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Edmonton Journal
a day ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
After only middling results for the Edmonton Oilers in Free Agency 2024, will this be The Summer of Stan?
Article content Will this be the Summer of Stan? Prior to Stan Bowman being hired as the Edmonton Oilers General Manager, CEO Jeff Jackson was at the helm for Free Agency in the Summer of 2024. And he was busy, re-signing and adding multiple pieces to the roster. Article content At the time, the reviews were quite good. Even effusive by some. But time, events and circumstances have whittled away at some of the Jackson's record. Part of that is coloured by the offer sheets to Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg. But I digress… Article content Two of the players who arrived in Free Agency last Summer that do not appear to be headed back to Edmonton in 2025-26 are indeed Jackson hires: Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner. Looking back with 20/20 hindsight, the Jeff Skinner buyout in Buffalo should have been seen as a cautionary sign versus an opportunity. Yes, he was a six-time thirty-goal scorer in the NHL. Perhaps the thinking was that, along side a guy like Leon Draisaitl, Skinner might bounce back into that range from twenty-four goals in 2023-24. But right from training camp the coaching staff seemed to have different ideas. It soon became apparent that Skinner did not fit. Never a Selke candidate, his defensive play seemed to be of primary concern. Now, to Skinner's credit, his defensive details came around and he was much better in the second half. But the die was all but cast, it seemed. Skinner ended up at 16-13-29 in 72 GP. And he only played a few games in the post-season (1-2-2 in 5 GP). Article content Then there was the Arvidsson signing. I do not want to be disingenuous. I lauded the decision to bring him in. Arvidsson in all my viewings had always been that tenacious, difficult-to-play-against winger who five times had scored twenty goals. In both Nashville and L.A., he was effective. And while his play in Edmonton was solid enough…it never really rose above, despite considerable time on Draisaitl's wing. Arvidsson ended up the year at 15-12-27 in 67 GP. The numbers were nearly identical to the afore-mentioned Skinner. Deeper into post season Arvidsson was twice a healthy scratch (ended 2-5-7 in 15 GP). And to my eye, Arvidsson ended up on his pants way more often in the heavy going than I had perceived him to be in the past. Like Skinner, the lack of fit became apparent. I do not think either man will return. In fact, the reports have been many about how Arvidsson and the Oilers have agreed that a mutual parting would be best, and Stan Bowman is apparently looking for a potential taker for the final year of player's No Movement Clause and $4m cap hit. Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson at The Edmonton Journal has even mused whether it may take a 'sweetener' to get that deal done. Skinner, on the other hand, seems destined to hit the UFA market once his $3m deal expires this week. Article content The Edmonton Oilers will have other options available to them on the wings. My take is that they will be looking for guys with a different dimension than Arvidsson or Skinner had. I think they will be looking for someone with size who can beef up the lineup but still produce a bit. Former 6'4 Oiler Klim Kostin comes to mind, who is a pending UFA after his unsuccessful time in San Jose. So does 6'5 Brett Leason, an Albertan who spent last season in Anaheim. He is an RFA. Both would probably cost somewhere between the league minimum and $1m-ish, Leason maybe a shade more. The Oilers also have a couple other exisiting bodies in competition for those winger spots. Matthew Savoie is under contract for $886,666 and has the inside track but he would likely fit better in a Top 9 role. Max Jones has another year at $1m. Right-shot David Tomasek is more of a center as is Noah Philp. Josh Samanski seems more likely to start in Bakersfield. Article content Latest National Stories
Elle
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
5 Ways To Sweat-Proof Your Make-Up For Festival Season This Summer
With summer in full swing, mastering the art of sweat-proof make-up is a significant task. Whether you're heading to Glastonbury or prepping for an upcoming day festival, there's nothing that kills the carefree concert vibe like streaming mascara, greasy-looking skin and that dreaded smudged lip. Luckily, expert make-up artists have been cultivating tips that can withstand bright lights, hectic film sets and 24-hour itineraries for decades, and now we're passing that insight onto you. 'Most of the time make-up breakdown occurs due to the skin producing oil or moisture and lifting the makeup off the skin,' says Dominic Skinner, director of makeup artistry at Mac Cosmetics. 'What you might notice is dots where your pores are that look dark. This is your makeup getting darker because it becomes wet. You might also find areas like foreheads and cheeks might run or drip. But remember everyone sweats - it's how our bodies regulate the temperature, so it doesn't overheat.' Here, Dominic Skinner, director of makeup artistry at Mac Cosmetics, and make-up artist Andrew Gallimore share their top tips for sweat-proofing your make-up, just in time for festival season 2025. It's no secret that skin prep is key when it comes to creating a smooth canvas for make-up. However, when it comes to making said base last, it's best to step away from skin-glossing creams and thick serums. 'If you're using any long-wearing or waterproof products, it is essential to start with a super clean face,' says Gallimore. 