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Selena Gomez and Emily Blunt have a hilarious solution to prevent another lip-reading controversy
Lip-readers, beware. Selena Gomez and Emily Blunt have an idea to prevent the viral lip-reading drama at the 2024 Golden Globes from happening again. After the Jan. 7 ceremony, Gomez and Blunt both made headlines when cameras caught them in what appeared to be interesting conversations. Social media users attempted to figure out what was said by trying to read their lips and provide a translation for curious fans. In response to all the speculation, Blunt and Gomez posed for a funny picture together at the 2023 American Film Institute Awards on Jan. 12. While staring at the camera, the duo covered their mouths with their hands. “We shall not speak lol,” Gomez wrote over the pic on her Instagram story. At the Golden Globes, a video of Blunt and her husband, John Krasinski, on the red carpet went viral after fans thought “The Office” actor said the word “divorce” during their short conversation. As for Gomez, she was at the center of one of the most talked-about moments of the night after viewers spotted her saying something to Taylor Swift, causing the “Anti-Hero” singer to gasp. Although cameras couldn’t pick up audio, it was quickly speculated that Gomez was talking about Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, who were also at the event. “The DRAMA LOL,” one user commented on X. “Theyre definitely planning for world domination,” one X user wrote. However, Gomez quieted everyone down when she responded to an “E! News” post that said, “We’d love to know if Selena Gomez was really gossiping about Kylie Jenner & Timothée Chalamet at this year’s #GoldenGlobes. In response, Gomez wrote, “Noooooo I told Taylor about two of my friends who hooked up. Not that that’s anyone business.”
Opinion | I’ve Told My Last Trump Joke
Supported by Guest Essay I’ve Told My Last Trump Joke Mr. Kamp is the author, most recently, of “Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America.” In 1986, when I was a college student, I bristled every time I saw yet another fawning profile of a certain arrogant young real estate developer. The person of whom I speak is, of course, Donald Trump. As polarizing as he is now, Mr. Trump was then enjoying a press honeymoon — even Mike Wallace, the resident bulldog at CBS’s “60 Minutes,” went easy on him, breathlessly declaring in a 1985 profile, “He talks of millions the way most of us talk of nickels and dimes.” This repellent man needed to be knocked down a peg and I thought I knew of one effective way to do it: with jokes. So when I came across a fledgling satirical magazine, Spy, that articulated precisely what I was thinking, I was smitten. In its inaugural issue, Spy named Mr. Trump one of the “10 Most Embarrassing New Yorkers,” noting his tackiness, his shady tactics as a landlord and his “hustler-on-his-best-behavior manner.” Yes! My people! I was so smitten, in fact, that I cold-called the magazine’s office, offering myself up for a summer internship. I joined the staff full-time in 1989 and we continued to chronicle Mr. Trump’s offenses against taste and decency. We came up with a slew of epithets for him, including the one that stuck, “short-fingered vulgarian.” Then, as now, Mr. Trump was thin-skinned, and obsessed with his press coverage. He sent angry, threatening letters to Spy, which only heightened our joy. So you might think I’d revel in our current golden age of Trump mockery. When “Saturday Night Live” returns this week, we’re likely to see him incarnated by the comedian James Austin Johnson, who uncannily recreates Mr. Trump’s fragmentary locutions and deteriorating speaking voice as it whipsaws from a bellow to a gargle to a whisper. But — no offense to the talented Mr. Johnson — I’m done laughing. We’ve reached a point where the guffawing has to stop. By now, many of us have had a good chuckle at Mr. Trump’s ridiculousness: the talk of injecting bleach into the bloodstream, the hand gestures that make him appear to be playing an accordion. But the stakes are too high to treat him as a figure of fun — and I say this as someone whose foundational story as a professional writer involved concocting Trump jokes. We need a moratorium on making fun of Mr. Trump. For one thing, ridiculing Mr. Trump is no longer an effective tool against him. Like some kind of cyborg insult comic, he’s developed a knack for absorbing and redirecting the barbs hurled his way. He internalized and weaponized Spy’s tactic of using belittling epithets, propagating such nicknames as “Crooked Hillary,” “Sleepy Joe” and “Cryin’ Chuck Schumer.” He pulled a similar trick with the term “fake news,” which was popularized by Jon Stewart as a lighthearted description of “The Daily Show.” In Mr. Trump’s vindictive mind, “fake news” was reprocessed and deployed to mean media outlets and news coverage that he doesn’t like. What’s more, in the Spy magazine era, Mr. Trump was just a local nuisance, a braggart presiding over a foundering