While a lot of gals go weak in the knees for a man with a foreign accent, have you ever wondered how those overseas feel about American accents? Well, the language learning app Babble has the answer.
The app asked more than 4,000 European hostel staffers (who come across the most American travelers) from 43 countries, to rate seven different regional tones, and you may be shocked to find out which ranks sexiest.
Overall the Deep Southern accent tops the list with 20% of the vote, followed by the New York accent, with 18%. New Yorkers were the top choice of French voters (57%), while folks in Britain and Sweden preferred the Southern California sound, and the Boston accent is a fave of folks in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.
Top Seven American Accents, According to Europeans
- Deep South (20%)
- New Yorker (18%)
- Bostonian (17%)
- Southern Californian (16%)
- Texan (14%)
- Midwestern (10%)
- Minnesotan (5%)
Source: Today
Families of the Vegas shooting to get payments.
The fund established in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre begins the process of handing out donations to survivors and their families.
Payments start tomorrow to the families of the 58 people killed last October in the Las Vegas mass shooting. They'll each be getting 275-thousand dollars, along with the families of the 10 people who were permanently brain damaged or paralyzed.
The money comes from a fund set up with the initial goal of raising 500-thousand dollars, but quickly grew to more than $31-million with donors from around the world. In all, more than 850 people were injured in the massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
The fund expects to pay 100% of the money raised to the survivors and their families.
Source: CBS News
A list of Razzie winners.
(Variety.com)
“The Emoji Movie” is the big winner at the 38th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, taking worst picture of 2017.
Sony’s animated comedy topped “Baywatch,” “Fifty Shades Darker,” “The Mummy,” and “Transformers: The Last Knight.” The fifth “Transformers” movie, called “Transformers XVII: The Last Knight” in the announcement, led the pack with seven nominations when they were announced on Jan. 22.
“Leading this year’s list of movie-misfires is the emoticon-based, talking poop opus,” the Razzies said.
The annual awards were announced on Saturday in their traditional time slot, the day before the Academy Awards. “The Emoji Movie” won four of the 10 Razzies, also taking worst screenplay, worst director, and worst screen combo, given to “any two obnoxious emojis” from the movie.
WORST PICTURE
Baywatch
The Emoji Movie (WINNER)
Fifty Shades Darker
The Mummy
Transformers XVII: The Last Knight
WORST ACTRESS
Katherine Heigl / Unforgettable
Dakota Johnson / Fifty Shades Darker
Jennifer Lawrence / Mother!
Tyler Perry / BOO! 2: A Medea Halloween (WINNER)
Emma Watson / The Circle
WORST ACTOR
Tom Cruise / The Mummy (WINNER)
Johnny Depp / Pirates of The Caribbean XIII: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Jamie Dornan / Fifty Shades Darker
Zac Efron / Baywatch
Mark Wahlberg / Daddy’s Home 2 & Transformers XVII: The Last Knight
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem / Mother! & Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Russell Crowe / The Mummy
Josh Duhamel / Transformers XVII: Last Knight
Mel Gibson / Daddy’s Home 2 (WINNER)
Anthony Hopkins / Collide & Transformers XVII: Last Knight
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kim Basinger / Fifty Shades Darker (WINNER)
Sofia Boutella / The Mummy
Laura Haddock / Transformers XVII: Last Knight
Goldie Hawn / Snatched
Susan Sarandon / A Bad Moms Christmas
WORST SCREEN COMBO
Any Combination of Two Characters, Two Sex Toys or Two Sexual Positions / Fifty Shades Darker
Any Combination of Two Humans, Two Robots or Two Explosions / Transformers XVII: Last Knight
Any Two Obnoxious Emojis / The Emoji Movie (WINNER)
Johnny Depp & His Worn Out Drunk Routine / Pirates of the Caribbean XIII: Dead Careers Tell No Tales
Tyler Perry & Either The Ratty Old Dress or Worn Out Wig / BOO! 2: A Madea Halloween
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
Baywatch
BOO 2: A Medea Halloween
Fifty Shades Darker (WINNER)
The Mummy
Transformers XVII: Last Knight
WORST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky / Mother!
Michael Bay / Transformers XVII: Last Knight
James Foley / Fifty Shades Darker
Alex Kurtzman / The Mummy
Anthony (Tony) Leonidis / The Emoji Movie (WINNER)
WORST SCREENPLAY
Baywatch
The Emoji Movie (WINNER)
Fifty Shades Darker
The Mummy
Transformers XVII: The Last Knight
Special Rotten Tomatoes Award: The Razzie Nominee So Bad You Loved It!
Baywatch
Link: http://variety.com/2018/film/news/razzie-awards-worst-movie-emoji-movie-1202716607/