'Any natural oils or sweat will stop these products from setting or working properly. The same applies to most moisturisers, eye creams, or lip balms. Use these well in advance to prep the skin, and then clean the surface with something like Bioderma Micellar Water Cleanser or a gentle toner.' Just don't forget to follow with a lightweight SPF, no matter the weather. In the humid summer months Skinner advises trying lighter, oil free moisturisers or multi-functioning serums like Mac's Hyper Real Serumizer. 'If you over moisturise or feed your skin with oil, this can make the skin too rich.' While powder foundations aren't particularly sexy, they do serve a purpose when it comes to keeping your skin looking matte. What's more, opting for a compact makes re-application effortless, and it prevents any dreaded spills along the way. 'Powder foundation can be a great swap for conventional liquid foundations,' says Skinner. 'Powders contain oil absorbing ingredients which means you'll stay looking matte for longer while letting the skin do what it needs to do. Plus, you can re-apply powder throughout the day with real ease.' The best part is that modern powder foundation formulas are far from the chunky textures of the past. In fact, many are specifically designed to lend a blurred finish and natural coverage to blemish-prone and mature skin types. Yes, you read that one right. While applying setting spray after your make-up is done is an age-old step to future-proof your look, there are also numerous benefits to adding a spritz before you start. 'One tip I share, which I got from working with West End performers, is to use a setting spray before apply make-up,' says Skinner. 'This acts like a barrier and prevents make-up from lifting. The alcohol-free Fix+ Stay Over from Mac is the one I recommend to all dancers I work with.' If it's good enough for on-stage, we can believe it will pack a similar punch in the audience in front. Travelling to a far-flung festival abroad? Look for a travel-friendly option that won't need to face the liquids bin at the airport. To keep your travel bag light as air, try trading out messy powders for a sleek set of blotting sheets. Not only are they designed to remove excess oil from the skin and minimise shine, they also weigh next to nothing, which means you can slot them into a compartment as small as a card holder and keep them on you for the whole itinerary. The best part is that they're super user-friendly. Just press a sheet gently onto the area of concern (usually the forehead, nose, or chin), and avoid rubbing to prevent any smudging or caking. If you can't bare the thought of stepping out without a signature lip, try trading your go-to shade for a longwear lip stain - the perks are endless. Your have unlimited options when it comes to formulas and shades (even lip liners can be switched out for a pen-like alternative), they feel utterly weightless on the skin without compromising on a luminous, flattering colour, and they truly hold their own when it comes to drinking, swiping and, of course, singing. If your lips are especially dry, these ultra-thin tints will usually remain un-smudged when topped with a balm or high-shine gloss. We'd also recommend pairing with an SPF lip balm, to prevent chapping and burning. It's just a must. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE. Katie Withington (she/her) is the Beauty Writer, at ELLE UK and Harper's Bazaar. Working alongside the ELLE UK Beauty Team, she covers all things beauty for both print and digital, from finding backstage make-up trends at London Fashion Week and investigating buzzy skincare ingredients, to unzipping the beauty bags of Hailey Bieber and Margot Robbie. Prior to joining ELLE UK in 2022, Katie studied (BA) Fashion Journalism at London College of Fashion and has previously contributed to Red, Good Housekeeping and Prima.
New Statesman
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Statesman
Thomas Skinner's full English
Illustration by André Carrilho 'I don't plan – I just do everything on impulse.' So Thomas Skinner told the producers of The Apprentice before his television debut in 2019. And as we chatted before he spoke at the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation's Now and England conference, I began to believe him. He was grinning at me in his bulky suit, his face ablaze with a suntan like a bank holiday weekend. I asked him what he knew about his co-panellists, the High Tory MP Danny Kruger, the Brexiteer historian Robert Tombs and the ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe, latterly famous for calling for mass deportations. Skinner said he didn't know much about them. I asked him who had invited him to speak. 'James,' he replied, meaning James Orr, the Cambridge theology professor and close friend of JD Vance. But he said that he didn't really know James either. He'd simply accepted an invitation to talk about 'how much I love England'. Skinner's very presence here is a sign of the new strategies and gambits of the political right. His name will puzzle many otherwise switched-on, urbane readers. He started out as a pillow and mattress salesman, and then after his firing from The Apprentice – one of those decent, head-held-high firings, without the usual pleading and back-stabbing – Skinner remade himself a star of reality TV. He appeared on Celebrity MasterChef and 8 Out of 10 Cats. And, to far greater recognition, in mid 2022 he started to post videos of himself eating elaborately unhealthy meals on (then) Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. These meals are generally drawn from what I think of as the Great British, mid-week, can't-be-arsed menu: cottage pie, jacket potatoes and those domesticated exoticisms, curry, chilli con carne, Chinese. And like a Dickens character reminding you who they are after a multi-chapter absence, Skinner narrates these meals in a language of cheery catchphrases: 'Don't go home until you're proud'; 'Tough times don't last, but tough people do'; and, simply, 'Bosh!'