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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Alex Morgan and Diplo to Headline Variety's Sports & Entertainment Breakfast
Variety's annual Sports & Entertainment Breakfast, presented by City National Bank, will return on July 17 in Los Angeles. This year's programming will feature a Fireside Chat with two-time World Cup champion and Olympic Gold Medal winner Alex Morgan, alongside Dan Levy, EVP, the collective & Olympics, Wasserman. Diplo, the Grammy Award-winning producer, DJ, entrepreneur and founder of Diplo's Run Club, will be joined by his management team for a conversation, including Renee Brodeur, partner & EVP, TMWRK Management; Sam Hunt, EVP & managing executive, Wasserman Music; and Todd Palmerton, VP talent, event & IP Creation, Wasserman. More from Variety Ranks as Top Entertainment Business News Site for Three Years in a Row Variety's 'Actors on Actors' Season 22 Breaks Emmys Season Franchise Record With Nearly 100 Million Social Video Views Paul Mescal, Diane Kruger and More Toast to Rising Talent at Variety and Golden Globes' Cannes Breakthrough Artist Party Randie Brooks, senior vice president and team leader with Entertainment & Sports Banking, City National Bank will interview Tina Thornton, EVP, creative studio and marketing, ESPN and Mina Kimes, NFL analyst, senior writer, podcast host and television contributor, ESPN about their vision for the platform's new streaming service launching this fall. The 'Women Sports in the Zeitgeist' panel will feature voices who are taking women's sports to new heights, including Jennifer Cohen, athletic director, USC; Jessica Hammond-Graf, president, Women's Elite Rugby; Liz Gray, co-head, CAA Brand Consulting, CAA; Susie Piotrkowski, VP, women's sports programming & head of espnW; and Ilona Aman, CMO, Athleta. Other programming includes the 'Sports Programming Visionaries' panel which has top executives in programming exploring how the genre is evolving. Headlining that panel is: Colin Campbell, Head of Development, Omaha Productions; John Dahl, SVP content, NASCAR; Gotham Chopra, filmmaker and co-founder, Religion of Sports; Meredith Batten, VP head of content planning and programming, NFL; Stephanie Medina, director, FOX NFL Sunday, Fox Sports; Jon Miller, president, acquisitions & partnerships, NBC Sports. 'At City National Bank, we are dedicated to serving the financial needs of athletes, entertainers and the organizations that support them,' said JaHan Wang, executive vice president and head of Entertainment & Sports Banking at City National Bank. 'That's why we're honored to continue our partnership with Variety's Sports & Entertainment Breakfast, which serves as a catalyst for connection between these industries and drives meaningful conversations for what's next in sports and entertainment.' 'We're honored to bring together these exceptional leaders and creators who are actively shaping the future of sports and entertainment,' said Dea Lawrence, Chief Operating and Marketing Officer, Variety. 'Thank you to City National Bank for their continual partnership.' Best of Variety Oscars 2026: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Wagner Moura and More Among Early Contenders to Watch New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
Graziadaily
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
5 Pieces from Michael Rider's Celine Debut We Predict Will Go Viral
This coming September promises a veritable reshuffle of the fashion tectonics, as the runway calendars align to unveil a new cohort of creative auteurs. After seasons of musical chairs - some with more discordant notes than others - a few names in particular mark an era in fashion of sorts: Mathieu Blazy at Chanel, Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez at Loewe. But if you're looking for an early overture, the weekend offered one. Beneath the saturated grey Parisian skies and a theatrically billowing silk foulard suspended like an overtly decadent veil of the show's courtyard venue, Michael Rider made his highly anticipated runway debut for Celine. This was no arbitrary appointment: Rider is returning to the house where once cut his teeth under Phoebe Philo - a connection not lost on the brand's ever-discerning devotees. Fresh from his role as design director at Polo Ralph Lauren, Rider delivered what could only be described as an exercise in intelligent calibration. With reverence and resistance in equal measure, he grafted his own syntax onto the storied Celine canon. House signatures? Present and accounted for. A new hint of his own making? Undeniably. It was a show, but also a thesis. 'I did not want there to be a sense of erasure,' he said backstage following the show. 