So a new Barbie trailer dropped this week, and buzz is building for the pink-hued movie about the popular doll. The film stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, and Dua Lipa and hits theaters on July 21. Director Greta Gerwig previously said she was nervous to make this film, saying if it didn't go well it could be a career ender.
KING CHARLES CORONATION INVITES
Invites are out for the coronation of King Charles lll, and royal-watchers now have the answer to the question: What will his wife Camilla's title be? The top of the invite read "the coronation of their majesties King Charles lll & Queen Camilla." Many were wondering if Camilla would take the title of queen, because despite being married to a prince for years, she never received the princess title. In fact, she declined the title of Princess of Wales, which belonged to Charles' late wife, the iconic Princess Diana.
2023 WEBBY AWARD NOMINATIONS
The 2023 Webby Award nominations were just announced, and some of the internet's favorite people are nominated. Singer Lizzo nabbed a nomination for Best Web Personality/Host for Lizzo's "Watch Out for the Big Girls' series on Amazon Prime Video. Also nominated in that category is Daily Show host Trevor Noah for "Between the scenes."
The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances. New details in the killing emerged Wednesday as Joran Van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway's mother, resolving a case that has captivated the public’s attention for nearly 20 years.
The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted this year in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment — and now the case is touching on the tech world with arguments that his defense attorney bungled the case, in part, by using an artificial intelligence program to write his closing arguments.
Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day siege on the territory. Palestinians reeled from a massive blast at a Gaza City hospital that killed hundreds the day before and grew increasingly desperate as food and water supplies ran out.
A 4000-year-old slab of rock is being dubbed a treasure map for archaeologists. The rock was found in 1900 at the site of an ancient tomb in northwestern France and it was declared Europe's oldest known map in 2021.
