Lauren Laverne is set to return to the BBC this month (Picture: BBC) Lauren Laverne is set to return to the BBC studio this month after announcing her cancer diagnosis in August. Lauren, 46, who has been the host of Desert Island Discs since 2018, is set to return to radio just months after revealing … Read more
In the world of no-fee and low-fee brokers, Robinhood is the leader, but it’s facing increasingly stiff competition from an upstart known as Webull, founded by one of the top executives from Chinese-based e-commerce giant Alibaba. And it’s Webull’s ties to China —seen increasingly as a US adversary— that could pose a major roadblock to … Read more
You could accidentally be bringing in contraband (Picture: Getty Images) You’re getting ready to go on holiday, the excitement is kicking in, you’re squeezing your case shut and ticking items off your packing list. Ensuring you’ve got all the essentials is key prep for an upcoming holiday, but have you ever thought about the items … Read more
Joanne Rogers, wife of the late Fred Rogers, in her home in Pittsburgh in November. (Jeff Swensen / For The Times) Fred Rogers proposed to Sara Joanne Byrd in a letter. A letter she lost almost immediately in a flurry of excitement as she rushed to a pay phone to give him her answer: “Yes, … Read more
A staple of every 90s childhood was having a go playing Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? on a PC only slightly smaller than a Kia Rio. I reckon we could reboot the game now, only we could call it, Where In The World Is Meghan? Where has the Duchess of Sussex gone? November 27 marks seven … Read more
Lesley Manville wasn’t going to let her divorce break her (Picture: Gisela Schober/Getty Images) In the 90s, one huge celebrity divorce rocked Hollywood as Lesley Manville split from fellow rising star Gary Oldman in a love triangle scandal. The Moonflower Murders actress has shared how the breakup impacted her as her husband of two years … Read more
A blockbuster comedy legend popped out to grab some groceries in New York City this week (Picture: Backgrid) A huge Hollywood star who stepped away from moviemaking in the 90s was spotted on a low-key outing after shunning the limelight for the past few decades. Rick Moranis, 71, is rarely seen and looked virtually unrecognisable … Read more
When a husband is deported to the United Kingdom, his American wife is left wondering: Should she file her federal income taxes individually or jointly with him? (Associated Press) Dear Liz: I am a 56-year-old married U.S. citizen. My husband of six years was deported to the United Kingdom. Appeals to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration … Read more
In HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before Denis Villeneuve’s films, Emily Watson, left, is Valya Harkonnen, and Olivia Williams is Tula. (Attila Szvacsek/HBO) Even before Denis Villeneuve’s big-screen, two-part 2021 film introduced it to moviegoers who had missed David Lynch’s enjoyably bonkers 1984 adaptation, Frank Herbert’s “Dune” had become exploited IP. Herbert completed six … Read more
Copies of the Los Angeles Times roll off the newspaper’s former printing press near downtown Los Angeles last February. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: I was touched and a little surprised by the words and tone of climate columnist Sammy Roth’s piece on supporting a free press. After giving us a … Read more