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Singer Gary Numan is looking back at his first interaction with his now-wife, Gemma O’Neill, when she was a 12-year-old fan of his music. In an interview with The Times published on Wednesday, June 24, Numan, 68, explained that he met O’Neill, now 58, at a fan event around 1980. He was 22 at the time, while she was 10 years his junior. The now-married couple reconnected years later, when O’Neill was 18 and he was 28. The “Cars” singer said he contacted a fan club that O’Neill was part of in 1992 so that he could get her phone…

BRATISLAVA: Slovak films attracted a milestone audience in 2025, drawing a total of 1,058,032 cinema-goers. The data comes from the 23rd annual Report on the State of the Slovak Audiovisual Industry in 2025, published by the Creative Europe Desk Slovakia in cooperation with the Slovak Film Institute (SFU). In 2025, the industry saw a 21% drop in production, with only 36 Slovak films produced compared to 46 titles generated in both 2023 and 2024. A total of 42 Slovak films premiered locally, making up 14% of the country’s total distribution list. In total, Slovak cinemas hosted a staggering number of…

A historic mansion is for sale in Philadelphia, with a requirement that the new owners allow possible reenactments of a Revolutionary War battle on the property. The Upsala mansion, located in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood, dates to the late 18th century and was built on the site of the 1777 Battle of Germantown, according to documents from the National Register of Historic Places, on which the mansion was listed in 1972. The house is being listed for $995,000, but carries the stipulation that the new owners “provide access on one day a year in October to specified areas of the front…

Consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic’s Claude, trend data from credit card transaction analysis company Indagari shows. This is a sign that the AI lab has a wider and healthier set of customers than the niche it is generally considered to command — enterprise and startup developers using Claude Code. Indagari analyzes billions of anonymized credit card transactions from about 28 million U.S. consumers. So while that data can’t give us absolute numbers about Anthropic’s revenue or total customers, it is a large enough sampling to spot trends. And the trend, in Anthropic’s case, is up…

Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s hard-earned reputation as one of the most “trustworthy, reliable and desirable countries” is on the line in Alberta’s upcoming separation referendum, warning that a vote to leave would prompt years of uncertainty at the worst possible time. Speaking to reporters at an end-of-sitting news conference on Thursday, Carney said he will spend part of the summer convincing Albertans that while Canada is already the “best” country,…

Greetings! Hillary Clinton and Oprah Winfrey appeared together last week at the public launch of a new national leadership council focused on addressing childhood trauma. The event marked the formal debut of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Resource Network, widely known as ACE Resource Network. Clinton announced on Instagram her plans to serve as council co-chair alongside former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams. Clinton’s post was warm. “It’s always nice to see Oprah,” she wrote. “Doubly so when our paths cross because of a cause we both support: making sure every child has the opportunity to reach their God-given potential.”…

Some of the biggest sticklers in the return-to-office movement have been big banks and investment firms, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, which have, in large measure, required employees to work from the office five days a week. But not this summer. Bucking the trend, those companies are now allowing workers to stay home for one surprising reason—the World Cup. Here’s why. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase reportedly told employees they can request to work remotely on game days in busy host cities, like New York City, where commutes will likely be heavily impacted, according to internal memos seen by the…

Just shy of its one-year opening, Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” is closing its doors, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. He said the immigration detention center in the Everglades had done its job and no longer had detainees. “Alligator Alcatraz fulfilled the role it was designed to serve,” Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, said at a press conference Thursday at the facility. Left-wing activists railed against the temporary detention center since it opened last July, alleging human rights violations, adverse environmental impact on sacred and protected lands and wasteful use of taxpayer money. State officials transferred the final migrants out of the facility…

BUCHAREST: The Romanian cinema market reached a record 63 m EUR / 318.2 m RON in revenues in 2025, a 7% increase from 2024 driven primarily by an 8.8% rise in the average ticket price. The admissions stabilised at 11.2 million, matching 2024 levels, while the attendance held steady at 0.59 visits per capita, indicating long-term growth potential compared to developed markets. Multiplexes dominate the market, driving 96% of revenues and 93% of admissions, and five cities generated 50% of total national demand: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Timisoara, and Brasov. Domestic films saw a major boost, capturing 23.4% of total admissions…

Puntos clave Joan Cusack llamó a la gente de Hollywood “demasiado hermosa” y “demasiado soleada” cuando hablaba de su ciudad natal, Chicago. La estrella nominada al Oscar crió a sus hijos en Windy City e hizo su primera aparición en la alfombra roja en más de una década el mes pasado. Historia del juguete 5 ya está en los cines. Joan Cusack Está más interesado en Windy City que en La La Land. El Historia del juguete 5 La estrella fue sincera sobre la vida en Hollywood, comparándola con Chicago, donde se crió y donde más tarde crió a su…