casino-hotel empire. When he reconstituted himself as an entertainer, starring in “The Apprentice,” he began to pose a danger of a different magnitude. The media would often dismiss him as just another kooky TV personality, despite his racist assertions that fanned the flames of the anti-Obama birther movement. For years, he benefited from prolonged attention without real scrutiny. People treated him as spectacle and failed to take him seriously, even when he ran for president. In 2016, Les Moonves, then the chairman of CBS, exulted in “the ride we’re all having right now,” telling an audience at a business conference that Mr. Trump’s political ascent “may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” Whee! Suffice to say, Mr. Trump’s victory in 2016 sobered up the yucksters real fast. Yet it did not spell the end of Trump-based humor. Arguably, we needed that humor more than ever — the Alec Baldwin version, the Anthony Atamanuik version, Mr. Johnson’s — as a coping mechanism during the chaotic Trump presidency and its immediate aftermath. Had Mr. Trump shuffled off into quiet exile like Richard Nixon, maybe we could continue to find him funny. But he remains his party’s leader. He’s still spreading the lie that the 2020 election was stolen. He’s ratcheted up his rhetoric, labeling his political opponents “vermin” and promising vengeance. Now is really, really not the time for yet another bit in which Mr. Trump is portrayed as a nutty blowhard who overuses the words “frankly” and “many people are saying.” I realize I run the risk, in making this case, of looking as if I’m missing the whole point of political humor in a free country. Isn’t laughter what gets us through our darkest hours? Isn’t one of the purposes of satire to shine a light on the folly of the wicked and misguided? Well, sure — in normal times. But not when the foundations of our democracy are under threat from a former president who wants to be a dictator on “Day 1.” Charlie Chaplin boldly satirized Adolf Hitler as Adenoid Hynkel in his 1940 film “The Great Dictator,” capturing Hitler’s twitchy body language and toddler petulance as adeptly as today’s Trump impressionists nail their guy. The difference is that Chaplin, an Englishman who made his name in America, was operating from a position of moral strength. His adopted homeland was the world’s beacon of democracy, while the guy he was sending up ran a country that had gone terribly wrong. This time, we, the United States, are the country that runs the risk of going terribly wrong. The Hynkel-ing is coming from inside the house. So let’s treat this situation as seriously as it warrants. We Spy alumni have become accustomed to hearing people say, “If only Spy were around today” and “Please bring back Spy — we need it more than ever.” But we don’t need a Spy revival. We need sobriety, probity and focus. I understand that Mr. Trump is funny, sometimes not even inadvertently. Let’s just hold off on the laughter until he is defeated. David Kamp is the author, most recently, of “Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America.” The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips . 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Of Love, laughter, tears: Pak actor Mahira Khan gets married second time; groom Salim Karim gets teary-eyed [Watch] – IBTimes India
The shaadi season is here and celebs are walking down the aisle with the love of their life. After Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha’s big fat wedding at the Leela Palace in Udaipur on September 24, 2023, another famous celeb tied the knot.
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan tied the knot with businessman Salim Karim
This is Mahira’s second wedding, the actor was previously married to Ali Askari and they have a son, Azlan, who was born in 2009.
Mahira on Sunday, October 1, 2023, tied the knot with Pakistani businessman Salim in an intimate ceremony. The inside photos and videos from Mahira Khan and Salim’s wedding have now gone viral.
As per a report in Samaa, Mahira married the Pakistani business tycoon at Pearl Continental Hotel Bhurban.
Anushay Talha, Mahira Khan’s manager, and Pakistani photographer Izzah Shaheen Malik shared glimpses of Mahira Khan and Salim Karim’s dreamy wedding.
The actor opted for a beautiful white wedding lehenga and her long veil has all our heart.
Mahira chose a pastel lehenga and also chose matching diamond jewellery. Salim wore a blue turban and a black sherwani.
She looked beautiful as she walked down the aisle. Salim got teary-eyed seeing her in a bridal outfit. Salim hugged Mahira and gave her a heartfelt kiss on the forehead. Mahira got emotional when she embraced Salim. Later they exchanged garlands.
Netizens were in awe seeing them.
During a conversation, Mahira revealed, “Yeah, I think I am in love.”
Mahira made her Bollywood debut in 2017 with the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Raees, and Salim reportedly first crossed paths in 2017 at the launch of a television application called Tapmad TV.
