walked the red carpet at the Mission: Impossible 7 Dead Reckoning Part One premiere in London on Thursday.

After lengthy delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and an unprecedented $290 million outlay, the 60-year-old Hollywood actor and his 41-year-old co-star seemed thrilled to be able to celebrate the film’s release.

The world premiere, which took place in Rome earlier this week, received rave reviews from early critics, who dubbed the film “dynamite” and labeled it a summer blockbuster.

Hayley turned heads when she wore a very voluminous satin gown to the screening, while Tom, who debuted as Ethan Hunt in the 1996 film Mission: Impossible, rocked a three-piece suit.

Hayley teased the dress’s fitted bodice with a hint of cleavage before the skirt billowed out at the hips.

Here comes Hollywood: Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell beamed as they walked the red carpet at the premiere of Mission: Impossible 7 Dead Reckoning Part One in London on Thursday

Leading lady: Hayley, who plays Grace in the film, caused quite a stir when she wore a very voluminous satin gown to the screening

The brunette beauty, who plays Grace in the film, increased her height with heels and slicked back half of her hair.

The duo were joined on the red carpet by Rebecca Ferguson, who reprized her role as Ilsa Faust.

The 39-year-old actress was pearly as she appeared in a dazzling white dress and kissed her co-star Hayley’s hand while they posed for photos.

Pom Klementieff, meanwhile, wowed in a black backless mini dress and silver Prada platform shoes, with Simon Pegg and Ivan Ivashkin also in attendance.

Vanessa Kirby, 35, was the epitome of glam in a black velvet dress. The floor-length dress flattered her curves and featured a satin neckline.

The film follows Ethan Hunt and the IMF team, including Grace, as they search for a terrifying new weapon that could threaten all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands.

Following the world premiere of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One in Rome on Monday, critics and fans who had the opportunity to see the film early on shared mostly flattering praise on social media.

The latest part of Mission: Impossible premiered in the legendary Italian city as part of the Rome Film Festival after a significant portion of the film was shot in the capital.

On Twitter, the first reactions to the “impeccably made” film were almost entirely positive.

Glamorous: Hayley emphasized a touch of cleavage in the dress’s fitted bodice, before the skirt billowed out at the hips

Overjoyed: Tom waved to the cameras as he continued the media tour for what critics branded as ‘dynamite’

Decades ago: Tom starred as Ethan Hunt in the first Mission: Impossible film in 1996

Spy: The film follows Ethan and the IMF team as they seek out a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands (pictured with Hayley Atwell)

Wow factor: Vanessa Kirby was the epitome of glamor in a black velvet dress

Sophisticated: The floor-length dress flatters your curves and features a satin neckline

Action: The Crown star kept the cameras rolling as she strutted down the red carpet

Sultry: Vanessa’s brows were laminated and half of her hair was slicked back behind her ear to show off her stunning earrings

Feeling the love: Vanessa waved to fans who had come to the event to get a glimpse of the cast

Strike a pose: The duo were joined on the red carpet by Rebecca Ferguson, who reprized her role as Ilsa Faust

Statement look: The 39-year-old actress was beaded as she arrived in a dazzling white gown

Satin: The floor-length dress had a tiered skirt and was one-shouldered

Proud moment: Rebecca kissed her co-star Hayley’s hand as they posed for photos

Cloud nine: The two looked excited when the film finally hit the big screen

Gizmodo and io9 writer Germain Lussier called the new film “amazing” and said it has a “dynamic, timely story.”

“Excellent new characters. Huge variety of action and one final set piece that ranks 2-3 all-time for the franchise,” he added.

Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes’ Erik Davis boasted that he had the “absolute best time” watching Cruise’s new film.

He added it was “an impeccably made action film that never fails to entertain.”

“Each action sequence is long, crazy and intense. “The story is expansive and sprawling, but I like how it felt complete and set you longingly for what’s to come.”

