We finally have a premiere date for the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. Stan on Tuesday announced that the sophomore edition of the series with drag queens from Australia and New Zealand will premiere on Saturday July 30, 2022. While details of the production are a tightly guarded secret, here’s what we know about Season 2 of the Down Under edition of the Emmy award winning international franchise.In March 2022, after wrapping up the shooting of the second season in New Zealand, RuPaul had described the queens from Down Under as “ratchet”. The first season was criticised for its low production values and RuPaul in an interview on The Graham Norton Show revealed, things hadn’t been upsized for season two. Fellow guest and actor Benedict Cumberbatch asked RuPaul how different were the Down Under queens.
CNN ‘Partisan’ On-Air Talent Must Tone It Down Under New Boss – Or Else
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Axios.And if not? There’s the door, Axios reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.New CNN boss Chris Licht, whose predecessor Jeff Zucker is largely responsible for CNN turning hard-left at the outset of the Trump administration, wants to give the brand’s existing faces the chance to try out its more nuanced, facts-based approach to doing the news.“For on-air talent, that includes engaging in respectful interviews that don’t feel like PR stunts,” Axios wrote. “For producers and bookers, that includes making programming decisions that are focused on nuance, not noise.”CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.Axios said CNN isn’t going to “shy away” from personality programming – those partisan voices just won’t dominate the way had in the era of Zucker, who was ousted from the network over a longstanding consensual relationship with a co-worker.Licht, who most recently was the longtime showrunner of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS, took over last month.
Axios says Warner Bros. Discovery is aligned with Licht’s news-first vision, which would return CNN to something that better resembles the original cable network’s founding principles of traditional journalism.One of the first casualties of the Licht era was CNN’s “Breaking News” banner, which Licht told employees in a recent memo has been overused.
Every railway ticket office in England to close under new plans - reports
Every train ticket office in England could be shut down according to new plans from the government. It would leave passengers needing to buy their tickets online, according to The Times. The move will save £500million a year and is reported to be ready to roll out from September.
Kendrick Lamar says ‘Mr. Morale…’ is his “most present” album in new mini-doc
Kendrick Lamar has visited Accra in Ghana for a new mini-documentary in which he describes his new album as his “most present yet” while also reflecting on going to therapy.The four-minute Spotify film, titled A Day In Ghana With Kendrick Lamar, follows the rapper as he makes his first-ever trip to the capital of the West African country. “I can’t even tell you what day it is,” he said at the start.
Festival Republic to bring renewable power to UK festivals under new project
Reading & Leeds, Latitude and more – has teamed up with Music Declares Emergency in an effort to bring renewable power to UK festival sites.The project aims to drive grid connections to festivals nationwide and begin the transition of the UK outdoor live sector to grid power, per a press release. It will ultimately reduce carbon emissions for the sector in relation to temporary power generation.Funded by Festival Republic, the collaboration falls under the ongoing No Music On A Dead Planet climate campaign which has previously won support from the likes of Billie Eilish, Foals and Brian Eno.Festival Republic will support the project closely with the aim of presenting fully renewably powered, grid-connected stages at three of its events for the 2023 festival season.
Stunning new book reveals unseen images of Hollywood star Paul Newman
The Oscar-winning star of The Sting, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, and Absence Of Malice, was happy playing movie roles, but uncomfortable playing himself. "I don't know what to do with myself," he complained to the men and women behind the camera lens. "Give me something to do!"But a few rare photographers were able to get Newman to let down his guard, capturing him as he relaxed with a beer in hand, fishing, racing sports cars, shooting the breeze with co-stars on location, and cocooning with his family at home.
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Royal fans spot Lilibet and Princess Charlotte's uncanny resemblance to Diana in new photos
Royal fans have highlighted the close resemblance they believe Princess Charlotte and Lilibet have to their grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Comparisons between the cousins and the late monarch were sparked after a fan account named @loveprincessdiana, which was created in memory of the Princess of Wales, posted several side-by-side baby photos of the Royals.
Landlords will face 'Ofsted-style' inspections and unlimited fines under new Government bill
A new bill is set to be introduced to parliament today (June 8) that will affect those who rent or let a property in the UK. Social housing landlords who are failing their tenants by putting them in unsuitable living conditions will face 'Ofsted-style' inspections and unlimited fines under the new Social Housing Regulation Bill.
Outlander star Sam Heughan set for Edinburgh appearance to promote new book
Outlander star Sam Heughan has announced a rare treat for homegrown fans.
Mark Ronson shares Amy Winehouse’s demo vocal for ‘Back To Black’
Mark Ronson has shared behind-the-scenes insight into working with Amy Winehouse – hear her demo vocal for ‘Back To Black’ below.Ronson was one of the late singer’s most influential collaborators, having produced her seminal second album, also called ‘Back to Black’, in 2006.Sharing a TikTok video of how they made the song together, Ronson said: “Amy came to my studio right here and we met for the first time and I instantly loved her and she played me all of this great Sixties music and she left and I got very inspired and I came up with this piano right here,” going on to play the piano riff from ‘Back To Black’.“The next day she came in and wrote these incredible lyrics which she scribbled in the back room,” he added, captioning the post: “All hail the lioness.”Watch the TikTok below.#stitch with @ruben.tt all hail the lioness ❤️ ♬ original sound – Mark Ronson Last year, Ronson expressed regret over the way he treated Winehouse while she was at the height of her addiction issues.“Obviously, we had our ups and downs, and it was troubling,” Ronson told The Guardian. “I don’t know if I fully loved the way that I behaved around her.”The DJ and producer subsequently explained that he wished he had been more vocal in supporting Winehouse throughout her struggles.“When she was going through addiction, I wish I’d been a little bit more upfront or confrontational about it,” he explained.
London’s 12 Bar to reopen under new name alongside another new central London venue
launch of the Outernet’s new 2,000-capacity live events venue called HERE this summer.The landmark venue on Denmark Street, which closed for redevelopment in 2015, was renowned for hosting early shows for acts who went on to reach stardom including Adele, Regina Spektor and Jeff Buckley.Its location in the nicknamed “Tin Pan Alley” of London was at the heart of much British musical history. David Bowie famously hung out on Denmark Street in the ’60s, and The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols and Elton John all recorded or rehearsed their early works at recording studios on the street.
Quentin Tarantino to release new book ‘Cinema Speculation’ later this year
Cinema Speculation is due out October 25, 2022 via HarperCollins. According to a listing on the publishers website, the book is “organised around key American films from the 1970s, all of which Quentin Tarantino first saw as a young moviegoer at the time.“This book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining,” the listing continues.
I'm A Celeb's Ant and Dec admit Australia is show's 'spiritual home' ahead of return Down Under
Ant and Dec have had their say on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here returning to Australia this year, saying the country is the programme's "spiritual home". The ITV reality show has taken place at Gwrych Castle in Wales for the past two years due to the Covid-19 travel restrictions. Now, the iconic co-hosts have confirmed that the show is returning “home” and will swap out South Wales, UK for New South Wales, Australia.