Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died aged 89. Towne, screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los […]
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died aged 89. Towne, screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los […]
Ismail Kadare, who has died aged 88, was Albania’s most successful writer, both at home and abroad. In Albania, over a million of his books have been sold; one for every three Albanians. Abroad he was best known in France, where his work was first appeared in translation, and to where he defected in 1990; […]
Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other offices, has died. Friedman, 79, died on Thursday at his family’s Texas ranch near San Antonio, close friend Kent Perkins told The […]
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Friday arrested a Turkish author and her 17-year-old son wanted by Turkey on charges that he was involved in a fatal car crash in Istanbul and then fled the country with the assistance of his mother. Turkish novelist and poet Eylem Tok and her son, Timur […]
This time of the year, I can’t help but crave a really good burger. If you’ve traveled to the West Coast, you’re probably familiar with the In-N-Out burger chain, famous for its smash burgers — and for good reason. They’re so flavorful (and dare we say addictive?) because the smashing puts more surface area in […]
The Memorial Day weekend sales are powering on, and we’re seeing more massive markdowns on fashionable bestsellers across the ‘net from some of the biggest retailers out there — Amazon, Walmart, Hoka, Adidas, J. Crew … the list goes on! If you’re looking to add some sunshine to your warm-weather wardrobe, now’s a great time […]
It’s official: The Memorial Day weekend sales are in, and we’re seeing some massive markdowns on fashionable bestsellers across the ‘net. Indeed, some of the very best deals we’ve discovered so far are those on clothing and shoes, so if you’re looking to add some sunshine to your warm-weather wardobe, now’s a great time to […]
There is a lot more to fitness than just stepping on the scale, and the more you educate yourself on the subject of personal health, the more information you realize you need. Why not get a scale that gives it all to you? The Eufy Smart Scale P2 is one of my favorite fitness devices […]
The former “Howard Stern Show” writer who hit her alleged boyfriend while she streamed it on YouTube has issued an official apology. “I just want to say I’m so sorry for what I portrayed on my livestream that everyone saw,” Elisa Jordana (née Schwartz) said Wednesday in a statement to the Daily Mail. “This is […]
Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) is a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 5th district since 2019. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by the continued far left agenda of former Statehouse reporters who love to take shots at the General Assembly’s Republican majority. But maybe, just maybe, it would be a good idea for […]
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for a longtime advice columnist who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggested Monday that a new defamation lawsuit was possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally. Attorney Roberta Kaplan, who represents 80-year-old writer E. Jean Carroll, noted […]