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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ellie Goulding reveals new album features 'saddest words she ever wrote'
The Burn singer, who announced her separation from husband Caspar Jopling in February 2024, teased what fans can expect from her next record as she celebrated the fifth birthday of her album Brightest Blue.
Geek Culture
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Star Trek Comic 'The Last Starship' Resurrects Captain James T. Kirk
Captain Kirk will no longer find himself in the grave, as he's set to return in a new Star Trek comic. The iconic character is back from the dead in Star Trek: The Last Starship , due out this September, with the modern Starfleet future serving as the new setting. Notably, this marks a departure from the usual fare, which places any story, screen, or comic before the character's death in 1994's Star Trek: Generations . Per The Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming work is penned by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, who, alongside writing for Marvel, DC and other publishers, notched an Eisner nomination for their previous Star Trek title for IDW. Adrián Bonilla is onboard as illustrator. 'Forget everything you know about Star Trek. The Last Starship is a new crew, a new era, and a completely different tone; our aim is to be literary, intense, innovative, and most of all, accessible,' said Lanzing. 'We're bringing you into the Federation's darkest hour through the brilliant, noir-soaked lens of artist Adrián Bonilla with zero homework required. Longtime Trek fans will have a deep and fascinating reading experience, to be sure – this is a pivotal moment in Trek history that's never been even glimpsed before – but above all, The Last Starship is a dark and complex sci-fi you can hand to anyone,' he added. The series takes place during The Burn, a galaxy-wide disaster that caused the detonation of every active warp core and led to the near-collapse of the United Federation of Planets. Now mysteriously resurrected, Kirk will need to lead a new crew and ship to uphold Starfleet's mission of unity across the cosmos. The debut issue of Star Trek: The Last Starship launches on 24 September, featuring a primary cover by Francesco Francavilla and variants by Skyler Patridge and Michael Cho. Check them out below: Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. IDW Comics Star Trek Star Trek: The Last Starship
The Irish Sun
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Modern Family star comes out as bisexual five years after end of hit sitcom
A MODERN Family star has come out as bisexual, five years after the end of the hit sitcom. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, 18, portrayed the character Lily Tucker-Pritchett on Modern Family for the entire 11-season run. 5 A Modern Family star has come out as bisexual, five years after the end of the hit sitcom Credit: Instagram 5 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons shared a video with fans Credit: TikTok 5 She did so in a playful manner, by using some audio from a season four episode Credit: TikTok Lily was the adopted daughter of the comedy's beloved gay couple Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet). Aubrey began the series in 2009 at the young age of four. Now, in a new video shared on TikTok, the actress has come out as bisexual. And she does so in a playful manner, by using some audio from a season four episode. In the episode, called The Future Dunphys, a young Lily claims she's gay. And Aubrey wrote over the top of the video: 'People keep joking so much about me being being gay when I literally am (I'm bi).' In the clip, the star lip syncs to: 'No I'm not, I'm gay! I'm gay!' Aubrey added to the video: ''hehe happy pride month and to all a good night #modernfamily #lily #pridemonth #pride #fyp #bi.' Most read in TV Since Modern Family went off-air in 2020, the 18-year-old former TV star took a break from acting to pursue her rock music career. Modern Family cast reunites in 'iconic' moment – but Jesse Tyler Ferguson calls out 'shameful' group for snub Aubrey - who is the daughter of Korean-born Lucifer actress Amy Anderson - often shares videos of the group performing on social media. And she's remained close with the Modern Family cast since the season finale. Last year, Jesse attended Aubrey's school production of The Burn and shared photos of the sweet reunion on Instagram. The star hasn't shied away from acting altogether though since Modern Family, and appeared in a short film named Tallwinds last year. Last month, Aubrey opened up about her fame at a young age in a TikTok video. The Cast of Modern Family Modern Family had an 11-year run on ABC before the sitcom's end in 2020. Here's a list of the iconic cast. Julie Bowen Ty Burrell Eric Stonestreet Jesse Tyler Ferguson Sarah Hyland Nolan Gould Sofia Vergara Ariel Winter Ed O'Neill Rico Rodriguez Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Jeremy Maguire She said to her 2.4million TikTok followers: 'People ask things like, 'How did you know you wanted to do that when you were four? How do you know you love something when you're so young?' And the truth is, you don't. 'My mom wasn't like, 'you're going to do this,' it was not like that. 'I was not abused on set or anything like that, but you don't know what you're getting yourself into at four years old when you sign a contract to be on a show.' Read more on the Irish Sun Aubrey continued: 'Also, being on a TV show from a young age, people really took digs at my acting choices or they would say I'm a bad actor. 'I don't feel like I need to prove myself to other people... but it was really hard for me to grow up with so many people's opinions around me.' 5 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons portrayed the character Lily Tucker-Pritchett Credit: Getty 5 Aubrey, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Scots beauty spot transformed into AFGHANISTAN battlefield for new hit film
