Anas Sarwar has promised a £150 million boost for state schools to spend on new teachers and breakfast clubs.
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Scott Mantz After 65 episodes, “Star Trek: Discovery” boldly wrapped up its ambitious five-season run with “Life, Itself,” in which Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) finally found the technology of the Progenitors that she and her crew had searched for, only to let it stay hidden after deeming that it too powerful to be in the hands of one civilization. It was an episode that also saw the anticipated marriage of Burnham’s former shipmate Saru (Doug Jones) to Vulcan President T’Rina (Tara Rosling), not to mention the consummation of her own relationship with Cleveland Booker (David Ajala).
And finally, there was a 30-year jump into the future, where Burnham and Booker have a grown son (Sawandi Wilson), who has a starship of his own to command. All of these plot points meant that costume designer Anthony Tran had his work cut out for him up to — and even after — the last minute.
After they were first introduced in a 1993 episode of “The Next Generation,” the Progenitors were finally revealed in “Life, Itself,” though with updated attire. As Tran explains, “I think costumes from the older shows look like they’re from the time from when the show originated, so our Progenitor had to feel a bit more ethereal.
It became a lot about the materials we used, which had some metallic flax in it. That made it feel kind of amorphous, and the way it was cut was meant to be modern with a little cape, which also made it feel a little angelic.
But the overall goal was just to make it feel as timeless as possible.” As for the royal 32nd Century wedding between Saru and T’Rina, Tran found inspiration from another royal wedding, this one from the 20th Century. “My main reference point was Grace Kelly’s wedding to Prince Rainier.
.Anas Sarwar has promised a £150 million boost for state schools to spend on new teachers and breakfast clubs.
Jack Dunn For costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone, working on “The Gilded Age” was a “fantastic” history lesson on the beginnings of contemporary fashion. As she researched the styles of late 19th-century New York through paintings and photographs, she deeply appreciated the complex colors and modern design trends that defined high society during the 1880s. “A lot of the times, I’m being asked if I modernized it too much.
Facebook post Sunday, revealing that the actor had been battling prostate cancer.The actor died in his wife’s arms “only hours after their 38th wedding anniversary,” the post reads.In addition to cancer, Kasten had been battling Crohn’s disease for the past seven years. He died at his Batavia, New York home.
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Nick Jonas takes center stage in the trailer for his new movie The Good Half.
You might think you're an expert cleaner, but if you've never tried a steam mop you basically haven't lived. OK, that might be a little dramatic, but they're brilliant bits of kit, expert at cutting through grime far more easily than you could do without their steam - making them perfect for hard flooring of all sorts.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Thailand has some of the most comfortable cinemas in the world, but a film release slate that rarely strays far from the mainstream – mostly Hollywood tentpoles and Thai commercial titles – leaving art-house and documentaries short shrift. So, the Thursday arrival in Thai cinemas of a documentary feature is a welcome exception to the rule.
Manchester United are exploring options to appoint another senior professional to the role of player and coach in their under-21s set-up after hailing the innovation as a success.
The Most Human: Reconciling With My Father, Leonard Nimoy,” available starting Tuesday, June 4. “Like Spock, Dad was not the warm and fuzzy type,” Adam writes about Leonard, who died in 2015 at age 83, and the iconic half-human, half-Vulcan role that he played for three seasons in the original 1966-1969 series and six movie sequels, as well as J.J. Abrams’ more recent series of film reboots.
Adam Nimoy, claimed that the “Star Trek” actors didn’t get along in his new book, “The Most Human: Reconciling With My Father, Leonard Nimoy.”Shatner, 93, exclusively told The Post that Adam, 67, “wasn’t around” when Shatner and Leonard worked together.“He didn’t know. He was too young to know my relationship with Leonard,” said Shatner, who recently came out with a new children’s album, “Where Will the Animals Sleep?” Adam Nimoy was born in 1956; Shatner and Leonard Nimoy starred in “Star Trek” from 1966 to 1969.“I don’t know what he said in his book, but my relationship with Leonard was one of joy.
This Morning's Cat Deeley broke down in tears on Tuesday's instalment of the show, after a clip of the late rugby star, Rob Burrow, was shown.The 47 year old TV star, who fronts the ITV daytime show alongside Ben Shephard, couldn't contain her emotions as the video saw Rob speaking to his fans in a posthumous BBC documentary, named There's Only One Rob Burrow, which aired on Monday, 3 June. Rob, who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2019, had recorded a deeply moving final message for his supporters before he passed away on Sunday 2 June, aged 41, encouraging them to "be brave", "live in the moment" and to continue "to dare to dream".
The Scottish high street is set to lose both a New Look and M&S, as both retailers are included in a list of stores set to close over the coming weeks.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor A pivotal moment comes as the fourth season of “True Detective: Night Country” hits a thrilling end in episode six. Law enforcement officers Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), find themselves at the entrance to the ice cave. After they reach a dead end, Liz decides they should head back, but just as they do so, the two end up falling into the cave’s lower levels.
Keir Starmer has backed the introduction of a recall mechanism at the Scottish Parliament to remove rule-breaking MSPs.
SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from ABC‘s Station 19 series finale.
SPOILER WARNING: This story includes descriptions of major plot developments on the series finale of “Star Trek: Discovery,” currently streaming on Paramount+. Watching the fifth and final season of “Star Trek: Discovery” has been an exercise in the uncanny. Paramount+ didn’t announce that the show was ending until after the Season 5 finale had wrapped filming — no one involved with the show knew it would be its concluding voyage when they were making it.