'There was a foundation to build on. That to me felt modern, it felt ethical, it felt strong,' he continued. The collection itself moved with confident duality. Ultra-skinny jeans - a pointed nod to Hedi Slimane's punk-rock, razor-edge sensibilities - rubbed shoulders with supersized silhouettes that whispered of the '80s. Colour came in primary jolts, but it was the accessories, those talismanic objects of fashion desire, where Rider's instinct as a commercial wunderkind shone. Naturally, rapturous applause ensued, not least from the A-list guests in attendance, such as Alanis Morisette and Dan Levy. Dan Levy, Alanis Morissette ©Celine And let's be honest, in an year where LVMH (and luxury market as a whole) is facing a rare wobble (the group reported a 4% drop in sales across fashion and leather goods for Q1 2025), it's the bags that are expected to speak volumes. Rider now shoulders the future of LVMH's third-largest luxury house, and based on his debut, he's walking in the right shoes. As for those who lived in Céline and worship at the altar of Celine, Rider's opening chapter offers the best of both worlds: sensibility with sell-ability. And among fashion editors, spring/summer '26 shopping lists are already inked with longing. And here's what's topping them. The logo belt may live on, but Rider proposes a re-orientation of attention: away from bags (and their countless charms) and onto toward the waist. Modern-day chatelaines, festooned with charm-like trinkets, clinked and swung with irreverent utility. More is more, and belt real estate is prime. A ghost no more: the Céline Phantom bag, a cult relic from Rider's earlier tenure under Phoebe Philo, re-emerged with bolder, stretched proportions. It's the sort of resurrection that doesn't just nod to history, it compels a reappraisal. Expect to see it slung over every shoulder that matters. Both of Rider's predecessors were smart marketeers when it came to stamping the Celine logo onto clothes, caps and even blankets, making it a fashionable rite of passage. This shows no signs of waning. The Celine logo most notably appeared on a T-shirt that even the quietest of wearers will want to be seen in. Elsewhere, it popped up on basket bags, pouches, jeans tabs, and the shoes. Never shouting, but quietly suggesting that you, too, are part of the new new Celine cult. Understated? Yes. Unmistakable? Also yes. For those still clinging to Hedi's Celine, rest assured: the Triomphe endures. Now reinterpreted as a shoulder bag, it proves that evolution need not mean exorcism. A piece both for collectors and for the street style set. It began with the invitation - wrapped, naturally, in silk. Then came the canopy, a monumental foulard as poetic rain protection. Then, a runway riddled with silk scarvesknotted, slung, tucked, the kind of real-world, real-woman styling that earns its keep across seasons. The foulard, Rider reminds us, isn't just decorative: it's architectural, adaptable, and the one item you should add to wardrobe, no matter the season. Henrik Lischke is the senior fashion news and features editor at Grazia. Prior to that, he worked at British Vogue, and was junior fashion editor at The Sunday Times Style.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Annie Murphy was convinced she didn't get 'Schitt's Creek' role when Dan Levy called: 'Please put me out of my misery'
The role of Alexis Rose came at the perfect time in Annie Murphy's career, but Dan Levy made her believe she didn't land the part. In a recent episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Murphy recalled the audition process for Schitt's Creek, during which she tried out for ditzy daughter Alexis and grumpy motel front desk clerk Stevie. The opportunity to work on Schitt's Creek came to Murphy at a difficult time in her life when she had doubted her future in Hollywood and grappled with losing her home in Toronto. "I felt like I was going to get Stevie because Stevie felt more like me," Murphy said. "And I'm so glad I got the part that I did because it was a character." Weeks passed, however, and Murphy did not hear back. Finally, Levy, the show's co-creator, called her. But instead of sharing the good news right away, Levy toyed with her a bit before officially offering her the job. "I got a call from Dan and he was like, 'Hey, just wanted to thank you so much for all the effort and all the time that you put in. Yeah, we really appreciated it so much,'" Murphy recalled. "And that's what people say when they're about to be like, 'F--- you, we went with someone else.' And I was like, 'Okay, thanks so much.'" And then I was signing off the call and he was like, 'Just one quick thing, um, do you want to play my sister on the show?'" The call changed her life, she said. But in the middle of the call, before Levy shared the good news, she thought: "Please put me out of my misery."Murphy said she fell into a sibling dynamic with Levy, who plays her on-screen brother David, immediately, adding that doing the show was so fun, she hopes for a possible Schitt's Creek movie one day. Listen to the whole Not Skinny But Not Fat episode with Murphy below. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
