Off Broadway Review: Fade by Tanya Saracho

 Posted on January 14, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1156 words  |  Martina Birk

She’s a Mexican-born writer, tenacious, insecure, a “diversity hire” for a popular television detective program. He’s an American-born janitor of Mexican heritage who works the night shift at the show’s film studio. [Read More]

Rose Melberg

 Posted on January 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  66 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

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Sandra Oh Wanted to Play Olivia Pope on Scandal

 Posted on January 14, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  712 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

After Shonda Rhimes created “Scandal,” a long list of actresses — including Taraji P. Henson and Gabrielle Union — auditioned for the part of Olivia Pope in the ABC drama that premiered in 2012. [Read More]

Why Teen Wolf Fans Want Sterek

 Posted on January 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  223 words  |  Larita Shotwell

In an update, EW wrote, "The reason Sterek didn't make the category is because it's not an acknowledged will-they-or-won't-they storyline on the show itself. The pairings we included in that category all share a scripted, long-established dynamic on their show." In an effort to understand why fans are so passionate about Stiles and Derek, we chatted with Jeff about the evolution of the characters' friendship, his views on shipping and why viewers respond to same-sex pairings. [Read More]

Kyler Murray Cops Insane $95,000 Bruce Lee Pendant, 40 Cts Of Diamond

 Posted on January 13, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  196 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

How'd Kyler Murray cap off an amazing first season in the NFL?? BY COPPING AN INSANE BRUCE LEE DIAMOND PENDANT, BABY!!! TMZ Sports has learned the Arizona Cardinals star QB hit up ZoFrostAndCo shortly after winning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, to have a sick chain made. Murray -- who's posted inspirational quotes from Lee throughout his football and baseball career -- asked for a diamond piece of the famous mixed martial artist . [Read More]

As ISIS Gets Squeezed In Syria And Iraq, It's Using Music As A Weapon

 Posted on January 13, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  898 words  |  Martina Birk

Three years ago, the Islamic State overran large swaths of Iraq and Syria, and soon declared a caliphate that straddled the border between the two countries. Today, the group's physical caliphate is declining — and the group is preparing its base of fighters for a future under siege. One of the ways it is doing that is through its musical propaganda. In the most austere interpretations of Islam, musical instruments are prohibited. [Read More]

Corset queen Perdita has lost her Throne

 Posted on January 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

By Katie Nicholl for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:03 EST, 25 August 2012 | Updated: 13:55 EST, 7 September 2012 Perdita Weeks gave up a role in Game of Thrones but it was all for nothing She's been dubbed a member of the Corset Crew after roles in period dramas such as Lost In Austen and The Tudors, but actress Perdita Weeks’s plans to spend six months in Romania shooting her latest TV series have hit an unexpected hitch. [Read More]

Grit and beauty: the lives of Irish Traveller children in pictures | Art and design

 Posted on January 13, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  560 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Grit and beauty: the lives of Irish Traveller children – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Jamie Johnson spent five years photographing the fun-loving, fashion conscious kids who are forced to spend their childhoods battling prejudice EElena Goodinson Main image: Jamie Johnson’s images reveal the children’s pride for their family and culture Wed 30 Sep 2020 07. [Read More]

Here's What Happened to Gary, Oscars 2017's Viral Sensation

 Posted on January 13, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  87 words  |  Aldo Pusey

As it was revealed shortly thereafter, Gary completed a 20-year prison sentence and was released from a California jail three days before his Dolby Theater visit. "It was horrible," he continued. "I didn't ask to be put on the Oscars. I was minding my own business, walking down the street. I was like, 'Wow, that's crazy—that's America for you.'" He also revealed that his engagement fizzled within a week of last year's telecast, but has since found love with another woman while living in Fresno, Calif. [Read More]

Noa Argamani's friend says no one can escape videos and firsthand accounts of the Hamas attacks

 Posted on January 13, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  783 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Redeem now An Israeli paramedic said it's impossible to escape videos of Hamas' attacks on Israel. He learned his friend Noa Argamani was kidnapped by the militant group from a viral video. The death of another friend, Amit Man, came to light from a dispatch call in which she begged for help. On Saturday, as Yan Gorjaltsan finished working more than 24 hours caring for victims of Hamas' attacks in southern Israel, his friends were asking in a WhatsApp group chat about his childhood friend, Noa Argamani. [Read More]