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in FilmsWhich iconic film character might have been the inspiration for Emma Stone’s role in “Poor Things”?
Answer: In 2023, the Venice Film Festival was set ablaze by the film “Poor Things.” This gothic, sex-charged comedy directed by Yorgos Lanthimos stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a woman reanimated after a tragic end. And who was the genius behind this resurrection? A mad doctor who gave her the brain of her unborn…
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in TVWho is the first royal to win a public vote at the Bafta TV Awards?
Answer: The Queen’s Paddington Bear skit won the Most Memorable Moment Award at the Bafta TV Awards on May 14, 2023. The skit was created as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations and featured the Queen and Paddington Bear having a dance-off. It marked the first time a royal won the public vote at…
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in TVWhich TV drama earned Kate Winslet her first Bafta TV Award?
Answer: Kate Winslet won the Bafta TV Award for Leading Actress for her performance in Channel 4’s I Am Ruth on May 14, 2023. She previously won three Bafta Film Awards for Sense and Sensibility, The Reader, and Steve Jobs. The Reader also won her an Oscar. Winslet starred in Mare of Easttown, another TV…
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in PlacesWhat is Germany’s highest honor for a former leader?
Answer: The Order of Merit for special achievement is Germany’s highest distinction for a former leader. On April 17, 2023, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier honored former Chancellor Angela Merkel with this award for her near-record 16 years of leading the country. She was the first woman, the first East German-born, and the longest-serving chancellor since Otto…
