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6 months, 1 week ago

Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle join Biden for early Juneteenth celebration on White House lawn

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White House South Lawn with singers including Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. While Black Americans have consistently voted Democratic, minor changes in political loyalties or low turnout in key states could influence who wins in November. The Juneteenth concert had blatant political overtones with …

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9 months ago

Wicked Little Letters stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in historical dramedy about 'unruly women'

ABC

Olivia Colman doesn't put a foot wrong in this uproarious retelling of the little-known, real-life story of the Littlehampton Libels. Fast facts about Wicked Little Letters What: 1920s whodunnit poison-letter case, if Olivia Colman was a sanctimonious prick. Wicked Little Letters opens with Edith receiving her 19th expletives-laden missive, in what we find out is just the latest in a …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Grammys 2024 | Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick rule at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala

The Hindu

The night began with a rare sight: tennis champion Serena Williams was flustered. But it was a concluding performance by Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder that really stole the show — for those still in the room after 1 a.m. “Music is love,” Wonder told the crowd before launching into a singalong of Warwick’s “What the World Needs …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick rule at pre-Grammy gala hosted by Clive Davis

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The night began with a rare sight: tennis champion Serena Williams was flustered. But it was a concluding performance by Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder that really stole the show — for those still in the room after 1 a.m. “Music is love,” Wonder told the crowd before launching into a singalong of Warwick’s “What …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Clive Davis convenes a galaxy of stars at his annual pre-Grammy gala

LA Times

Keyshia Cole, left, Frederic Yonnet, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick and Andra Day perform during the 66th Grammy Awards Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton on February 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Dionne Warwick, left, Gladys Knight and Andra Day perform during the 66th Grammy Awards Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton on February 3, 2024 in Beverly …

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11 months ago

25 years later, long shadow of the Staines murders

Hindustan Times

Manoharpur/Baripada It is the morning of January 17. On the night of January 22, as Staines and his two sons slept in their station wagon next to the church, mobs entered the village chanting slogans of “Jai Bajrang Bali” and “Dara Singh Zindabad”, and burnt them alive. For the past 25 years, on every January 22, the 50-odd Christian families …

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1 year ago

Café Tropical closed this week. Debts and a bitter family dispute played a role

LA Times

Café Tropical closed its doors in Silver Lake this week. Navarro’s mother, Gladys Navarro, sued her son in 2022, alleging that he illicitly used money from the family business to fund Café Tropical. Daniel Navarro, his mother and his sister, Natalie Navarro, owned El Cochinito, another Cuban restaurant in Silver Lake that has been in the family since Navarro’s grandmother …

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1 year, 4 months ago

NSW Premier Chris Minns' drag queen 'assistant' Carla from Bankstown films herself going to the toilet

Daily Mail

Carla from Bankstown is known for her outrageous behaviour. Carla from Bankstown shot to fame in 2021 with her tongue-in-cheek videos where she posed as ex-NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's no-nonsense assistant. In July, the celebrity drag queen posted a hilarious video to TikTok, revealing she had scored a new gig working for current NSW Premier Chris Minns. In the clip, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Yes advocates rally support for Voice to Parliament at events around the country

ABC

Communities across the country — from as far north as Marrara in the Northern Territory, to Tasmania's capital Hobart in the south — have rallied in support of Indigenous constitutional recognition through a Voice to Parliament. The large crowd — many holding "Vote Yes" signs — listened closely as community leaders gave speeches, calling for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament …

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1 year, 6 months ago

State of Origin: Chris Minns trolls his Liberal predecessors

Daily Mail

Chris Minns has hilariously recreated a photo of his predecessors Gladys Berejiklian and Dom Perrettot as NSW and Queensland hold their breath for this year's State of Origin. The NSW premier got behind the Blues ahead of their Origin opener at Adelaide Oval with his back turned to the camera while being draped in a team scarf and beanie. Chris …

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1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. County wants to curb riskier fentanyl use. Its approach worries some activists

LA Times

By a line of ragged RVs slung along 78th Street in South Los Angeles, a seven-member team passes out glass pipes used for smoking opioids, crack and methamphetamine. These “harm reduction” supplies keep drug users alive and safe from infection and transmission of diseases including HIV and Hepatitis C, members of the outreach team say, and the pipes help them …

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1 year, 11 months ago

I Didn't Have Sex For Almost A Decade. I Was Surprised By What I Discovered When I Finally Did.

