Nicole Nolan

Mark Twain: American Vandal, Undying Literary Legend

A new biography of Mark Twain (1835-1910) has been published by Harvard University Press. Roy Morris Jr.’s 279-page American Vandal: Mark Twain Abroad takes off at the point when Twain embarked on the cruise ship, The Quaker City, in 1867 when the writer was 31-years-old. From New York City, the vessel carried Twain across the […]

9y ago

‘Captain America 3: Civil War’, Excitement From The ‘Disneyland For Adults’ Franchise Over Potential Trailer

After Marvel confirmed Captain America 3 at its Special Event last October, a rumor is now spreading through the Avengers fandom that a trailer for Captain America: Civil War is imminent. With Avengers: Age Of Ultron due to open in theaters April 23, the International Business Times reports that fans will be eagerly watching for […]

9y ago

Matthew McConaughey|sony pictures

Matthew McConaughey Set To Enjoy ‘Billionaire’s Vinegar,’ To Be Honored By New Orleans Film Society

Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is set to star in the film adaptation of Benjamin Wallace’s The Billionaire’s Vinegar. As first reported by Deadline, McConaughey’s reps, CAA, have confirmed his participation in the movie, produced by Escape Artists and Overbrook Entertainment, who first acquired the rights back in 2008 before the book had even been published. […]

9y ago

jon hamm

Jon Hamm Reveals Battle With Alcohol Addiction Pre-‘Mad Men’ Final Season Premiere, Completed 30 Days In Rehab

Jon Hamm has revealed to the press a private struggle with alcoholism, for which he recently completed a stint in rehab. Speaking to the Australian magazine, TV Week, Hamm – who found fame back in 2007 as womanizing Madison Avenue ad exec Don Draper in ABC’s hugely successful Mad Men – admitted to the interviewer […]

9y ago

Rodriguez ‘Went Crazy’ Following Co-Star’s Death, ‘Furious 7’ Star Speaks Out

It appears Hollywood actress Michelle Rodriguez “went crazy” after the tragic loss of her Furious 7 co-star, Paul Walker. In a brutally honest interview with Entertainment Weekly, the San Antonio, Texas native revealed how she “went pretty crazy” after learning of 40-year old Walker’s death in a freak car accident back in November 2013. Rodriguez […]

9y ago

National Puppy Day Brings Star-Studded Awareness To Orphaned Animals, Public Reminded Of Cruelty Of Puppy Mills

National Puppy Day 2015 once again turned into a viral international celebration of our furry friends, with celebrities helping to make the annual holiday even more popular an event. Founded in 2006 by Celebrity Pet & Home Lifestyle Expert and Author, Colleen Paige (daughter of the late award-winning actor Robert Paige), National Puppy Day takes […]

9y ago

asia|singapore

Lee Kuan Yew Has Died, Singapore Mourns Its Founding Father And Questions Future

Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, has died in hospital at the age of 91 years old. Mr Lee had spent more than six weeks in Singapore General Hospital battling pneumonia before passing away early this morning. Many Singaporeans visited the hospital to leave flowers and gifts. As the New York Times reports, a […]

9y ago

seattle|Starbucks

Starbucks Morning Coffee With An Order Of #RaceTogether Debate To Go, Company Unveils Delivery Service Plans

Starbucks has been desperately trying to explain itself following Monday’s printed release of its full-page “Race Together” ad campaign in the national press, which aims to promote discussions on racism between America’s coffee-drinking citizens. The Internet is united in despising Starbucks' #RaceTogether campaign: http://t.co/sKxyJmND1d pic.twitter.com/40unMPiq84 — Adweek (@Adweek) March 19, 2015 Reading, “Shall We Overcome?”, […]

9y ago

idaho

Idaho Sees 2,000 Snow Geese Fall Dead From The Sky, Avian Cholera Feared As Bald Eagles Spotted Near Carcasses

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) recruited dozens of workers and volunteers over the weekend to clean up some 2,000 bird carcasses after migrating snow geese fell dead from the sky. IDFG spent Sunday night into Monday afternoon bagging and burning the infected birds, thought to have been brought down by avian cholera. […]

9y ago

benedict cumberbatch|martin freeman

‘Sherlock’ Special Promised By Moffat, Historical Holmes Gets A Dickensian Makeover

Stephen Moffat has confirmed that an upcoming Sherlock special will be set in the Victorian era. Moffat – co-creator with Mark Gatiss (who plays Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft, on the BBC show) – set the confused minds of Sherlock‘s fans at rest at a recent SXSW panel, amid gossip sprung from images which appeared last month […]

