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Serie A bottom club Venezia sack coach Stroppa

Serie A bottom club Venezia sack coach Stroppa

Published by Sam Flores

Oct 13 : Venezia have sacked head coach Giovanni Stroppa, the Serie A club said on Tuesday, with the side rooted to the bottom of the standings on zero points after six straight defeats. Stroppa, a former AC Milan midfielder and Italy international, took charge of Venezia in June last year and helped them earn promotion back to Italy’s top flight after a one-season absence with a first-placed finish in Serie B. “The club would like to thank Giovanni Stroppa and his staff for their work, professionalism, dedication and commitment throughout their time with the arancioneroverde,” Venezia said in a statement. Paolo Zanetti and Davide Nicola are among the candidates being considered as replacements for Stroppa, Italian media reports said. Venezia host eighth-placed Napoli on Saturday. Source link

Chelsea’s 606 Club has been ‘the jazz hangout’ for half a century

Chelsea’s 606 Club has been ‘the jazz hangout’ for half a century

Published by Daniella Wilson

“Financially fragile.” Those are the words used by the Music Venue Trust (MVT) last year to describe the state of the UK’s grassroots music sector in its annual report. The findings were damning (if, depressingly, not all that surprising), with more than half of the UK music scene’s grassroots music venues (GMVs) failing to turn a profit. 30 venues shut over the course of the year, with 6,000 jobs amounting to 19 per cent of the work force being lost. While big-name supporters like Sam Fender, who donated his Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, have highlighted the struggling state of independent music venues, not enough has been made of the scale of the problem and the threat this poses to the wider UK music scene. That’s why The Independent has teamed up with the Music Venue Trust and relaunched the Main Stage programme. Stretching into the autumn, this scheme will see us highlight eight grassroots venues from across the UK, speaking to the people in charge about what it takes to run an independent …

Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boy’s Club?

Submit Your Questions: Why Is Silicon Valley Still a Boy’s Club?

Published by Miika Tikkanen

In 2026, as DEI and woke were declared over, WIRED set out to investigate the state of gender in Silicon Valley. As tech titans embraced Trump and the right, as Mark Zuckerberg declared that “masculine energy” was needed and Elon Musk cut federal female workers most of all, the backlash was in full swing. In our effort to understand the state of women in tech, we found frustrated females, confusion over who are the new AI girlbosses, and a total lack of interest in talking about gender at all. Ask a Question Below this article, ask us all your burning questions about women in tech, which our panel will answer at our upcoming subscriber-only livestream on September 24 at noon ET / 9am PT. To leave questions for the panel, head to the comment section below. On the Panel Sandra Upson: a features editor at WIRED who brings to life some of our most ambitious, future-defining stories. Sandra will host the livestream. Lauren Goode: a senior correspondent at WIRED covering all things Silicon Valley, including …

Jordan Firstman grows up with ‘Club Kid,’ a transformation

Jordan Firstman grows up with ‘Club Kid,’ a transformation

Published by Sam Flores

Just a block up the hill from the Silver Lake Reservoir on one of those secluded streets that feels like the L.A. of the 1970s sits a dark-wood-shingled triplex of apartments. It both is and isn’t a Neutra house. The current occupant of eight years, actor Jordan Firstman, tells us the backstory. “So it was built by Dion Neutra, who was Richard’s son,” says Firstman, 35, lighting a cigarette on a balcony overlooking a shady, leaf-dappled swimming pool. “Dion kind of made this as a ‘F— you, Dad.’ He’s like, ‘I’m going to be an artist and have an artist compound.’” The only guide you need for fall entertainment. Enjoying the turns of his anecdote, Firstman leans in. “And then I was with an ex at the time, just walking down the street,” he says. “There was a little sign that’s like, ‘Are you a Neutra fan? There’s an apartment opening up.’ Because he didn’t know how to use email. So I just called this number.” His tale has many elements that could be called …

Nio hopes 666 and 13 will be lucky numbers for Club Spiaggia

Nio hopes 666 and 13 will be lucky numbers for Club Spiaggia

Published by Miika Tikkanen

The numbers 666 and 13 don’t have the best of reputations in certain circles, but Chinese car brand Nio hopes its latest Firefly hatchback will have better luck with them – offering a limited run of 666 special edition EVs at a price that’s 13% higher than usual. Nio launched the a Club Spiaggia special edition of its Firefly EV this week, along with news that gussied-up hatchback would begin arriving at Firefly retailers across China as early as today. “The firefly ‘spiaggia edition’ has officially launched, with just 666 units available,” reads the company site’s official copy. “The model is priced at RMB 135,800 ($~20,200), or RMB 95,800 ($~14,250) with the Battery as a Service (BaaS) subscription. Orders are now open, with deliveries starting immediately.” Breeze Blue Club Spiaggia Firefly; via Nio. That price is a 13% premium over the base Nio Firefly, but for that money you get a new “breeze blue” exterior color that draws inspiration from Italy’s sunlit coastlines and clear blue skies, giving the compact EV what Nio calls, “a fresh, …

