IIt was like Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos’ soccer version of the first tail in space. The race, that is, to sign the stratospheric transfer agreement. On Thursday, Chelsea announced the signing of Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku for a staggering £ 97.5million. Lukaku used to play for Chelsea but they sold him seven years ago. … Read more
MY son wasn’t a movie star, celebrity, or millionaire. But Simon Annis has a place in history. 7th Ann with son Simons presented to Elizabeth Cross after he was killedPhoto credit: Neil Jones – The Sun He was one of 454 British military personnel who lost their lives in Afghanistan. When he died 12 years … Read more
Tampa, Florida – For author Shaw Kuzki, born in 1957 and raised in Hiroshima, one of the two Japanese cities devastated by the atomic bombing of August 1945, preserving and honoring stories from a harrowing past was a driving force. “Most of my classmates (grew up) were second generation survivors,” says Kuzki. “Some of them … Read more
The 1981 Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand will always have a special place in any narrative about the international struggle against apartheid in South Africa. The protests against the springboks reverberated around the world – they dealt a brutal psychological blow to the white regime of South Africa and gave a powerful boost to … Read more
Recreating the wardrobe of someone as exuberant as Aretha Franklin is not an independent job. Costume designer Clint Ramos didn’t take a single stitch in Franklin’s wardrobe for Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson from Dreamgirls, who created around 80 looks for the biopic. Unlike the costumes found in most biographical films, the handcrafted pieces in Respect … Read more
TRIBUTES were paid to a heroic father who was stabbed to death after confronting a gang of teenagers. James Markham, who was attacked after allegedly trying to defend his daughter, was “a man with a good heart and soul” according to a close friend. Jamie was attacked outside of his own home while trying to … Read more
“Give nature a chance and it will reclaim it.” – Jane Goodall Jane Goodall portrait Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall tells us about the many teachers who have taught her about humanity and hope. From her childhood reading tree, Beech, to her first dog, Rusty, and of course the Gombe Forest and her beloved chimpanzees, they … Read more
Image source: The Motley Fool. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:CSSE)Q2 2021 Earnings CallAug 11, 2021, 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment second-quarter 2021 earnings call. At this time, all participants are … Read more
Tim Van Schmidt Part 1 of a 3-part series Summer of Soul, a new film about Hulu, is much more than just a concert film. It is a documentary that is framed by a series of concerts in Harlem in the summer of 1969, but reflects the changing times in many ways. Great performance sequences … Read more
Instead Douglass, at age 20, found in New Bedford a busy modern port, one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Many whales had been killed to fund the patrician houses and opulent gardens. By September the horse chestnuts would have lost their candelabras of pink flowers, their leaves turning yellow amid avenues of … Read more