9y ago

jay-z|spotify

Jay Z Aspiro Acquisition, Musicians Turn Avengers Against Spotify

Jay Z’s $56 million bid for Swedish music streaming company Aspiro has been accepted, paving the way for the rapper’s creation of an online rival to the likes of Spotify and iTunes. #music BIG MOVES! Jay Z Acquires Music Streaming Service “Aspiro,” After Powerhouse Meeting With… http://t.co/W1K2Z6i1z1 @GlobalGrind — MUSIC BY NOW (@MUSICBYNOW) March 15, […]

9y ago

iTunes|Kendrick Lamar|spotify

Kendrick Lamar Surprise Album Leak Sparks Craziness, Early Reviews Sing Praises

Kendrick Lamar’s sophomore album To Pimp A Butterfly wasn’t due out for another week, but someone somewhere along the line didn’t get the message. Sunday night, all hell broke loose at Top Dawg Entertainment as the iTunes link for the clean version download of Lamar’s second album went live prematurely. Fans, on the other hand, […]

9y ago

Cate Blanchett|disney|Frozen

Cinderella Smashes US Box Office, Grabs Princely $70M Opening

Disney’s live-action re-imagining of its 1950 classic Cinderella has done well in the film’s opening weekend, with US box office takings of an estimated $70.1 million. “Cinderella” opens with an estimated debut of $70.1 million.http://t.co/SzCs9xJXdL pic.twitter.com/8Mr8ZqlWP9 — CNN (@CNN) March 15, 2015 The Kenneth Branagh-directed movie – starring Downton Abbey‘s Lily James in the title […]

9y ago

Adam Sandler|Marie Avgeropoulos|taylor lautner|twilight

Taylor Lautner Swaps ‘Twilight’ For ‘Tracers’ In New Parkour Action Movie

Taylor Lautner, he of the unforgettable werewolf abs in Twilight, is coming out of the shadow of that hit fantasy movie franchise and leaping – quite literally – into a new parkour role. Tracers, directed by Daniel Benmayor, sees Lautner as a New York City bike messenger wanted by the Chinese mafia for monies owed, […]

9y ago

dementia

Sir Terry Pratchett: Fans Say Goodbye As ‘Discworld’ Author Passes Away

Bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66. Pratchett had been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s, posterior cortical atrophy, in 2007. As the BBC reports, although after his diagnosis Sir Terry campaigned in favor of the right for assisted suicide, his publisher has confirmed that the author’s […]

9y ago

Kremlin|Moscow

Putin In Absentia, Kremlin Battling Rumor Mill Over President’s Health

He was last seen March 5. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, at the Kremlin and since then has disappeared from the public eye. The question on everyone’s lips is, where has Putin gone? The mystery over Putin’s whereabouts has been further intensified given the Kremlin’s decision to post photos […]

9y ago

hillary clinton|john kerry|sarah palin

Hillary Clinton Unsecured Email Scandal – A Lot Of Hot Air Over Nothing?

Giving her first press conference in over two years, Hillary Clinton faced the cameras yesterday, denying any illegality in her actions concerning use of a private, unsecured email account for business purposes. Journalists are hungry for the truth, as is America, following Mrs Clinton’s refusal to hand over the server employed while using the email […]

9y ago

jim parsons

Hit Sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Tackles Serious Issues Alongside The Comedy

The Big Bang Theory has of late been showing its more serious side. The hit comedy show honored the late Leonard Nimoy at the end of February, and continues to remember its own late actress, Carol Ann Susi. In “The Leftover Thermalization” (Season 8 Episode 18), The Big Bang Theory yet again remembered the actress […]

9y ago

Apple|Apple watch|Tim Cook

Christy Turlington Joins Forces With Apple Watch – Every Mother (And Model) Counts

Christy Turlington, supermodel of the 1990s, has joined forces with Apple in order to raise awareness for her organization, Every Mother Counts (EMC), a non-profit that campaigns for safer care for women in pregnancy and childbirth. Turlington – also known as Mrs. Turlington Burns, wife of actor Edward Burns, and mother of their two children […]

9y ago

Ian Somerhalder|nikki reed|Nina Dobrev|Paul Wesley|The Vampire Diaries

‘The Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev Comedy-Horror Movie ‘The Final Girls’ Out This Week, Leaves TV Jealousy Rumors Behind

Nina Dobrev’s new foray onto the silver screen sees her starring in the Todd Strauss-Schulson-directed The Final Girls, debuting in theaters nationwide this Friday March 13. The movie marks further determined steps for Dobrev in her attempts to slowly leave behind The Vampire Diaries. After roles in Let’s Be Cops and The Perks Of Being […]

9y ago