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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In their new Stitcher podcast, Podcrushed , Nava Kavelin, Penn Badgley and Sophie Ansari revisit the anxiety and hilarity of the awkward teen years. The three creators and hosts all bring their unique perspectives to the show. Badgley spent his middle school years as a child actor in Hollywood. Ansari is a former fifth grade teacher who grew up in seven different countries, and Kavelin is a former middle school director who spent her formative years in Puerto Rico. Podcrushed begins each episode with a listener’s middle school story ( stories can be submitted here ), narrated by Badgley and complete with its own musical score. The hosts then welcome a celebrity friend to share an embarrassing middle school story, resulting in a range of tales from first crushes to personal grooming nightmares to schoolyard dramas. Their first guest is Badgley’s former Gossip Girl co-star Leighton Meester. Future guests include Amy … [Read more...] about Penn Badgley Relives The Awkward And Sweet Moments Of Adolescence In New Podcast

Trevor Noah underwent in November last year. (Image credit: Photo tweeted by @Trevornoah) South African comedian Trevor Noah has sued a hospital in New York City for alleged negligence over a surgery he underwent in November last year. “The Daily Show” host sued Manhattan-based Hospital for Special Surgery and Dr Riley J Williams III last month, according to a document accessed by People . Trevor Noah , 37, says that the hospital and the doctor "were negligent and careless in failing to treat and care for (him) in a careful and skillful manner." He has also accused them of "failing to use approved methods in general use in the care and treatment." Noah reportedly said the hospital failed "to prescribe proper medications” and “discontinue certain prescription medications," and did not "use proper tests and examinations in order to diagnose the conditions" that he "was suffering" from. Close He was operated upon on November 23, 2020 in New York . The … [Read more...] about Trevor Noah sues New York hospital, doctor for alleged botched surgery: report

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Moth , a legendary storytelling non-profit, will hold their 25th Anniversary Gala, The Moth Ball , on May 26th at Spring Studios in New York City. The event will honor multi-disciplinary artist David Byrne. It celebrates not only the silver anniversary of The Moth but the launch of a new book, How to Tell a Story . Since their launch in 1997, The Moth has allowed more than 40k true personal stories to be shared from their various stages around the world to foster connection and empathy. Some of those stories go on to air on The Moth Radio Hour and their podcast , which receives 90 million downloads a year. Forbes spoke with Catherine Burns, who has spent 20 years as Artistic Director at The Moth. Burns is a producer, author, director and frequent host of the Peabody-award winning, The Moth Radio Hour . We spoke about the storytelling that The Moth Gala will offer, and what most excites Burns about this … [Read more...] about The Moth Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Gala Honoring David Byrne

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Princess Elizabeth was 25 years old 25,000 days ago when she became queen while on tour in Nairobi after her father King George VI died in 1952. More precisely, that means that on Saturday, July 18, Queen Elizabeth II has been ruling from the throne for a grand total of 68 years, five months and 12 days. Those numbers mark a new record in reigning longevity: Not only is she the longest-reigning British monarch, but the longest-reigning monarch ever. ADVERTISEMENT The previous record was held by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years. “Not one (record) to which I have ever aspired,” she said when she beat that record in 2015. “Inevitably, a long life can pass by many milestones. My own is no exception.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT An Extraordinary Life And she certainly has gone on to be part of many milestones, including welcoming a new … [Read more...] about With 25,000 Days Of Work, Queen Elizabeth Breaks New Record: A Life In Photos

Google honours wrestler 'The Great Gama' with a doodle. Google is celebrating today the birth anniversary of wrestler Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, known by his ring name “The Great Gama”. The Google Doodle in his honour has been designed by illustrator Vrinda Zaveri. Also known as Gama Pehlwan, the wrestler was born in Amritsar on May 22, 1878. He began training when he was 10. He attained many titles during his career. His most notable achievements were the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship in 1910 and the World Wrestling Championship in 1927. At the World championship, he received the title of “Tiger”. Gama Pehlwan is an inspiration for modern-day wrestlers. Even actor and martial art instructor Bruce Lee was known to be an admirer of the wrestler. “He incorporated aspects of Gama's conditioning into his own training routine!” a note accompanying the Google Doodle read. It is no surprise that the wrestler had a tough training routine. Close … [Read more...] about Google Doodle celebrates Gama Pehlwan, the Amritsar-born wrestling champ who inspired Bruce Lee

