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The mother-daughter duo worked together on ‘Fashion Police’ for four yearsMelissa and Joan Rivers in 2006Credit: Frazer Harrison/GettyNEED TO KNOWMelissa Rivers shared that working with her mom, Joan Rivers, on Fashion Police often led to on-set argumentsJoan would push boundaries at work, knowing Melissa, as executive producer, would handle any falloutMelissa respected Joan’s comedic instincts, trusting her judgment even when others, including networks, disagreedMelissa Rivers and her mom, Joan Rivers, didn’t always see eye to eye while filming Fashion Police.Joining Josh McBride on the McBride Rewind podcast, Rivers, 58, shared that while she had a great working relationship with her…

As one of the first festivals to have a slate dedicated solely to television, the 11th year of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Primetime slate is the most expansive it’s ever been. The program is billed as one that spotlights “groundbreaking episodic storytelling and auteur-driven television from some of the world’s most exciting creators,” and this year proved to do just that. This year saw the program move in an interesting direction, in which it spotlighted more horror television than it has in any previous year, ushering in the fall season after a summer filled with heatwaves. That’s not to…

French philosopher Jean-François Revel, sometime after Augusto Pinochet’s coup in Chile, reportedly remarked that when the dictator came to kill Chilean democracy, he found only a cadaver. That quip carries crucial lessons for the contemporary popularity of the Democratic Socialists of America, the postliberal right, and their rising equivalents in European countries like France and Germany. Revel’s point was not to absolve Pinochet. The government under Salvador Allende, overthrown by Pinochet, had its own antidemocratic momentum. Democracies at risk of succumbing to control rarely face only one threat. Only attacks from multiple sides can sufficiently weaken political legitimacy for would-be…

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Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women are set to face each other in the first semi-final of the Women’s Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. The two teams have had several closely fought encounters in T20 cricket, and another competitive contest is expected with a place in the final at stake.Pakistan Women were pushed hard by Thailand in their quarter-final, eventually chasing a rain-reduced target of 92. They slipped to 47 for 4 before captain Fatima Sana steadied the innings and helped them get over the line. Pakistan will need greater consistency from their batting unit after…

NHL expansion and they may be further along in the process than we think Sportsnet 590 The FAN: Elliotte Friedman, when asked about NHL expansion and how far will the NHL look to go? Is the NHL thinking about how many US markets they can have a team in when the next TV contracts come up? ** NHLRumors.com transcription Matt Marchese: “You mentioned expansion and 34 teams. Can we stop this, please? Like, listen, I love hockey, and I love that it’s, you know, it’s expanding and all that stuff. I don’t like the thought of expansion only because the…

Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, handing over leadership to his son Howard in the final chapter of a long-planned transition at the US business giant. At 96, the world-famous investor will move into an advisory role as chairman emeritus and remain on the company board to offer his “judgement and perspective”, according to a letter to shareholders, external. The decision comes nine months after Buffett passed the chief executive role to Greg Abel, with his son, Howard, who has been a director since 1993, taking over non-executive board duties. Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,”…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday sent a proposal to the White House to regulate crypto transactions and markets.  It isn’t clear what the regulations will look like from the post on the Office of Management and Budget’s website. The proposal is titled “Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets.” The CFTC’s move comes after lawmakers blocked the long-awaited crypto legislation Clarity Act on Tuesday. Despite the law not advancing, both the CFTC and Securities and Exchange Commission have said they would go ahead with crypto rulemaking anyway.  CFTC Chair Mike Selig said on Wednesday that while…

The new film, directed by Georgia Oakley, follows the Dashwood sisters as they navigate their way through love, loss and societal expectations, following the death of their father.It’s a classic adaptation of Austen’s novel, rather than a more contemporary take.When I meet Edgar-Jones at a hotel in central London, I ask her whether there was ever a temptation to make it more “2026”.”It does feel very much like it’s honouring the period,” she agrees, “but I think there’s a freshness to the filmmaking that I think is really beautiful”.She is starring alongside Esmé Creed-Miles, 26, who plays her sister Marianne.Together,…

Manu Bhaker and Jaspal Rana (Image credit: Agencies) Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker remembered her late coach Jaspal Rana after carrying the Indian flag at the Asian Games 2026 opening ceremony on Saturday.Bhaker said she missed Rana during the ceremony, making the special occasion an emotional one. She carried the Indian flag alongside kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat.”Missed Jaspal sir a lot today, he was a flagbearer at the Asian Games. It was indeed an emotional day without his presence by my side,” Bhaker said after the ceremony.Rana played key role in Bhaker’s careerRana, a former shooter and coach, died on June…