Month: January 2017

Margot Robbie makes Forbes under 30 list

The 26-year-old actress, who starred in Suicide Squad in 2016 after previously appearing in The Big Short and The Wolf Of Wall Street has a rising celebrity status in Hollywood and the Forbes nod reflects that. Robbie is currently on set in Los Angeles filming for I, Tonya, where she will play the role of disgraced US figure-skater Tonya Harding.

Hollywood sign could get extra security after ‘Hollyweed’ prank

Days after a prankster scaled a fence and altered the Hollywood sign to read "HOLLYWeeD," the agency that maintains and secures the Los Angeles landmark says it will explore boosting security. Police are investigating after a person used giant tarps to turn two of the iconic sign's white Os into Es sometime on New Year's Eve or early New Year's Day.

The Secret Jewish History of Strange Fruit

Editor's Note: Rebecca Ferguson, an "X-Factor" winner, recently made headlines when she was invited to sing at Donald Trump's inauguration. Ferguson responded by saying that she would perform if she could sing "Strange Fruit," the haunting, classic song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday.

Philly’s Mummers Parade offers new year a lively welcome

John Righi, 21, of South Philadelphia waves the Jesters flag as his comics move down Broad Street during the 2017 Mummers Parade, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Philadelphia. Nick Magenta, captain of the Polish American String Band, is the character Maleficent on Broad St. during the 2017 Mummers Parade in Philadelphia., on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.

Fans Fill U.S. Bank Stadium For Final Time In Opening Season

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McCollum Leads Portland Past Timberwolves, 95-89

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49ers fire Chip Kelly

Just 347 days after Kelly's introductory news conference, the 49ers fired Kelly tonight about two hours after their 25-23 loss to the Seahawks ended a 2-14 season. Before kickoff, general manager Trent Baalke confirmed he had been fired.

Bradford Sets NFL Record In Vikings Win Over Bears

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Mason, Curry Lead Gophers To 91-82 OT Win At Purdue

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Smoke signalsLA wakes up to HOLLYWeeD sign to star the new…

Los Angeles residents awoke early Sunday to see that one thing, at least, looked different in the New Year: the Hollywood sign. Armed with four tarpaulins, a prankster had climbed Mount Lee under the cover of night to edit the iconic landmark, which was changed to "HOLLYWeeD" Security footage recorded at 3 a.m. Sunday showed a "lone individual"climbing up the mountain, scaling the sign's ladders and hanging tarpaulins over the O's to change them to E's, said Sgt.

Sheriff: Snowmobiler Arrested For DWI, Fleeing Authorities Near Alexandria

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Rome theater fires orchestral director for denying Santa

An orchestral director lost his job at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome after telling an audience filled with children that the man in the red suit who delivers gifts to good girls and boys does not, in fact, exist. The news agency ANSA said Saturday that Giacomo Loprieno lashed out at the young audience for failing to applaud following a performance of "Frozen" on Thursday.

1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Superior, Wis. Shooting Behind Bar

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Arabic Social Media Unimpressed With – Bizarre’ John Kerry Mideast Speech

Arab social media users were not impressed with outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry's speech outlining his vision of a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Twitter users charged that Barack Obama, the lame duck US president, is going out of his way to try to secure a legacy in his last days in office, and said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas does not have the powers necessary to implement the process toward statehood as outlined in Kerry's speech and the UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements.

Doctor Strange Confirmed for Thor: Ragnarok

Although it's not entirely a surprise given the end-credits sequence of his own recent solo film, Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange is now confirmed to play a part in Marvel Studios ' upcoming Thor: Ragnarok . In a preview of what the company has to offer in 2017, Disney 's official fan club D23 highlights the Taika Waititi film with the following description: "Thor: Ragnarok in November brings together Thor, the Hulk, and Doctor Strange to face off against intergalactic baddies both familiar and new."

Jets destroy Bills in merciful, bizarre end to miserable year

The Jets-Bills regular-season finale figured to be an unwatchable mess, and on Sunday it lived up to the hype. In the end, the Jets finished a wildly disappointing season with a 30-10 win over a Buffalo team that fired head coach Rex Ryan on Tuesday - less than two full seasons after he was canned by the Jets.