'Even training in Scotland with the army I have seen soldiers go down with heat injury' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TELLY explorer Levison Wood has revealed how his biggest adventure was turning Scotland into Afghanistan. The former British Army Major with the Parachute Regiment spent four years serving in the war-torn region before carving out a new career with his popular Walking With series on Channel 4. 5 Levison Wood on one of his TV adventures. 5 Levison has moved into directing, making his first short film The Burn in Scotland last year. 5 The explorer managed to recreate Afghanistan scenes like these in Scotland. 5 Cramond Island outside Edinburgh was one of the locations for Levison's film. But Levison is now working behind the camera as a film director, shooting his first short film called The Burn where Scotland doubled for Helmand Province. Levison, who brings his Walking the World stage show to Edinburgh in May, says: 'I spent a lot of time in Scotland last year because I directed my first short film about a veteran returning home after war. 'We filmed a lot of it on Cramond Island just outside of Edinburgh. But there are a lot of flashbacks to Afghanistan in the story and we somehow managed to shoot an Afghanistan battle scene in Scotland too. 'We did that on the Dalmeny Estate by the River Forth. Because it was at night, we just got lots and lots of flash bangs and that worked really well.' Levison himself stepped out of the frying pan into the fire when he left the army in 2010 to become a bestselling author writing about his explorations to over 120 countries. That led to his first telly series Walking The Nile in 2015 where he trekked 4,000 miles from the African river's source in Rwanda to the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. The expedition was inspired by Scots explorer David Livingstone and US journalist Henry Morton Stanley who tracked down the missing missionary to Central Africa in 1871 with the immortal words: 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?' However disaster struck during his mammoth trek when his American writer pal Matthew Power died from heatstroke at the age of 39 while he accompanied Levison through Uganda. Levison recalls: 'That was a terrible, terrible incident. I mean, Matt Powers, poor guy, he had come out to write about the expedition for Men's Health magazine in the States. 'But then he succumbed to heat injury and I tried to revive him. It was awful. 'I've been in the army and I've experienced risk on many levels, but that was very up close and personal as Matt died in my arms. 'It was a horrible thing to go through, but, you know, since then I've had many close calls myself.' 'Nature's how we learn' HE'S been chased by crocs, but Levison says his latest expedition may be a hard sell – after he spent three years studying trees. The adventurer's latest book The Great Tree Story: How Forests Have Shaped Our World, inset, is released on April 15. But he believes it's been just as fascinating as his more daring-do adventurers. He says: 'The last three years I've been on a mission to find out more about trees, which is a lot more exciting than it sounds. 'I've been doing these adventures now for ten or more years on the television, and some of the biggest things that struck me is just how the environment's changing and how fragile our ecosystems are. 'Without wanting to sound too earnest about it all, I just thought, 'You know what? It's about time nature came to the fore'.' He adds: 'So I've basically just written a book called The Great Tree Story, which is all about our relationship with nature. 'A big part of my tour this time is talking about my experiences with indigenous people around the world. 'I've spent time with them in the great jungles of Congo, the Amazon and so on, but everywhere I go these people have a relationship with nature and the trees, which is something we can all learn from.' On his explorations Staffordshire-born Levison has been chased by hippos and crocs, robbed by bandits and caught in a civil war. But a taxi crash in Nepal in 2015 is where he first feared he would meet his maker when the vehicle's brakes failed. He says: 'That was on a Himalayas expedition where the taxi fell off the end of a cliff. 'After we'd rolled ten times down 150ft I did think, 'You're dying here, mate.' Amazingly all I ended up with was a broken arm. 'But I have also caught all the tropical diseases, including dengue fever and malaria. 'And I once spent a week in intensive care in Costa Rica, having been in some bat caves where I breathed in the fungal spores that live on the bat s**t. That almost ended me. 'It's funny as everyone thinks it's slightly glamorous or romantic when you go on expeditions to be snapped at by crocodiles or chased down by a lion, all of which have happened to me. 