Milestone: After long delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tom, 60, appeared excited to celebrate the film’s launch (pictured with director Christopher McQuarrie)

Dynamite: The world premiere in Rome this week received rave reviews from early critics – and it looks set to be a summer blockbuster

Designer heels: Pom Klementieff walked the red carpet in a black backless mini dress and silver Prada platforms

Strike a pose: The actress, who went braless in the backless dress, caused quite a stir on the red carpet

Flower Power: Simon Pegg wore a flower suit to the screening

Supportive: He was joined on the red carpet by his wife Maureen and their daughter Matilda

On the red carpet: Ivan Ivashkin also came to celebrate the launch of the film

Going out: Actress Amanda Abbington looked chic in a black sundress and glittery heels

Lilac@ Rebecca Romijn opted for a purple zig zag dress and slicked back hair

Happy: The X-Men star beamed at the cameras

Date: Boxer David Haye and his model girlfriend Sian Osborne came to see the film

Dead Reckoning Part One is a long time coming as production has been halted several times in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The film was shot back-to-back with the direct sequel Dead Reckoning Part Two.

Originally, the two films were considered the final chapters, as reported by several publications including Screen Rant.

Alongside the hype surrounding a new addition to the ‘Mission Impossible’ franchise, fans and the media have been intrigued by rumors that co-stars Tom and Hayley secretly dated during filming.

But Hayley successfully silenced the rumblings when she first opened up about her “close” bond with Tom in an interview in the May-June issue of Country & Town House.

“I felt like if I ever worried about that, I could talk to him.” [Tom]’ the newly engaged star said to the dating rumours.

“And I know he would have said, ‘People say what they want to say, but you know who you are, I know who I am, and I want you to feel safe in that environment.’

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which also stars Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Henry Czerny alongside Cruise and Atwell, is slated to hit theaters on July 12 in the United States.

The sequel, Dead Reckoning Part Two, is slated to premiere in theaters on June 28, 2024.

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Viih Tube requests separation from Eliezer after discovering ‘betrayal’

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Lua is the first daughter of Viih Tube and Eliezer

The exBBB Eliezer took to social media this Thursday the 22nd to let his followers know that his wife, the influencer and also a former BBB vieh tube, asked for separation after hearing a “Treason“. In videos posted to Instagram, the influencer said he was surprised when he woke up wanting to kiss the couple’s daughter, Lua Di Felice, to hear his wife’s statements: “I want to break up, it’s over.” You betrayed me , you betrayed the moon. “I want to break up,” Viih Tube said, according to Eliezer’s account. “I thought she was making fun of my face,” he continued. In the videos, he went on to explain that he was trying to figure out what the allegations were about, even hearing he couldn’t see his daughter anymore and being asked who Brenda was. “I left the room to leave her in her room and came into the living room. She stopped in front of me and asked, “Who is Brenda?” “I said I will tolerate anything but betrayal.” You betrayed your family, you will never see the moon again. Do you have to have the dignity to tell me who Brenda is?’” the influencer asked. Following the stories, Eliezer says he confronted his wife, who admitted to having dreams of betrayal. “I looked her in the face at the time, took deep breaths about twenty times not to swear,” concluded the influencer.

Viih Tube also justified the suspicion on Instagram and admitted “failure”: “The last time I dreamed that I was cheated, it really was me.” So my intuition does not fail. It might have failed this time. But who is Brenda? It even had a name. “If Brenda calls him, he’ll be very smart,” he reasoned, saying the dream could also be “a sign.” “Could it be because I’ve read a lot about cheating in the last few days? Could it be. But it can be a warning,” he added. Viih tudo also said he would not prevent the husband from seeing his daughter: “Do you know anyone who always ups the stories too?” he concludes.

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1687457789 Dua Lipa shows off her bum in a micro bikini

Dua Lipa shows off her bum in a micro bikini that only covers the bare minimum – Billie

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Summer is made for having fun and ESPECIALLY for wearing our most beautiful bikinis. Dua Lipa proves it in her latest social media posts.

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Swimsuits in all sizes are the 27-year-old’s favorite summer outfit. His favorite? The micro bikini worn by all the stars. The one who has shown herself in a tight bikini several times this year is reviving the trend with the official arrival of summer.

