Tiff Stevenson: 'I looked like a giant tampon' | Stage

 Posted on August 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  262 words  |  Martina Birk

The funniest thingStageTiff Stevenson: 'I looked like a giant tampon'The standup and actor spills the beans on the things that make her laugh the most, from Wanda Sykes to magic mushrooms The funniest standup I’ve ever seen ...White People Are Looking – Wanda Sykes’s bit on being black after Obama got in – is pretty transcendental. The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen ...Pretty much everything Kristen Wiig did on Saturday Night Live is a win. [Read More]

Cheese: An Annotated History of the Oscar Class Photo

 Posted on August 2, 2024  |  78 minutes  |  16531 words  |  Larita Shotwell

The group portraits are back this year — and one nominee is noticeably absent. A behind the scenes look at the 57th Academy Awards luncheon class photo. Photo: Courtesy of AMPAS A behind the scenes look at the 57th Academy Awards luncheon class photo. Photo: Courtesy of AMPAS A behind the scenes look at the 57th Academy Awards luncheon class photo. This article originally ran on April 23, 2021. After two years off, the group photos are back, so we’re republishing it now. [Read More]

Pretty Little Liars' Epic New Opening Credits!

 Posted on August 2, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  121 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

But Allison taking the center spotlight and all the girls rocking their more mature post-time-jump looks in the new sequence aren't the only major changes: Lucy Hale is sharing shushing duties! For the previous seasons, Hale's character Aria has made the infamous "Shh!" post at the end of the credits, but now, all of the girls will take turns, with Shay Mitchell (Emily) doing the honors in the video above. [Read More]

Summer readings: Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis | Summer reading

 Posted on August 2, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  680 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Summer readingsSummer readingSummer readings: Zorba the Greek by Nikos KazantzakisFar from being unputdownable, this novel demands you cast it aside and emulate its great Greek hero in living life to the fullI'd heard of Zorba the Greek, in the way that the classics of modern literature totter into the subconscious even without being read or studied. It was only while holidaying in Greece in summer 2010 that I bought a tatty, overpriced Faber edition from a small bookshop in Athens as I waited for the boat to Heraklion, the main port of Crete where Nikos Kazantzakis, the book's author, was born and is buried. [Read More]

Wack 100 Sends Warning To Chrisean Rock After She Calls Him "Gay"

 Posted on August 2, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  407 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Wack 100 is someone who always seems to be involved in some sort of online feud. Overall, he is a person who is well-connected, and in many respects, he is an advocate for certain artists. However, a lot of those artists seem to be the ones who are always getting involved in bizarre situations. Case in point, he has found himself at the center of the Blueface and Chrisean Rock drama. [Read More]

Where did the Metropolitan Museum of Art get its Native American objects?

 Posted on August 2, 2024  |  28 minutes  |  5752 words  |  Aldo Pusey

A ProPublica review of records found that only 15% of the 139 works donated or loaned by the Dikers over the years have solid or complete ownership histories. Photograph: Alex Bandoni/ProPublica (Source Images: Lorina Capitulo/Newsday RM via Getty Images and The National Park ServiceA ProPublica review of records found that only 15% of the 139 works donated or loaned by the Dikers over the years have solid or complete ownership histories. [Read More]

Can You Guess How Much Bella Swan's Engagement Ring Just Sold For?

 Posted on August 1, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  48 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Other props that sold included Edward's journal, which went for $7,800 as well as Bella's meadow costume, which closed at $8,400.

If your mouth is agape over the mega bucks spent on the items, you're not alone. Even the COO of the Prop Store, Brandon Alinger, was blown away.

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Chicano Batman: 'Were four Latinos breaking into rock music and succeeding' | Music

 Posted on August 1, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1061 words  |  Martina Birk

MusicInterviewChicano Batman: 'We’re four Latinos breaking into rock music and succeeding'Lanre Bakare in Los Angeles‘LA’s house band’ have gone from the city’s best-kept secret to leaders of the Latin soul revival, but in the age of Trump can they avoid being political? “The first time people come out to see us, they just stare the whole time,” says Chicano Batman’s bass player, Eduardo Arenas, as he sits in the band’s practice space on the outskirts of Los Angeles. [Read More]

Lana Del Rey breaks down while on stage in Orlando

 Posted on August 1, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  863 words  |  Martina Birk

Lana Del Rey broke down in tears while on stage on Wednesday. The 32-year-old singer was performing during a concert in Orlando, Florida. This comes just days after police arrested a 43-year-old man who allegedly plotted to kidnap the beauty. Scroll down for video  Sad times: Lana Del Rey broke down in tears while on stage on Wednesday Back to the spotlight: The 32-year-old singer was performing during a concert in Orlando Scary: This comes just days after police arrested a 43-year-old man who allegedly plotted to kidnap the beauty; seen in late January [Read More]

Legend Ronnie Coleman Was Forced to Quit His Well-Paid Police Officer Job bySenior to Pursue His Bo

 Posted on August 1, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  435 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Ronnie Coleman never intended to pursue professional bodybuilding. Though he always had a passion for getting bigger muscles, he never imagined himself as a bodybuilder. Having completed his BSc in accounting, the young man was happy with his role at the Police Department. But as destiny would have it, the ‘free gym membership’ changed his life’s course forever. Initially skeptical about competing professionally, Ronnie eventually decided to leave his full-time role to concentrate on Mr. [Read More]