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Cosmopolitan
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
What Is Tinder's New Double Date Feature?
Earlier this week, Tinder launched 'Double Date,' a new feature that allows users to—wait for it—double date by pairing their profiles with friends and swiping for other paired matches. Double Daters can sync their profiles with up to three friends, arguably rendering the 'Double Date' of it all something of a misnomer, but that's neither here nor there. For world-weary daters like myself who have been swiping since the apps went mainstream a decade ago, this news may trigger flashbacks to the mid-2010s chaos that was 'Tinder Social,' a similar (and relatively short-lived) feature that allowed daters to swipe as a group. But enough showing my age. While Tinder Social was ostensibly a flop, launching in 2016 and sunsetting the following year, the app seems to be betting on a new generation of daters better suited to the group-dating mentality. As Tinder's resident relationship expert, Devyn Simone, puts it, 'Gen Z isn't shy about being, well, a little shy.' For a generation of post-pandemic daters who crave in-person interaction but were deprived of it during their formative years, 'Dating can feel like a high-stakes performance,' Simone tells Cosmo. Double Date 'turns it into a team sport, one that comes with a built-in gut check.' Meanwhile, in an age of dating-app burnout where singles are craving real-life connections but aren't sure where to find them, a group-date scenario—however app-originated—could potentially make a first date feel less like an algorithmically generated job interview and more like a low-stakes hang where sparks can fly (or not) organically. According to a press release, the new feature has already proven popular among its target demo, with nearly 90 percent of Double Date profiles coming from users under 29 years old (the oldest Gen Zs are, like my Zillennial self, currently 28). Testing also found that the feature may be particularly attractive to women, who were three times more likely to swipe right on a pair than on an individual profile. As for how that's playing out in real life—well, as one TikToker put it, 'Everywhere I turn they release more tools for men to be absolutely heinous because why did they release a Double Date feature on Tinder? I do not need to be seeing more than one of you guys at once.' Anyway, whether this summer is destined to be the summer of double (or triple or quadruple) dates or Double Date is headed for the same fate as its Millennial predecessor, I think we can all get on board with anything that gets us out of the house and actually interacting with other people. Life's short, go forth and date (with friends!).
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
‘Loyalty, honor and friendship': Reputed Kansas City mafia underboss dies at 79
Reputed Kansas City mafia underboss Peter Simone died last week just short of his 80th birthday, according to his obituary, which said he battled lung cancer in recent months. In 1992, The Star reported federal prosecutors believed Simone ran much of the mob's day-to-day operations in Kansas City. The FBI told Congress in 1988 that Simone was an underboss, or capo, of the Kansas City Outfit, The Star reported. Loved ones cast Simone, who died Thursday, as a family man, a proud 1963 graduate of Rockhurst High School and a dedicated Royals season ticket holder of more than 50 years. 'Pete spent his 80 years in a way that reflected his core values of loyalty, honor, and friendship,' his obituary said. 'His storytelling was an artform, where his sense of humor and attention to detail were fully on display. His analytical perspective and willingness to dispense advice often resulted in him explaining the 'right way' to do things. His generosity and wisdom were readily accessible to anyone in need. Pete Simone left a lasting impression on people and his absence will be felt by all who knew him.' Simone pleaded guilty in 1992 to federal gambling and money laundering charges in a case that attracted national attention, The Star reported at the time. Simone and a group of associates were indicted in connection with video gambling machines that were placed in bars in the metro. Simone pleaded guilty to laundering profits from the machines and to an unrelated charge of running a private casino, The Star reported. As Judge Elmo Hunter sentenced Simone to 52 months in prison in April 1992, he passed down some stern words from the bench. 'If I were you, sometime before I took off the gloves for the last time, I would take a look at my life,' Hunter said, according to Star archives. 'You haven't been on the side of law and order. You haven't been on the side of respect and honor.' At the time, Simone protested: 'It looks like another case of the U.S. attorney in this district persecuting Italian Americans.' Gary Jenkins, a retired Kansas City police detective who once investigated organized crime and local mafia activity, recalled working one night with the FBI to secure an area around Simone's office so investigators could install listening devices there. Those at the scene worked to bypass two alarms to get inside, he said. Jenkins, who retired in 1996 and now runs the podcast Gangland Wire, associated Simone primarily with gambling activity, which he said was a big money maker for the mafia before big corporations stepped in and took over. 'He just was around wherever there was some kind of gambling going on,' he said. 'Wherever he was … other people from the organization would show up. He was just that guy that was always around, was always involved.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
