Actor Adam Pearson feels disfigurement onscreen is often presented as a problem. He sees it very differently. He talks about karaoke in Croydon, rivalry with his twin, Oscar ambitions – and why his mum refuses to believe he’s famousAdam Pearson has a longstanding argument with his mother, Marilyn, about how well-known he is. The tension is most likely to surface when they are at home in Croydon and Marilyn asks the 39-year-old actor to do some menial household chore. For example: “We’ve recently put up a new shed, and tomorrow morning I’ve got to carry all the heavy stuff down to it,” says Pearson, with a weary shake of his head. “There’s literally a bag of cement. I said to her, ‘Why have we got a bag of cement?’ And she said, ‘We might need it one day.’ Fine! What day are we going to wake up and be like, ‘Oh, thank God we kept that bag of cement!’”So, a do-you-know-who-I-am moment then? Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-06 10:00:02 UTC ]
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Facebook has begun implementing a new feature that can prevent fake news from making it on the social network. It has started killing non-publisher Pages' ability to edit the link previews that appear on the website when they post a story, including... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Art openings around Los Angeles: including Gary Simmons at CAAM, an artist exchange at Vielmetter and John Mason at Kayne Griffin Corcoran. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The education business sold nearly half its stake in the publisher to Bertelsmann, but much of the proceeds will be reinvestedPearson is still going to own a quarter of Penguin Random House, so it’s not too late to hope that it can learn to tell a story like it is. Please, drop this bland... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What are the books that have just been optioned for TV and film? In this, our first of a new bi-weekly column, deals close for a memoir by Patricia Lockwood and a nonfiction book about a group of men who broke the color barrier in corporate America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares in the publishing firm rise after it says the sale will raise about $1bn (£776m). Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The beleaguered FTSE 100 firm strengthens balance sheet by selling a 22% stake to Bertelsmann in deal valuing the publishing giant at $3.55bn Pearson has sold a 22% stake in Penguin Random House, the world’s biggest publisher, with titles ranging from Fifty Shades of Grey, Jamie Oliver and The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has agreed to sell 22% of its stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) to co-shareholder Bertelsmann, valuing the publisher at $3.55bn (£2.76bn). The deal means Bertelsmann will increase its control over the publisher, owning a 75% stake, while Pearson will own the remaining 25%. The deal is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins division William Collins has acquired world rights to Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture by Joshua Levine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US film and TV producer Louise Goodsill has optioned Frances Hardinge's award-winning novel The Lie Tree (Pan Macmillan Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veronica Cossanteli’s middle-grade debut novel The Extincts (Chicken House) is being developed for film by Cirrina Studios, with a 2019 release planned. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir from the Nazi era, ‘A German Life’ has been bolstered by the documentary film on its subject, the late Brunhilde Pomsel. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Publishers’ Journalistic Obligation’ t’s a very fast takeoff in international sales for the April publication... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feature film rights for M A Bennett’s debut YA novel S.T.A.G.S have been bought by Chernin Entertainment, ahead of its UK publication. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Voices from within an industry overwhelmingly staffed by women speak out about senior management that appears increasingly dominated by menHave you experienced a gender gap in publishing? Tell us your storiesWhen Edie and Eddie started work as junior editors in the same corporate book publisher,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller will run a film and TV product preview as part of a wider analysis of the impact of the broadcast media on the publishing business in the issue of the 26th May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anyone who saw the movie “Born on the Fourth of July” knows about Ron Kovic, played by Tom Cruise. Marine Sgt. Kovic was shot in Vietnam and paralyzed from the chest down. The gung-ho warrior-turned-war protester, who co-wrote the screenplay based on his memoir, has used a wheelchair for 49... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson said it has plans to further reduce costs by $300 million, and it is also reviewing its strategic options for the K-12 courseware business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson shareholders have rejected chief executive John Fallon's £1.5m pay package at the company's a.g.m. today. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s not just a face on the screen that makes one famous. This week’s offerings include big-name home buyers and sellers from many walks of life: radio, television, fashion and more. Once you’re done checking out these star-studded transactions, visit and like our Facebook page, where you can... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investors’ revolt against deal for John Fallon comes after educational publisher reports largest annual loss in its historyMore than six out of 10 Pearson shareholders have voted against the £1.5m pay package awarded to the embattled chief executive, John Fallon, after the educational publisher... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares in the education publisher jump after it announces plans for more cost cuts. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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