Month: July 2020

RAGBRAI organizers announced Wednesday that a new bike ride scheduled for the fall is canceled.The Great Iowa Fall Ride was planned for Oct. 2-4 and set to be hosted by the city of Iowa Falls.According to an announcement on the RAGBRAI website, the decision to cancel the Great Iowa Fall Ride came “on the heels of several key planning deadlines.“It’s really unfortunate that we’re having to do this again but it’s just the right thing to do. 2020 is just not a great time for events,” ride director Dieter Drake said in a statement. “We will shift our focus entirely to RAGBRAI forty-eight and remain steadfast in our dedication to make it even better in 2021.”The announcement does not mention plans to reschedule the ride. DES MOINES, Iowa — RAGBRAI organizers annou...

EXCLUSIVE: Those in town assuming that one of the other big exhibition circuits will fall in line with AMC and seek their own 17-day theatrical window-PVOD deal with Universal will soon realize that it will be a cold day in hell. Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger, who oversees the world’s second largest chain, exclusively tells Deadline that “We do not see any business sense in this model” when it comes to Universal and AMC’s agreement for a 17-day theatrical window for movies, with an option to go on PVOD thereafter. “While we don’t know the full details and we are always analyzing any move in the industry, we will analyze it. People need to be aware that the first big movie from Universal is coming only in six months so there is no pressure here,” said Greidinger. “But we clearl...

Kim Kardashian is back at home after reuniting with her husband Kanye West. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star landed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 28, after a short trip to Cody, Wyoming. A source tells E! News that Kim arrived home, without the Grammy winner, who has been staying at the family's ranch in Wyoming. The 39-year-old star flew to see her husband late Sunday, July 26. During the visit, the couple was spotted out for a drive together, which, according to one insider, got "very emotional." This reunion between Kim and the 43-year-old rapper came shortly after Kanye publicly apologized to his wife for his recent Twitter posts, including one in which he said he wanted a divorce. "I would like to apologize to my wife Kim for going public with something that was a pri...

In the acting categories, 33% of the nominees are Black, compared with 14% the five years prior, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Their analysis found that performers of color made up 37% of the total of nominations overall, which is 6% more than in any of the past five years. Reginald Hudlin, well known for having directed classic African-American films "Boomerang" and "House Party," will produce the Emmys -- the show's first Black producer. But there has been some backlash over the nominations falling short on representation. Some on social media complained that while Billy Porter, who is Black, was nominated for lead actor in a drama series for "Pose," none of the central trans actors on the show received a nod. The Ryan Murphy series has been hailed for shining a...

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