BBC Casts ‘ My Name Is Leon ’ My Name is Leon . Malachi Kirby ( Small Axe ), Monica Dolan ( A Very English Scandal ), Olivia Williams ( Counterpart ), Christopher Eccleston ( The A Word ), Poppy Lee Friar ( In My Skin ), and Sir Lenny Henry CBE ( The Lord of the Rings ) headline the drama special. Cole Martin will play the lead, Leon, in his first TV role. Set in 1980s Birmingham, the drama tells the uplifting and incredibly moving story of nine-year-old Leon, a mixed-race boy, and his quest to reunite his family after being taken into care and separated from his blond and blue-eyed baby brother. My Name is Leon is produced by Douglas Road Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions, Ringside Studios, and Vicarious Productions. It is executive produced by Lenny Henry and Angela Ferreira for Douglas Road Productions, Gub Neal and Edward Barlow for Ringside Studios, Mona Qureshi for the BBC. The director is Lynette Linton. Ingenious Media provided funding … [Read more...] about BBC Casts ‘My Name Is Leon’; Red Arrow Locks-In CPL; ITV Renews ‘Finding Alice’; ITV Orders ‘Britain’s Tiger Kings’ — Global TV Briefs
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Take a Break from Average Joes With These 17 Energizing Coffee Alternatives
Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. But first, coffee . According to The National Coffee Association , 63% of American adults drink the brewed beverage daily, with more than half of U.S. workers admitting to needing that hug in a mug—and the caffeine buzz, laser focus, and increased physical and mental function that comes with it—before heading to the office. In total, stats show more than 2.25 billion cups of java are consumed globally every day. With numbers like that, you gotta respect the drip. But what if you don’t think the best part of waking up is French roast in your cup? Not everyone is a fan of coffee, which is why a number of good coffee alternatives have become available in recent years. The best coffee alternatives are great for people who have a venti-sized dislike for the taste, or who … [Read more...] about Take a Break from Average Joes With These 17 Energizing Coffee Alternatives
Golden Globes 2021: This Party Could Have Been an Email
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler said it all as they kicked off the 2021 Golden Globes : “Could this whole night have been an email? Yes.” This was the Zoom edition of the Globes: Tina was in New York’s Rainbow Room, Poehler was in L.A. at the Beverly Hilton. But unfortunately, that takes a toll on the whole point of this gala, which is cramming a Hollywood hotel room full of stars, plying them with free booze, and letting hilarity ensue. As the hosts quipped last night, it’s always a tipsy mess (“Meryl Streep, just hammered, can’t remember what movie she’s there for”) and that’s exactly why we watch. Tina said it best: “These bitches are messy. ” Fey and Poehler are the greatest award-show hosts of all time, ever since they made the Golden Globes their personal bash with their three-year run starting in 2013. But they couldn’t salvage this year’s awful show. It wasn’t messy in the “Jaqueline Bisset gets lost wandering up to the stage” sense, or the “Margaret Cho plays a Korean … [Read more...] about Golden Globes 2021: This Party Could Have Been an Email
UFC’s Paulo Costa Blames Boozy Hangover for Adesanya Loss, ‘Kind of Drunk’
Breaking News Getty UFC star Paulo Costa is blaming the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol for his loss to Israel a-a-a-a-a- Adesanya at UFC 253 ... saying his decision to crush a bottle of wine the night before cost him the fight. "I was kind of drunk [when] I fought," Costa said in Portuguese (subtitled in English) on his YouTube channel ... "Maybe, on hangover." 29-year-old Costa was on a 13-fight win streak before his main event throwdown with Israel ... and was coming off an impressive victory over MMA legend Yoel Romero . But, Izzy smashed Costa in just 2 rounds in an unexpectedly one-sided beatdown on September 27 ... leaving many fans asking the question, what the hell happened!? TOO EASY. @Stylebender is the undefeated king of the middleweights. #UFC253 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi ] pic.twitter.com/lz5C9DsDN7 — UFC (@ufc) September 27, 2020 @ufc Now, Costa is finally opening up about the loss -- claiming he simply boozed too hard … [Read more...] about UFC’s Paulo Costa Blames Boozy Hangover for Adesanya Loss, ‘Kind of Drunk’
Introducing ‘Rolling Stone on Twitch’
Rolling Stone makes its Twitch debut on Monday, March 1st, with a new channel that features original live content and weekly performances begins streaming at 4 p.m EST / 1 p.m PST. Tia Hill and Jon Weigell will serve as the show’s hosts. Rolling Stone on Twitch is set to stream five days a week, and the channel will host an array of guests: both emerging and established musicians, comedians, actors, political figures, and journalists. The channel will be home to a two-hour live variety show on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and it will host live music performances on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The first week of programming will include live performances from Marcus King and Ted Park. The channel focuses heavily on connecting audiences and providing a unique experience to interact directly with their favorite artists and performers. As Executive Producer Christopher Cruz explains, the goal for the channel is to introduce audiences to Rolling Stone in an entirely new … [Read more...] about Introducing ‘Rolling Stone on Twitch’