Dressed simply in a miniature bikini with pink sequins, we find Dua Lipa in a retro setting, leaning against a vintage vehicle. This one embodies the Barbiecore aesthetic more than ever, matching her high heels, metal bag and pink toned collectible car.

In the second picture of his carousel on Instagram we see a little surprise. The levitating singer took her song literally as she posed sensually and lifted her bouncy bum.

The beautiful brunette leaves room for imagination in this mini bikini that only covers the minimum of her buttocks. Lest her 88 million subscribers forget this sulphurous photo, Dua added the sexiest accessory of the summer to her beachy outfit.

Dua Lipa shows off her bum in a micro bikini

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The latter plays the models and accentuates her waist with a gold chain connecting the top and bottom of her leotard. No doubt Dua knows how to turn heads.

A few days earlier we had already gotten a taste of this torrid photoshoot. Her fans were stunned by this shot, their gaze focused on the singer’s thong bikini.

The star has officially entered her Barbie era and is just awaiting the movie’s release, which hits theaters July 21.

The micro bikini no longer holds any secrets for Dua Lipa. She also takes the opportunity to announce that she will only be wearing this in the summer. We can’t wait to see it!

Without a doubt, all models look great on her, whether they have sequins or insect prints!

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Warning against misuse of ‘laughing gas’ –

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

The Ordre des chimistes du Québec is warning the public about the risks of nitrous oxide (N2O), known as “laughing gas” and used as a drug, particularly among young people.

Nitrous oxide is mainly used in the market to make whipped cream in the kitchen or as a sedative in certain medical procedures, especially in dentistry.

Because it is readily available, some people use this gas by inhalation as a euphoric drug, as it causes intoxication, uncontrolled laughter, intoxication, and hearing or vision problems.

“The rise in the misuse of this gas as an inhalation drug elsewhere in the world, particularly among young people, and the deaths that have been associated with it, are a cause of real concern,” the Ordre des chimistes du Québec lamented Thursday, in a bid to engage in prevention with the public if the season of festivals and large gatherings begins.

“The illicit consumption of this gas can quickly lead to disillusionment, because there is a risk of suffocation when breathing in large amounts of gas while holding your breath.” In the end, we quickly run out of oxygen. Nitrous oxide can also cause various short- and long-term adverse health effects. Not to mention the risk of injury if you fall from dizziness. It is certainly not a harmless chemical substance to be taken lightly,” said the Order’s President, Michel Alsayegh, in a press release.

Keep in mind that various jurisdictions such as France and Denmark have enacted laws to prevent the dangerous use of nitrous oxide, particularly by minors. “However, in Canada, this gas is still freely available and also easily accessible on the internet.”

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Asphalt fever threatens Cairo’s city of the dead

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

The plain, which extends at the foot of the Mokattam Hills to the southeast of Cairo, has served as an important burial ground since the arrival of the Muslim Arab conquerors in Egypt in the 7th century. Indeed, among the first prominent figures believed to be buried was the commander who led this campaign, Amr ibn al-As, who eventually served as the governor of the country.

Since then, successive Egyptian rulers have expanded the necropolis into a vast network of cemeteries also known as the “City of the Dead”. It consists of the southern and northern cemeteries, which together cover an area of approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) about 1,000 hectares.

Now, however, a significant portion of this historic site is being reduced to rubble by an aggressive government road plan. Although few details have been released, critics believe the plans will ruin the city’s urban fabric and fear hundreds of Islamic architectural treasures will be destroyed along with funerary art.

In the labyrinthine interior of the necropolis are innumerable tombs and mausoleums, some of great artistic and architectural value, housing important figures from the country’s past, including former kings, but also politicians, poets, scholars, writers, military figures and high-ranking civil servants . Some of these cemeteries were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

The cemetery grounds are also home to thousands of lower-class families, many of them for generations, and while lacking infrastructure, they have organically integrated into this idiosyncratic urban space, where it is not always easy to discern where where there is a home ends and a small mausoleum begins.

