Joe Cocker (Rocker) - On This Day
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
Profession: Rocker
Biography: Joe Cocker found success with his 1968 cover of The Beatles song "With a Little Help from My Friends", which he sung at Woodstock in 1969 and became a soul anthem.
Other famous numbers sung in his typical gritty delivery include "You Are So Beautiful" (1974) and "Up Where We Belong", with Jennifer Warnes, for which he received a Grammy for in 1983 for the film "
[Read More]Justin Timberlake Camo Outfit Is a Funny Super Bowl Meme
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
February 5, 2018 9:39 AM EST
For the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show, Justin Timberlake came to Minneapolis ready to make a splash. One of his biggest statements: his choice of attire. The Man of the Woods singer and three-time Super Bowl performer started things out in camo-print pants, a shirt emblazoned with a landscape (including a deer), a fringed leather jacket, a red bandana around his neck and special edition Nike Air Jordans.
[Read More]Kamala Harris Net Worth: What We Know
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
Vice President Kamala Harris announced her intent to run for President, replacing President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket after his stunning decision to drop out of the race. She has secured numerous endorsements from key Democrats.
Harris earns $218,000 per year as Vice President, and her net worth stands at an estimated $8 million, Forbes reports, due in large part to a multimillion dollar home in California that her husband Doug Emhoff bought in 2012.
[Read More]Larry David (Comedian and Writer)
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
Profession: Comedian and Writer
Biography: Larry David is an American comedian best known for creating the sitcom Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld. David's own personality was the primary inspiration for the character of George Costanza played by Jason Alexander.
Prior to Seinfeld, David worked odd jobs for a while before joining Saturday Night Live as a writer where he met Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was to play Elaine on Seinfeld. The pilot of Seinfeld was created by David and Seinfeld under the name 'The Seinfeld Chronicles' for NBC in 1989.
[Read More]Late Preacher's Church Chooses New Senior Pastor
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
Dr. Munroe, his wife and seven others were killed in a small plane crash on Sunday November 9, on their way to the annual Global Leadership Summit at the Grand Bahama, in the Bahamas. According to Christian Daily, Bahamian preacher, David Burrows has been appointed the new Senior Pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries and Chairman of the Board of Governors BFMI. The announcement was made during a special Kingdom Celebration Service, a week after the crash.
[Read More]Middle-Class Communes | TIME
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
At 75, May D’Marie has visited enough retirement homes to know that she never wants to live in one. “They’re boring,” she says. “Everyone is the same age practically. And even the elevators move slowly.” But she also doesn’t want to live alone, doesn’t have family in her area and doesn’t want a roommate. That seemed to leave the retired librarian with no options–until she heard about a new community being built near her in Sacramento.
[Read More]Millions Come Up to See Mae West
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
April 19, 1927 — Actress Mae West was found guilty on this day in history of “obscenity and corrupting the morals of youth” in a New York stage play entitled "Sex". She was sentenced to ten days in prison and fined $500. But the resulting publicity did much to launch her Hollywood career and make her one of the highest paid people in the United States.
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[Read More]Nigerian singers Omah Lay and Tems released after two days in police custody in Uganda
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
Omah Lay and Tems were arrested on Sunday, December 13, 2020 for performing at an 'unauthorised concert' and disobeying COVID-19 protocols. After about two days in custody and a court appearance, the singers have been released, and the issue resolved according to Nigerian music star Mr Eazi who has been following the situation. “Pleased to hear that My brothers and sisters are to be released & the case is resolved, Big love to everyone who worked on this,” Mr Eazi wrote on Twitter.
[Read More]Nollywood actress Lolo alleges men do body modifications all the time
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Martina Birk
The actress revealed this on a recent episode of her Say My Piece podcast, stressing that while women get body modification done more often, men also undergo body enhancements on the low. She began, "Today we have a very interesting topic that we want to talk about and whether you like it or not, it has become the norm. I know a lot of times we say that women do body enhancements more, but let me shock you, men too are into body modification more.
[Read More]Outlander Episode 1 - Recap
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Martina Birk
If you have a predilection for epic romances and the super-specific sub-genre that is historical time-travel fiction, then you’re likely to find Outlander to be a sensory feast. Superficially, Starz’s new show is a torrid romance primed for an eager fandom desperate to re-direct their Game of Thrones enthusiasm. But Outlander is more than a sweepingly cinematic bodice ripper: it manages to shroud what fans (myself included) guilt-love about the genre in the much broader themes of history, feminism and free-will.
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