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Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time book series after The Dragon Reborn and for season 2 of The Wheel of Time TV show

Amazon's The Wheel of Time series finished its second season with a literally explosive climax, as Rand al'Thor showed the world he was the Dragon Reborn as he slew Ishamael, the Betrayer of Hope. The Wheel of Time season 3 and its "absolutely bananas" opening will follow Rand as he continues on toward his destiny of fighting the apocalyptic Last Battle against the Dark One. Yet The Wheel of Time is a popular show not only because of such powerful characters with capitalized epithets showing how important they all are - it's popular because the world is full of fascinating people with their own destinies.

While many of the show's changes from the books have been met with criticism, some of the differences in The Wheel of Time...

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Amazon is doubling down on The Wheel of Time.

The streamer has renewed the fantasy series for a second season ahead of the launch of the show. It comes as production has wrapped on season one in the Czech Republic.

It is the latest market in a long road for the adaptation of Robert Jordan’s books, which has been in development in one form or another for 20 years and that Amazon ordered to series in October 2018. Like many series, production of the drama was also hit by the pandemic.

The Wheel of Time, set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists, but only women can use it, is co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television and comes from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Chuck writer Rafe Judkins, who is showrunner and exec producer.

It stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization...

Amazon has set the lineup of more than 60 teams from 30 countries that will be competing on “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji,” the “Eco-Challenge” reboot from Mark Burnett and Bear Grylls.

Hosted by Grylls and executive produced by Burnett, Lisa Hennessy and Eric Van Wagenen, the “epic, gritty and unpredictable” race will take place in Fiji this fall and be captured for a 10-episode series to launch on Prime Video in 2020.

Among the teams racing are Team Khukuri Warriors, 28-year-old sisters from India who are racing for gender equality and are the first set of twins and South Asians to complete the Explorers Grand Slam; a team of veteran racers who competed in all nine seasons of Eco-Challenge, now returning as grandparents; an American Eagle Scout team and a team of Scouts from Australia, a team of Wounded Warriors who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, the world’s...

Stars: Jo Woodcock, James Cosmo, Cosmo Jarvis, Amy Ambrose, Suzy Bastone, Donna Berlin, Lee Boardman, Liz May Brice, Amelda Brown, Josephine Butler, Renée Castle, Darren Clarke, Richard Cordery | Written and Directed by Thomas Lawes

Emma Rose (Jo Woodcock) has just had her life turned upside down when here boyfriend has been arrested for some sort of Pyramid scheme that is not really important to the plot so we will keep it generic. Fearing that she may somehow be involved and the next suspect she obviously goes on the run.

In a bid to hide out undetected she finds herself in a quaint little town and offers herself to a wealthy land owner (James Cosmo) and prolific painter, the deal is he gives her somewhere to stay she works for free. However this movie is billed as a Dark British Thriller so get ready for the turn. The painter discovers her...

England hogs the sports spotlight this month, as the 2012 British Open (sorry, The Open Championship) plays a bit of an opening act for the 2012 London Summer Olympics opening July 27. Golf’s best, including Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson, Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods will try to capture the famed Claret Jug at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in the western county of Lancashire. Last year, Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke won his first major title. Related: 2012 British Open Preview: Can Tiger fend off the Europeans? Espn airs all four rounds July [...]...

Oscar-nominated actress Helena Bonham Carter has been awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire medal (Cbe) in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honours list.

The Brit, who portrayed the Queen's mother in The King's Speech, has been recognised for her career achievements and will be presented with the accolade during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London next year.

TV mogul Peter Bazalgette, the producer credited with turning reality show Big Brother into an international phenomenon, is to receive a knighthood, while author Penelope Lively, who won the Booker Prize for 1987's Moon Tiger, will be made a Dame, according to Reuters.

Veteran British comedian Ronnie Corbett will be feted with a Cbe, while golfers Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke are to pick up Member of the British Empire (MBE) and Officer of the British Empire (OBE), respectively.

The annual New Year's Honours list acknowledges the public service of British and Commonwealth citizens in a variety of fields including entertainment, industry and government.

Oscar-nominated actress Helena Bonham Carter has been awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire medal (Cbe) in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honours list.

The Brit, who portrayed the Queen's mother in The King's Speech, has been recognised for her career achievements and will be presented with the accolade during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London next year.

TV mogul Peter Bazalgette, the producer credited with turning reality show Big Brother into an international phenomenon, is to receive a knighthood, while author Penelope Lively, who won the Booker Prize for 1987's Moon Tiger, will be made a Dame, according to Reuters.

Veteran British comedian Ronnie Corbett will be feted with a Cbe, while golfers Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke are to pick up Member of the British Empire (MBE) and Officer of the British Empire (OBE), respectively.

The annual New Year's Honours list acknowledges the public service of British and Commonwealth citizens in a variety of fields including entertainment, industry and government.

Mark Cavendish has been crowned 2011's BBC 'Sports Personality of the Year'. The cyclist beat golfer Darren Clarke and athlete Mo Farah into second and third place respectively. Upon receiving the award from Sir Bobby Charlton, he said: "I'm absolutely speechless, without my team, this wouldn't be close to possible. "I'd like to thank everyone that supports me, and obviously well done to all the other people who were nominated. Just to be nominated this year in such an incredible year in UK sport, I'm lost for words." He added: "I want to thank everyone at home who's voted. For me it's a landmark in cycling, for cycling to be recognised in a non-Olympic year is unheard of, and it's incredible to see." Earlier in the evening, the England Test Cricket Team won the 'Team of the (more)...

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Are the rich more selfish than the poor? Should Bert and Ernie marry? And can the British government really control social media during the ongoing riots? A look at the most interesting posts on the Wall Street Journal blogs.

Are the Rich More Selfish Than the Poor?: A flurry of articles have popped up on the Internet citing a study that purportedly shows that the rich are not as nice as the poor. But is that really true?...

Singer Nadine Coyle was the toast of her native Northern Ireland on Thursday, November 4 as she accepted a top prize at the Glamour Awards. The Girls Aloud pop star was named the Most Glamorous Female at In! Magazine's second annual Glamour Awards at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast.

And the prize was a touching welcome home honor for Coyle, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but now lives in Los Angeles. In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Lovely night in Belfast at the In awards. Thank you all there. Now on the way to Dublin!! Wooohh!!! No place like home!"

Other celebrities who scooped trophies at the event include socialite Calum Best and golfing legend Darren Clarke.

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Stars: Leon Wander, Alex Nowak, Peter Charlton, Darren Clarke, Harmage Singh Khalrai | Directed by Tarun Thind

Imagine my surprise when my old colleague Jotty asked me to watch a short film at this year’s Portobello Film Festival, called English and it turned out to be awesome. From the mind of writer, director and producer Tarun Thind, despite this was a thought provoking and gritty short film that beautifully highlighted some pertinent issues in today’s society. In his own words:

The story follows friends English and Jehst who stumble across a harmonica that ignites their roller-coaster journey. Attracting the unwanted attention of several disgruntled characters, they find themselves crossing paths with an erratic homeless man, a territorial hoodlum and a narrow-minded shopkeeper. These intense encounters set up the perfect opportunity for the two friends to give the loudest speech of their lives.

What I found interesting and compelling...