Famed Hollywood sign in Los Angeles…

Sgt. Trudeau of Security Services says a thrill-seeker climbed the mountain around midnight Sunday and threw two tarps over the "O's" to make them appear like "E's." An official for the Hollywood sign said this isn't the first time the sign has been the target of a prank or act of vandalism.

MPD: Protesters Rappel Down Anti-DAPL Banner At U.S. Bank Stadium

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Amanda Abbington says it was weird revisiting parenting with Martin Freeman on Sherlock

'It was like when we first got together': Sherlock's Amanda Abbington admits it was 'weird' revisiting parenting onscreen with now ex-partner Martin Freeman... ahead of series return But on-screen, Amanda Abbington and now ex-partner Martin Freeman are preparing to welcome their first child on-screen when Sherlock returns on Sunday. Following the news that the couple had ended their 15-year relationship quietly in 2016, Amanda told the Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine that it felt 'weird' to revisit parenting with co-star Martin.

Panthers lead, in game highlighted by weird noise

But a weird noise over the speakers in Tampa Bay caused a brief delay in the Buccaneers-Panthers game, and held up a Graham Gano field goal attempt. It sounded like the horn the Vikings play at home games, but didn't fit with the whole pirate motif they have going on at Raymond James Stadium.

Coach Claeys Eager To Meet With AD Coyle

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Vandalized Hollywood sign now reads ‘Hollyweed’

Los Angeles residents awoke New Year's Day to find a prankster had altered the famed Hollywood sign to read " Hollyweed." Police have also notified the city's Department of General Services, whose officers patrol Griffith Park and the area of the rugged Hollywood Hills near the sign.

Bolt phones in praise for United

Manchester United's in-house television channel received a shock when Usain Bolt called up to discuss Saturday's 2-1 win over Middlesbrough in the English Premier League. In the post-match phone-in, MUTV presenter Mandy Henry introduced the next caller as a "Usain from Jamaica" but then added: "It's not Usain Bolt is it?" "They came through like the old Manchester United," Bolt continued.

2017 NBA New Year’s Resolutions – Western Conference

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Family install security cameras after complaining of “demonic or …

It is not clear when or where the footage was filmed, but the video of the spooky spectre appeared on YouTube with a caption in Spanish After installing security cameras around their home to capture the 'presence' on film, the camera traps caught something truly creepy. They had previously complained about a "demonic or ghostly" presence at their home so were reportedly unsurprised at the discovery.

Recovery efforts resume for missing plane with 6 aboard

In this Aug. 1, 2008 photo, Dublin Irish Festival honorary chairman John T. Fleming proposes at toast following the tapping of the first Dublin Stout Keg at Brazenhead in Dublin, Ohio. A flight-tracking service shows that a plane piloted by the Ohio executive with five other people onboard quickly lost altitude after taking off from Cleveland's lakeshore airport.

‘The OA’ and the hypnotic allure of weird TV

We're more likely to remember the peak TV era for its quantity than its quality, looking back on these years as a period in which there was too much to watch that was pretty good and fairly intriguing, but often got more buzz than it deserved. It's an embarrassment of riches, and, if and when some networks scale back , I'll also fondly remember peak TV as a period of weird television.

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Windows roller coaster

Someone added in the Windows startup and shutdown music every time this guy passed out and woke up on this roller coaster. That's not good for the hard drive...

Couple together 17 years to marry on Rose Parade float

Christian Guntert was lying on his back, gluing seeds to the bottom of a giant faux pizza for a Rose Parade float when a teenager made a casual comment about his wife. When the 58-year-old Guntert told the girl that he and his longtime girlfriend actually weren't married, she screamed: "You're not married?!" The shocked question reverberated in the 80,000-square-foot California warehouse last December, where teams of volunteers were building a dozen floats for the annual, nationally televised parade in Pasadena.

New UN chief urges New Year resolution: ‘Put Peace First’

In this Dec. 2, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama pauses for media to take their places as he meets with United Nations Secretary-General-designate, Antonio Guterres, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Guterres takes the reins of the United Nations on New Year's Day, promising to be a "bridge-builder" but facing an antagonistic incoming U.S. administration led by Donald Trump who thinks the world body's 193 member states do nothing except talk and have a good time.