'But it's the more mundane stuff like car crashes, insect bites or even what happened to Matt, with heat injury, that are the most dangerous.' He adds: 'Even training in Scotland with the army I have seen soldiers go down with heat injury. 'You've got to be really careful about your water intake and all the rest of it, but sometimes tragic things happen'. But all this begs the question - why does he do it? Levison, 42, laughs: 'That's something I have often asked myself over the last 20 odd years. 'Bit I feel very lucky and privileged. I get to go and see the world and the most incredible places on the planet and meet some of the most amazing people as a result. 'One of the most rewarding parts of my job is I focus on these human stories and tell their stories that probably would otherwise be overlooked.' But right now he is focused on turning his short film The Burn into a full-length feature flick. He explains: 'We're already 100 per cent committed to using Scotland as a location to shoot the whole movie. 'The story is very much rooted in Scottish identity and is based around a Scottish soldier coming back from war and facing the demons many veterans face whether it's PTSD, alcohol or drug addiction. 'That's something that a lot of my former colleagues have been through.' He adds: 'But it's also got a sort of interesting, quirky modern twist because it's all set around a music festival. 'So it's very trippy - a bit like Trainspotting meets The Beach.' And just like The Burn, Levison plans to use real veterans as actors in his movie too. He says: 'I've been very fortunate because when I left the army I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do in terms of being an explorer. 'Essentially going off on these journeys is very similar in many ways to what we used to do in the army - minus the weaponry. 'So that allowed me to follow my passion and transition in a way that some people don't necessarily get to do so they can find themselves a bit lost when they're disconnected from that military community. 'The whole point of doing The Burn was to have a predominantly veteran crew and cast. All the actors were veterans and if there was any spot that could be filled by a vet in the crew we did that too. 'Not only does this give them a chance to think about a career in the creative industries but means I also got to work with all my mates too.' He adds: 'So I am really looking forward to returning to Scotland and turning it into Afghanistan once again.' *Levison Wood: Walking The World is at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall on May 19.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Days after 12th birthday, ice skater marking ‘best year of her life‘ dies in plane crash
Brielle Magdalena Beyer, a 12-year-old figure skater from Virginia, and her mother Justyna Magdalena Beyer, 42, were among those killed in Wednesday night's plane crash while flying back from Wichita to Washington DC. Brielle and Justyna lived in Aldie, an unincorporated area in Loudon County, Virginia, according to Loudon County newspaper The Burn. Brielle was a member of the Skating Club of Northern Virginia, along with several of the other young victims and their families. She had celebrated her 12th birthday about two weeks before the crash. The Skating Lesson, a social media account focused on figure skating, described Brielle as 'a spunky skater who was said to live on the ice.' An accomplished figure skater who dreamed of making it to the National Development Team and the camp held for team members, Brielle had medaled in every national qualifying event she attended in 2024. Shortly before leaving for Wichita, the young skater shared on Instagram that she had recently achieved her goal of successfully landing several triple jumps. '2024 was by far the best year of my life,' Brielle wrote on Instagram in December. 'I had so much fun with friends and family and achieved many new skills that I thought I would never be able to do! I reached my goal of becoming a NDT member and I am so grateful for that.' Brielle was coached by former Swedish national medalists Kalle Strid and Mikael Olaffson. The pair also coached Cory Haynos and Edward Zhou, who died in the crash . The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, and the helicopter had three soldiers on board. Authorities said Thursday that the crash left no survivors. 'I lost my 3 little kids in that flight and their families,' Strid wrote on social media Thursday. 'I am not strong enough to talk to anyone today.' Together, Strid and Olaffson's students were known as the Nova Vikings, and the team skated at the MedStar Capitals IcePlex in Arlington, Virginia. There, Brielle developed close friendships on and off the ice with many other young figure skaters. IcePlex students shared a tribute video on Instagram Thursday, celebrating the skaters' relationship on and off the ice. In a joint statement with the Washington Figure Skating Club, the Skating Club of Northern Virginia said members of the club and community were 'devastated' by the plane crash. 'As we continue to process this tragedy, we honor the memories of those who we have lost—their passion for the sport, the friendships they cultivated, and the joy they brought to the ice,' WFSC and SCNV wrote. 'Their presence at our rinks and in our community is deeply felt, and their absence is indescribable.' Brielle and Justyna are survived by Brielle's father Andy Beyer and her brother Kallen Beyer, 6.
