Don McLean says having asthma saved him from 'drinking himself to death'. The American Pie musician - who missed a lot of school due to the respiratory illness - has claimed the education system 'knocks' the creativity out of children, and he thinks in another life he would have struggled being 'a really boring person at a bank'.
Transformers creator and poker champion Henry Orenstein dead at 98
15.12.2021 - 21:15 / nypost.com
Ynet reported. He came to the US in 1947 and became a wildly successful toymaker, most notably for creating the Transformers toy line.
The figurines have since inspired numerous adaptations, from a comic book series to an animated TV show and the blockbuster film franchise.Orenstein is also credited with creating the popular 1950s doll “Betty the Beautiful Bride.”“In less than a year, more than a million and a half of these dolls were sold,” he said in a 1989 interview that labeled him “the
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23.12.2021 / 09:25
New arrival is crucial to Ralf Rangnick’s Manchester United transformation
Manchester United announced Ewan Sharp as the club’s new assistant coach and analyst on Wednesday.
deadline.com
18.12.2021 / 03:53
‘Jeopardy!’ Crowns Its First Professors Tournament Champion
And the winner is…. Sam Buttrey, an Associate Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, has come out on top of Jeopardy!‘s inaugural Professors Tournament, earning the $100,000 grand prize. Ed Hashima, a Professor of History at American River College in Sacramento, CA, placed second and earned $50,000; Alisa Hove, a Professor of Botany at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, came in third, taking home $25,000.
nypost.com
16.12.2021 / 22:15
Jimmy Carter hailed as ‘action’ hero for stopping nuclear meltdown at 24
James Earl Carter Jr., now 97, actually rescued Ottowa, Ontario from nuclear destruction as a 24-year-old way back on December 12, 1952.“Do you remember the world’s very first nuclear meltdown? That time the US President, an expert in nuclear physics, heroically lowered himself into the reactor and saved Ottawa, Canada’s capital?,” asked Canadian physicist University of Ottowa professor Jeff Lundeen in his now-viral thread, originally posted Tuesday but officially trending two days later.“Sounds
deadline.com
15.12.2021 / 23:31
Ann Dowd Joins Brian Cox, John Cena & Jodie Turner-Smith In ‘The Independent’; Relativity Media Acquires
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale actress Ann Dowd has joined the Amy Rice-directed political thriller The Independent, which Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures have also acquired North American rights on.
deadline.com
15.12.2021 / 03:01
U.S. Covid Death Toll Tops 800,000 As Omicron Variant Makes Inroads Into Delta’s Dominance
One day after the United States recorded its 5 millionth case of Covid-19, the Johns Hopkins University count of virus-related deaths in the country topped 800,000. That’s larger than the population of Seattle, Detroit or Denver, according census data.
nypost.com
11.12.2021 / 03:23
‘Superstore’ creator lampoons the car industry in ‘American Auto’
and created “Superstore” — so he knows a thing or two about workplace comedies as his new series, “American Auto,” launches on NBC. Ana Gasteyer stars in the ensemble sitcom, premiering Monday (Dec.
etcanada.com
06.12.2021 / 22:31
Henry Cavill Says His Dog Kal ‘Has Saved My Emotional And Psychological Bacon’
Dogs really are life-savers.
etonline.com
05.12.2021 / 23:25
Bob Dole, Senator and Presidential Nominee, Dead at 98
Bob Dole, the World War II veteran who Republicans hoped would oust President Bill Clinton from the White House in 1996, has died, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation said Sunday. He was 98.