New South Ayrshire SNP leader vows to seek common ground with opposition parties

In November, after the likes of “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Barbie” vie for box office supremacy this summer, another blockbuster awaits: Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune: Part Two.” If one of those three doesn’t unseat “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” as the highest-grossing film on 2023, Villeneuve’s sequel surely will.

Nearly 30 years ago, creators of Essence Magazine came to New Orleans to celebrate the publication's 25th anniversary with a salute to Black women highlighting culture, empowerment conversations with the nation's thought leaders and, of course, music. The Essence Music Festival has since morphed into the Essence Festival of Culture, which, in its 29th year, kicks off Thursday and goes through July 3 across various venues in downtown New Orleans.The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center will hold most of the free workshops, vendor exhibits and celebrity meet-and-greets.

Naman Ramachandran The Cineworld Group will file for administration in the U.K., but the business will continue without interruption. Cineworld Group and its subsidiaries had commenced Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court in September 2022. The group now expects to emerge from the Chapter 11 cases in July and will continue to operate its cinemas as usual without interruption, it said in May. On Monday, the group said it would will apply to a court in England for an administration order. The application would only apply to Cineworld Group plc itself as the listed parent company of the group and not to any of the operating companies or subsidiaries in the rest of the group, which would continue to operate as usual without interruption. Any administration order would not affect the status or rights of any of the group’s employees.

A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Singer-songwriter Brandy Clark has enjoyed triumphs recently on two fronts. Ten years of work on the score for her first Broadway musical, “Shucked,” paid off with a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award win for her and score co-writer Shane McAnally. And the Nashville resident’s self-titled fourth album, which found her friend Brandi Carlile moving into the producer’s chair, got the kind of great reviews that augur for more Grammy nominations (on top of the 10 nods she’s already picked up over the years). While she was making one of her many visits to New York, Variety caught up with her for a Facetime feature to discuss both her new Warner Records album, one of the year’s best, and the hit musical, which has a cast album of its own. The joint timing is coincidental, of course (“Shucked” was originally tagged for a 2020 opening, with an out-of-town run in D.C. that was just about to begin when the pandemic kicked in). That she gets to talk about two home runs at once makes her career seem far from anything that ends in “-ucked,” unless lucked applies.

Alanis Morissette’s musical “Jagged Little Pill” took home two trophies at New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre.Now, nearly two years later, Morissette is heading west to Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center for a one-off concert on Thursday, June 22 at 8 p.m.She’ll be joined by fellow singer-songwriter and ’90s icon Aimee Mann.And if you need last-minute tickets to catch the “Ironic” singer live, “You Oughta Know,” inventory is still available.While no Mori-sseats are overwhelmingly cheap, we found some going for as low as $95 before fees on Vivid Seats.Better yet, if you want to get closer to the action, floor seats can be snagged for $135 before fees.Want to see Alanis and Aimee live together in the Garden State?Here’s everything you need to know and more.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on standing room only, lower-level and floor seats for the June 22 Prudential Center concert can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen have reportedly revolved their differences with K-pop agency SM Entertainment over their contracts.Today (June 19), South Korean news outlets Star News and Kpop Herald reported that SM Entertainment and EXO’s Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen have worked out issues over the K-pop idols’ contracts.Earlier this month, the trio had filed to terminate their contracts with the agency over alleged “mistreatment and unfair contract terms”. At the time, SM Entertainment had refuted claims made by the three EXO members, while alleging that “outside forces” have been cajoling its artists to violate the terms of their contracts.According to a statement by SM Entertainment, per Star News, the two sides have managed to reach a mutually amicable agreement over the “misunderstanding” following careful discussions.“The company and the three artists [have] promised to solidify their relationship in the future by going through a process of mutually equal discussions and corrections,” SM Entertainment said, as translated by Koreaboo.The K-pop agency also said that there was no “outside forces” involved in the contract dispute between the company and its artists, and apologised for “causing concern with our [previous ] announcement”.Meanwhile, EXO are set to make their long-awaited return in July with their new album ‘Exist’.

Extra funding for the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere is set to be approved next week.

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere has launched a badge for Scouts and Guides.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The new Max dating series “Swiping America,” from “We’re Here” creators Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram, follows a diverse group of New Yorkers who try dating in other cities throughout the U.S. “The beautiful thing about this show is we are the most inclusive, nonjudgmental dating show out there,” Warren told me Tuesday night at the show’s premiere at NeueHouse in Hollywood. “We have queer people, lesbians, we have trans, we have nonbinary. There are no judgments because love is love.” Calling the show a “rom-doc,” Ingram explained during his intro to the screening that “Swiping America” is not a competition show and “is not about manufactured drama.”

star Taylor Ann Green, who was born Richard Worthington Green, died on June 8, ET confirms. He was 36.«Worth left this world on top of the world — he had a beautiful passion for life and cared deeply for those around him,» Taylor and her family told ET in a statement. «We are going to miss his jovial personality and all of the love and laughter that he brought his family, girlfriend and countless friends.»«Heartbroken is an understatement, but we are finding so much peace knowing he is in the arms of our Heavenly Father,» the family statement continued.

Each other’s biggest fans. Ben Stiller supported his wife, Christine Taylor, alongside their daughter, Ella, 21, at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

It’s a Glee reunion!

The cast of the musical Shucked gave an awesome performance at the 2023 Tony Awards!

J. Harrison Ghee is continuing to make history at the 2023 Tony Awards!

unveiled on Truth Social Saturday, overlays images and videos of the former POTUS over the audio of Damon’s inspiration monologue from the recently released biopic drama “Air,” which documents Nike’s pivotal partnership with Michael Jordan.The campaign video references Trump’s recent indictment, showcasing images from cable news coverage of that historic announcement paired with Damon’s statement that “once they’ve built you as high as they possibly can, they’re gonna tear you back down.” By the end, Damon says “everyone will be forgotten as soon as our time here is up, except for you; you’re gonna be remembered forever,” as clips of Trump come into focus.

Alicia Silverstone is turning a new political leaf.

A couple have sworn they will 'never fly with TUI again' after they were turned down from checking into their flight.

Pulp were joined by Richard Hawley in Dublin last night (June 9) as the band continued their highly-anticipated 2023 reunion tour.They teamed up with their former band member for a live rendition of their classic hit ‘Common People’ at the end of the show at St Anne’s Park. You can view footage below.It comes after Jarvis Cocker joined Hawley on stage during his gig at the Leadmill in Sheffield last August, amid the venue’s ongoing eviction battle.

Tribeca Film Festival, where it is also claiming a Human/Nature Award. What is regenerative agriculture, you ask? It’s farming that forgoes tillage and chemicals in favor of cover crops and planned grazing – essentially, the practices of Indigenous peoples before the arrival of colonizers.Industrialization post WWII popularized the use of machinery, pesticides and herbicides in agriculture as, per the film, suppliers of tanks and chemical weapons looked to pivot to a steadier business model. It goes on to explain the agrichemical industry’s overwhelming pull on politicians and researchers at land-grant universities.