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“The Last Voyage of the Demeter” movie portrays Dracula like you’ve never seen before

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

The smashing pumpkins were onto something.At least for the doomed crew in “The Last Voyage of the Demeter.”Aisling Franciosi (as Anna): “He is on this ship, which means we will never leave him.”What’s going on here? Well, they did leave Transylvania for London. So, take a wild guess.David Dastmalchian: “I believe this is the first time I’ve ever seen Dracula portrayed in such a terrifying, unforgivably horrifying way. And that is something that I think has always been missing from the Dracula story.”That’s David Dastmalchian, who plays Wojchek. But, I mean, how bad could it possibly get?David Dastmalchian: “He looks like something out of your worst nightmare, something that crawls out of the pits of hell.”Oh, like that bad. Well, at least not while they were filming the supernatural horror, right?Liam Cunningham: “They haven’t spared anything trying to kill us on board during storms and stuff. I don’...

Angus Cloud, ‘Euphoria’ star, dead at 25

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

(CNN) — Angus Cloud, a rising actor best known for his role in the HBO drama “Euphoria,” has died, his family announced in a statement to CNN on Monday.He was 25.“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways. Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence,” they wrote.“We hope the world remembers him for his humor, laughter and love for everyone,” his family added. “We ask for privacy at this time as we are still processing this devastating loss.”Cloud “was determined to be already deceased” when first responders from the Oakland Fire Depa...

Search continues after NH woman, her daughter, reportedly kidnapped in Haiti

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

A search continued Monday for a New Hampshire woman and her young daughter after the pair were reportedly kidnapped in Haiti.El Roi Haiti, a faith-based humanitarian organization in Haiti, said Alix Dorsainvil was abducted on Thursday with her child. Dorsainvil is married to the director of El Roi Haiti, which has asked for the world’s prayers following this incident. In Middleton, New Hampshire, where Dorsainvil grew up, the pastor at the town’s church said they are praying for the Dorsainvil family. “We have a direct line to the lord, everybody does,” said Rev. Dave Scott of the Middleton Gospel Chapel. “You can pray directly and we did.”Haiti has been a violent place for many years. The assassination of the nation’s president two years ago, though, created a power vacuum. Now, violent gangs are vying for power. While it is believed that one of the gangs abducted Dorsainvil and her child to get ransom money, there had been no reports of a demand for cash as of Monda...

Column: With Cody Bellinger staying and Jeimer Candelario en route, the Chicago Cubs are ready to make their move

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

Cody Bellinger spent much of July answering questions about whether or not he would be traded.But as the Chicago Cubs got on a hot streak and Bellinger continued putting up numbers that make him a good bet to win National League Player of the Month, it became obvious that President Jed Hoyer couldn’t deal the would-be free agent and still be able to show his face at Wrigley Field.As the Cubs prepared to play the first-place Cincinnati Reds on Monday, the eve of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, manager David Ross confirmed what everyone expected — that Bellinger was sticking around for the rest of the season.A little while later, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported the Cubs had acquired third baseman Jeimer Candelario from the Washington Nationals. The Cubs were taking batting practice at the time, but afterward could go check out the news on MLB Trade Rumors, the popular online clearinghouse for baseball rumors. The Cubs confirmed the rumor, announcing they sent two pr...

Mets trade OF Mark Canha to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Justin Jarvis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

The dominoes are falling for the Mets ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline with Mark Canha being the latest to fall.The Mets traded the outfielder to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday afternoon, the team announced. The Brewers sent right-handed starter Justin Jarvis in return, a 23-year-old pitcher who was selected in the fifth round of the 2018 draft.Jarvis is 6-6 with a 4.33 ERA in 17 starts between Double-A and Triple-A this season.The club is using this trade deadline to get younger and deepen their farm system at several levels. The Mets haven’t developed any frontline starters in recent years and don’t have many top pitching prospects at the higher levels of the system. Jarvis, the 30th-ranked prospect in the Brewers’ system, gives them one.Jarvis was recently promoted to Triple-A and struggled in his first few starts, but some talent evaluators tend to think of this as a positive. The thinking is that adversity at a higher level will make them better in the...