Huff Post

"Ever since my husband died, I’d been stuck in the tundra of sudden loss," the author writes. Like teenagers — but in our 50s — Steven and I “got a room.” When we were young, we worried about our parents catching us. “You’re not showing up at a hotel room in sweatpants, are you?” she asked. So I went to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

The Elvis Presley 'curse' continues: Lisa Marie death is latest chapter in tragic tale

Daily Mail

Lisa Marie Presley's tragic early death at the age of 54 has further deepened despair among her father's fans who insist the family has been cursed since the stillbirth of his identical twin brother Jesse. His twin Jesse was stillborn 35 minutes before Elvis arrived in a moment that would mark his family and some claim would begin the family …

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2 years ago

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl Crow delivered a heartfelt rendition of “Baby Baby” to Amy Grant during Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors. Knight — usually with her backup singers, The Pips — has recorded dozens of albums with such classic …

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2 years ago

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl Crow delivered a heartfelt rendition of “Baby Baby” to Amy Grant during Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors. Knight — usually with her backup singers, The Pips — has recorded dozens of albums with such classic …

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2 years ago

Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and U2 are among the honorees at the Kennedy Center

NPR

Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and U2 are among the honorees at the Kennedy Center Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl Crow delivered a heartfelt rendition of "Baby Baby" to …

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2 years ago

George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honorees

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Performers such as Gladys Knight …

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2 years ago

George Clooney and Gladys Knight are among Kennedy Center honorees

LA Times

Gladys Knight is escorted to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington. Biden paid tribute to the honorees before the ceremony at the White House Sunday afternoon, praising them before a star-studded East Room crowd as an “exceptional group of artists.” “Thank you for showing us the power of the arts and ‘We the People,’” …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Gladys Knight's Christmas: big family gathering, TV movie

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Knight will be celebrating the holiday on-screen in the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

How much of Blonde is true? What is fact and fiction in the Netflix Marilyn Monroe film?

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2022, Monroe’s father was confirmed via DNA testing, according to …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Blonde movie accuracy: fact vs. fiction in Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas.

Slate

Netflix’s Blonde is not so much a biopic based on the facts of the late Hollywood icon’s life as a speculative dive into her psyche, very much in the vein of Spencer, Pablo Larraín’s tribute to another iconic blond, Princess Diana. Discovering what’s fact and what’s fiction in Blonde is further complicated by the source material for the film being …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Gladys Knight ‘honored’ by mistaken identity with Dionne Warwick at U.S. Open

LA Times

It seems the U.S. Open had a two-for-one deal for celebrity mixups. Commentators seem to have mixed up the identities of legendary singers Dionne Warwick and Gladys Knight, who were both in the stands Wednesday for Serena Williams’ match against Anett Kontaveit. One Twitter user called out the commentators for the “unacceptable” mistake, as another claimed that Rubin’s and Carillo’s …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Story of the song: Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight & the Pips

The Independent

Gladys Knight was beginning to feel like a second-class citizen at Motown, a label she had never wanted to sign with in the first place. For Knight and the Pips it was a gamble that might not have paid off: their first single, “Where Peaceful Waters Flow”, created few ripples. “Midnight Train to Georgia” came from the prodigious writing talents …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Labor takes prized Liberal seats of Chisholm, Higgins. Here are the Victorian seats to watch this 2022 federal election

ABC

Labor is on track to wrest two seats from the Liberal Party in Melbourne, including what would be an historic victory in the former Liberal stronghold of Higgins. Key points: Labor has recorded significant swings towards it in Chisholm, Higgins and Deakin First-term Liberal MPs Gladys Liu and Katie Allen are likely to lose their seats Labor has retained several …

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Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle join Biden for early Juneteenth celebration on White House lawn

Wicked Little Letters stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in historical dramedy about 'unruly women'

Grammys 2024 | Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick rule at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala

Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick rule at pre-Grammy gala hosted by Clive Davis

Clive Davis convenes a galaxy of stars at his annual pre-Grammy gala

25 years later, long shadow of the Staines murders

Café Tropical closed this week. Debts and a bitter family dispute played a role

NSW Premier Chris Minns' drag queen 'assistant' Carla from Bankstown films herself going to the toilet

Yes advocates rally support for Voice to Parliament at events around the country

State of Origin: Chris Minns trolls his Liberal predecessors

L.A. County wants to curb riskier fentanyl use. Its approach worries some activists

I Didn't Have Sex For Almost A Decade. I Was Surprised By What I Discovered When I Finally Did.

The Elvis Presley 'curse' continues: Lisa Marie death is latest chapter in tragic tale

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and U2 are among the honorees at the Kennedy Center

George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honorees

George Clooney and Gladys Knight are among Kennedy Center honorees

Gladys Knight's Christmas: big family gathering, TV movie

How much of Blonde is true? What is fact and fiction in the Netflix Marilyn Monroe film?

Blonde movie accuracy: fact vs. fiction in Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas.

Gladys Knight ‘honored’ by mistaken identity with Dionne Warwick at U.S. Open

Story of the song: Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight & the Pips

Labor takes prized Liberal seats of Chisholm, Higgins. Here are the Victorian seats to watch this 2022 federal election