Month: May 2023

The new Willy Wonka prequel, simply titled Wonka, looks like a film that celebrates the inherent positivity of imagination and the joy of cinematic escapism. Timothee Chalamet touched on this and more in a new interview with Vogue. “In an age and climate of intense political rhetoric, when there’s so much bad news all the time, you expect this to be a piece of chocolate,” Chalamet said. “To work on something that has a young, uncynical audience, it was a great joy. That’s why I was attracted to it.” The Timothee Chalamet-directed film has been in the works since 2016,…

As we predicted yesterday, the new mayor of Margate City, New Jersey is Michael Collins. That outcome is what it should be, but until today’s official reorganization meeting, the selection of the mayor and which department each commissioner will lead…couldn’t be discussed between the three or the two of them. We can also confirm that Mayor Collins will serve as Public Works Commissioner. Commissioner Catherine Horn will serve as Public Safety Commissioner. Commissioner Blumberg will serve as Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. Blumberg is understandably disappointed that he is not the mayor of Margate today. I don’t want to rain…

Southern Cali: Weather experts are hinting at a blistering spell this week, with a hint of afternoon monsoon rains gracing the eastern San Gabriel Mountains through the weekend. Tom Fisher, an experienced meteorologist with the National Meteorological Service based in Oxnard, is forecasting a mild “monsoon flow” to sweep across Southern California in the coming days, bringing a dose of moisture and humidity straight from the Gulf of California. The weather event will primarily affect the higher elevations of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The San Gabriel Mountains present the main hot spot for storm activity, with the likelihood of…

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci apparently broke a world record for the longest cooking marathon by a person by working in her kitchen for 100 hours. The world record before Baci’s attempt was 87 hours and 45 minutes, set by India’s Lata Tondon. Guinness World Records said it is working to verify Baci’s claim to the record. “We are aware of the record attempt and look forward to receiving evidence for our record management team to review, before we can confirm that the record is official,” Guinness World Records said. His world record attempt was streamed live on YouTube. It started…

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Events are converging to create a window of opportunity for North America, if the United States, Canada and Mexico can seize it. It’s also an opportunity for Bay Area businesses. Global supply chains are realigning. Heavy reliance on China is of particular concern as pandemic lockdowns there hurt manufacturing, tariffs from the U.S.-China trade war remain in place, China’s government pursues state policies, and the potential for more political disruptions loom. This does not mean that companies will just pack their bags and leave China. Their market is too large and their supplier base too deep for any sudden change….

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — The Greater Muskegon Memorial Day committee reversed its decision to ban political figures, candidates, parties and action groups from participating in this year’s Memorial Day parade. “The Greater Muskegon Memorial Committee had a meeting (Monday) night and discussed the issue in depth. The committee came to the conclusion that the meaning of the parade is to build patriotism and citizenship and not decision,” parade chairman Steven Allen told News 8. The NAACP pulled out of the Muskegon Memorial Day parade after the political ban Last week, Allen said the parade has had problems with candidates, politicians…

FIRST ON FOX: The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) has made it its “top policy priority” to combat Democratic-affiliated groups targeting Republican majorities in state legislatures. An RSLC memo obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital revealed that the committee is making its “top policy priority” for the 2023-2024 election cycle by defending “our majorities against an overwhelming amount of outside spending by Democrat-affiliated groups.” “Only 33 seats prevent Democrats from taking back eight legislative chambers in five states, to take control of the majority of state legislatures in the country,” the memo said. TEXAS SENATE APPROVES BILL PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE…