Updated 05 June 2021
June 05, 2021 13:13
CHENNAI: US author Stephen King is celebrated for dark horror stories and fans will be happy to learn the legendary writer has scripted the latest Apple+ TV series, “Lisey’s Story,” based on his novel.
The mini-series, consisting of eight 45-minute episodes, follows widow Lisey Landon as disturbing events revive memories of her marriage to an author plagued by darkness.
The series is directed by Chilean auteur Pablo Larrain, who does not seem to quite fit the bill helming something as big and strangely fantastic as “Lisey’s Story,” which causes a bit of confusion with its back-and-forth narration and constant flashbacks. Admittedly, it could not have been easy for Larrain to tackle a 528-pager, but it seems no effort was made to trim the fat and present King’s 2006 novel in a format that works for TV.
DUBAI: Turkish Airlines is increasing its Dubai service to three daily flights from one as summer demand picks up. The additional flights start from June 17. The airline said it would offer discounted flights for bookings made before June 18, starting at around $435 for economy class. Flights purchased within the campaign period can be used until Feb. 28, 2022. Vaccinated
JERUSALEM: Israeli police arrested a Palestinian protest leader in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday, a day after forcefully detaining a prominent Al-Jazeera journalist covering the campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families from the area. The arrest Sunday of Muna Al-Kurd, confirmed by phone by her father, Nabil, was the latest
NEW YORK: Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Kyrie Irving had 25 and the two superstars carried the Brooklyn Nets after James Harden’s early injury in a 115-107 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Harden didn’t even make it through a minute before leaving with a right hamstring injury, an injury that forced him to miss
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has committed to play a key role in the development of renewable fuel sources and clean energy technology. The Kingdom will join a core group of 23 nations and international bodies that signed up for an initiative called Mission Innovation 2.0 during an event in the Chilean capital Santiago. The group is expected to inject $250 billion of investment into