Day: April 21, 2024

“Nothing about my life has ever been easy. I know God has a sense of humor. He is constantly testing my resilience, my strength and my faith.”

Memories of growing up in a small town and life experiences in general have grown into a book for John Pridgen of Kernersville. The book, “Beyond the Front Porch,” which was published Feb. 28, is Pridgen’s first, and is available for purchase on Amazon and directly through the publisher Outskirts Press. While he said he […]

While the author’s account of the 2022 murder attempt is a courageous defence of free speech, it is also shot through with self-regard, making it a sometimes hard book to admire

Labi Siffre reflects on a youthful obsession with music, his singleminded approach to life and what has been important to him

Hell’s Kitchen is a distinctly superior entry in the jukebox musical genre, which has been booming in number (if not creativity) of late. Librettist Kristoffer Diaz, he of the highly theatrical and moving wrestling spectacle The Elaborate Entry of Chad Deity, crafts a highly theatrical version of singer-songwriter Alicia Keys’ wrestling with adolescence that…

The film’s military advisor, Navy SEAL veteran Ray Mendoza, breaks down how he planned the warfare, including the battle for D.C.

DNA led police to Mary Snyder Crumlich in the 40-year cold case of “Baby Mary,” an infant left to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, 1984. Crumlich was sentenced to a year in jail.

Flavor Flav is everywhere; he’s backstage at a Bruce Springsteen show, he’s bowing down to Cher, he’s trading friendship bracelets with the Swifties at The Eras Tour. While he’s a fan, he’s no stranger to fame himself. Flav’s own career kicked off in 1985 when he co-founded the rap group Public Enemy, he’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he’s starred in multiple reality shows, including “The Surreal Life” and “Flavor of Love.”

The 2004 blockbuster film Ghilli, starring Vijay and Trisha, was re-released in theatres on April 20, much to the delight of fans.

How our life ends isn’t always up to us, but that question too often must be answered by loved ones and health care workers who don’t know what we would want.