In each episode, four celebs attempt to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith in three challenges – the signature, the technical and the showstopper – in the hope of being crowned that episode’s Star Baker.
‘So part of my sentencings was about redirecting the defendants attention. It’s not just about how much time a person spends in prison. It’s about understanding the harm of this, this behavior. It’s about all of the other kinds of restraints. That sex offenders are ordered, rightly to live under at the end of the day. The sentences in these cases include not only prison time, but restraints on computer use sometimes for decades, restraints on ability to go near children, sometimes for decades. All of these things judges consider in order to affect what Congress has required, which is a sentence that is sufficient but not greater than necessary for the purposes of punishment.’
The couple were taken the next day to a hospital where medics have kept working despite the building also being struck by shelling. By this time there was a stream of people searching Mariupol for missing relatives.
Kristina only stopped leaving the school premises after witnessing a massacre. ‘When they were still selling water, I saw people lined up outside a shop to buy water and three or four were killed when a shell landed nearby.’
Phone calls and visits are banned for those in “punishment isolation” cells, a 2-by-3-meter (6 1/2-by-10-foot) space. Guards usually blast patriotic songs and speeches by President Vladimir Putin at him.
The White House has argued that in five of the seven cases, Jackson’s sentences were the same as or greater than what the probation office recommended. Probation offices analyze the offender’s background and other factors to recommend increasing or decreasing sentences.
“There is no question that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. But there is a difference between material that is obscene´ in the vernacular, and material that isobscene´ under the law,” Parker said.
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The Man in the High Castle imagines an alternate history where the Axis powers (Rome-Berlin-Tokyo) win World War II. Based on a Philip K. Dick novel, the series follows characters in the ’60s who live in a parallel universe, where Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan control the US. But there’s impossible newsreel footage surfacing of a world where Germany and Japan lose the war, causing some to rebel. To really hammer home its dystopia credentials, The Man in the High Castle is steered by producer Ridley Scott. Fully realized and with a focused plot, this is gripping TV.
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Counterpart stars J.K. Simmons playing off J.K. Simmons. Get excited about that for a second. Set in Germany during a cold war, the sci-fi thriller follows a lowly office grunt dejected by his grim life. Then one day, he rocks up at work and meets himself, but a better version from a parallel world. Secrets, tense action and a masterful dual-lead performance from Simmons make Counterpart a must-watch.
The celebrity mix for 2022 is certainly eclectic. It includes singer Ellie Goulding, presenter Emma Willis, Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah, actors Tracy-Ann Oberman and Blake Harrison and the comedian Ed Gamble.
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Electric Dreams lives up to its name, each episode of the anthology series a vibrant, polished product whirring on the ideas of its source material: The works of Philip K. Dick. As with most anthologies, some episodes are better than others, but if you’re craving storytelling with Black Mirror-like setups, let this reverie slip over you.
All war is hell. But Mariupol’s descent into darkness has been meteoric, merciless and utterly monstrous after Vladimir Putin’s forces unleashed a horrific barrage of bombs, missiles and shells that have flattened this pleasant port on the Sea of Azov.
Reese joined fellow LSU student-athlete Olivia Dunne at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launch party in Manhattan last month. Both appeared in the magazine. Reese shot in Los Angeles while Dunne was snapped in Puerto Rico.
Seven months later, the boat he named Awakin – “like a boat waking someone” – was found partially submerged off an island west of Sitka in a tragedy that left Robidou and four customers dead or lost at sea and put a spotlight on the safety of the region’s vibrant charter fishing industry.
I think I used all the spoons. It’s easy to do. I don’t think I’m giving too much away when I say there are fairies there who bring you things and do the washing up, so you can stand there shouting, “Bowl!” and one will appear like magic.’
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Not just another show about a small town where strange things happen, Tales from the Loop has layers beneath its beautiful surface. Based on a narrative art book by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, the series is stunning to look at. Meticulous, symmetrical frames somehow give off a painterly feel. The interconnected townspeople are similarly nuanced, their stories exploring loneliness, aging and the impact of technology.
