I want to keep my emotions in check until after my eulogy – but events are conspiring against me. Avoiding looking at the fire truck helps though
On the morning of my father’s memorial service my brother reads me his eulogy, for practice.
“Yeah, it’s good,” I say. I don’t read him mine, because I don’t know how many recitations I have in me. What if it’s just one?
Former Cleveland Browns running back Jordan Wilkins ripped his ex-quarterback, Deshaun Watson, saying Watson lacks leadership qualities usually found in a franchise signal-caller. Watson, who is dealing with yet another lawsuit for an alleged sexual assault of a woman during his time as a Houston Texan, was asked about his leadership Wednesday. He showed confidence…
Garrick theatre, LondonToby Marlow and Lucy Moss have created powerhouse tunes about friendship, family and heartache but this story’s romantic woes are often routine Two writers of musical theatre are trying to pen a new show in this musical. To add to the meta mind scramble, they seem to be loosely based on Toby Marlow…
A new, fancy cocktail served in Chicago, Illinois, will set you back thousands. Adalina, a restaurant serving Italian cuisine to Windy City patrons, has debuted the expensive martini with a twist. Regardless of whether the drink is shaken, not stirred, the martini includes an exclusive piece of diamond jewelry. HONEY DEUCE SALES AT US OPEN…
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said Thursday that Kamala Harris is still struggling to gain traction with young voters, calling Taylor Swift’s recent endorsement “absolutely welcome” by the Harris campaign. Pointing to national polling data, Enten noted that at this point in the race in 2020, President Biden had a 28 point advantage among…
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Dinamo se află pe loc de play-off după primele 8 etape din SuperLiga, iar suflarea alb-roșie și-a recăpătat optimistul și visează la o clasare în primele șase locuri. Jocul echipei pregătite de croatul Zeljko Kopic arată bine. Dinamo a redus datoriile Trupa din Ștefan cel Mare are 12 puncte, trei victorii, trei egaluri și două…
‘Strawberry’ models can break down complex problems into smaller logical steps, an area where other AIs stumble OpenAI said on Thursday it was launching its “Strawberry” series of AI models designed to spend more time processing answers to queries in order to solve hard problems. The models are capable of reasoning through complex tasks and…
Jennie Garth is coming clean about going under the knife, but probably not in the way you think. “I’ve kept it a secret for so long, but I’m no longer at a place where I want to hide things,” the actress told Self Magazine of two surgeries she’s undergone in the last four years. At…
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Pepe a reușit să îndeplinească un vis important pentru fiicele lui după o lungă așteptare. Ce schimbare majoră s-a produs în viața familiei sale? Pepe sărbătorește o victorie importantă! Artistul și-a deschis sufletul și a vorbit despre fiicele sale Pepe, un tată dedicat, a împărtășit recent o veste emoționantă despre fiicele sale, Rosa și Maria….
With over two hundred films programmed at TIFF, you notice recurring thematic and narrative patterns. For this dispatch of films, Leo Tolstoy’s famed quote from Anna Karenina kept coming to mind: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its way.” Whether it’s Greek royalty, an ex-criminal family, or two writer friends…
Manager dealing with ‘volatile situation on and off pitch’Club say Textor remarks ‘merely represent personal view’ Sean Dyche says he cannot focus on his Everton future while dealing with a “volatile situation on and off the pitch” after the club distanced themselves from comments from the prospective new owner, John Textor. Everton travel to Aston…
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Desemnată de patru ori cea mai bună handbalistă a lumii, jucătoarea legitimată la CSM București și-a făcută publică hotărârea într-o discuție avută cu Andreea Esca în cadrul Știrilor Pro TV. Anunțul retragerii Cristinei Neagu nu l-a impresionat pe Radu Voina Fostul selecționer al naționalei de handbal feminin a României, Radu Voina, unul dintre puținii oameni…
EXCLUSIVE: America First Legal (AFL), a nonprofit, launched investigations into the Biden-Harris administration on Thursday in response to “growing violent illegal alien gang activity” spreading across parts of Colorado and the Midwest. The investigations were launched by America First Legal into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security…
You have to feel at least a little bit bad for “Shell,” purely on the basis of timing; this is a mash-up of Hollywood satire and body horror, an exploration of the impossible standards of youth and beauty impressed upon women in general but on actresses in particular, and it’s hitting the festival circuit riiiiiiiiiight…
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Un apel la 112 a salvat două minore de la chinuri groaznice. Vecinii dintr-un bloc au alertat autoritățile din cauza gălăgiei. La fața locului, polițiștii au descoperit că două adolescente, date dispărute dintr-un centru de plasament, erau drogate și violate. Ce se întâmpla în apartament Vecinii dintr-un bloc din Vaslui au alertat polițiștii în dimineața…
Polling guru Nate Silver said during a podcast on Wednesday that he was planning to support Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November. “I’m trying to be nonpartisan to our audience, you know, I’m going to vote for Harris,” Silver said during his podcast, “Risky Business,” which he hosts with Maria Konnikova. Silver, whose election model…
