Misunderstood Celebrities Stars Different From Their Reputations

12 Celebrities You Completely Misunderstood<p>You think you know these celebrities, but you've been completely misunderstanding them.</p> By Tiffany WhiteOct. 1 2018, Updated 8:33 p.m. ET People think they know celebrities. They read the profiles, they follow them on Twitter, and share GIFs of their funny soundbites. But even though we think we know everything about the biggest stars, sometimes there's a huge difference between a celeb's public persona and their actual personality. [Read More]

Naira Strengthens In Official Market Amid Forex Reforms

The naira has shown signs of strengthening in the official foreign exchange (FX) market, currently quoted at ₦1,560.57 to the dollar. This improvement reflects a 0.79 percent appreciation from the previous day’s rate of ₦1,572.86 at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), highlighting the impact of recent FX reforms. The FMDQ Securities exchange data indicates a notable recovery, with the naira gaining 4.28 percent since reaching a low of ₦1,627. [Read More]

Pedro Pascal on 'The Mandalorian,' 'Wonder Woman 1984' and Fame

When Pedro Pascal was roughly 4 years old, he and his family went to see the 1978 hit movie “Superman,” starring Christopher Reeve. Pascal’s young parents had come to live in San Antonio after fleeing their native Chile during the rise of dictator Augusto Pinochet in the mid-1970s. Taking Pascal and his older sister to the movies — sometimes more than once a week — had become a kind of family ritual, a way to soak up as much American pop culture as possible. [Read More]

Remote Employee Brags About Working 30 Minutes a Day

Remote Employee "Brags" About Only Working 30 Minutes a Day in Video, Sparks DebateBy Mustafa GatollariUpdated May 19 2023, 10:52 a.m. ET Source: @rich_alfonsoThere are some jobs that require a person's physical presence for a pre-set amount of time. Let's say you're a security guard at a bank who needs to be available in case of an emergency or to keep a watchful eye during business hours: that's a gig where being charged hourly makes sense because you're being paid for your physical presence. [Read More]

The Overnight: Judith Godreche French Actress - Nudity &amp; HBO Show

The Overnight, out Friday, is one of the most explicit movies in recent memory: The story of a double-date dinner party that lasts until sunrise, it encompasses all manner of intoxicating substances, skinny-dipping and frank conversation among the four principals. (Call it Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with a bit less anger.) And though Jason Schwartzman, Adam Scott, and Orange is the New Black‘s Taylor Schilling all get plenty to do—it’s a less-widely-known French actress who walks away with the movie. [Read More]

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Waitrose loses its grip on slippery fish

‘Slippery’, ‘fish’ and ‘fillet’ – do these make you think upmarket grocer Waitrose? Probably not, but according to YouGov’s social media analysis tool, SoMA, these were the three most popular words mentioned alongside Waitrose on Twitter on 7 June. These three words were also primarily responsible for a significant increase in Waitrose’s Twitter activity on that day. On 6 June just 1.9% of the Twitter population were exposed to a mention of Waitrose, compared to 9. [Read More]

Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira Deserve a Better Walking Dead Reunion Than The Ones W

The long-anticipated “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” which premieres on AMC on Feb.25, marks the return of two of the series’ most beloved characters. This should be exciting news, but in a “Walking Dead” universe that still feels oversaturated with content, even a sequel series centered on the franchise’s most iconic couple has the capacity to disappoint. [Read More]

Army Kills 50 Boko Haram Members In Borno

Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade , Director of Defence Information, on Monday announced that the Nigerian army at the weekend killed about 50 Boko Haram sect members in a foiled attack on villages in Borno and Adamawa states. *Nigerian Army Personnel  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja. According to the statement, the sect members were on their way to attack selected communities, when they were ambushed by soldiers along Bilta, Borno State, upon receiving intelligence report on the Islamist intention. [Read More]

Bri Chief - Age, Family, Bio

Internet personality most notable for her bri_chief Instagram account, where she has accumulated more than 600,000 followers. She has also worked as a brand ambassador for Rihanna's Savage X Fenty brand.  Before Fame She posted her first piece of media to Instagram, a video captioned as "Surpriseeee @sb_chief," in August of 2013. Trivia She used her social media presence to raise awareness about ulcerative colitis after developing the condition herself. She has also run the Bri Chief YouTube channel, which has featured many vlogs and couples videos with her ex-boyfriend. [Read More]