Tag: domino

15 AUG

‘Getting the dollar wrong is deadly’: A rapid rise in the dollar could cause a domino effect across emerging markets

Christian Charisius/Reuters The US dollar has already been rallying this year, which puts emerging markets with dollar-denominated debt in a hard position. A currency crisis in Turkey could lead to a “rapid appreciation,” analysts warn. Follow the dollar in real time here. A rallying US dollar has been clobbering emerging market currencies this year, and […]

30 OCT

Listen to Fiona Apple Cover Fats Domino on ‘A Prairie Home Companion’

Last week, the music industry lost a legend: the great Fats Domino, whose 1950s singles for Imperial Records (including “Ain’t That A Shame,” “Blueberry Hill,” “Whole Lotta Loving,” and “I’m Walkin”) were among the most influential songs in the early rock and roll canon. And last weekend, Fiona Apple used her appearance on NPR’s A […]

14 JUL

Video Displays a Gallery Selfie Causing an Accidental Domino Effect, Apparently Amounting to $200,000 in Damage

A recently released YouTube video of an expensive accident in an art gallery is a strange (but not uncommon) collision of the the expensive fragility of art objects and the (literally) clumsy narcissism of selfie culture — particularly that of the “art selfie.” The video in question was recorded a couple of weeks ago but […]

05 MAY

Brian De Palma Will Direct Christina Hendricks in ‘Domino’

If Jake Paltrow and Noah Baumbach’s candid and surprisingly intimate doc De Palma left you even more hungry for another Brian De Palma film, then you should be happy to hear the filmmaker will shoot Domino in the coming months. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) and Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) are currently in talks to star in the crime […]

10 MAR

Zazie Beetz Cast As Domino In ‘Deadpool 2’

German-born actress Zazie Beetz has apparently been cast as Domino in Deadpool 2. The actress is probably best known as playing Vanessa (AKA Van) in Donald Glover’s television series Atlanta. Hit the jump to learn more about the Zazie Beetz Deadpool 2 casting reveal and what she could bring to director David Leitch’s sequel. Zazie Beetz’s casting was announced by […]

09 MAR

Deadpool 2 Ryan Reynolds confirms Domino actress with THIS pic – Can you read the name?

He just can’t help himself. Deadpool and his even more amusing alter-ego Ryan Reynolds have just revealed teh identity of teh star playing Domino in teh hugely-anticipated sequel. Rather than just simply tell us the name, Reynolds posted a picture of, yup, dominoes, on Instagram. The equally cryptic caption simply says: “Domino Effect.” If you […]

16 FEB

Superhero Bits: Deadpool 2’s Domino Shortlist, The Quantum Realm, Burt Ward’s Robin Injury & More

How did Burt Ward injure himself on his first day as Robin on the Batman series from 1966? Did you notice the Ant-Man easter egg that appeared in Doctor Strange? Is Casey Affleck interested in playing Robin alongside his brother Ben Affleck as Batman? Which other actresses are rumored to be on the shortlist to […]