Posts by Sophie Clearwater
This Treasure Map Leads Straight to the Cast of The Goonies Then and Now
[ad_1] Several decades before he snapped his fingers and made half of Earth’s population disappear, the son of actor James Brolin got his own start playing Brandon Walsh (yes, Brandon Walsh), the cool and exasperated but also protective and big-hearted big brother of Mikey, whose determination to find One-Eyed Willie’s lost treasure set the action in motion.…
Read MoreSome Texas lawmakers demand in-state tuition protections for undocumented students
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of Texas lawmakers called on higher education leaders in the state to protect undocumented students’ access to in-state tuition, after the state agreed to end the practice earlier this week. On Wednesday, the Justice Department sued the state over the 2001 Texas Dream Act, which allowed those students to…
Read MoreWhy the Talking Heads are still making more sense than ever 50 years later
[ad_1] Fifty years ago this month, three clean-cut art-school students who called themselves Talking Heads played an audition night at the Bowery club CBGB. Different from the other newly minted punk bands putting the New York City hole-in-the-wall on the map, frontman David Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, and drummer Chris Frantz looked and sounded like…
Read MoreWeight loss drugs like Ozempic could mess with your birth control — and get you pregnant
[ad_1] A UK watchdog is urging women on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro to use effective forms of birth control after receiving more than 40 pregnancy-related reports linked to the medications. The warning comes as women flood social media with stories of their so-called “Ozempic babies” — including surprise pregnancies while on the…
Read MoreBill Maher explains how Trump and Musk went from ‘Brangelina’ to ‘Godzilla vs. King Kong’
[ad_1] The fiery feud between President Trump and Elon Musk is the most exciting public breakup since the days of Brangelina, according to Bill Maher. The late-night comedian compared the public warfare and vitriol to that of “Godzilla vs. King Kong if Godzilla was on ketamine and King Kong had a combover.” The big beautiful…
Read MoreThe Latest Development in the Madeleine McCann Case Explained
[ad_1] “This is the only time in 13 years that police have been so specific about a suspect, down to the phone numbers, vehicles and particularly with a known individual,” said Clarence Mitchell, a former BBC reporter who for awhile was the McCanns’ full-time representative and still serves as a spokesman for the family. Gerry…
Read More1 dead, 1 taken in for questioning after incident in north Austin
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said one person was found dead in north Austin late Friday night after a 911 caller asked for help and then hung up. According to APD, the call came in around 10:55 p.m. with an address in the 9800 block of Halifax Drive, which is near Dessau…
Read MoreAt the Yale Center for British Art, Tracey Emin’s Brutally Intimate Works Demand a Reckoning
[ad_1] Tracey Emin, You Kept it Coming, 2019; acrylic on canvas, private collection. © HV-Studio, courtesy of the artist and Xavier Hufkens Tracey Emin’s paintings have an uncanny ability to get inside you and stir up all kinds of conflicting emotions, and her recent exhibition, “I Loved You Until The Morning,” at the Yale Center…
Read MoreKayla Harrison taking over title as face of women’s MMA ‘would be an honor’
[ad_1] “The face of women’s MMA,” as a distinction, undoubtedly predates the UFC adding female weight classes, but the notion blew up with the rocket-boosted rise of Ronda Rousey more than a decade ago. It’s an unofficial, subjective title that’s bounced around in the years since, but there’s been a bit of a void since…
Read MoreFanatics Sportsbook promo for women’s French Open Final: New users get $1,000 no sweat first bet
[ad_1] Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. American Coco Gauff will try to bring home her first French Open title and second Grand Slam trophy Saturday morning against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff has…
Read MoreJack Daniel’s maker reveals surprising reason why Americans are drinking less whiskey
[ad_1] Executives from Jack Daniel’s parent company, Brown-Forman Corp., warned that the business is seeing pressure from cannabis, weight-loss drugs and lackluster demand from Generation Z. Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting told analysts on an earnings call that the “same big three” is the reason that there has been lower demand for liquor. “We’ve been saying…
Read MoreRussian drones and missiles target Ukraine’s Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say
[ad_1] A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local officials said. The barrage — the latest in near daily wide scale attacks — included aerial glide bombs that have become part of a fierce Russian onslaught in the three-year war. The…
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