Native American activist declined Oscar

Native American activist declined Oscar

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress who famously declined Marlon Brandon’s best actor Oscar in 1973, has died. She was 75.  News of Littlefeather’s death was shared by the official Twitter account for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her family confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY that Littlefeather died Sunday “peacefully at home” … Read more

‘House of the Dragon’ recap: The queen and eye

‘House of the Dragon’ recap: The queen and eye

We are in Driftmark and will be here for most of the episode. The late, extra-crispy Laena, self-burninated last week, is laid to rest as our main characters and their children gather at the edge of the sea. We don’t see the body (or what’s left); her coffin is sarcophagus-style with a carved face and … Read more

Country singer hospitalized after tour bus flips over

Country singer hospitalized after tour bus flips over

Marcus K. Dowling Singer-songwriter HARDY was hospitalized after the tour bus he was traveling in flipped over early Sunday. HARDY’s tour bus overturned on a portion of Interstate 40 West near Nashville, Tennessee,  at approximately 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY network. The 32-year-old Academy of Country Music Songwriter of the Year tweeted Sunday that he was … Read more

Terry Bradshaw says he’s been treated for 2 kinds of cancer

Terry Bradshaw says he's been treated for 2 kinds of cancer

Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw said Sunday he has been treated for two forms of cancer in the past year. Bradshaw said on “Fox NFL Sunday” that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer late last year and was treated at Yale University Medical Center, including surgery. “As of today, I am bladder cancer free,” … Read more

Fire damages Mark Wahlberg’s childhood home in Boston

Fire damages Mark Wahlberg's childhood home in Boston

BOSTON — A home where entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg’s family once lived was damaged by fire Sunday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, the fire department said. The blaze in a nearby home at around 10 a.m., but spread to another three buildings because of strong winds, Fire Commissioner Paul Burke said. Two firefighters suffered injuries … Read more

Horror pic ‘Smile’ happy at No. 1, ‘Bros’ starts in 4th

Horror pic ‘Smile’ happy at No. 1, ‘Bros’ starts in 4th

Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount’s “ Smile ” topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, leaving Billy Eichner’s rom-com “Bros” in the dust. Universal’s “ Bros ” launched with an estimated $4.8 million … Read more

Van Gogh through a pinhole

Van Gogh through a pinhole

ARLES, France — Abelardo Morell was on a country road outside Arles, in the South of France. Cicadas were buzzing with almost hallucinatory intensity. It was 10 a.m., a hot day at the start of July. Scattered across a field, half a dozen cypress trees stood like shaggy sentinels. Down the road, a field of … Read more

Festivals still facing pandemic strife, Hay boss says

Festivals still facing pandemic strife, Hay boss says

“I think what we’ve all got to acknowledge is that, on top of the financial situation, we’re also recovering from Covid still in terms of the bounce back, and lots of institutions have development and it’s going to take up three to six years in order to turn around the organisations.” Source link