The new generation rent

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Renting a new-build apartment with a luxury hotel feel is not just for millennials – baby boomers are getting in on the act too. But while younger people head for the bright lights of London, Liverpool and Manchester, the over-55s are settling by the coast and small towns.

Daily Podcast: The Making of ‘Die Hard’, and How It Impacted a Generation of Filmmakers

On the July 17, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents a special episode of the podcast looking back on the making of John McTiernan‘s 1988 classic Die Hard, featuring snippets of interviews with people who made it and filmmakers who were inspired by it. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on […]

Bethesda at E3: Elder Scrolls VI, Starfield confirmed for “next generation”

Enlarge / Bethesda’s logo as carried by the publisher’s growing roster of mascots. New this year: Rage 2’s punk rocker! (credit: Sam Machkovech) LOS ANGELES—Video game publisher Bethesda hosted a rollicking pre-E3 press conference on Sunday evening with a number of game reveals from existing franchises like Doom, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and Rage. But […]

Ubisoft CEO: Cloud gaming will replace consoles after the next generation

Enlarge / A high-level concept diagram of how cloud gaming works. (credit: Venngage) Better start saving up for that PlayStation 5, Xbox Two, or Nintendo Swatch (that last follow-up name idea is a freebie, by the way). That generation of consoles might be the last one ever, according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. After that, […]

‘Thank you for inspiring the next generation of women to dream big’: Read the letter JPMorgan top female execs just sent to the new NYSE president (JPM)

Brendan McDermid/Reuters JPMorgan’s most senior women sent a signed letter to Stacey Cunningham, the incoming president of the New York Stock Exchange, in appreciation of her career. Cunningham will become the first woman to run the exchange when she succeeds Thomas Farley later this week. From the leaders of one historic Wall Street institution to […]

In February, no fossil fuels-based generation was added to US grid

The Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (credit: Russ Nelson) In the US, two types of electricity generation are on the rise: natural gas and renewables. If one of those is set to make a bigger mark than the other this year, it’s natural gas: in 2018, natural gas-burning capacity is expected to outpace renewable capacity […]

Generation Game: Sue Perkins left shaken after Danny Dyer 'fights' contestant

Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins returned to host the family friendly game show that many will remember Sir Bruce Forsyth leading. With big prizes to be won on the conveyor belt, former Great British Bake Off hosts decided to draft in EastEnders actor Danny Dyer for a bit of help. Four family pairs from different […]

BBC spent £1.5million on The Generation Game reboot then SCRAPPED the episodes

The other two episodes made are said to be so bad that they cannot be shown. The reincarnation of the game show, which features family teams made up of different generations, is hosted by former Great British Bake Off presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. The BBC has shrugged off the cost of canning the […]