. These videos, along with rolling footage of the Romford good life (golf, family BBQs, early-morning gym), have won Skinner an audience of 683,000 on Instagram alone. In recent months, however, something has shifted in his online persona. Skinner had always presented himself as a graduated member of the petite bourgeoisie (Ford Transit for work, red Bentley for play). But suddenly he started to post about his mates not wanting to go to church with him, about how families need more support with childcare costs, and about how 'London has fallen' with people 'too frightened to walk down their own street'. 'We need leadership that understands the streets, the markets, the working class', he wrote. 'People like me.' Dominic Cummings immediately offered his services for a London mayoral campaign. The reactionary right sniffed out a new champion in their battle against the libs. They believe Ray Parlour can be remade into their very own Hereward the Wake. And so, here is Skinner, taking his seat next to Rupert Lowe, in an Edwardian auditorium in Westminster. Around us were the Tory boys of stereotype: legions of gelled Malfoys, spotted with misshapen Crabbes and Goyles. First, though, both he and we had to endure the other speakers. Kruger kicked off. As he started speaking, Skinner spun his seat side-on and leant back a deckchair 45 degrees. Kruger talked about how England was the 'first nation', about Wycliffe, Bede and Alfred. And though we had been 'interpenetrated by foreigners', he exalted the great continuities in English history and that 'anyone can become English', a remark the man in front of me seemed to find oddly exercising. Behind me, a woman was resting her eyes. Skinner slouched and itched, swigging water directly from a large glass bottle (forgoing the tumbler provided). Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month Subscribe Next up was Tombs, who was straightforwardly dull. He talked about how we should teach the history of the country we share, emphasising what we have in common. He recommended a long march through the woke institutions, making funding of public projects more accountable and regularising the national history taught in schools. By this time, Skinner was nearly horizontal, and gurning madly on a stick of chewing gum. Last of the old guard was Lowe. The most exciting part of his speech came at the start: his reading glasses hung around his neck in two halves, and when he started speaking he snapped them together at the nose with delicious emphasis. Lowe is captivating, like a public schoolmaster at chapel; indeed, he reads his own words as if they actually come from the Bible. He gave his usual scripture about the Blairite coup and government by lawyers. Skinner was completely lost to his phone, typing away, the stage lights glinting off his golden watch. But when his turn came around, he bounded to the podium. His speech was titled 'The England I Love'. England is 'the absolute guv'nor', he said, home of the rule of law, the Industrial Revolution and the World Wide Web. It is built on family, graft and community: 'The single mum up at 5am, getting her kids ready, before a long day of work, but who still finds the strength to smile.' But these people have been failed, 'left behind in [their] own country', with 'kids being taught to be ashamed of their own flag'. He advocated once again for better childcare and support for young parents, as well as more forceful police (because, 'let's be honest, they're pussies at the minute'). It was simple, stirring, populist stuff. He was the only speaker to be interrupted by applause. Throughout, Kruger was looking at Skinner warily, as though a drunk had wandered into his train carriage. Tombs was studying him intently, like the president of the Royal Society confronted with a baffling new specimen. Lowe just grinned maniacally. When Skinner had finished, he offered him an awkward, lingering but reciprocated high-five. I couldn't help but wonder what united Skinner with these three: a post-liberal party intellectual, a grandee academic and a seigneurial landowner. As the panel took questions, Lowe went further, leaning into his 'family business' (and, he neglected to say, multimillionaire) background, and championing people 'like Tom and his family'. And he was rewarded with an 'I agree with what Rupert just said', before the final 'I would literally say what Rupert just said but I'm getting hot and ready for a pint'. Skinner ultimately scrambled off the stage during the Q&A – he said he had to take a call – and it was a good time to leave. First, there was a question from Carl Benjamin, a disgraced alt-right YouTuber. And then, as Tombs was saying something anodyne about how anyone could be English, he was interrupted by a nativist heckler. 'Ridiculous!' someone said. 'You inherit Englishness, it's in your ancestry.' Tombs argued him down, but the mood had soured. Perhaps he had just meant inheritance in the sense that these things must be actively passed down. Perhaps not. In his present incarnation, Skinner is far too goofy for such talk. But, an hour after the social media star sprinted off the stage, Robert Jenrick posted a video with him (two hours from then, I see from X, Skinner was having spag bol at home). More than any other politician, Jenrick is desperate to join Skinner in the realm of the algorithmic celebrity. And here was their crossover, a discussion of tool theft and its effect on tradesmen. In his speech, Skinner confirmed he's 'thinking about giving it a go in politics'. In so many ways, he's already there. [See also: Dominic Cummings: oracle of the new British berserk] Related