Samuel Monroe Jr., ‘Menace II Society,’ ‘Players Club’ actor, dies

Samuel Monroe Jr., ‘Menace II Society,’ ‘Players Club’ actor, dies

Published by Sam Flores

Samuel Monroe Jr., the actor best known for appearing in ‘90s cult classic films including “Menace II Society,” “Tales from the Hood” and “The Players Club,” has died after more than a year of battling a meningitis infection. He was 52. Monroe died Wednesday at Providence Saint Joseph in Burbank, the actor’s wife, Shawna Stewart, confirmed in a Facebook announcement. The actor had been on life support since April. At the time, Stewart told Complex that Monroe contracted meningitis while filming in Las Vegas. She said her husband sought treatment at several hospitals and his condition was “repeatedly” misdiagnosed. “Because of this negligence, the meningitis went untreated for eight months,” she told the outlet. “Sam, the strength you had for those nine months that the hospital misdiagnosed you is unheard of and so strong-hearted of you. You definitely were a fighter,” Stewart said Thursday. “Your journey on this earth may have come to an end, but your light will continue to shine.” Joyce Patton, Monroe’s mother, also confirmed her son’s death Wednesday evening. Patton wrote …

You Can Soon Use the Tap-to-Pay Option at Walmart and Sam’s Club

You Can Soon Use the Tap-to-Pay Option at Walmart and Sam’s Club

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Walmart and its subsidiary Sam’s Club are finally launching tap-to-pay options, allowing customers to make convenient, contactless payments at checkout. For years, shoppers at Walmart and Sam’s Club had to insert or swipe a physical credit card or pay in cash, rather than simply tap their card or mobile device. The retailers’ announcement on Friday said that the launch of Tap to Pay for customers and members “is part of a broader effort to make managing and using their money easier.” Tap to Pay will roll out on Monday, Aug. 24, in select Walmart and Sam’s Club stores and will eventually be available at all US-based locations by the end of the year, according to the retail giant. Gas stations at some large Walmart Supercenters and most Sam’s Club warehouse locations will offer the payment option by mid-2027. You’ll also be able to add eligible Sam’s Club, OnePay and Walmart cards to your digital wallet, Walmart said in Friday’s announcement. Tap-to-pay methods use short-range wireless tech to send locked payment data from your phone, watch …

Seven things Jeff Bezos should know about Liverpool now that he’s buying into the club

Seven things Jeff Bezos should know about Liverpool now that he’s buying into the club

Published by Daniella Wilson

Prime delivery for Anfield Road… Last week, it was confirmed that Liverpool’s owner Fenway Sports Group had agreed to sell a minority stake in the football club to 1892 Holdings, a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. While it was initially reported that 1892 Holdings had bought between 30 and 33 per cent of the club, it turns out that the syndicate has in fact purchased a 38 per cent stake. And it also has first refusal to become Liverpool’s majority shareholder within the next 12 months, should FSG decide to sell up (this is just an option, though, rather than any kind of formal commitment). Clearly not content with using his estimated $267bn (£196bn) net worth to send Katy Perry into space, sponsor the Met Gala and finance his extravagant Venetian wedding to former TV host Lauren Sanchez, this new venture marks Bezos’ first foray into football. Woolybacks: Jeff Bezos is part of a consortium with 38 per cent stake in Liverpool Football Club – but will he grace the city with his presence? …

Club Kid trailer: Watch the first footage from the father-son Jordan Firstman comedy that dazzled Cannes

Club Kid trailer: Watch the first footage from the father-son Jordan Firstman comedy that dazzled Cannes

Published by Daniella Wilson

The father-son comedy-drama that took this year’s Cannes Film Festival by storm through pure word-of-mouth has finally received a trailer – and it looks set to be one you’ll be hearing about through to next year’s awards season. Club Kid revolves around a gay, irresponsible and hard-partying New Yorker named Peter who suddenly discovers he has a 10-year-old son, the product of a silly, drunken fling with a British woman he barely knew a decade earlier. Tragically, the woman in question has since died – leaving Peter the only person able to look after young Arlo (played by British newcomer Reggie Absolom), who comes to live with him. The movie is the filmmaking debut of its star, Jordan Firstman, who shot to viral fame during Covid for his series of observational and slyly surreal Instagram skits (he played banana bread’s publicist, for instance). In the years since, though, he has become a consummate comedy scene-stealer, in shows such as Rachel Sennott’s HBO comedy I Love LA, Disney/Hulu’s brilliant English Teacher and the very dirty comedy …

A24’s ‘Club Kid’ trailer teases Jordan Firstman’s Cannes hit

A24’s ‘Club Kid’ trailer teases Jordan Firstman’s Cannes hit

Published by Miika Tikkanen

A brand new trailer for Jordan Firstman’s queer drama Club Kid is here, and it’s all about the major spanners life can throw in the works. In his directorial debut, the Rotting in the Sun star also wrote the film and leads as New York City club promoter Peter, whose life with his friends is an endless, drug-fuelled bacchanalian spree, making enough money to get by. When a 10-year-old (The Other Bennet Sister‘s Reggie Absolom) shows up telling him he’s his son, Peter’s life is changed overnight, as he faces parenthood in the haze of hedonism. Cara Delevingne, Diego Calva, Miss Benny, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Colleen Camp also star, with Anora Oscar-winner Alex Coco producing with Lurker‘s Galen Core. A24 won the bidding war for Club Kid, beating the likes of Focus Features, Netflix, Searchlight, and Mubi among others. Club Kid, which premiered at Cannes in May to a seven-minute standing ovation, will be showing at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. Then, it hits cinemas Nov. 6. Want more film and TV …