A heart-warming and heart-stopping story from the Winter Olympics. Red Gerard, a 17-year-old snowboarder from Cleveland came from last to win gold in a dizzying routine of a “Backside triple cork 1440”— turning backwards off the take-off, four full rotations in the air (four times 360º is 1440º), and three off-axis dips to … Read more
The fallout from the resignation of White House staffer Rob Porter over domestic abuse charges continues to damage John Kelly, Trump and Hope Hicks. Abusive husbands are hardly confined to Republicans but the handling of the affair couldn’t have been worse. Porter had been refused security clearance because of his former wives’ … Read more
Quentin Tarantino, renowned for his brutally violent movies, torture as entertainment, many of them made with Harvey Weinstein – Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Django Unchained – is under fire for coercing Uma Thurman to perform a dangerous driving stunt, which led to a car crash. And is now in more trouble for defending Roman Polanski in a … Read more
Uma Thurman, star of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, has opened up about an alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein. In an interview with the NY Times she said: “I knew him pretty well before he attacked me,” she said. “This was my champion. He had a chokehold on the type of films and … Read more
After 22 years of trying and failing, ex-cricketer Imran Khan could have his best shot at becoming Pakistan’s prime minister as he heads to July’s elections. With a reputation as a former Western playboy, the ex-husband of Jemima Goldsmith, has taken to spirituality and surprisingly emerged as the choice for both the Taliban … Read more
Trump is up to his usual trick of blaming others for precisely what he’s guilty of himself. The upper echelons of the FBI and Justice Department were tweet slammed by him this morning for politicising the ‘sacred investigative process.’ This is the president who demanded that his security and legal chiefs be … Read more
No sooner over one hurdle than another appears. The USA Mid Term elections on November 6 2018 will be more fraught than usual with the world watching to see whether Trump’s chaotic presidency will affect the GOP’s standing. There’s nothing pass remarkable about the day though Jupiter is poised to move out … Read more
Steve Wynn, known for casinos and real estate, and as finance chair of the Republican Party, has been denying allegations published by the Wall Street Journal about decades of sexual misconduct with his employees. The WSJ interviewed 150 former current and former employees; Wynn says it’s all a dirty tricks campaign by his … Read more
Elton John has announced his retirement – after an upcoming 300 date, three-year world tour. Thereafter he’ll stop travelling but still sing when in the UK. So he says. A health scare last year when he nearly died and his mother passing caused him to reconsider his lifestyle with a husband and two … Read more
The 13 Turpin children’s horror-filled lives makes grim reading – deprived of food, medication, washing or toilet facilities, chained to their beds. Their parents are now up on 40 charges, including torture, false imprisonment, abuse on a dependent, and child abuse; and have been ordered to have no contact with the children, … Read more