Ewan McGregor poses at the Corinthia Hotel to celebrate the upcoming launch of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ in London, Britain, May 12, 2022. Image: Reuters/Matthew Childs “Star Wars” Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi is back for a six-part television series and so is Ewan McGregor, who had played him as a young man. Forget the Jedi mind tricks and lightsaber battles, though. “Obi-Wan’s not doing that anymore. He’s living a normal life. He’s not living the life of a Jedi anymore,” said McGregor, who is also executive producer of the series, in an interview. “We can see from the trailer that there are these inquisitors that are doing Vader’s job of tracking down the last Jedi. He wants to destroy every last Jedi,” he said. “They’re looking for him, so you can’t use the Force because he might give himself away.” It has been 17 years since McGregor donned the cowl of the Jedi in “Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith,” the last of the prequel trilogy. “They were very difficult to make. The … [Read more...] about Obi-Wan hides the Force in new ‘Star Wars’ TV series, says Ewan McGregor

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This Is Us fans might not be anywhere near ready for the beloved NBC show to end this Tuesday, May 24. But series star Mandy Moore, who plays the family's matriarch, Rebecca Pearson, has had her coping mechanism in place for some time. "It was a very intentional plan to finish the show and have some new music out and be able to go on the road immediately," Moore tells me. " I'm excited, because I feel like I'll be able to take this time to really process this very seminal chapter that's closing, and be able to use the music and being able to play songs every night as a way to process what I just lived through instead of being a shell in the fetal position in my bedroom. I get to go out and do something." The show wraps this Tuesday and Moore will be out on the road by June 10 in Atlanta in support of her superb new album, In Real Life . She is excited for many reasons, including the fact this is her first full tour in … [Read more...] about Sunday Conversation: Mandy Moore On The End Of ‘This Is Us,’ New Music, Joni Mitchell And Emmy Buzz

(Image credit: www.guinnessworldrecords.com) A man in the United States ate one Mc Donald’s Big Mac burger almost daily for 50 years. His binge has earned him a place in the Guinness World Book of Records. Donald Gorske, 68, had his first Big Mac in Wisconsin in 1972. He told Guinness it was “love at first bite”. "In that moment I said 'I'm going to probably eat these for the rest of my life',” he added. Gorske first set the record of “eating most Mac burgers in a lifetime” in 1999. He had eaten 15,490 burgers by then. Since then, his record has more than doubled. By 2021, the number of burgers he consumed went up to 32,340. Close It was on May 17 this year that he reached his big 50-year munching milestone. Guinness said Gorske had missed eating the burgers for only eight days in 50 years. He has saved burger cartons from different time periods in a glass case -- a testament to changes that happened over decades. Gorske celebrated his record by going … [Read more...] about One Big Mac a day for 50 years: Meet 68-year-old Guinness record holder

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): The deployment of 5G in Malaysia is poised to benefit the end users in numerous areas and create jobs for the people as the rollout being placed on track. Prof Ir Dr Hafizal Mohamad, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, said Malaysia could see the acceleration of new jobs with the advancement of the network, coupled with the new artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) applications, particularly in the education, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Being one of the first countries in the region to build a 5G ecosystem, he said some prediction estimates that about 500,000 to 700,000 new jobs would be in place as the new 5G rollout progresses. “These new AI and AR applications are not possible with the current network unlike the 5G network. Therefore, we should be able to see quite a number of startups blooming soon to provide new services for 5G,” he told … [Read more...] about 5G network to draw vast benefits, create new jobs

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The immensely anticipated third season of the historical series about the British royals, The Crown , finally has an official debut date: November 17. An extremely short silent video released by Netflix confirms that Oscar-winner Olivia Colman is replacing Claire Foy as the older Queen Elizabeth II , along with an almost entirely new cast of older actors to play the real, ageing royal characters. Tobias Menzes replaces Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Helena Bonham Carter as the new Princess Margaret, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Marion Bailey as Queen Mother, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne and Charles Dance ( from Game of Thrones) as Lord Mountbatten. Other characters will be introduced in the fourth season of The Crown , which will premier around 2020, according to Netflix, including Emerald Fennell from the British series Call the Midwife , and who will play Camilla Shand, better known as Camilla … [Read more...] about Waiting For ‘The Crown’? Season 3 Is Finally Here: First Glimpse Of New Queen