Irene Cara, the singer behind huge ’80s hits from “Flashdance” and “Fame” has died. Cara passed away in her Florida home Friday, according to her rep. Details surrounding her death were not disclosed. Irene won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “What a Feeling” — the iconic song from “Flashdance” which made her a
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a £400m private equity approach that would see it relinquish majority ownership of The Hundred while raising funds to inject into the sport’s cash-strapped counties. Sky News has learnt that the governing body has in recent weeks been handed an offer from Bridgepoint Group, the London-listed
While Keri Blakinger was incarcerated, she papered her cell walls with pictures her romantic partner drew for her. “I was dating someone who liked drawing things instead of using words, and having those drawings and being able to look at them and put them on the cell wall — that was all meaningful,” says Blakinger,
Elon Musk has confirmed that his new paid checkmark system for Twitter verification is “tentatively” scheduled to roll out — for the second time — next Friday, December 2. Musk specified on Friday that accounts for companies, government officials and entities, and individuals will be marked with different colors — “gold check for companies, grey
The Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley’s annual Thanksgiving dinner served the usual turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberries on Tuesday in Pacoima, and a special guest showed up to wow the 60 children enjoying a meal: “Dino” Don Lessem and Blue, his life-sized Velociraptor from Lessem’s Dinosaurs in the Valley, now on display
The gunman in the Walmart mass shooting in Virginia left a “death note” addressed to God on his phone, police say. Andre Bing, 31, said that his actions were not planned, but things had fallen into place like he was being led by Satan, in the rambling note that was released by the Chesapeake Police Department
A man who died after staying at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent did have diphtheria, the Home Office has confirmed. A government spokesperson said initial local hospital tests were false negatives, and follow-ups showed that diphtheria may have been the cause of the man’s illness. Post-mortem examinations are ongoing, meaning the official cause
For 6 months, the infamous Emotet botnet has shown almost no activity, and now it’s distributing malicious spam. Let’s dive into details and discuss all you need to know about the notorious malware to combat it. Why is everyone scared of Emotet? Emotet is by far one of the most dangerous trojans ever created. The
“We stand for the flag, and if you don’t like, it we don’t care…” It just hits different hearing that at a setting like Fort Rucker, Alabama. And Riley Green recently played it for Army troops there in his home state, after joining them for some training as part of the Grand Ole Opry’s Inside
I’ve been on the bookish internet for more than 15 years, and in that time, I’ve watched platforms rise and fall. I remember talking about books on Livejournal, for Sappho’s sake. I started a book blog called the Lesbrary in 2011, because I couldn’t find an LGBTQ book blog that wasn’t 90% M/M books. Of
New Rollout The Twitter CEO plans to roll out the new verification program on Friday next week Elon Musk announced plans to “tentatively” launch a new Twitter verification program on Friday next week. All verified accounts would be “manually authenticated” before the coveted check “activates.” The company CEO called the new process “Painful, but necessary.”
The Asus ROG Phone series has been receiving subtle updates over the years. With gaming brands such as Nubia’s Redmagic and Black Shark leaving the Indian market long ago, Asus’ ROG Phone remains the last phone standing when it comes to high-end, gaming smartphones. This also means that Asus does not really have any direct competition
An extra £118m, at least, will be spent this year on temporary accommodation, such as hotels and B&Bs, by councils, a Sky News investigation has found. If trends continue, local authorities in England will spend nearly a quarter more (24%) this financial year than pre-COVID-19. Outside London, expenditure is on track to increase by 55%.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is in full swing in Qatar, and fans have already borne witness to some upsets — most notably, Saudi Arabia beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina squad in their opening game,
Charles Koppelman, whose publishing and talent development vision made him one of the recording industry’s top executives, has died at 82. No cause was given by his son, Brian, showrunner of Billions, and daughter Jenny Koppelman Hutt. “He spent his last days surrounded by those he loved the most,” his son wrote on social media.
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 5,244 more cases of the coronavirus since Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,530,105 as of Friday, Nov. 25. Officials reported 21 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Wednesday for a total of 34,156 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalizations numbers are pending information from the
“Soccer’s coming home,” they sing, to the tune of the Skinner and Baddiel classic. It’s a chant of choice for American fans ahead of the World Cup showdown, poking fun at their English opponents. We heard it from the crowd watching the University of Maryland take on Fairleigh Dickinson University. The gag is, of course,
Vladimir Putin is trying to freeze and starve Ukraine’s people into giving up this winter by attacking power and water supplies but he will fail, the foreign secretary has told Sky News. James Cleverly, on his first visit to Ukraine, said he had never seen such devastation before and said it was vital for the
Google on Thursday released software updates to address yet another zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser. Tracked as CVE-2022-4135, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a heap buffer overflow in the GPU component. Clement Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been credited with reporting the flaw on November 22, 2022. Heap-based
Not gonna lie, the thought has often crossed my mind: “What in the hell is Chris Cagle doing nowadays?” The guy was an absolute hitmaking machine in the 2000s, with songs like “What Kinda Gone,” “Chicks Dig It,” “Let There Be Cowgirls,” “Laredo,” “What A Beautiful Day,” and more. However, the guy seemingly fell off