photo: Featureflash Photo Agency (shutterstock) I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think that every human on earth being constantly connected to a source of infinite, unverified information might actually not be the best avenue to a healthy, productive society. My evidence this week: Music industry plants, stupid new slang, a ruined Disney … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a series of “Peanuts” comic strips that ran in mid-April of 1956, Charlie Brown grasps the string of his kite, which was stuck in what came to be known in the long-running strip as the “kite-eating tree.” In one episode that week, a frustrated Charlie Brown declines an offer from … Read more
As a newlywed couple, Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston sang about having “Something in Common” on their first duet in 1992. And before his wedding to the late pop superstar on July 18, 1992, the jittery groom — who had been “drinking and smoking, sniffing” in the bathroom — discovered that the two shared even … Read more
When the original “Top Gun” movie debuted in 1986, the blockbuster led to a major bump in Navy recruiting — reportedly a whopping 500%. “I don’t know if that figure is accurate but I will tell you that it definitely had an effect on recruiting if only one guy, which is me,” Captain Brian Ferguson, … Read more
Friday, May 27, 2022 GoLocalProv News Team View Larger + Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon hosted the CVS Charity Classic PHOTO: GoLocal Rhode Island’s largest for-profit corporation has pulled the plug on its two major community events — the longstanding CVS Charity Golf Classic and the Crave RI food festival. CVS is one of the … Read more
This March 13, 2020, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel. A California parole panel recommended her release for the first time, Thursday, May 26,2022. Krenwinkel, 74, was previously denied parole 14 times for the slayings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four other people in … Read more
Nvidia Corp., Nutanix Inc. and Snowflake Inc. all gave earnings forecasts that were below analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, the latest in a batch of tech companies across sectors to give warnings about changing macroeconomic conditions in the spring. Lowered forecasts have struck across tech sectors, from social-media company Snap Inc. SNAP, +4.59% to chip maker … Read more
The life and career of Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres hosted her daytime talk show for 19 seasons. The life and career of Ellen DeGeneres DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, in 1958. The life and career of Ellen DeGeneres A young DeGeneres poses for a family photo. The life and career of Ellen DeGeneres DeGeneres … Read more
Steven Tyler is a persuasive dude. In 1975, when the Aerosmith singer was 27, he shacked up with a 16-year-old groupie, Julia Holcomb, and convinced the girl’s mother to sign over guardianship to him. “He had mentioned that he wanted guardianship papers so I could travel across state lines when he was on tour,” Holcomb … Read more
June on Netflix is more than just the shoulder season between seasons of “Stranger Things,” especially on the international front. The cult hit British crime drama “Peaky Blinkers” (June 10), which aired in the UK earlier this year, returns for its sixth and final season. The violent exploits of the early-20th-century Birmingham gang pick up … Read more