Yankees weighing their options when it comes to what’s next for Luis Severino

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

Somber, self-aware and searching for answers, Luis Severino criticized himself after yet another poor performance.“Right now, I feel like I’m the worst pitcher in the game,” the righty said after allowing nine earned runs over 3.1 innings in the Yankees’ Sunday loss to the Orioles. “No doubt about it.”An impending free agent, Severino is having a brutal season. He owns a 7.49 ERA over 12 starts.The Yankees had hoped he was turning a corner after two solid starts against the Angels and Royals on July 17 and July 23, but Severino reverted against the O’s, who scored seven runs off him in the first inning.On Monday, Aaron Boone was asked if the Yankees are committed to giving Severino his next start. The manager’s response didn’t offer any guarantees.“Everything’s on the table,” Boone said. “We haven’t ruled in or out anything. That’s something that we’ll continue to work through here in the...

Yankees’ Josh Donaldson hopes to return from calf injury this season: ‘I feel really good’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson doesn’t consider his calf injury to be season-ending.Donaldson took batting practice and fielded ground balls before Monday’s game at Yankee Stadium, less than two weeks after he was transferred to the 60-day injured list.Asked Monday if he plans to return this season, Donaldson replied, “Yes, I hope so. I feel really good right now, relative to what the initial results were.”The 37-year-old last played on July 15, when he aggravated a right calf issue while running to first base on a groundout against the Colorado Rockies. He was diagnosed with a high-grade strain soon after.Donaldson was initially placed on the 10-day injured list but was transferred to the 60-day IL on July 19.“As a competitor, you want to be out and helping your team as often as you can,” Donaldson said. “I don’t make those decisions, but I feel good where I’m at right now.”Donaldson also missed most of April and all...

Chicago Cubs acquire third baseman Jeimer Candelario from Washington Nationals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

The Cubs have made their first trade deadline move.The organization acquired third baseman Jeimer Candelario from the Washington Nationals before Monday night’s game, the team has confirmed. The Cubs sent minor-league infielder Kevin Made and left-handed pitcher DJ Herz to Washington to receive Candelario and a cash consideration.The switch-hitting Candelario gives the Cubs much-needed power. In 99 games with the Nationals this year, Candelario, who is a free agent after the season, has hit 30 doubles and 16 home runs with a 128 OPS+.Candelario, 29, was originally signed by the Cubs as an amateur free agent in 2010 and appeared in 16 games between 2016-17 before getting traded to Detroit in July 2017 for Alex Avila and Justin Wilson. ()

The three types of players the Orioles could target at the trade deadline

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

During his pre-trade deadline news conference Friday, Mike Elias described the American League East as “arguably the strongest division of all time.”After years in the division’s cellar, the Orioles are now leading it ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline. But Elias, the club’s executive vice president and general manager, said going from worst to first in under two years hasn’t given him the confidence to sit on his hands while other AL East teams bolster their rosters.On Monday afternoon, the Tampa Bay Rays, who entered the day 1 1/2 games back of the Orioles, acquired starting pitcher Aaron Civale from the Cleveland Guardians. The Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday acquired reliever Jordan Hicks from the St. Louis Cardinals.Elias said what their top competitors in the AL and division do at the deadline could have an impact on how the Orioles approach potential trades.“We’re keeping an eye on what our division’s doing,” he sa...

In her next book ‘Prequel,’ Rachel Maddow will explore a WWII-era plot to overthrow US government

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow’s next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the government at the start of World War II.Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced Monday that Maddow’s “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism” will be published Oct. 17. The book expands upon research for the liberal author-commentator’s podcast “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra,” for which Steven Spielberg has acquired film rights.“Just as I like to dive into the backstory and deep origins of any particular news event, I also find it helpful to know if we’ve previously contended with something like what we’re seeing in today’s news,” the Emmy-winning MSNBC host, who discussed the book on “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Monday night, said in a statement released by Crown.“Even though I find it disturbing and a little scary that, in our own time, some sizeable chunk of Americans seem ready to jetti...