Some 400 teachers from schools in all five boroughs will attend Wednesday night’s performance of the sold-out, Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton.”
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Will Richard Ayoade lead your team around The Crystal Maze?
Wouldn’t it be good to see a team of Cornish puzzle busters on the new series of The Crystal Maze? You can now apply to be a contestant on the new series of The Crystal Maze, which returns to TV screens later this year. The Crystal Maze – first presented by Richard O’Brien and then Eddie Tudor-Pole – will be returning to Channel 4 for a 20-episode series including a handful of charity celebrity specials later this year.
The Trump administration has a spelling problem. But how bad is it really? We investigate.
President Trump attends a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 13. The latest cringe-worthy gaffe, courtesy of the Education Department, was a double whammy: In a tweet Friday, the agency misspelled the name of the late scholar-activist and NAACP co-founder W.E.B. Du Bois. Then it followed up with a correction, with its own glaring error: “Our deepest apologizes for the earlier typo.”
400 Nyc public school teachers to see Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ New York…
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Edward Fox Returns To The West End In Sand in the Sandwiches For a…
Fresh from a sell-out 2016 UK Tour, Edward Fox is to return to the West End in the celebrated one-man play exploring the life and work of John Betjeman, Sand in the Sandwiches, for a strictly limited London run. A journey through memory and verse, the play collates the work of the twentieth century’s most treasured poet.
Julian Assange praises smart and attractive Pamela Anderson
The exiled WikiLeaks founder has been rumoured to be dating the former ‘Baywatch’ actress after she was seen visiting her a number of times at the Ecuadorian embassy – where he has been living under political asylum since 2012 after he was accused of rape during a 2010 visit to Sweden and amid fears he will be extradited to the US over claims made on his website – and though he refused to confirm the speculation, he admitted the blonde beauty has a number of desirable attributes.
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Scoreboard roundup – 2/14/17
Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 105, Toronto 94 Cleveland 116, Minnesota 108 Sacramento 97, L.-A. Lakers 96 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE New Jersey 3, Colorado 2 Pittsburgh 4, Vancouver 0 Toronto 7, N.-Y.
Mika Brzezinski puts mansion on sale for $2million
Mika’s moving on: Morning Joe co-host puts her New York mansion on sale for $2million after divorcing her husband The MSNBC presenter’s three-storey home, on a third of an acre of land, has six bedrooms and four bathrooms Morning news anchor Mika Brzezinski has put the New York mansion she bought with her ex husband on the market. The 102 year old Tudor-style home in Bronxville is on sale for a cool $2.09 million, $200,000 more than she and former spouse James Hoffer paid for it in 2012.
JK Rowling trolls Piers Morgan with his own words, as his son gets Harry Potter tattoo
As their ongoing feud continues, JK Rowling has trolled Piers Morgan – while his son has taken her side with a Harry Potter tattoo. Yes, watching Piers Morgan being told to fuck off on live TV is *exactly* as satisfying as I’d always imagined.
a Free Agent Fana who ditched the Giants for the Phillies 20 years ago has no regrets
Of all the free agents who switched teams in the months before the 1997 Major League Baseball season, including Moises Alou, Albert Belle and Bobby Bonilla, Michael Volpe was the only one who announced his decision alongside Al Roker on NBC’s “Today” show. Don’t remember the name? That might be because Volpe wasn’t a player, but a 44-year-old fan living in Falls Church, Va.
After Hollywood, Deepika Padukone eyes Chinese market – News
Deepika Padukone made Hollywood debut with much hullaballoo with Vin Diesel’s xXx: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE. However, it didn’t fetch her desired results.
Serial killer
Kala Brown remembers Charlie Carver as a “wonderful person,” she said – someone who “lived his life to make others smile.” “If Charlie couldn’t make somebody smile, his day wasn’t complete,” Brown said during an interview for the “Dr. Phil” show .
UK Supreme Court rules against royal wedding protesters
Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled against protesters who were arrested and searched by police when Prince William married Kate Middleton more than five years ago. The country’s highest court Wednesday upheld lower court rulings that the Metropolitan Police had acted lawfully when they took some protesters into custody.
