Mets manager Carlos Mendoza’s decision on Sunday to leave starting pitcher Jose Quintana in the game brought praise for the young manager and was also a clear example of a more subtle leadership theme bubbling up around the team.
From films about Play-Doh and Barbie to the Shrek ‘experience’, consumer capitalism has run out of ideasWhen it was announced last week that Margot Robbie will follow up the success of Barbie with a film based on Monopoly, my heart sank, did not pass go, and did not collect £200. Robbie’s production company will partner with Hasbro, just as the Barbie film was an initiative from rival toy company Mattel. Barbie was criticised for being little more than a 114-minute toy ad, but it did so well at...
Kris Brown was in a supermarket last year when he noticed a "tall, skinny white dude" watching him intently as Brown and his family made their way through the aisles. A six-foot-two, muscular, tattooed Black man who's lived in Vermont since 2013, Brown is never surprised when white people eyeball him. He steeled himself for a confrontation. When the man finally approached Brown, he said, "Kris from 'Cannasations,' right? I listen to your podcast. I heard your voice and knew it had to be...
ST. GEORGE — Carol Hollowell has told the story many times. She recalls the moment, 10 years ago, when she was inspired to create the Switchpoint Community Resource Center. “I was driving to work one day and I passed a homeless man in a wheelchair,” Hollowell told St. George News. “I kind of drove on […]
The terrific new film Challengers is about being intense about tennis, sex, and competition. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film stars Zendaya as Tashi, a tennis coach and object of desire to two men. She's married to Art (Mike Faist), who is facing his old friend Patrick (Josh O'Connor) at a Challengers event. This reopens all the trio's old wounds, and they excavate all of their relationships with each other.
A BOY died after turning “blue” at school, his mum has revealed as a charity warned asthma care is at a “standstill”. Warren Dowling, 10, died suddenly after a day feeling “fine” at sch
Two helicopters collided mid-air on Tuesday during a rehearsal of the Royal Malaysian Navy parade in Lumut killing 10 people. A video of the collision, verified by Malaysia-based Buletin TV3, shows the two helicopters were flying when the front end of one of them collided with the rear rotor of the other leading to the fall of both the helicopters.The helicopters are seen going into a tailspin and crash. People can also be heard saying, “Allah, Allah, Allah” in the video.In a statement, the...
Melika Ghanaati, 19, walked for the first time in 10 years at her graduation at Northview Heights Secondary School in North York, Ontario. She surprised her friends and family at the ceremony.
Doyoung of NCT confirmed his solo debut, YOUTH, set for April 22. SM
The 43-year-old reality TV icon acquired the rights to Sarah Ditum's book Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s, which hit shelves on January 23
The boy was allegedly kidnapped by two men armed with machetes and a woman at Adventure Park, in Woodridge, south of Brisban, on Friday afternoon.
It's the end of an era in Denver. After 27 seasons without a significant