Several tombs and houses in Cairo’s City of the Dead.Marc English

“It’s a tremendous loss of a 1,400-year-old historical legacy,” says Galila El Kadi, architect, author of Architecture for the Dead: Cairo’s Medieval Necropolis, and research director at the Research Institute for Sustainable Development in Paris. “It is a loss as to the graves of those buried there; a loss in memory of these places and in security [of the dead] in their last place of rest and peace.”

One of the goals of the Egyptian authorities is to relieve traffic in Cairo and facilitate mobility. However, skeptics believe these plans are often counterproductive and only benefit a minority. They also warn that they would be implemented in a hurry and without public debate, and would change the identity of many areas of the capital.

The alarm first went off for Cairo’s culture vultures in 2020, when the construction of two road networks brought the first notable changes to the cemeteries, particularly the Mamluk necropolis. “The area affected by the demolition work is 100 hectares there, which is 1% of the total of all necropolises and is more than twice the size of the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris,” says El Kadi.

However, the demolition work has apparently been put on hold after it sparked significant outcry on social networks and local media, and also after UNESCO expressed its concerns. But that lull was cut short a month ago and the bulldozers are back in action, concentrating on two large cemeteries south of Cairo.

“The governor of Cairo announced before the final demolition work in May 2023 that 2,500 graves would be demolished,” notes El Kadi. “However, we cannot know the exact number as it would require an investigation into the governorate archives, which is not possible in the current context.”

Work in part of the Cairo Necropolis at the foot of the Citadel. Mark Spanish

Since the authorities’ plans have not been published, the criteria for demolition work are also unclear. It appears that some of the most iconic tombs will not be demolished, but among those already destroyed during this most recent campaign are that of the first Speaker of Egypt’s Parliament between 1902 and 1909, Abdel Hamid Basha Saddiq, and one of the loudest of a campaign by the Civil society, Abdullah Afandi Zohdi is the country’s most famous calligrapher.

“We don’t have details on what they want to do,” says Mostafa Elsadek, one of the leading members of the initiative that works to protect Cairo’s historic cemeteries. “They didn’t give them to us, so we don’t have a clear idea. We know they won’t get rid of the historical monuments, but if there’s a tomb that’s very ornate and more than 150 years old, it’s not [legally] As it is considered a historical monument it is a problem.”

El Kadi also fears that the monuments preserved in isolation will be adversely affected if left isolated. “Registered monuments are at risk from air pollution, vibration from traffic and any change in their environment, such as being surrounded by a network of highways and roads,” he says.

The new demolition campaign has reactivated the voices of the group of architects, historians and culture enthusiasts in Cairo, formed in late 2021 to document the endangered tombs and highlight the importance of their preservation. An online petition has already collected more than 5,000 signatures, and the controversy is being talked about on social networks and the country’s most popular TV shows.

One of the boundaries of Cairo’s Imam al-Shafi Cemetery, with a road widened in recent years passing directly in front of it. Mark Spanish

This group has even gone so far as to come up with alternative plans to the government’s road project to avoid demolition. But Elsadek says their plans were never considered. With authorities refusing to look into the issue, many families living in the affected areas have simply accepted offers from the state to move to other homes.

“We initially suggested an alternative because they hadn’t demolished anything yet,” says Elsadek. “But now they destroy quite a bit. We are not able to tell them that there are alternatives because they have already started the work.” Legal avenues are being considered in a last-ditch effort to stop the demolition. In late May, the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) filed an administrative complaint against the authorities responsible for the necropolises, including the prime minister and governor of Cairo, urging them to stop the demolition and protect the heritage.

“This is our last chance,” says prominent human rights lawyer Malek Adly, director of ECESR. “We are really concerned because attacks on this area have increased. We realized that all previous attempts, claims and complaints had failed, leaving us with no choice but to go to court.”

In response to the criticism, Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al Sisi in mid-June asked the relevant authorities to construct a new cemetery to house the remains of the “Icons of Egypt” now in the City of the Dead. The location and criteria for selecting the tombs to be moved have yet to be determined, although it is believed that the cemetery will most likely be built outside of Cairo.

