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In a year of quarantine isolation and global tumult, storytelling has never felt more necessary as a portal to the world. To mark International Women’s Day, Variety offers a guide to female-centered stories that will reach big and small screens this year and at the creators behind them. Take Malala Yousafzai, the trailblazing 23-year-old women’s […]
The fact that we have an International Women’s Day means we are still in trouble. There is no International Men’s Day. Only less powerful people or forgotten historical events need “A Day” to be part of the present. Yet it’s an important step because any notice is better than no notice. On this International Women’s […]
Lupita Nyong’o was moved to tears the first time she got a look at “Super Sema,” an animated series about a 10-year-old Kenyan girl with superpowers. The Oscar-winning actor not only joined the voice cast of the series, which bows today on the YouTube Originals platform in conjunction with International Women’s Day, she also became […]
Malala Yousafzai has signed a multiyear programming deal with Apple TV+, the streaming service said Monday. The pact will have the famous women’s rights activist and youngest Nobel laureate in history develop original programming for Apple TV+, including dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation and children’s series that will “draw on her ability to inspire people around the world,” according to Apple. Best known for the impact made by her memoir “I Am Malala,” which she published at 16 years old, Yousafzai has since written two more books, starred in a documentary about her early life, and founded the Malala Fund to support every girl’s right to 12 years of safe, free, quality education. Also Read: Ray Liotta to Star Opposite Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser in Apple's 'In With the Devil' “I believe in the power of stories to bring families together, forge friendships, build movements, and inspire children to dream,” Yousafzai said. “And I couldn’t ask for a better partner than Apple to help bring these stories to life. I’m grateful for the opportunity to support women, young people, writers, and artists in reflecting the world as they see it.” Per Apple, “In 2018, Apple became Malala Fund’s first Laureate partner, supporting the organization’s work with local advocates and teachers in eight countries where girls face significant education challenges. Apple also assists with technology, curriculum, and research into policy changes to support girls’ education. The partnership has since expanded, and in Brazil, Apple’s 10 Developer Academies have partnered with Malala Fund to advance girls’ education opportunities there and around the world.” Additionally, Yousafzai and Apple have been working together on Assembly, a digital publication for girls and young women available on Apple News. Since its debut in 2018, Assembly has published stories from young women in more than 100 countries and in over 20 languages. Also Read: RJ Cutler Docuseries 'Dear...' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+ Yousafzai joins a list of big-name creatives with deals at Apple, including Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Idris Elba, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Octavia Spencer, Kumail Nanjiani and Alfonso Cuarón. Read original story Malala Yousafzai Signs Multiyear Programming Deal With Apple TV+ At TheWrap
It’s Grammy week and International Women’s Day, which means it’s also time to reveal the latest findings of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s “Inclusion in the Recording Studio?” report. Authored by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and funded by Spotify, the fourth edition of the study doesn’t bode especially well for women in music, but underrepresented […]
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Variety is putting the spotlight on women around the world who have had a big impact on the entertainment industry in the past 12 months. But who are the leaders that inspire them? We decided to find out, quizzing executives, talent, producers and and talent around […]
Nobel prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa one said that in Latin America, poverty, injustice and other social problems are too prominent to be ignored. So, the question: Can cinema change the world? has a special importance. “It obsesses me,” Chilean director Pablo Larrain told Variety a few weeks back. “I have been around many U.S. […]
When it comes to Zoom backgrounds, Grammy Awards executive producer Ben Winston has one that’s tough to beat. Along with the requisite photos and tchotchkes, there’s a piece of a bridge from David Letterman’s old set, an autographed album cover with a (sadly illegible) inscription by his former roommate, Harry Styles, and … is that […]
A spectacular sunset was seen in Houston, Texas, on the evening of Sunday, March 7.The National Weather Service said warm weather was forecast for the week ahead. Credit: @PastorJaimeG via Storyful
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not watch a televised interview with Prince Harry and Meghan broadcast overnight, but any matters arising from the interview are a matter for the palace, Johnson's spokesman said on Monday. "Obviously it is a matter for the palace," the spokesman said when asked about Meghan's comments that someone in Britain's royal family raised concerns about how dark the couple's son's skin might be.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson dropped into a meeting at the foreign office with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Monday, his spokesman said, part of efforts to drum up support for countries to set "meaningful" steps before a climate conference. "We are chairing COP (26) later this year and we want to use it to make meaningful progress to tackle the issue of climate change," the spokesman told reporters.
Bulls coach Jake White hailed Marco van Staden as "one of the most complete flankers in the world" after the Pretoria franchise announced Monday that the forward was joining Leicester Tigers.
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The test marks the first time India have played in the five-day format since November 2014 when they beat South Africa by an innings and 34 runs in the southern Indian city of Mysore. Shah did not elaborate on where the match would be held.
Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad's five-year ban from football has been reduced to two years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday, ending his hopes of re-election this week. The ruling clears the way for South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe to replace him and become the organisation's eighth president in its 63-year history. Ahmad was banned from football for five years by FIFA in November and fined 200,000 Swiss francs after an ethics investigation by world soccer's governing body, which found the 61-year-old guilty of offering and accepting gifts and other benefits as well as of misappropriation of funds.
Breathing in its deadly gases, Yono works for a few dollars a day at an East Java sulfur mine. When unexpectedly abandoned by his wife, he turns to animism, Islamism and finally capitalism to try to find an answer to life. To no avail. Barcelona-born Alvaro Gurrea is a singular figure in Spanish cinema, an […]
NBC News already produces dozens of hours each day for MSNBC and programs like “Today.’ But it’s preparing to come up with a few more. The NBCUniversal unit is this week launching two new hours on its live-streaming service, NBC News Now, a testament to growing demand for news delivered quickly via broadband. Starting today, […]
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It is perhaps the world capital of vending machines. Now Japan's many automated vendors have a new product to offer: virus testing kits. A clinic has so far set up seven of the machines in the Tokyo area. They sell kits for about 40 dollars. This student stumbled on one outside a noodle shop.I was surprised to find one at a restaurant, not a drugstore, she says. The machines may meet a need. Japan's government has been conducting just 40,000 of the so-called PCR tests each day. That's a quarter of capacity, with the tests restricted to those who are most symptomatic or at high risk. The general public has been left heavily reliant on private clinics, or buying PCR tests by other means. Hideaki Takemura is director of the Laketown Takenoko clinic which set up the machines. "As a way to avoid crowded gatherings, to get tests easily without appointments, I came up with the vending machine idea, and I thought it would be very useful if we could put them everywhere in a town."Takemura says there was huge demand at first, with some machines needing to be emptied of money twice a day. That demand now shows signs of easing, as a state of emergency helps cut cases in Tokyo.
Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was indicted and released on bail under judicial supervision on Monday, his lawyer said, as he faces a rape accusation that has sparked violent protests. Sonko's release could help ease tensions that have buffeted one of West Africa's most stable democracies in the past week, leaving at least eight dead in clashes between protesters and police, right group Amnesty International said on Monday. Several hundred people gathered outside the courthouse waving flags and chanting "Free Sonko" on Monday morning before beginning to march.