US electric vehicle tax breaks will expire on Sept. 30
Sweeping tax and budget legislation approved by Congress on Thursday means $7,500 tax credits for buying or leasing new electric vehicles will end on September 30, as well as a $4,000 used EV credit, that have helped juice green vehicle sales in recent years. The Electrification Coalition, an EV advocacy group, said on Thursday "as EVs secure a growing share of the global automotive market, it is obvious that the future of transportation is electric; this bill forfeits America's role in that future to China." Congress first approved a $7,500 EV tax credit in 2008 that it phased out after manufacturers hit 200,000 vehicles. The credit was expanded in 2022 to cover leased vehicles and the per manufacturer cap was lifted. Separately, US automakers stand to receive significant benefits from the final bill that eliminates penalties for failing to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy shortfalls. The measure makes it easier for automakers to build gas-powered vehicles. Barclays auto analyst Dan Levy said the tax credit phase-out in less than three months means EV sales will significantly jump via a "pre-buy" since some consumers will move up purchases planned for later with sharp declines in the months to follow. "We believe the bill reiterates the slowdown ahead for EV penetration in the US, with both the 'carrot' (i.e. tax credits/incentives) and the 'stick' (i.e. emissions regulations) softened," Levy wrote in a research note. A Harvard University study released in March forecast that ending the EV tax credits would reduce EV penetration by 6% by 2030 and would save the government $169 billion in EV tax credits over a decade. Last year, Chrysler parent Stellantis paid $190.7 million in civil penalties for failing to meet US fuel economy requirements for 2019 and 2020 after paying nearly $400 million for penalties from 2016 through 2019. GM previously paid $128.2 million in penalties for 2016 and 2017. In the final bill, Congress dropped a planned $250 annual fee for EVs to pay for road repairs, as well as a requirement that the US Postal Service sell off its EV delivery vehicles.>
Reuters
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
US electric vehicle tax breaks will expire on Sept. 30
July 3 (Reuters) - It is the end of the line for U.S. electric vehicle tax credits. Sweeping tax and budget legislation approved by Congress on Thursday means $7,500 tax credits for buying or leasing new electric vehicles will end on September 30, as well as a $4,000 used EV credit, that have helped juice green vehicle sales in recent years. The Electrification Coalition, an EV advocacy group, said on Thursday "as EVs secure a growing share of the global automotive market, it is obvious that the future of transportation is electric; this bill forfeits America's role in that future to China." Congress first approved a $7,500 EV tax credit in 2008 that it phased out after manufacturers hit 200,000 vehicles. The credit was expanded in 2022 to cover leased vehicles and the per manufacturer cap was lifted. Separately, U.S. automakers stand to receive significant benefits from the final bill that eliminates penalties for failing to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy shortfalls. The measure makes it easier for automakers to build gas-powered vehicles. Barclays auto analyst Dan Levy said the tax credit phase-out in less than three months means EV sales will significantly jump via a "pre-buy" since some consumers will move up purchases planned for later with sharp declines in the months to follow. "We believe the bill reiterates the slowdown ahead for EV penetration in the U.S., with both the 'carrot' (i.e. tax credits/incentives) and the 'stick' (i.e. emissions regulations) softened," Levy wrote in a research note. A Harvard University study released in March forecast that ending the EV tax credits would reduce EV penetration by 6% by 2030 and would save the government $169 billion in EV tax credits over a decade. Last year, Chrysler parent Stellantis ( opens new tab paid $190.7 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel economy requirements for 2019 and 2020 after paying nearly $400 million for penalties from 2016 through 2019. GM previously paid $128.2 million in penalties for 2016 and 2017. In the final bill, Congress dropped a planned $250 annual fee for EVs to pay for road repairs, as well as a requirement that the U.S. Postal Service sell off its EV delivery vehicles.
