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Vladimir Putin has warned that political leaders in the West were clinging “to the shadows of the past” as he unveiled his new world order with his invasion of Ukraine.

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes,” premiering Wednesday on HBO, exposes the shocking lies the Soviet government fed its citizens in an effort to downplay the dangers of the Chernobyl explosion — even as officials who knew better protected themselves.Among the recently discovered and previously unseen footage is video originally shot to be propaganda as the country scurried to downplay the severity of the event. “The Soviet government played fast and loose with the truth,” director James Jones told The Post.

Yard Act have been named in a new study as this summer’s most-booked new music act on the European festival circuit.The annual study, which is conducted by the European talent exchange programme ESNS Exchange, sheds a light on “the most promising European emerging acts of the moment”.Yard Act have come out on top of this year’s study, racking up 11 bookings at ESNS Exchange-affiliated festivals in 2022.The four-piece are three ahead of Ukrainian rapper Alyona Alyona, Priya Ragu and Wet Leg, who have eight European festival bookings each.

Christopher Vourlias When Dumitrana Lupu took over as the head of the Transilvania Film Festival’s industry program earlier this year, she was tasked with a two-fold mission of continuing to discover and boost emerging talents from the host country, as well as ensuring that the Romanian festival remains a vital meeting place for filmmakers from Southeastern Europe and the surrounding region.To do so, she and the organizing team revamped some of TIFF’s industry sections while ensuring that long-running programs provide continuity for a festival that unspools its 21st edition from June 17 – 26.With a focus on the Black Sea region and its neighboring countries, the Transilvania Pitch Stop has emerged as one of the leading co-production and co-financing platforms for the region’s filmmakers. Among the films supported by the TPS since its inception in 2014 include “Apples,” by Greece’s Christos Nikou, which opened the Horizons sidebar of the Venice Film Festival; “The Man Who Surprised Everyone,” a Horizons prize winner from Russia’s Alexey Chupov; and “La Civil,” by Teodora Ana Mihai, which won the Prize of Courage in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar last year.

After debuting a 30-second teaser for “Stranger Things 4, Volume 2”, Netflix has shared five new images from the final chapters of the season, offering a sneak peek at the epic conclusion to come. Debuting on July 1, just ahead of the Independence Day weekend, the two remaining, feature-length episodes should finally see Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) regain her powers while the rest of the gang try to stop the Upside Down from taking over Hawkins, Indiana.

30-second teaser for, Netflix has shared five new images from the final chapters of the season, offering a sneak peek at the epic conclusion to come. Debuting on July 1, just ahead of the Independence Day weekend, the two remaining, feature-length episodes should finally see Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) regain her powers while the rest of the gang try to stop the Upside Down from taking over Hawkins, Indiana. Based on the new images, there looks to be plenty of Hawkins action, as newcomer and fan-favorite of season 4, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), takes a bigger role in the fight against Vecna. Meanwhile, Eleven is seen with Dr.

Muse’s Matt Bellamy has told NME that society wants “a new type of revolution”.Following the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the current cost of living crisis, the frontman said he believes change is coming.“I think everyone knows we want a revolution, but we definitely don’t want a bunch of authoritarian lunatics from the right. That’s the last thing we want,” he told NME in this week’s Big Read cover story, ahead of the Devon rockers’ new album, ‘Will Of The People’, being released in August.“And also we don’t want a total communist situation on the hard left either.

John Cena made one special fan’s wish come true! In a video, shared by the WWE on YouTube, the 45-year-old actor met 19-year-old Misha Rohozhyn, a Ukrainian refugee who experience confusion when he and his mother had to leave their home in Mariupol and relocate, due to Russia’s invasion. Misha, who has Down Syndrome and is non-verbal, was told by his mother that they were going to find John Cena, in order to calm him down during their trip to Europe. When the WWE champion heard their story, he decided to use his time off in Europe to his pay one of his biggest fans a visit.

Hunter Ingram Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched “Polaris,” the season premiere of “For All Mankind,” now streaming on Apple TV+.The mission is Mars in the third season of Apple TV+’s “For All Mankind,” and if this week’s premiere left viewers gasping for air, co-creator Ronald D. Moore warns it was only the beginning.“This is the biggest step so far in our story, and it is the one that has the biggest potential for major setbacks,” said Moore, who also serves as writer and executive producer.

The chain of restaurants that were once McDonald's in Russia has registered a new logo after the fast food brand left the country because of the war.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are sharing a new photo of their little girl! On Monday, the couple shared a picture of their daughter, Lilibet, which was taken during her first birthday party at Frogmore Cottage.Taken by Misan Harriman, a close family friend of the couple, the candid shot shows the tot smiling as she sits in the grass. Lilibet wore a light blue dress and a white bow in her hair for the special day.A spokesperson for the couple tells ET that Lilibet's parents invited close friends and family to celebrate her first birthday with a casual, intimate backyard picnic at Frogmore Cottage.A source close to the family previously told ET that several relatives were on hand for the occasion, including Princess Anne's children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, along with their spouses and children. The birthday girl's cake was created by Claire Ptak, from East London’s Violet Bakery, the same baker who was responsible for crafting Meghan and Harry's wedding cake in 2018.The party was an opportunity for the young children who are close in age to spend some time together, the source noted, adding that it was low-key and relaxed with birthday cake for all the kids to enjoy.Meghan and Harry are incredibly touched by the birthday wishes for their daughter, and amazed that more than $100,000 was raised for World Central Kitchen in her honor, according to their spokesperson.The organization, the couple's spokesperson explains, is close to Meghan and Harry's hearts as it's first on the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crisis.

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Kiki on her Instagram account, to celebrate her daughter turning 17. ‘Happy 17th birthday little miss Kiki’, the actress captioned the series of photos. ‘We are doing life, aren’t we?! Up and down and in and out.

Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 4 of Stranger Things.