Well it’s taken 46 years but the 1972 movie documenting Aretha Franklin’s church sessions that led to her best-selling Amazing Grace gospel album will finally hit the silver screen. The movie of the same name has been delayed for decades by legal and technical issues, and her estate has cleared the way for its release. It […]
Who saw this coming and how many will follow?… The San Francisco 49ers aren’t publicly naming the cheerleader who took a knee during the national anthem prior to Thursday night’s game against the Oakland Raiders. The movement of NFL players taking a knee started with the 49ers when former quarterback Colin Kaepernick began sitting during […]
Stress might limit memory and reduce brain size in middle-age adults. A UTSA study finds that people in their 40s and 50s with higher cortisol levels have worse memory and lower brain volumes. Cortisol is a hormone that is often linked to stress. the researchers say their study adds more evidence to the need to […]
Items owned by Tupac Shakur are going on display at Temple University in Philadelphia. The diamond earring he wore on the cover of his All Eyez On Me album and a bullet-dented medallion the rap star was wearing when he was shot in New York City in 1994 are some of the things that were […]
For those who have the latest iPhone, be prepared to pay if and when it breaks. Apple announced replacing the screen on the new iPhone XR is going to cost 199-dollars, while replacing an XS screen will cost 279-dollars. The price goes up even more if you have an iPhone XS Max, which costs 329-dollars for […]
From the, ‘Say It Isn’t So’ category, NBA star LeBron James might be producing a reboot of the hit horror movie, Friday the 13th. the new Los Angeles Laker is reportedly in talks to helm the project through his company, SpringHill Entertainment. the original Friday the 13th came out in 1980. It spawned eleven film sequels and a television series, and was previously rebooted in 2009. So tell me, what’s going […]
The migrants in the caravan marching towards the U.S. are crediting social media for getting the group together. The Washington Post notes that continuing media coverage has caused the numbers to swell to nearly seven-thousand. U.S. officials are promising none of the migrants will be allowed into their country. Some migrants have turned back, and […]
“Wait…What!?” Beyonce is the most politically-divisive celebrity in the United States. A new report from a market research company called Morning Consult says Queen Bey causes the biggest divide between Democrats and Republicans. She was ranked among the 100 highest-paid celebrities of 2018. Democrats were more in favor of her, with a 66-point gap between […]
Well, Big Bird is calling it a career. The man who voiced and played the big yellow bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street for nearly 50 years is ready to call it quits. Since 1969, Caroll Spinney has appeared in thousands of Sesame Street episodes along with his pals Bert and Ernie. The 84-year-old, […]
Netflix is adding millions of new subscribers. The movie and TV streaming service announced that in its third quarter seven million people joined the service, which is about two million more than the company expected. About six-million of those new users came from outside the U.S. The company now has 137 million people tuning in to […]
Climate change could cause a hike in beer prices. A new study published in the journal Nature Plants says droughts and higher temperatures caused by climate change will reduce the amount of barley being produced. Crops of the main ingredient in beer could drop anywhere from three to 17-percent. That would limit the beer supply, […]
Will Smith will be granting wishes as Genie in the upcoming live-action Aladdin movie. The actor shared the news on Instagram Wednesday with a photo of a movie poster featuring Genie’s gold lamp. The original Aladdin came out in 1992, and Genie was voiced by comedian Robin Williams. The new live-action version premieres in May […]