Relax and Laugh with Beautiful Witches in Dekoboko Majo | J-List Blog
The premise of Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijou (でこぼこ魔女の親子事情, The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch) sounds familiar. The lead character finds a baby in a basket in the middle of the forest and raises the child into a capable, adopted child. That’s what happens in the delightful adventure tale of S-Rank Musume. But Dekoboko Majo is about a tiny witch and a voluptuous, olive-skinned teenager towering over her mother. And jokes. Many magical jokes! Its witchy setting mines all the conventions of different races and clichés about fairy tales for comedy and spicy fanservice. What makes Dekoboko Majo work so well for laughs and chilling out? Read on!
Not Your Typical Teenage Witch
The first draw of Dekoboko Majo is Viola. In this fairy tale world, witches are different from humans, like how orcs, elves, and lizard people are their own species. Alyssa, the height-challenged witch, readily noticed how much magic poured from the human baby she found in the forest. So, Alyssa decided to raise the baby herself. Viola grew up (and out) in several attractive places in a short sixteen years (a small timespan for a 200-year-old witch). The switch in expectations between who looks older and more mature is a constant source of comedy during Dekoboko Majo.
Viola’s character design (tan, busty, and having beauty marks) matches a mysterious maid we’ve met before. Like Lilith from The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious, Viola’s presence on the screen is always welcome. But the content of Viola’s character becomes another source of outlandish gags in Dekoboko Majo. Viola is overly and jealously protective of her mother, Alyssa. Any man who sniffs around Alyssa, like Fennel, the elf, will face Viola’s magical wrath. Viola’s specialty is summoning creatures, so her fantastical beasts also contribute to the humor.
Side Characters Sell Dekoboko Majo
The Dekoboko Majo episodes have a two-vignette format. Short, self-contained comedic adventures make the humor writing tight and rapid-fire. This also means we need fun characters to bounce off dialogue and punchlines. My favorites are Alyssa’s childhood witch friends, Giriko and Luna. They’re as tall and busty as Viola, so watching all three on the screen is a treat. They’re also younger than Alyssa, so watching a human match their proportions in the blink of an eye is another source of irritation played for laughs. The sexy witches have adult hobbies, so Alyssa needs to carefully monitor their interactions with Viola. The young human should avoid taking lessons from Luna about how to care for mascots and familiars.
One of Viola’s summons, the Phoenix, steals every scene of Dekoboko Majo he’s in. The oddly shaped bird has odd notions of etiquette and quickly becomes another adopted family member in Alyssa’s house. Voice actor Takaya Hashi’s (Donovan Desmond from Spy x Family) strangely lilting delivery makes Phoenix a constant font of jokes and gags. Other characters include Lira, whom fans of muscular ladies will appreciate, Fennel the elf, and Glind the orc. Glind is the village’s furniture maker and desperately seeks a mate. He also has an overly romanticized view of elf women, which Fennel hilariously disabuses him of.
Mother-Daughter Warmth
The relaxing atmosphere of Dekoboko Majo flows from the relationship between Alyssa and Viola. Much of the slice-of-life elements come from Alyssa reminiscing about Viola growing up, so the flashbacks bring up heart-warming scenes of Viola’s childhood. Remember when you were a teenager, and your mom would tell embarrassing stories about your toddler self? Mix in magic versions of bed-wetting and catching colds, and we have Alyssa’s type of motherly affection. Viola is still a child, so her witchy rebellious streak leads to life lessons. Dekoboko Majo’s nostalgic air gives the anime a conventional slice-of-life feeling instead of the disconnected gags it could have had.
One More Thing: Boobs
As you’ve already seen, Viola, Luna, and Giriko wear tight-fitting witch gowns that show off their cleavage and figures. Often in anime, characters wear the same outfit, no matter what they do. But in Dekoboko Majo’s rural fairy tale setting, the witches have gardens and grow crops. That means they need to put on outdoorsy gear to work their fields! I liked watching Slime Taoshite 300-nen, a show based on a witch gathering an odd family of monster girls, but its characters rarely wore different outfits. I like how we see Giriko’s trim, taut belly when she has to spread a potion to cure potatoes that came to life. I’m curious about Luna’s “work” attire when she “trains” her pets.
Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijou (でこぼこ魔女の親子事情, The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch) streams on Crunchyroll in Japanese audio and multiple language subtitles.
Are you watching Dekoboko Majo? Do you enjoy Viola’s overprotective mother complex? Do you wish Giriko and Luna had more screen time? Let us know in the comments below or online on Facebook, Twitter, or Discord.
Halloween is the time for witches, and the J-List store has a figure you can order right now. Check out this fun version of Elaina from Majo no Tabitabi. She has much in common with Alyssa for the Flat Justice connoisseurs.