Robbinroger Beever was 15 years old and walking home along a beach in Liberia, West Africa. The year was 1967. Beever’s family lived near Monrovia, where his diplomat father worked at the US Embassy. It was high tide and the sea had washed up seaweed and planks of wood and strewn them across the beach.
Continue Reading Woody Allen didn’t cooperate with “Allen v. Farrow,” a four-part HBO docuseries that goes beyond tabloid headlines in examining the director’s relationship with Mia Farrow and sexual-assault allegations by their daughter Dylan. Extensive access to the Farrows makes this an intimate look at that history, while renewing questions about separating art from the artist and
Continue Reading When Kaytlin Snider, a recent college graduate, told her friends and family members she was moving to South Korea, she was met with confusion — and some judgment. After all, health officials still warn against travel during the pandemic. But Snider had been planning her big move since last summer. For her, the teaching job
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It has been seven years since Cameron Diaz appeared on the big screen, but the former Hollywood actress has said she is in no rush to return to acting. Appearing on US radio show “Quarantined with Bruce” on Thursday to promote her new wine brand, the 48-year-old star revealed that becoming a mother had shifted
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Sarah Michelle Gellar isn’t hopping on the reboot bandwagon. In a conversation with Mario Lopez for his podcast, Gellar said she’s too “tired and cranky” now to play the famous vampire slayer. “What worked for Buffy was that the monsters represented, they were a metaphor for the horrors of adolescence. I don’t think it’s me,
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Oprah Winfrey has landed the first major interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry since the duo announced they were expecting their second child. CBS announced the news Monday, revealing that “Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special,” will air on March 7. The special will cover a range of topics, including their
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As with her breakthrough movie “The Rider,” director Chloé Zhao straddles a line between fiction and reality with “Nomadland,” parachuting Frances McDormand into what almost feels like a documentary about those living a rootless existence as nomads traveling across America. It’s a very good film, if one that cruises into awards season fueled by what
Continue Reading The images that came out of Tripoli International Airport in August 2011 have become defining symbols of the downfall of the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, the autocrat who ruled Libya with an iron fist for over four decades. Rebel forces had just taken control of the country’s airport and captured a major prize. Short of
Continue Reading An upscale hotel in South Korea has issued an apology for a mistake that may have enabled outsiders to see into their sauna. The Grand Josun, a new five-star property on the popular resort island of Jeju, issued a statement on their website after a local blog reported that the sauna’s blinds had been up
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Dolly Parton has told Tennessee lawmakers that actually, no, she doesn’t want a statue of her erected at the Tennessee Capitol. Earlier this year, a Tennessee representative proposed the statue idea to honor Parton for her contributions to the state. Fittingly, the statue would have faced Ryman Auditorium, a venue which, throughout her career, has
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French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique is planning to construct cruise ships topped by striking 80 meter “eco-friendly” paneled sails, made of fiberglass and carbon. The Solid Sail/AeolDrive concept would reduce cruise emissions by up to 50%, according to the shipyard. Chantiers de l’Atlantique — behind top vessels including MSC Grandiosa and Celebrity Apex — talked
Continue Reading Archeologists have uncovered the remains of a 12th century bathhouse at a popular bar in the city of Seville, southern Spain. Cerveceria Giralda has been operating in the heart of the city since 1923, but the bar is housed in a building with a far longer history. While the vaulted ceilings suggested it could have
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The moves and music have come to an end on the first season of “The Masked Dancer.” Gymnast Gabby Douglas was named the winner after being revealed as Cotton Candy, dancing to “This Is Me,” by Kesha, on Wednesday’s finale. The Olympic gold medalist took home the trophy after beating runner-up Sloth, who turned out
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“NCIS: New Orleans” is ending. The show, the newest in the “NCIS” franchise, will finish after its current seventh season. The series finale will air May 16. Executive produced by and starring Scott Bakula, the show investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in New Orleans. “Sad to end our love affair with this phenomenal city
Continue Reading Blue Ivy Carter is a little fashionista in mom Beyoncé’s latest Adidas x Ivy Park campaign. The 9-year-old modeled mom’s “Icy Park” capsule collection, which will be released on Friday. In the ads, Beyoncé is near her daughter, who in one shot wears a cropped jacket and sneakers from the streetwear line. Blue spins and
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Luke Combs has issued an apology for past use of the Confederate flag in his performances. Followers on social media pointed out that when the country star appeared in the music video for Ryan Upchurch’s “Can I Get a Outlaw” in 2015, he was in front of a Confederate flag. He was also using an
Continue Reading In January 2019, Simisola Oke traveled with a friend to Flachau, one of Austria’s busiest ski areas. Following their arrival, they were greeted with many hellos and waves from fellow skiers. Initially, “we just assumed people were being kind and friendly, or maybe they thought we were famous,” Oke recalls. This all changed during apres-ski
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Tourists who take selfies with wild mountain gorillas could put the primates at risk of developing Covid-19, according to new research. Scientists from Oxford Brookes University, England, looked at hundreds of Instagram posts from people visiting the animals in East Africa and found most tourists were close enough to gorillas to spread viruses and diseases,
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It’s a good bet that folks who fly to Las Vegas regularly are probably used to the name McCarran International Airport — even if they’re not sure where the name comes from. But they might soon be getting used to a new name when they travel there. The Clark County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday
Continue Reading Demi Lovato is under no obligation to share the deeply personal story of her struggle with mental health and addiction with the public, but the singer is choosing to do it on her own terms in a new four-part YouTube documentary, the trailer for which was released on Wednesday. The trailer for “Demi Lovato: Dancing
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