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Hologram for a King might trigger US soul-searching

Edit Al Jazeera 28 May 2016
So yes, if you're watching the new Tom Hanks movie, A Hologram for the King, set in Saudi Arabia, you're going to be gritting your teeth at quite a bit of sappiness - and also, at the general condescension to a viewer's intelligence in its delivery of plot or character development ... He is in Saudi Arabia trying to sell the King some 3D IT software for a new desert city that has yet to be built....

Bill Maher and John Oliver: Never forget Leno v. O'Brien

Edit The Examiner 28 May 2016
It's a concept that can be applied to TV networks that hire comedians. When it comes to hiring comedians, it’s best to make sure they are playing significantly different roles while appearing on the same channel ... Once upon a time, Leno was the host of “The Tonight Show,” and O’Brien was the host of “Late Night.” Both men are comedians, both had late night talks shows on NBC, and O’Brien’s show ran right after Leno’s....

Club Statement (Brentford Football Club Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 28 May 2016
Alan Judge has been found by The FA to have committed an anti-doping violation related to his therapeutic use of an asthma inhaler and issued with a warning. Alan has suffered from exercise-induced asthma since he was a child and was given ......

The season that was 2015-16 in review: The pundits' picks (Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds plc)

Edit Public Technologies 28 May 2016
We sought the views of those who kicked every ball with Liverpool throughout the season, be it from press boxes or the terraces, as well as ex-players John Aldridge, Roy Evans, David Fairclough and Alan Kennedy. Joining the Anfield legends are James Pearce (Liverpool Echo), Dominic King (Daily Mail), Chris Bascombe (Telegraph), Melissa Reddy ......

The Comedy Sessions

Edit Skiddle 28 May 2016
Three stand-up comedians every Sunday ... Venue ... The club hosts three stand-up comedians at the session every Sunday ... ....

On this day: Swiss duo become first men to reach stratosphere

Edit Scotsman 28 May 2016
1849 Anne Brontë, novelist (notably The Tenant of Wildfell Hall); 1937 Alfred Adler, psychiatrist and psychologist; 1972 Duke of Windsor, the abdicated King Edward VIII; 1984 Eric Morecambe, comedian; 1995 Jean Muir, dress designer; 2009 Terence Alexander, English film and television actor; 2010 Gary Coleman, American actor; 2014 Maya Angelou, ......

Paul Smith, Ivan Brackenbury, Dave Johns

Edit Skiddle 28 May 2016
Our Flagship show featuring 3 of the very best headline standard comedians from both the UK... Our Flagship show featuring 3 of the very best headline standard comedians from both the UK and International Comedy Circuit along with one of the finest comperes in the country....

Kate Beckinsale and Whit Stillman interview: On the vindication of Jane Austen in Love & Friendship

Edit The Independent 28 May 2016
Jane Austen – the great comedian? Indeed, one of the greatest triumphs of Stillman’s utterly delightful film is a sense of vindication for Austen’s humour, and for the stiletto point of her wit. “She’s a serious comedian, it’s ......

Brentford's Alan Judge warned by FA after anti-doping breach (PFA - Professional Footballers' Association)

Edit Public Technologies 28 May 2016
Brentford midfielder Alan Judge has been warned by the Football Association after breaching its anti-doping regulations ... 'Alan has suffered from exercise-induced asthma since he was a child and was given permission to use the inhaler. 'Following a match last August, Alan's levels of salbutamol from his inhaler use were found to be slightly above the threshold....

Congregations of historic Scots kirks ‘facing unfair costs’

Edit Scotsman 28 May 2016
The Kirk and Renfrewshire Council are to meet to discuss an outline business plan with a funding application to the Heritage Lottery Fund ... However, the Rev Alan Birss,minister at the abbey for the past 28 years, said ... Mr Birss, who is hosting a medieval fayre at the abbey today as part of a year-long celebration of the birth of the first Stewart king, Robert II, in the abbey in 1316, added ... ....

Alan Judge warned over results of doping test

Edit RTE 28 May 2016
Brentford and Republic of Ireland midfielder Alan Judge has been warned by the Football Association after breaching its anti-doping regulations ... "Alan has suffered from exercise-induced asthma since he was a child and was given permission to use the inhaler. "Following a match last August, Alan's levels of salbutamol from his inhaler use were found to be slightly above the threshold....

Alan Judge: Brentford midfielder given doping warning

Edit BBC News 28 May 2016
Brentford and Republic of Ireland midfielder Alan Judge has been reprimanded by the Football Association after breaching doping regulations ... "Alan has suffered from exercise-induced asthma since he was a child and was given permission to use the inhaler. "Following a match last August, Alan's levels of salbutamol from his inhaler were found to be slightly above the threshold....

Rumour Mill: Tom Rogic to Arsenal, Serie A? | Rotherham in for Alan Stubbs | ...

Edit Scotsman 28 May 2016
CELTIC’s Tom Rogic is being chased by two Serie A teams as well as Arsenal; Rotherham consider Alan Stubbs as one of their top candidates to replace Neil Warnock; Stefan Johansen fears he will follow Ronny Deila out of Celtic; plus the rest of today’s football news and gossip ... Hibs' Alan Stubbs one of ‘three favourites' for Rotherham job ... We must first ask Hibs for permission before we speak to Alan directly.” (Scotsman)....
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