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Pierre Lacroix in the Hall of Fame: the widow of the former DG bursts into tears

Sports News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Pierre Lacroix will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his widow Colombe was deeply moved by the news.

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Her reaction is extremely touching when she receives the call from Lanny McDonald and Mike Gartner, who will share the news on Wednesday.

McDonald first takes the floor to set the table. Then Gartner takes over and we feel Ms. Lacroix gasping on the phone as she awaits the news.

When the former Capitals player confirms her late husband will be hired as a construction worker, she bursts into tears.

wordless

The one nicknamed Coco is struggling to find her words and we understand her since her husband passed away less than three years ago on December 13, 2020.

“You don’t know what it all means,” she manages to say.

“It’s a dream come true,” she then told Lanny McDonald.

“He really wanted that moment to happen. […] I’m sure he’s very happy from up there,” adds Ms. Lacroix.

Meanwhile, Gartner and McDonald struggle to contain their emotions, and the second takes the opportunity to praise the achievements of Pierre Lacroix.

“He’s connected to so many great hockey talents. He changed the lives of so many young players, but also the lives of the people he works with every day.

See his reaction.

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Grandmother Arrested For Abandoning Granddaughter At US Airport

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

A 51-year-old grandmother who left her granddaughter at a US airport to board a flight to Honduras has been arrested by police, according to a Houston, Texas airport spokesman.

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On Tuesday afternoon, airline officials found a little girl, eight years old according to local press, crying and asking about her parents in a terminal at the massive George Bush International Airport.

The Spanish-speaking child explained that her grandmother, who was taking care of her, left her there and went to get her plane.

“According to the child, her parents had left the airport to pick up their daughter’s passport, which they had forgotten,” Houston Airports communications director Augusto Bernal told AFP.

“The little girl was left alone in the terminal building,” he added, without specifying if the child and her grandmother would be traveling together.

The child’s parents could be contacted based on the information they provided and returned to pick him up.

The grandmother, who boarded the plane, was disembarked from the plane by airport officials and taken into custody, Bernal said.

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Netflix wants to bring out a new generation of creators in South Korea

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Giant Netflix wants to support a new generation of YouTubers in South Korea, its CEO said in Seoul on Thursday after announcing a plan in April to invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content.

South Korea, strong on the global hit “Squid Game” and most recently on the success of “The Glory”, is already one of the best breeding grounds for the streaming giant. Its CEO Ted Sarandos therefore wants to “invest in it for the long term,” he explained to journalists.

Outlining the $2.5 billion investment plan announced in April during a visit to the United States by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the head of state praised “the extraordinary partnership between Korean designers and Netflix.”

“But I think we’re just scratching the surface of what’s possible,” he added, explaining that he wants to support a new generation of South Korean writers and increase funding for original works.

According to him, between 2022 and 2025, one in five Korean Netflix titles will be the work of a neo-author or neo-producer.

So far, the success has been there: by 2022, according to the streaming giant, more than 60% of platform users had watched at least one South Korean production, ranging from drama series to reality TV.

However, that productive relationship is marred by a standoff between Netflix and internet service providers in South Korea, who accuse Netflix of overloading the network without paying the appropriate bill.

In 2020, the American company, which has had a presence in the country since 2016, sued SK Broadband, one of those providers, for confirmation that it no longer had to pay to use its network.

However, the court ruled that it was “reasonable” to “force the platform to give something back”. She called.

In 2021, SK Broadband in turn filed a lawsuit against Netflix to claim additional costs related to the explosion in user numbers and thus data traffic.

This is not a “conflict” with South Korea, Mr. Sarandos assured, mentioning on the contrary a “clear, direct and symbiotic relationship between creative companies like (his) and the internet industry”.

In particular, the CEO of Netflix recalled an investment of around one billion dollars to “improve data distribution in the world and reduce costs”. The company has 18,000 servers in 175 countries that make the internet “faster and more efficient,” he said.

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