Britney Spears’ niece visits school after ATV crash
The 8-year-old niece of pop star Britney Spears, who was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident, still isn’t well enough to return to school but was able to take Valentine’s Day treats to her class in Louisiana Tuesday. According to a post on Jamie Lynn Spears’ Instagram account, the girl was happy to see her friends again.
February 15 celebrity birthdays
She’s a British actress who first gained fame in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die. Years later she starred in the CBS series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Harrison Ford involved in – potentially serious’ plane…
Star Wars actor Harrison Ford landed himself in some hot water with the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is investigating Ford after he landed his own plane on the wrong runway at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, which put him near a full passenger plane.
Steve Perry’s status for Rock Hall Ceremony remains uncertain
The only news anyone has about this year’s biggest question heading into the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony is that there is no news. Since the announcement that Journey will be inducted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 7, fans have been wondering if former singer Steve Perry will be on hand, let alone perform with the band.
Jane Seymour, Matt Groening: Today’s celebrity birthdays list
Birthday wishes go out to actress Jane Seymour and Simpsons cartoonist Matt Groening. Seymour celebrates her 66th birthday today.
JAKKS Pacific and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Join Forces on a…
… Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) today announced it has joined forces with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, on a multi-year, global licensing deal to manufacture, market and distribute large Action Pose dolls, everyday dress-up and …
‘Fifty Shades Darker’ soundtrack may be better than the film
This week ” Fifty Shades Darker ” gets a star-studded soundtrack, chill-masters Thievery Corporation release their first album in four years, Lupe Fiasco releases a new set, Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin fame releases a new album, singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop goes a minimalist route and Noveller gives us some semi-ambient soundscapes. It’s quite a week for new music.
Big Ang’s 20 biggest moments revisited on anniversary of death
… Monkey was born on Forest Avenue in West Brighton. Ang was named “Barkeep of the Week” by AWE: Advance Weekly Entertainment section of the Advance on Sept. 20, 2007, almost a month after the Drunken Monkey opened their doors. Since then, Lombardi …
A band, many bottles and a boat: Train Sets Sail on fourth annual fan cruise today
Just a few weeks after the release of their new album a girl, a bottle and a boat, the members of Train are boarding an actual boat today, for their fourth annual Sail Across the Sun fan cruise. The cruise, which goes from Tampa to Cozumel, Mexico on the Norwegian Jade, features Train, of course, but also about 20 other musical acts, plus comedian Jim Breuer.
Britney Spears’ niece visits school after Atv crash New Orleans (Ap)…
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Five Rappers Who Are Putting Chicago’s Rap Scene On the Map
The city’s gang violence – including a staggering murder rate – has placed it in national headlines. But in the midst of that chaos, a vibrant hip-hop scene has emerged, charged on both political and personal fronts.
Sean Spicer isn’t finished
Three weeks after the inauguration, the only things adorning the White House press secretary’s shelves are a framed picture of himself at the podium, a book on Naval Special Warfare , and a Super Soaker commemorating the infamous “Saturday Night Live” skit in which he, played by an enraged Melissa McCarthy, berated reporters while dousing them with soapy water. Just beyond these walls, in the briefing room and the restaurants and hotel bars frequented by the town’s journalists and politicos, conclusions about Spicer’s future have already been drawn.
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Dialogue “A Life Reconnected: Esther Emery” Marcia Franklin talks with Idahoan Esther Emery, author of “What Falls From the Sky,” which chronicles the crisis that made Emery decide to unplug from the internet, the challenges she encountered, and how the experience grounded and connected her in new ways to herself and her family. The two also talk about Emery’s current life living off the electric grid with her husband and three children in the mountains of southeastern Idaho.
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Growing a Greener World “Farm School – Learning to Be Organic Farmers” “Green Acres is the place to be; farm living is the life for me.” You might remember the jingle to the opening of the popular series, Green Acres from decades ago.
