to TMZ. His brother, pastor Thomas G. Cobbs, shared the news on Facebook on Wednesday.
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Pondering Will Smith’s recent triumph at a local Cinemark and Donald Trump’s post-conviction surge, I got to thinking about “movie-think.”
You know, the way we’ve become accustomed, after watching hundreds and hundreds of mainstream films, to thinking the way the movies do. The real villain is someone in power. Anyone too pretty, male or female, is suspect. Things will get worse, much worse, before they get better. Our hero is almost always an outsider — someone who is knocked off a pedestal, beaten down, and kicked around, all the way to the bottom of the second act, before rising in triumph (e.g., Rocky) or existential martyrdom (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) to win our hearts and minds forever.
From our heroes, real or cinematic, we forgive and even expect transgression — a misbegotten slap, a tawdry liaison and all that comes with it. In movie-think, we honor the renegades, the underdogs, those who are piled on by those above. Even our buddy cops play best — witness the success of Bad Boys: Ride or Die — when they are stuck outside the law, fighting against the powerful (the Empire!) for what we feel to be right.
No surprise then that Smith or Trump should have fans, a lot of them, after having been thoroughly pounded by the Establishment. It’s the way we think after generations of having laughed, cried, cheered and shuddered for the Little Tramp, King Kong, Mr. Smith, Hildy Johnson, Joe Gillis, William Powell’s “Forgotten Man,” Brando’s Terry Malloy, Thelma and Louise, Axel Foley, Danny Ocean, Oskar Schindler or the kid who saved E.T.
Trained well by a populist art form, we love the rebels, the counter-punchers, and those who are (at least temporarily) down.
Coming at it from another angle, I spent an hour
to TMZ. His brother, pastor Thomas G. Cobbs, shared the news on Facebook on Wednesday.
Money can’t buy you happiness… And apparently not freedom, either.
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out? No—the hairstyle is a classic for a reason—but this summer, the girls are onto something new: the “kitty cut,” which creates lots of volume in fine hair.When it comes to hairstyle trends lately, there's no getting around layers. It's why haircuts like the “,” “,” and “” are so popular right now. What these cuts all have in common—besides being named after animals—is that they add incredible volume.
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REM‘s first interview as a group in 30 years will air on CBS tomorrow (June 13).The quartet – frontman Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills – have come together to speak about their induction into the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame.In a clip shared to CBS’ social media accounts, the band are asked what it means to them to have their songwriting recognised in such a way.“We lived and died on the strength of our songs, so this is a huge honour,” said Buck.“it is the hardest thing that we do and it’s the thing that we’ve worked on most from the very beginning,” added Mills.“Because we had to. I mean really early on, just to put food on the table we had to write songs as fast as we could,” said Berry.In their first group interview in nearly 30 years, all four original members of R.E.M.
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A cameraman who spotted a body in the search for Dr Michael Mosley broke down in tears as he addressed the TV personality’s family. Michael, 67, who is known for presenting Trust Me I’m a Doctor, was last seen by friends on Wednesday, 5 June, before he went for a walk to the centre of the Greek island of Symi. A body, which has yet to be formally identified, was found beneath a fence that runs around a bar on Agia Marina beach on Sunday, 9 June.
Ranvir Singh has shared a heartbreaking tribute after a body was found in the search for This Morning star Michael Mosley. On Sunday, it was confirmed that a body had been found in the rescue operation for missing TV doctor Michael - who vanished near a hiking trail on a stunning Greek island.The body and an umbrella were discovered in a rocky area beside Agia Marina on Symi on Sunday after an extensive search operation led by emergency workers.The body has not yet been formally identified.The Good Morning Britain presenter and former Strictly star Ranvir posted: "Terribly sad news.
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