Miami Herald
6 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Panthers fans make early preparations for this year's championship parade
Fans showed up before the sun in Fort Lauderdale Beach to stake out spots. Marty Kareff of Coral Springs booked a room at the B Ocean hotel on A1A Saturday night to ensure a good spot. He was saving spots for late arriving family and friends. 'It was easy at 5 o'clock,' he said. 'We missed the parade last year because we had a vacation planned. No more summer vacation until July.' 'Got a nice crowd out here,' Everett said, adding that they sell coconuts on the beach most weekends. 'We're out here on the regular.' There were no takers early in, he said, but he was confident the heat would increase the popularity of his product. 'They're gonna come ' Brian and Christina Doogue of Davie arrived early too, around 6:15 with an entourage of about 35. They set up a big tent along the route — an excellent way to hide from the sun, at least for a while. Doogue who coaches a 10-and-under team at Ice End in Coral Springs, said the group was named Bennett this year, after Panther Sam Bennett, the Conn Smythe winner. 'We'd love him to come by and give us an autograph,' he said. 'Our team has won the championship two years in a row, too' The crowd, perhaps buoyed by the fact it wasn't storming like it was a year ago, was friendly and boisterous, sharing water and chanting together. Shouts of 'Bobby! BOBBY!' [for Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky] echoed through the streets near the Elbo Room [the first place the Cup made an appearance this year], a long with the requisite chants of 'Skinner, Skinner.' Skinner, the Edmonton goalie shelled by the Cats in the final game, may want to forget how many pucks got by him, but the Panthers fans haven't. Despite the heat, fans showed up in the jerseys of their favorites, from Aleksander Barkov to Carter Verhaege to Brad Marchand. One fan in a Marchand jersey and what had to be a very hot rat mask, led the cheer of 'Let's go, Panthers.' Along the extremely noisy parade route, which got louder as noon grew closer, Rhiannon Langley and Carmen Ellis were lying stomachs down on the pavement, reading. Or at least trying to read. Langley was reading Ghosts of Honolulu by Leon Carroll Jr and Mark Harmon, while Ellis was absorbed in Suzanne Collins ' Hunger Games prequel, 'Sunrise on the Reaping.' The clamor did not faze Langley, who says she reads 10 to 15 books a month. 'I just block it out,' she said. Ellis, who gives two thumbs up to Sunrise on the Reaping, admitted the reading might not last much longer. 'We're just reading till the action starts,' she said.
Ottawa Citizen
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Stuart Skinner's future with Oilers a key consideration for GM Bowman
So, will Stu Skinner be back in net next season as the No. 1? Article content Or will he be sharing the crease in a 1 and 1a scenario, but not with the good soldier Calvin Pickard as a partner? Maybe they trade for somebody who is or was a starter. Article content Article content Enquiring minds want to know, and they're all wearing Edmonton Oilers jerseys. Article content There's this feeling that fixing the goaltending here is as simple as looking up plumbers on Google and having somebody come by to fix the leaking toilet. Article content Article content It's not. Article content Article content For sure, Skinner was outplayed by Sergei Bobrovsky in the final against Florida, but Bob's arguably on a career path to the Hall of Fame with his two Cup rings and his two Vezina trophies, plus his 445 regular-season wins, top 10 all-time. Article content Skinner has only played three NHL seasons (189 regular-season games, 50 in the playoffs), not Bob's 15 years (777 regular-season games and 117 in the playoffs). But he did get the Oilers to the last two Cup finals, with ample help from Pickard along the way this spring. He was definitely better than the ballyhooed Jake Oettinger in the Western Conference final against Dallas, not just this year, but last spring. Article content So, how bad can Skinner be? He wasn't the reason the Oilers lost to Florida this June; they're just too deep, reminding people of the early 80s New York Islanders with their talent and their wear-you-down philosophy of play. Article content Article content Again, Skinner is a good goalie who is in the mix for one of the three Olympic spots next February. But, there still could be a different configuration in net, like maybe somebody to push Skinner for playing time. Article content Article content 'I don't want to single the goaltending out,' said Bowman, who balked at trading for goaltending help at the deadline, maybe because he won three Cups in Chicago with Corey Crawford and Antti Niemi in net, so good goalies but not great ones. Article content But, he knows the narrative in this city, where Skinner, an accountable, nice guy with lots of ability, gave up two goals in the first period of all five starts in the final series after outplaying Oettinger and Hill, specifically, in heavyweight matchups earlier. Article content 'It's something we'll investigate this summer — what's the best path moving forward for our team. It's hard to predict where that's going to go. We have to have lots of conversations about what other teams are looking to do,' said Bowman, who did concede that the forward group and the goalies would be evaluated most deeply.