F1 Director Reveals Why Simone Ashley's Scenes Had To Be Cut From The Film
The director of the new movie F1 has revealed that Simone Ashley's scenes have not made it into the finished film. Last year, it was revealed that the Bridgerton star would be playing a small role in F1, which also stars Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris, Tobias Menzies and Kerry Condon. However, while People noted that Simone does briefly appear on screen during the sports drama, her lines have all been cut. Director Joseph Kosinski told the US outlet: 'It happens on every film, where you have to shoot more than you can use. 'There were two or three storylines that ultimately didn't make into the final cut.' Joseph quickly added that the former Sex Education star is an 'incredible talent', 'incredible actress' and 'incredible singer', and that he would 'love to work with her again'. Whether that feeling remains mutual after her scenes wound up on the cutting room floor remains to be seen… Simone recently told Elle that her part in F1 was a 'very small' one, but that she was still 'very grateful to be in that movie', describing the filming process as a 'crazy' experience. After initially rising to fame as part of Sex Education, Simone landed a leading role in the second season of Bridgerton as Kate Sharma, a role she reprised in the third and upcoming fourth seasons. She has since gone on to appear in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (as Ariel's sister Indira) and the 2025 British rom-com Picture This. F1 stars Brad Pitt as a racing driver who achieved huge success in motor racing in the 1990s, but withdrew from the sport after a serious injury. He's then persuaded to return to the world of Formula One to mentor an up-and-coming star, played by Damson Idris. As well as the impressive cast, F1 also features appearances from a number of prolific stars within the racing world, including the UK's own Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell. 'I Was Broke': Gary Oldman Gets Honest About Starring In 1 Of The Most Hated Films Ever Dakota Johnson Speaks Out About Past Sex Scenes That 'Did Not Feel Good' Gerard Butler Accidentally 'Insulted' This Award-Winning Director During Very Awkward Audition
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Joseph Kosinski explains why Simone Ashley was cut from F1
Simone Ashley's role was cut from F1 because there was too much footage. The Bridgerton actress was cast in the Formula One racing drama alongside Brad Pitt and Damson Idris but director Joseph Kosinski had to drop a number of storylines from the finished film, including the scenes featuring the 30-year-old star. Simone has a brief on-screen appearance but no dialogue in the movie, and the director told People magazine: "It happens on every film, where you have to shoot more than you can use. There were two or three storylines that ultimately didn't make into the final cut." However, Joseph praised Simone's "incredible" talents and insisted he'd love to work with her on another project. He added: "But Simone, she's an incredible talent, incredible actress, incredible singer, and I would love to work with her again." While Simone hasn't yet spoken about not making the final cut, she previously admitted making F1 was a "once in a lifetime experience. Speaking at IWC Schaffhausen at their Watches and Wonders booth in Geneva, she said: "(It was a) once in a lifetime experience. So grateful to be part of that film and part of the long journey that they've all endured. "We got to experience everything in real time at the real races, the real Grand Prix, the roar of the crowds, the roar of the engines, the chaos, the energy. I got to travel all over the world." Simone explained that she prepared for the movie – which IWC Schaffhausen have collaborated with by sponsoring 'APXGP', the fictional 11th team on the grid - by "immersing" herself with the cast. She said: "I'm very grateful to be part of this movie and my preparation for it was to just be part of the team and to just immerse myself within it all. I made some great friends on this film, which really meant a lot to me." And Simone compared the experience to starrring in a theatrical production because of the unique challenge of filming scenes at the same time as the world's leading drivers were preparing for Grand Prix around the world. She said: "It felt just like theatre, like waiting in the wings, waiting to be called to go on to the grid or wherever we were filming. Sometimes we only had like five minutes or 10 minutes of access to film a scene. "Every time we were filming on the grid or parc ferme we would all be gassed up and excited. Getting ready together, Brad would be playing music – even talking about it makes me have goosebumps. It was just indescribable."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Innovative and intense: What 'one of greatest coaches' Inzaghi will bring to Al Hilal
