11 Best Non-Alcoholic Spirits Essential for Mocktails in 2024

Diego Ramos Bechara editor The role of a storyteller goes beyond simply bringing the words on a page to life. “We’ve been trained from a very young age and educated to think a certain way,” Giancarlo Esposito said.

Eric Cantona has announced more live shows for the spring as he continues the launch of his musical career – see the new dates below.The retired Manchester United legend first teased a career in music last year, going on to release debut EP ‘I’ll Make My Own Heaven’ and play his first live shows.Now, he will return to the stage in April for gigs beginning in Dublin and ending in Manchester 10 days later.The run will include a London gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire and shows in Newcastle, Leeds and more.See the full run of dates below. Tickets go on sale here from 10am GMT on Friday, January 26.APRIL 202410 – Dublin, Liberty Hall 12 – Glasgow, O2 Academy 13 – Aberdeen, Music Hall 14 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall 16 – Leeds, O2 Academy 17 – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 18 – Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall 20 – Manchester, Palace TheatreComprised of four songs, Cantona’s debut EP sees the former footballer channel inspiration from music heavyweights including Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen.“J’écris pour exister car il n’existe que moi pour écrire ainsi…writing is a way for me to exist, as only my existence can result in writing this way,” he said of the release.“Music has always been a part of my life.

Travis Scott, Burna Boy and Luke Combs have been added to the list of performers at the 2024 Grammy Awards.This year’s ceremony is due to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 4.Recently, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa were all announced as performers for next month’s ceremony, and another trio have now been added.Burna Boy is nominated for four awards at the 2024 Grammys, including Best Global Music Album (‘I Told Them…’), Best African Music Performance (‘City Boys’), Best Global Music Performance (‘Alone’) and Best Melodic Rap Performance (‘Sittin’ On Top Of The World’).Combs and Scott are up for one award each, Best Country Solo Performance (‘Fast Car’) and Best Rap Album (‘Utopia’) respectively.

The Criterion Collection is constantly curating and adding the best and brightest of cinema to its collection, but its April 2024 is pretty stellar and adds two classic films that haven’t been in the collection previously that really deserved to be there. The first film added to the collection in April is notable because of Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr.

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Martin Scorsese’s epic Killers of the Flower Moon was named Best Picture at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, which were revealed today. The pic also took Best Supporting Actor for Robert De Niro. See the full winners list below.

No Doubt have been announced to return for their first performance since 2015 at Coachella 2024.The Gwen Stefani-fronted band was announced for the festival this morning (January 17), when its full line-up was released. Notably, the festival’s lineup poster did not list No Doubt under any of its individual dates, leaving their performance dates and timings to be confirmed.Ahead of Coachella’s line-up being released, No Doubt teased a reunion with a new video posted to their X account.

Cheers reunited for a special tribute at this year’s Emmys.To coincide with the 75th edition of the awards ceremony, this year’s event in Los Angeles honoured some of the most beloved shows in TV history.Among the celebrated shows was Cheers, which host Anthony Anderson described as “one of the greatest sitcoms of all time” in his introduction.After Anderson’s opening speech, the curtain lifted to show cast members Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger stood around a replica of the show’s famed Boston bar.“This feels really nice to be here in front of all of you, thank you,” Danson said. Check out footage of the moment below.Shortly after, George Wendt joined the cast on stage with the envelope to present the award for Best Directing for a Comedy Series.

Elizabeth Debicki is sweeping awards season with another win!

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Just after Spaniard J.A. Bayona’s Oscar-shortlisted “Society of the Snow” opened on Netflix to a massive 55.8 million hours watched over Jan. 4-7 – the second best bow ever in watching time for a non-English Netflix movie – ICEX Spain Trade & Investment, the country’s powerful export and inward investment board, has unveiled a new deal with Parrot Analytics.

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Justine Triet gave an emotional thank you to her cast and said that with Anatomy Of A Fall she’d tried to show how truly hard it is to capture truth.

is competing for her first award at Sunday's ceremony for her song for the Barbie movie, but her dress is giving…Oppenheimer?Lipa recently changed up her signature dark hair for a classic shade of “,” and the unique tone popped even more against the jet black of her dress.The contrast between the dramatic gown and Lipa's fun, flirty hair color is bringing us back to the “Barbenheimer” vibes of summer—we're just going to say it. So while she may be at the awards show for Barbie, her look is serious business.Lipa is, of course, nominated for her song of the summer from the Barbie movie “Dance the Night Away,” one of three songs from the film to be nominated.

2024 has a ton of anticipated movies on its release calendar, but none have the same mystique as Francis Ford Coppola‘s “Megalopolis.” The long-gestating, self-financed titan of a film went into production in November 2022, wrapped shooting in March 2023, and …well, since then, FFC has been editing, tinkering, etc. After Coppola stated last May that the film wouldn’t reach audiences in 2023, many wondered if the director had hit a couple of snares in post-production.

The survey from YouGov and the Portman Group has shone a light on changing attitudes to alcohol among members of Gen Z, with 39 per cent of 18-to-24s not drinking alcohol at all.44 per cent of “the most sober age group” consider themselves either an occasional or regular drinker of 0 per cent alcohol alternatives – a 13 per cent rise on numbers from 2022.23 per cent of those surveyed said that choosing low or no alcohol drinks lowered their overall intake of alcohol.Portman Group chief executive Matt Lambert said: “It is welcome to see a further rise in the popularity of low and no-alcohol alternatives as well as further evidence of how they are an important tool to help UK drinkers, particularly younger adults, to drink responsibly.“The availability of alcohol alternatives has never been more abundant and we eagerly await the outcome of the recent UK government consultation on low-alcohol descriptors, which we hope will further facilitate the growth of the UK low and no-alcohol market.”A survey conducted last year also revealed that 43 per cent of Gen Z would give up alcohol for six months for a chance to be front row at their favourite concert.The figures come after the UK nightlife industry expressed their anger over increased increased alcohol duty and drink prices in the UK last year.Tax hikes of up to 20 per cent were enforced under a plan brought in by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt from last August.The move has been strongly condemned by the Night Time Industries Association, which claims that the “planned alcohol duty increase today threatens to inflict severe damage on an already struggling industry that plays a crucial role in our nation’s economy and cultural vitality”.2023 also saw DF

The Offspring, Yungblud and The Prodigy confirmed as headliners.The upcoming instalment of the rock festival will return later this summer, running between June 12 and 15 and held at the Park 360 in Hradec Králové, Czechia.Now, organisers have revealed a new list of artists set to perform at the event, including three new headliners.

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Dry January — abstaining from alcoholic drinks for a month — as a way to reset health priorities after the holidays or as a test run for an alcohol-free lifestyle. And now there’s also “Damp January,” which can mean whatever you want it to but often involves cutting down to weekend-only drinking or trying lower-proof alternatives. Much of the interest is fueled by Gen Z, who want the style and flavor of cocktails to fit into their zero-proof lifestyles.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Celebrities are launching non-alcoholic spirits and mocktails while zero-proof cocktail bars are opening across the world. But what’s a wine drinker to do? While many of the canned spritzers and herbal-forward aperitifs are great party drinks, what about wine pairings with food, whether at restaurants or at home? That’s where alcohol-removed and alcohol-free wine and wine-adjacent bottles come in.

Following the eating and drinking marathon of Christmas and New Year, many will be looking forward to a break from the buffets and booze. Some will embrace the start of 2024 by signing up to a new gym or cutting back on alcohol, others may be thinking about going plant-based for Veganuary.