‘12 Mighty Orphans’: the underdog Depression-era team that rocked football

Amazon has launched a new subscription service that focuses on “the golden era of vinyl” from the 1960s and ’70s.The new ‘Vinyl Of The Month’ club offers music fans “must-haves” delivered to their door for $24.99 (£18.58) per month, handpicked by the Amazon Music team.“Start or grow an enviable collection with some of the greatest albums ever,” a statement reads, adding that the new Amazon service is “a great gift for anyone who’s just fallen in love with vinyl”.The first two albums delivered as

a direct result of climate change. Things are particularly grim in Seattle, Washington, which saw its hottest-ever recorded temperatures on Sunday.It’s a terrifying taste of things to come, but it was also the source of an amusing cold open joke on Monday’s episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” The gag imagines what the upcoming revival of “Frasier” — which took place in Seattle — might look like if it took these climactic disasters into account and the result is that Dr.

Kevin Bacon has shared a major throwback video of wife Kyra Sedgwick to mark the end of an era of television.As Conan O'Brien's late night talk show comes to an end, Kevin shares a video of his wife Kyra from 2007 appearing as a guest on the show.Kyra and Conan ended up talking about dancing and how things were different when they were in school, and Kevin joked: "This is the definition of what happens when a great guest and a great host do the dance."He added: "What a run @teamcoco

Greece was part of the Roman Empire.It depicts three similar figures of Hecate joined together and facing in different directions. This is because these statues were used at crossroads, Michalis Tiverios, emeritus professor of classical archaeology at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University, told The Associated Press.The statues, a few of which have been found, were placed on pedestals, where the directions were inscribed, Tiverios added.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe only thing stronger than family? The box office debut of “F9,” the latest entry in Universal’s “Fast & Furious” saga.After many delays over the course of a year and a half, “F9” opened to a mighty $70 million from 4,179 North American venues. That’s by far the biggest start for a movie at the U.S.

Fast & Furious 9 is set to break the pandemic-era box office record in the United States after a huge opening this weekend.The latest film in the record-breaking franchise hit cinemas worldwide this week, coming out in the UK on Thursday (June 24) and in the States the following day.According to Variety, the Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez-starring movie made $30million (£21.6m) across over 4,000 cinemas on its opening day, and is currently heading for an intake of $68m (£49m) on opening

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Vengaboys and a plethora of pop staples have been announced as part of the lineup for next year’s Mighty Hoopla Weekender.The “live, pop star-filled line-up” also boasts the likes of B*witched, Nadine Coyle, Samantha Mumba and Liberty X, it was announced earlier this month.First announced back in April, the Mighty Hoopla Weekender has been organised by the same team behind the annual one-day London event, with its four-day seaside counterpart kicking off on January 28, 2022,

The new Fast & Furious movie F9 is on track to setting a new record at the pandemic-era box office!

Ellise Shafer administratorThe ninth installment in the “Fast and Furious” franchise is on its way to breaking a pandemic-era domestic box office record with an estimated $68 million debut.The action film, starring Vin Diesel and John Cena, raked in $30 million on Friday alone from 4,179 theaters.

Love Productions USA (The Great American Baking Show) is set to produce Rhino Reboot, a series following the rebuilding of perennial underdog soccer team, The Rochester Rhinos, after sealing a deal with newly announced co-owners Jamie Vardy and David and Wendy Dworkin.

HELLO! fashion HQ.No, it wasn't David Beckham's latest haircut that turned heads - it was the army of WAGS that made a name for themselves as the partners of the England players, most memorably during the 2006 World Cup.The likes of Victoria Beckham, a then-Cheryl Tweedy (soon-to-be Cole), Coleen Rooney (then McCloughlin), Abbey Clancy and Alex Curran (now Gerrard) certainly ruled the headlines - remember the rumours of mammoth shopping trips, or Victoria's 60-strong sunglasses collection?Mrs

lamented on Twitter Friday morning after spending his day scarfing down the signature dish at his local Waffle House. Why? A 24-hour eating marathon was his official punishment for coming in dead last in his fantasy football league.The reporter for the Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi launched his temporary — albeit tummy-punishing — residency early Thursday evening, starting off with two tasty waffles.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIt’s hard to imagine a football coach starting off with less than real-life hero Rusty Russell (Luke Wilson) does when he arrives at Fort Worth’s Masonic Home in “12 Mighty Orphans”: No shoes for his team, no field for his team and no team. Nothing but potential, you might say, and that’s just enough for an optimist to work with.A veteran of World War I and an orphan in his own right, Russell took those shortcomings and revolutionized the game.

Chris Willman Music WriterA new documentary series from AXS TV, “If These Walls Could Rock,” will explore some of the most beloved music venues in the country, ranging from the storied intimacy of the Troubadour in West Hollywood to the scenic splendor of Colorado’s Red Rocks amphitheater, the network announced Tuesday.The series premieres July 7 at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 PT, with new half-hour episodes scheduled every Wednesday through Aug.

Having spent most of my life in New England, where sports are the way of life and the Patriots hoard more cultural cachet than the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and maybe even the mayor combined, I have never understood football’s appeal as entertainment or as a pastime.

If you’re a regular reader of The Playlist, then it’s likely you’re a fan of Luke Wilson. From his debut in the incredible film, “Bottle Rocket,” to his later collaborations with Wes Anderson, to his highly underrated and sadly prescient “Idiocracy,” Wilson is an actor that has been in a number of iconic films over the past three decades.