Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have made their choice: a radical break from palace protocol, constant press intrusion and a lavishly funded lifestyle. In exchange, they get personal freedom — the opportunity to start fresh in Canada without the perquisites and burden of their status as royal highnesses. There’s a price for this liberty.
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These days, they cheer for Dwight Howard in Staples Center. The 34-year-old big man is an integral part of arguably the NBA’s best team. While Howard may only play 20 minutes a night, his presence has been invaluable. He protects the rim, snags rebounds, and capably gets up and down the floor. What’s more, Howard’s
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West said on Saturday she had successfully completed her first year of law studies while preparing to release a documentary about her advocacy work for criminal justice reform. “Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project” will debut on the Oxygen cable network on April 5. The two-hour film will show West
Some find quarters in their cushions; others find paintings worth $66 million in the wall. This Friday, officials in the Italian city of Piacenza authenticated a discovery made last December by gardeners at the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art. The painting found stuffed inside a black garbage bag and hidden within an exterior wall
From Whitehouse to St. John’s—and in dozens of cities in between the Yukon and Newfoundland—thousands are expected to gather for the fourth anniversary of the Women’s March. It’s almost four years to the date since millions of people came together in cities both big and small (shout to to Sandy Cove in Nova Scotia) to protest
A deal reached by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, with Buckingham Palace helps clear the way for their planned part-time move to Canada, royal watchers said Saturday. The palace announced that the duo will cease their duties as working royals this spring and will no longer use the titles “royal highness” or receive public
A piano menacingly circles us. A voice, in a half-whisper, sings between the ridges of an instrumental rhythm that will create “Sticks and Stones” before our very ears, and even though Andy Michaels is coupled with a powerful player in Carolyn Thomas for this track from his new album Incendiary Heart, there’s never any doubt as
Get them to the church on time! Or, at least, the Swiss ski resort for the $6.5 million wedding event of the season. Dasha Zhukova, the Russian-born, New York-based businesswoman, art collector, fashion mogul and magazine editor, surprised the press by marrying Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos a day early. The sneak-attack nuptials were held
Samir HusseinGetty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer use their official titles, according to Buckingham Palace’s website. This is all part of their plan to step back from their roles as “senior” members of the royal family and be financially independent from Harry’s family. “With The Queen’s blessing, the Sussexes will continue
Authorities in the Italian town of Piacenza on Friday confirmed a painting found hidden in a wall of the local art gallery was by the Austrian master Gustav Klimt, ending doubts over its authenticity. Workers discovered the painting in December in a plastic bag concealed inside the wall of the Ricci Oddi Gallery from which it was
[embedded content] We are six days from the launch of the first episode of Picard. The highly-anticipated sequel series to Star Trek: The Next Generation will debut on CBS All Access on January 23, but TV Insider has a clip on some of the first minutes of the series and they’re pretty wonderful. We see
Posted January 17, 2020 3:21 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Walmart is under fire for referencing Paul Walker in a tweet about racing. On Thursday, Walmart tweeted (and deleted): “Hey, Paul Walker. Click it, or ticket.” The tweet was in response to a tweet from
Twelve jurors were sworn into service at Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial on Friday, capping a process that saw two sets of lawyers and a judge screen more than 600 New Yorkers to arrive at a jury comprised of seven men, five women, and three alternates. At times over the last two weeks, Judge James
“You think you’re the only superhero out there?” Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury asked Marvel legend Tony Stark back in 2008’s Iron Man. At the time, it seemed unimaginable a film studio could maintain the kind of consistency and intricacy required to jam four separate superheroes from their own movies into one big event tentpole
It’s been a week since global K-pop sensation BTS announced its seventh studio album, Map of the Soul: 7, and now, ahead of its release, the group has dropped the first single, Black Swan. As previously promised on the band’s detailed “comeback map,” Black Swan was released on Friday along with a contemporary music video directed by
