Footage of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack released | Canada

 Posted on April 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  664 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Rob Ford died in March after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Photograph: Aaron Vincent Elkaim/Getty ImagesRob Ford died in March after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Photograph: Aaron Vincent Elkaim/Getty ImagesCanada This article is more than 7 years oldFootage of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack releasedThis article is more than 7 years oldCourt lifted publication ban on cellphone video showing embattled former mayor inhaling from crack pipe, which Ford denied in 2013 but later admitted [Read More]

Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer review as tumultuous as the family it depicts

 Posted on April 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  417 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

The ObserverFiction in translationReviewThe first world war’s impact on an Austrian clan is a charmingly told, chaotic story rooted in the author’s own history At the centre of this novel, the first by the bestselling Austrian author to be translated into English, is a family and at the centre of the family is a young woman, Maria. The family live in a valley on the western edge of Austria – it is 1914 – and are known by the nearby villagers as “die Bagage” (the undesirables, the riff-raff) because they are poor and because “the kids are half wild”. [Read More]

Madelaine Petsch's Hot Shots

 Posted on April 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  27 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

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Man Dies in Phoenix After Palm Tree Falls on Him

 Posted on April 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  249 words  |  Aldo Pusey

A man has died after a large palm tree fell on top of him in Highline Park in south Phoenix on Thursday, authorities said. In an email to PEOPLE Friday, the Phoenix Police Department said that the incident took place near 12th Street and South Mountain Avenue. "When officers arrived, they found a man stuck underneath a large, fallen palm tree. The fire department responded and cut the tree to free the man," [Read More]

The Golden Gate Bridge's Accidental Color

 Posted on April 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  844 words  |  Aldo Pusey

You'd think the color of the most photographed bridge in the world would have a more exciting name than "international orange." Something like "vermilion" or "terra cotta" or "burnt sienna" might seem more appropriate. Whatever you call it, it's the vivid, unmistakable color of the Golden Gate Bridge, which turns 75 next year. But back in the 1930s, the now-iconic hue was a radical choice. 'Unique And Unconventional Treatment' First, to set the record straight, the bridge is named not for its hue, but for its location. [Read More]

'Dancing With the Stars' Sharna Burgess Poses Nude for Birthday Maternity Shoot

 Posted on April 6, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  524 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Dancing With the Stars pro, Sharna Burgess celebrated her 37th birthday in a nude maternity photo shoot just weeks ahead of her due date. Burgess expects her first child with beau Brian Austin Green in early July. The longtime dance professional celebrated the milestone birthday, her last before becoming a mother, by sharing the stunning photograph and a lengthy caption detailing what she hopes will be a memorable year. Brian Austin Green is a boy dad of four, with a fifth on the way Burgess and Green’s little one will join the 48-year-old “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum’s four other children. [Read More]

'We Went a Bridge Too Far'

 Posted on April 6, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  594 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

With its memorable quotes, snippets of history, and the perfect mixture of drama and comedy moments, Forrest Gump was a major hit movie in 1994 and continues to be a well-loved movie decades later. Tom Hanks‘s portrayal of Forrest is one of the successful actor’s most memorable roles and led to his second Oscar. While viewers go on an emotional roller coaster following Forrest Gump’s life in the movie, sharing his joy and shedding bittersweet tears, that audience connection could’ve been lost if it wasn’t for Director Robert Zemeckis’s commitment to the production process. [Read More]

How HBOs The Ringleader Recontextualizes the Bling Ring

 Posted on April 6, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  788 words  |  Aldo Pusey

A new documentary is examining the Bling Ring from the POV of their alleged ringleader, Rachel Lee. The most naughty oughties of crime sprees, the Bling Ring was documented on the reality show Pretty Wild and dramatized in the 2013 Sofia Coppola movie. “I don’t resonate with that Hollywood version, at all,” Lee said in The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring. “But I could see how it was quite entertaining for the world to see the story that way. [Read More]

John Wayne Was a Big Prankster With James Caan on El Dorado

 Posted on April 6, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  696 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Actor James Caan once talked about what it was like working with legendary actor John Wayne on El Dorado. The then-young actor didn’t initially get along with the Western star. However, they would ultimately develop their relationship in unexpected ways, as Wayne turned into a “big prankster” with Caan on the set. It’s a whole other side to the iconic actor that the world didn’t get to see very often. [Read More]