Innovative and intense: What 'one of greatest coaches' Inzaghi will bring to Al Hilal There is change coming to Al Hilal. That's self-evident in the appointment of Simone Inzaghi to replace Jorge Jesus in the dugout. Replacing a Portuguese manager with one from Italy will always result in a different view of football. The beautiful game, after all, is in the eye of the beholder. Advertisement But there is more to it than just the nationality of the manager. Otherwise stereotype would dictate that a bit of catenaccio is headed for Riyadh, which those that have followed Inzaghi's coaching career would attest is not his style. Fresh off taking Italian giants Inter Milan to the UEFA Champions League Final – a second appearance as manager at European club football's showpiece competition – the 49-year-old arrives in the Roshn Saudi League with a glittering reputation. Despite Inter's 5-0 loss in the final to Paris Saint-Germain, he is known for his innovative tactical approaches. A Serie A winner with Lazio during an impressive playing career that also saw him capped for Italy, Simone Inzaghi is the younger brother of Filippo, probably the better known of the siblings for his time with Juventus and AC Milan, not to mention winning the FIFA World Cup with Italy in 2006. Advertisement But those who knew Simone from a young age say he was always the more talented, with a view of the game that made coaching a natural post-playing path for him. "Simone was technically stronger than Filippo. No doubt. He had more quality; he was unlucky in his career," Giovanni Trainini, one of Simone's first coaches, was quoted as saying by the BBC last year. For what it's worth, his brother agrees, recently labelling Simone, who is two years younger, as 'one of the greatest coaches ever'. There might be some hyperbole and brotherly love attached to those quotes, but you won't find many who don't have Simone Inzaghi high on their list of great modern-day managers, especially after leading Inter Milan to the UEFA Champions League final twice in the past three years. Advertisement What makes him so revered is his flexible and adaptable approach to tactics, where defined formations are mere numbers on a page; his style is more fluid, where defenders maraud forward, midfielders drop back, and full-backs are pressed high up the pitch. In traditional terms, Inzaghi likes to set up in a 3-5-2 formation, but flexibility and rotations are the key. His priority comes in moving the ball around to exploit space, whether that's done by short-passing between the lines, or sucking teams in and hitting them over the top. They attack as a team and defend as a team. It makes an Inzaghi side incredibly difficult to play against when you could find the central defender high up in the attack, or the striker dropping back to occupy space and drawing opposition defenders out. Take, for example, the fact that 20 different players provided an assist for Inter Milan in Serie A last season - the highest of any of the top teams in Europe, where around 15-16 is the average. Only FC Barcelona, with 19 different players, came close. Advertisement Al Hilal, for what it's worth, had 15 different players provide an assist in the recently concluded RSL campaign. Captain Salem Al Dawsari not only led the 2024-25 RSL in assists, but heads the competition's all-time list, too. It's a style of play that demands a lot from the players, particularly the defenders - and it's no surprise to see Al Hilal already go into the transfer market to snap up Ali Lajami from rivals Al Nassr. Clearly, the design was to deepen their central-defensive stocks alongside the likes of Kalidou Koulibaly, Ali Al Bulayhi and Hassan Al Tambakti. But, while it'll be new ground for almost all the Al Hilal squad, there is one player that knows Inzaghi, his philosophy and his demands, intimately: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Advertisement The Serbian played under Inzaghi for little more than five seasons in the Italian capital, winning the Coppa Italia in 2018-19 and the Supercoppa Italia in 2017 and 2019, while also being named Lazio's Player of the Season in Inzaghi's final campaign with the club. Milinkovic-Savic's best years in Italy were spent during Inzaghi's Lazio tenure, which should give Al Hilal fans plenty to be excited about as they look ahead to both the new season and the FIFA Club World Cup. The inaugural expanded tournament, now comprising 32 teams, kicks off on Saturday in the United States; Al Hilal open their Group H account four days later, with a mouth-watering clash against Real Madrid in Miami. If that's quite the debut for Inzaghi, in Milinkovic-Savic, he already has an acolyte. Advertisement 'I made great progress from all points of view thanks to him, both as a player and as a man,' the midfielder told Serbian media in 2022. 'We had an excellent relationship, [and] as far as his abilities are concerned, just look at his results at Inter.' Those results speak for themselves. A Serie A winning coach in 2023-24, twice a UEFA Champions League finalist, twice a winner of the Coppa Italia, and three times a winner of the Supercoppa Italia in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the last two of which were won, ironically, in Saudi Arabia. And it's in the Kingdom, at an expectant Al Hilal, that a coaching journey that boasts numerous high points continues.