Are you about to lose your job to a robot? Adam Davidson, creator of NPR’s Planet Money, joins Nick Bilton to talk about his new book, The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century, where he argues that capitalism isn’t dead, a (coming) recession won’t destroy America, and the world isn’t
SPOILER WARNING: Do not read on unless you’ve watched Wednesday’s episode of Modern Family. Modern Family fans were surprised by the sudden death of a member of the Dunphy family in Wednesday’s episode. In the episode, titled “Legacy,” Phil, played by Ty Burrell, received some news about his father Frank, played by Fred Willard. Phil went to
A couple minutes into this week’s episode of Project Runway, Delvin gets overwhelmed by ideas and starts to shut down. The challenge is to create any garment they want using inspiration from their personal heritages. Delvin would like some parameters. Now, while I like Delvin’s design sense a lot, I do not identify with Delvin
Steely Dan will join forces with ex-Blind Faith and Go singer Steve Winwood this summer for a North American tour. The 23-date Earth After Hours tour, announced on Wednesday morning, kicks off on June 2 in Portland, Ore., before concluding five weeks later in Bethel, N.Y., on July 11. As part of the tour, the
With its investigation into Hillary Clinton winding down—and reportedly coming up empty-handed—the Department of Justice is reportedly shifting its focus to another of President Donald Trump‘s political foes. The New York Times reports that federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into former FBI director James Comey and whether he leaked classified information to reporters. The
[embedded content] It is time to crown Issa Rae the new romcom queen, because within a few months, she is going to have two entries into the genre, with The Photograph in February and a new film called The Lovebirds, which comes out April 3rd. The trailer for the latter just released, and the internet
Growing up in northern Nova Scotia in the 1950s, Wayde Bowles once spent 25 cents to watch wrestlers like “The Beast” compete at the Bailey Arena in Amherst. “It’s hard to say exactly what captured my interest, but I was hooked before the end of the first match,” he recalled in a recent memoir that
On Thursday, Prince Harry made his first public appearance since the announcement that he and his wife Meghan Markle would “step back” from their duties as senior royals. In the week since, Meghan made a quick trip back to Canada, where she has been spotted visiting a community soup kitchen and boarding a seaplane. Harry,
Compared to 2019, which saw the final season of Game of Thrones and the incredible success of Watchmen, 2020’s looking comparatively thin for HBO—although there’s still a lot of intriguing new and returning premieres on the horizon. Regardless, there are lots of questions about whether Watchmen will return for a second season—and plenty of people
Three children is enough for Kate Middleton and Prince William, it seems. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were visiting different faith and community groups at Khidmat Centre in Bradford, Yorkshire, on Wednesday when Middleton, 38, revealed her husband isn’t interested in having more children. While leaving City Hall, royal fan Josh Macpalce, 25, told
Survivor: Winners At War, the 40th season of the veteran competition series, premieres Feb. 12, and it’s doing something unprecedented — pitting winners against winners. For the 20th anniversary of Survivor, the series will unite the most memorable and celebrated champions from the past two decades. 3:02 ‘Survivor: Island Of The Idols’ addresses controversy during finale ‘Survivor:
As the Ukraine scandal at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment has unfolded, one of the more surprising figures to emerge has been Lev Parnas. The Soviet-born henchman to Rudy Giuliani, who was indicted alongside business partner Igor Fruman for campaign finance violations back in October, flipped on Trump and announced he would cooperate
After months of drama surrounding the final season of Game of Thrones and its multiple prequel series, HBO finally ordered a spinoff, House of the Dragon. Yes, it’s about the Targaryens. And according to HBO programming chief Casey Boys, it has a “likely” premiere date—for 2022. Here’s everything we know. What’s it about? House of
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 15, 2020 7:14 pm Updated January 15, 2020 7:25 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Canadian professional wrestling legend Rocky (Soul Man) Johnson, the father of actor Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson, has died at the age of 75. World
As Bernie Sanders’s civil war with Elizabeth Warren rages on, threatening to split progressives, Republicans are angling to capitalize on another divide in the party: the one between Sanders supporters and the Democratic establishment. In recent days both the Trump campaign and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have tried to turn the Sanders camp against