Hull to partner Esther Henseleit in opening foursomes‘Charley and Esther are a good match. They are friends’ Suzann Pettersen has sprung a shock as Europe begin their defence of the Solheim Cup by omitting Leona Maguire for the opening foursomes session in Virginia. Pettersen has turned to Charley Hull to lead Europe off at the…
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Marius Șumudică a intrat la FANATIK SUPERLIGA și a vorbit despre „transferurile” de la Rapid București. Tehnicianul giuleștenilor a primit întâriri în lotul grupării de sub Podul Grant înaintea partidei cu U Cluj. Marius Șumudică nu s-a ferit de cuvinte: „Cele mai bune două transferuri ale mele la Rapid. E cel mai bun număr 6…
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Soțul Ancăi Molnar, gest înduioșător la 3 luni de la moartea make-up artistei. Cum și-o va aminti de acum înainte. Claudiu nu reușește să treacă peste suferința cauzată de pierderea celei care i-a dăruit un fiu în urmă cu 10 ani. Partenerul Ancăi Molnar, faptă emoționantă la 3 luni de la decesul femeii de 35…
A teen who killed his father in Oklahoma last year but claimed self-defense, thereby avoiding prosecution, faces first-degree murder charges in Florida for allegedly stabbing his mother to death. The 17-year-old faces first-degree murder charges in the death of his 39-year-old mother. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a Wednesday press conference that he is pushing…
A New York appeals court on Thursday denied former President Trump’s request to pause his criminal case stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said in a filing that Trump’s motion for an emergency administrative stay in New York v. Trump is denied, following Judge Juan Merchan’s decision…
The New York Giants’ 2024 regular season got off to a rough start. The Minnesota Vikings visited East Rutherford, New Jersey, for Week 1 and dominated the Giants. After the 28-6 defeat, a group of fans decided to wait for quarterback Daniel Jones to exit the building. Social media videos surfaced showing the fans appearing…
A new national poll conducted entirely after Tuesday’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump indicates Harris leading Trump by five points. According to a Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted two-day poll, Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has the support of 47% of registered voters nationwide. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, lands the backing…
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Nicolae Ciucă, președintele și candidatul PNL la prezidențiale, a explicat, joi, de ce liberalii au făcut alianță cu PSD, în condițiile în care electoratul partidului „nu înțelegea chestiunea asta”. „Un moment greu de înţeles şi greu de explicat” Nicolae Ciucă, președintele PNL și candidat la alegerile prezidențiale din noiembrie, a explicat, joi, de ce liberalii…
UK PM responds to Putin’s threat that use of long-range British missiles inside Russia would put it at war with Nato Keir Starmer has told Vladimir Putin that he started the war in Ukraine and could end it at any time after the Russian leader warned that any use of long-range British missiles into Russian…
Atunci când Rupert Murdoch, mogulul media în vârstă de 93 de ani, a decis în liniște anul trecut să schimbe hotărârea care reglementează cine va controla imperiul după moartea sa, mișcarea a declanșat o dispută intensă între copiii săi, relatează CNN. Dar afacerea secretă de familie, care se desfășoară acum într-o sală de judecată obscură…
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Părinții folosesc tot mai mult WhatsApp pentru a comunica despre copiii lor și activitățile clasei. Cum să folosești aceste grupuri fără să deranjezi? Ce să nu faci pe Whatsapp dacă ai copii. Greșelile pe care multe mame le comit Grupurile de WhatsApp pentru părinți sunt acum obișnuite în școli și grădinițe. Deși sunt utile, ele…
Demi Moore’s daughter wasn’t impressed by her sex scenes with Rob Lowe in the ’80s film “About Last Night.” Moore, 61, revealed that Tallulah had chosen to watch the Edward Zwick-directed movie while the actress was on the road promoting her upcoming project, “The Substance.” “I have been traveling a lot with the film, and…
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Mircea Lucescu a preluat echipa națională a României în vara acestui an, după ce postul de selecționer rămăsese liber în urma plecării lui Edi Iordănescu. „Il Luce” le-a făcut o promisiune suporterilor români. Promisiunea lui Mircea Lucescu pentru suporteri: „Se poate face o națională chiar puternică” Naționala României este angrenată în Liga Națiunilor, unde luptă…
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump campaign is doubling down on former President Trump’s debate performance this week, calling it a clear victory against Vice President Kamala Harris, despite recent reports that Harris is gaining momentum in battlegrounds Georgia and North Carolina. “Their little reaction to the debate and performance is nothing but a sugar high, and it’s…
FIRST ON FOX: A top Biden White House adviser has been employed for decades as a minister at a Washington, D.C., church that has hosted several activists and religious leaders with long histories of antisemitism, including one Black activist who, during a 2002 speech, called for “Zionists” in Israel, including their babies, to be murdered….
