Karen's Kitchen recipes: Chilli cheese and jalapeno bread

As evinced already by its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, and the strong reactions it provoked—not to mention our caustic review—discussing and writing about the Midnight Madness movie “Shadow In The Cloud” can be a tricky and complicated affair.

Ed Meza @edmezavarSwitzerland’s Cognito Films has re-teamed with German shingle Elemag Pictures on a human drama about a group of pit workers coming to terms with the closure of Germany’s last coal mine.“Once We Were Pitmen” accompanies five miners on a bittersweet journey against the backdrop of climate change, Germany’s energy transition away from fossil fuels and even gender identity.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana is the latest celebrity to call for film festivals to adopt gender-neutral acting awards categories.Following in the footsteps of Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett and director Kornél Mundruczó, who have voiced their support for the change while at this week’s Venice Film Festival, Khurrana told us: “Gender-neutral awards should become the norm.

Chelsea Houska, 29, and Cole DeBoer, 32, are two of the many couples who happily announced that they are expecting during quarantine. The Teen Mom 2 stars revealed their joyous baby news in early August on Instagram, with Chelsea posting a photo of all of their names on the wall (Chelsea, Cole and their children Aubree, Watson and Layne) with their 4th child (who will be a girl) added at the bottom.

Chloe Ferry has decided to celebrate her 25th birthday in style by jetting off to Marbella.The Geordie Shore star documented her journey from the airport, her easyJet flight and arriving in the Spanish holiday destination on Instagram. She soaked up the sun as she touched down and was treated to VIP service as she got to her hotel before sipping on a huge magnum of Champagne.

Chelsea Houska turns 29 on Aug. 29, and she has a lot to celebrate! The birthday girl, who starred on MTV’s 16 & Pregnant and has been on Teen Mom 2 since 2011, is currently pregnant with her fourth child. This will be her third baby with her husband, Cole DeBoer, while she also shares a daughter, Aubree, with her ex, Adam Lind. Chelsea and Cole’s relationship is a fan-favorite for Teen Mom viewers, and we rounded up some of their best Instagram pics ever.

Mika has announced he will be live-streaming an ‘I Love Beirut’ benefit concert on Saturday September 19.He revealed his plans for the performance a few days ago on social media, with tickets going on sale yesterday (August 24).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLebanese-British singer-songwriter Mika will stage a livestreamed concert to raise funds and awareness for relief in the wake of the explosion in Beirut last month that killed more than 200 people and devastated a large area in the country’s capital.His “I Love Beirut” benefit concert will take place on Saturday 19 September and will be live-streamed across four time zones via YouTube.

locked up.Karen Aim, from Orkney, was battered to death by psycho Jahche Broughton, in New Zealand, in 2008.The killer - who attacked 26-year-old Karen with a baseball bat - applied for parole from his life sentence last week.But Karen’s friends in the town of Taupo where she was murdered hit-out at the move and demanded Broughton is never let out of jail again.One described his sentence with a minimum non-parole period of just 12-and-a-half years as “not enough.”Broughton - who was 14 at the

This is a real family favourite of mine – so easy to make and freeze.What I really love about this recipe is you can adapt it to suit whatever you have in your fridge, adding many extra ingredients to spin it out a bit more or use up some bits and pieces like bacon or courgettes.In my book you should always use good Parmesan cheese but should you not have any, you can use a good cheddar…but do not tell your Italian friends I said that.Another tip is to make the ragu a day ahead or freeze it,

Zuhair Murad is best known for his couture creations, which have been worn on the red carpet by everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Candice Swanepoel and even Beyoncé.But Murad’s latest project is accessible to more than just the Hollywood and modeling world elite - and most importantly, it’s for a good cause.The Lebanese designer took to Instagram earlier this week to launch his ‘Beirut Relief Tee,’ a unisex t-shirt with the words “Rise From The Ashes” printed on it.

Beirut Musicians’ Fund to help musicians who have been directly affected by the incident.The fund is aiming to raise $34,935 (USD), the amount needed to replace artists’ damaged, lost or destroyed gear.All donations will be managed by Tabbal’s own Tunefork Recording Studios and divided evenly among those musicians affected by the blast.

The Pitch Perfect cast just had a mini-reunion! The Pitch Perfect stars Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Rebel Wilson, Chrissie Fit, Kelley Jakle, and Shelley Regner reunited for an amazing new cover of Love On Top by Beyonce.

Russell Crowe made a “very generous” donation to the Beirut restaurant Le Chef following the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital city. The “Robin Hood” actor revealed on Twitter that he made the donation “on behalf of the late Anthony Bourdain,” who was a big fan of food in Beirut.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAfter the devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on August 4, thousands of buildings were destroyed including the staple Le Chef, a restaurant that the late, great Anthony Bourdain visited while in the capital city.