Universal Mikey Madison stars in Anora, a film about a New York stripper When Luna Sofia Miranda approached Sean Baker in a strip club in New York in 2022, she tried her best to charm him. But he “very clearly did not want to buy a lap dance,” she says. Miranda, who was 23 at … Read more
Technicolor Group, the storied visual effects, motion graphics and animation company behind some of Hollywood’s most memorable films, is shuttering operations, including in California. The company is laying off 217 workers and permanently closing its Culver City studio on Lindblade Street, according to a notice filed with California‘s Employment Development Department on Feb. 24 . … Read more
MAE SOT, Thailand — A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, and those helping them say the unprecedented number is straining the resources of Thailand just across the border and leading to delays. The crackdown coordinated … Read more
A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers and the challenge of protecting them. Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, carried a pistol and zip ties into the intensive care unit at UPMC Memorial Hospital in … Read more
Two hotel workers and a friend of late pop star Liam Payne will no longer face charges relating to the One Direction singer’s unexpected death last year, Argentine judges decided this week. According to a court document reviewed by The Times, appeals court judges on Wednesday decided to reverse involuntary manslaughter charges for Rogelio “Roger” … Read more
