Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos launches new six-part radio series

Netflix has shared the first teaser for its upcoming original Korean thriller series Narco-Saints.Created by The Spy Gone North filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin, Narco-Saints stars Ha Jung-woo (Ashfall, Entourage) as protagonist Kang In-su, an unassuming entrepreneur who visits Suriname for business but ends up framed by a Korean drug lord operating in the South American country.He’s later roped into a secret mission by Choi Chang-ho (Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo), an agent of the Korean National Intelligence Service, in order to apprehend Jeon Yo-han (Hush’s Hwang Jung-min), who is moonlighting as a pastor as a cover for his operations as the head of a notorious drug cartel.Narco-Saints is slated to make a global premiere on Netflix on September 9. Watch its teaser, which was released on August 11, above.Narco-Saints also features a supporting cast that includes Yoo Yeon-seok (Hospital Playlist, Dr.

A 74-year-old Long Island man, who had sent over 60 letters to LGBTQI persons, organisations and businesses, including the Stonewall Inn in New York, threatening to “kill, shoot, and bomb” them, was sentenced to 30 months in prison last week. Between 2013 and 2021, Robert Fehring, a retired high school teacher, had terrorised LGBTQI individuals and businesses in New York by sending them letters threatening violence. His eight-year long reign of terror came to an end in 2021 when he was arrested by the FBI. Trigger Warning: This story discusses threats of violence against LGBTQI persons, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.In his letter threatening the owners of Stonewall Inn, Fehring wrote, “we will blow up/burn your establishments down.

Alvvays have shared their brand new single ‘Easy On Your Own?’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the second to be previewed from the Canadian band’s forthcoming third studio album ‘Blue Rev’, which is due for release via Transgressive on October 7.Following on from the arrival last month of the LP’s lead single ‘Pharmacist’, Alvvays have now shared ‘Easy On Your Own?’.You can listen to the track in the below visualiser.You can see the tracklist for Alvvays’ ‘Blue Rev’, which has been described in a press release as the band’s “most harmonically rich and lyrically provocative” album yet, below.Alvvays will head out on a North American tour in October, with dates running through to mid-November.

Did you know that Chris Pine‘s dad is also an accomplished actor?

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi have fuelled speculation that they have married after the Thor director was seen sporting a wedding band on Friday. In an Instagram snap shared by Rita's sister Elena, Taika, 46, could be seen sporting the gold jewellery on his left finger as he enjoyed a drink in the sunshine. Meanwhile, Rita, 31, also uploaded the same shot to her Instagram, but the singer tellingly covered Taika's hand with her caption.

Tiffany Cross and comedian Wanda Sykes — have already slammed the network for reportedly hiring Griffin.Who will be the next co-host of @TheView? The wait is finally over! Find out only on @TheView this THURSDAY at 11e|10c|p on ABC! pic.twitter.com/xvLHqgin2ZBorn in Los Angeles on June 15, 1989, Griffin is the daughter of two journalists. Her father, Joseph Farah, was the executive news editor at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, then an editor at Northern California’s the Sacramento Union.Her father is of Syrian and Lebanese descent.

New York Times said on Sunday that Football's Coming Home — a 'wry anthem trotted out by England fans every time its team get a whiff of a title' — had been booming out of the Wembley speakers. 'Everyone, you will not be surprised, knows the words by heart,' a writer observed. The $64,000 question for the new European champions now is whether they can reach the Holy Grail and beat the USA at next summer's World Cup.

A new type of pension scheme has opened for applications across the UK. Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes will offer retirement savers a ‘middle ground’ option between existing schemes.

EXCLUSIVE: J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things) and newcomer Maria Mancuso will round out the cast of the rom-com Música, which Rudy Mancuso is directing and starring in for Amazon Studios and Wonderland Sound and Vision. The trio joins an ensemble that also includes Riverdale‘s Camila Mendes, as previously announced.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw's character in her thrilling new Apple TV+ series,, may have lost her memories, but the actress is crystal-clear on what she loves about the show.«It's so juicy,» Mbatha-Raw raved to ET at the show's New York premiere on Monday. «I mean, this show is such a thrilling mystery and it's a real psychological thriller with so many twists and turns every episode.»The British actress plays the protagonist of the series, Sophie, who is trying to piece together her memories leading up to a suicide attempt. At the start, she explained, «the audience knows as much as she does… so you're sort of immediately drawn into her world.»«It's set in San Francisco, in this very luxurious world, but something's off under the surface,» she hinted. «These people seemingly have everything, but there's an unsettling energy… My character not knowing her past, she essentially is the mystery.»Mbatha-Raw said fans of psychological thrillers and female-driven mysteries will love the series — no surprise, given that producer and star Reese Witherspoon is behind the project as an executive producer, alongside Mbatha-Raw herself.«I first met Reese when we did and then, obviously, which I got to do with Apple and [Witherspoon's production company] Hello Sunshine was such an amazing experience for me,» she recalled. «When I got the script for this, I knew Hello Sunshine was already attached to produce… I feel like Reese leads by example.

Kate Winslet has found her latest HBO limited series.

David Ortiz was officially inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 2022, in a beautiful ceremony that included heartwarming speeches and many familiar faces. In addition to the retired Boston Red Sox slugger, the museum committee honored seven other players, including Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva, and Buck O’Neil.After retiring in 2016, Ortiz immediately appeared on the ballot to be inducted for his outstanding performance and legacy in the game.

A steakhouse for the stars. The Hideaway is the new swanky Mexican restaurant making its way to Beverly Hills — and it’s set to arrive sooner than you think. 

EXCLUSIVE: A little known episode during World War II involving three of the most powerful political figures of the time that could’ve changed the future of the Western world is the subject of a limited series in development at Sony Pictures Television starring and produced by Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome. Thriller drama Night Of the Assassins, based on the New York Times bestseller by Howard Blum, comes from Blum, Terminator 3 director Jonathan Mostow, the Emmy-winning Homeland and 24 duo Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and their executive Glenn Geller.