Fort Lee Film Commission honors black trailblazer
The Fort Lee Film Commission in New Jersey celebrated Black History Month by honoring a pioneering African-American filmmaker with ties to the area. The Record reports that film and history enthusiasts gathered at the Fort Lee Museum to highlight the works of director Oscar Micheaux on Tuesday night.
The Walking Dead is back: We bet you didn’t notice this major clue
… A lot. “What we like is playing with the idea that it was always intended to be sort of uncertain,” he told Entertainment Weekly. He added: “Has Gabriel gone a little crazy? What’s going on? Did he come up with or brainstorm some plan and he’s going …
Diego Maradona’s hotel room raided amid claims footie legend hit girlfriend
Cops raced to the star’s hotel Eurostar Suites Mirasierra after the manager called around 8.20am this morning. The 56-year-old flew to the Spanish capital to watch his old side Napoli play European giants Real Madrid.
Sherlock voted favourite ever BBC TV character
The iconic character of Sherlock, from the hit TV series of the same name, has been voted the most popular television character from the BBC by international audiences. Sold internationally to 240 territories by BBC Worldwide, the thrilling and contemporary reimagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories from Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss has won numerous awards and become a global phenomenon.
UN briefly pauses aid to Iraq’s Mosul amid security concerns
A worker carried aid supplied at a camp for people displaced by fighting between security forces and Islamic State militants east of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. The United Nations says they are temporarily pausing aid operations to neighborhoods in eastern Mosul retaken from the Islamic State group for security reasons as IS insurgent and counter attacks continue to inflict heavy civilian casualties there.
NATO chief concerned if Russia missile reports prove true
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. NATO defense ministers will begin a two-day ministerial beginning on Wednesday.
EU parliament approves trade deal with Canada
Activists stage a demonstration against the so-called CETA trade deal outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Feb.15, 2017. The European Union Commission and most of the major parliamentary groups made a final push to approve a landmark trade deal with Canada ahead of a decisive noon vote in the EU’s legislature.
Ohio zoo’s polar bear moves to Chicago to find romance
In this April 18, 2007, photo, a female polar bear cub, born at the Toledo Zoo in November 2006, passes underneath her mother, Nan, during her unveiling to the media at the zoo in Toledo, Ohio. Brookfield Zoo is hoping their new female polar bear Nan is a match with the suburban Chicago zoo’s male polar bear Hudson.
It’s been a decade since Preston stormed off Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Believe it or not, it’s been an entire decade since ‘professional celebrity’ Preston from the Ordinary Boys stormed off Never Mind The Buzzcocks. If we remember rightly, it was all the fault of the musical game show’s then-host, Simon Amstell, who loved nothing more than ribbing the show’s guest panelists to death.
Dialling back time: Nokia 3310 ‘will be re-released this month’
It was one of Nokia’s most successful phones, selling around 126 million handsets worldwide when it was launched 17 years ago. And now it looks like HMD Global, owner of the Nokia brand, are bringing back the iconic Nokia 3310 mobile phone handset.
Britney Spears’ Niece Visits School After ATV Crash
The 8-year-old niece of pop star Britney Spears, who was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident, still isn’t well enough to return to school but was able to take Valentine’s Day treats to her class in Louisiana Tuesday. According to a post on Jamie Lynn Spears’ Instagram account, the girl was happy to see her friends again.
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Mystery of Etan Patz’s disappearance ends in conviction
FILE- In this Nov. 15, 2012, file photo, Pedro Hernandez appears in Manhattan criminal court in New York. Hernandez, a former store clerk was convicted Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in one of the nation’s most haunting m… .
Kate Upton named Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model
One cover shows Upton in white bikini bottoms with a metallic jacket. Another shows her in a strappy one-piece and the third features gypsy-style bikini bottoms and an elaborate necklace.
Rumor the German shepherd wins best in show at Westminster 2017
Rumor was crowned America’s top dog Tuesday night when, a year after a near miss on the very same green carpet, she came out of retirement to win best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club. Cheered loudly all around the ring by a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden, she’s just the second German shepherd champion at the event that began in 1877.
Unbubblievable! Gazillion Bubble Show Celebrates 10 Years in Nyc Today
New York’s GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW, with over 3,500 performances and seen by over half a million people, will enter its 10th year today, February 15th, at New World Stages . Nine years ago, Fan Yang brought his unique brand of bubble artistry to the Big Apple and has since wowed bubble lovers of all ages.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with…
He may have been famous for saying it on The Apprentice , but the president actually hates to fire people on his team-which may explain why it took so long for Michael Flynn to go. As he had demonstrated in the building of the iconic tower where The Apprentice was shot, Trump has tremendous difficulty firing people in real life, most particularly if he has personally hired them.
Getting Rich Off Left-Wing ActivismBy Eleanor Clift
With business up and people outraged by President Trump, Left Action founder John Hlinko has purchased a Georgetown home to serve as ‘the path of most resistance.’ They could afford the historic Tudor-style residence in Washington’s tony Georgetown thanks to Donald Trump ‘s candidacy and the traffic it generates to Left Action, a hub for progressive causes founded by Hlinko, a wannabe stand-up comic who is finding that left-wing activism in the Trump age can be a lucrative calling.
Time for a resolution reset to meet your goals for 2017
On Jan. 1, we set over-the-top ambitious New Year’s resolutions to, say, lose 15 pounds, declutter the whole house and finally kick credit card debt to the curb. Then life happens, and by February those resolutions evaporate like spilled champagne.
Amped-up Beef Stroganoff is a 1-pot noodle dish
This Jan. 13, 2017 photo shows Beef Stroganoff. This amped-up beef stroganoff is a 1-pot noodle dish made with filet mignon, dried mushrooms, tomato paste and Dijon mustard.
Dollars For Diapers: How To Save Money On Baby’s Biggest Expense
MINNEAPOLIS – A baby can go through about ten diapers a day. That’s more than 3,000 in the first year alone, and a big cost for parents.
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Greg Eichelberger reviews ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’
“Sir . . . I’ve seen you go through similar phases in 2016 and 2012 and 2008 and 2005 and 1997 and 1995 and 1992 and 1989 and that weird one in 1966.”
92-Year-Old Man Fatally Shoots Wife On Valentine’s Day, Police Say
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Book review: Why would a mom murder her young daughter? With a
The first thing you should know about “Idaho,” the shatteringly original debut by O. Henry Prize winner Emily Ruskovich , is that it upturns everything you think you know about story. Ostensibly it’s a novel about a tragedy – young mother Jenny inexplicably kills her daughter May with a hatchet, while older daughter June vanishes into the woods.
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Book review: Poet Miguel Gonz lez-Gerth new collection spans his
Poet Miguel Gonzlez-Gerth , now 90, has written in traditional forms and in free verse. While his strong formal poems never fall heavily on their rhymed endings, the free verse lyrics tend to be even stronger.
Book review: He’s been called – the Rust Belt anger
Here is J.D. Vance, a long way from Middletown, Ohio, arriving at the gilded Fifth Avenue temple of the University Club, a massive pile of excess born of robber-baron lucre and standing in the shadow of its glass-and-steel successor, Trump Tower. Vance has no tie.
Book review: Author Chris Bohjaliam tackles the mystery of
Annalee Ahlberg has already vanished at the start of “The Sleepwalker,” and the search for her drives this eerie new mystery by Chris Bohjalian . There’s no body and few clues to help answer the how and why of Annalee’s disappearance.
Did doctor get last call from missing woman or someone else?
Before a judge even decides if there’s enough evidence to try Durst on an old murder charge,… . FILE – In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, real estate heir Robert Durst is brought into a courtroom in a wheelchair for a hearing in Los Angeles.
Study: Most drivers, not just young, are taking risks
28, 2010 file photo shows a stop sign camera at the Top Of Topanga overlook in Topanga, Calif. Well over half of drivers in every age group have texted behind the wheel, run a red light or driven faster than the… Hundreds of people at an emergency shelter watched a broadcast as the sheriff said people could return to their homes because the danger from a damaged dam spillway had lessened.