Author: Ewang Johnson
Norma Dent eases into her chair in the 750-seat auditorium of the luxurious Terrace Theater in North Carolina. The seventy-three-year-old is visiting Asheville to watch the premiere of Doc Savage: Man of Bronze starring Ron Ely. The screen is stunning: it curves around the audience a full 180 degrees in what was known in June of 1975 as Ultravision. “I saw the movie three times that day,” she says. Norma weeps at each screening when she hears Ely deliver the Doc Savage code. “He said it as if he meant every word of it. It was wonderful.”Doc Savage novels were…
Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob Richard Chamberlain, who rocketed to fame in the TV medical drama “Dr. Kildare” and starred in the mini-series “Shogun” and “The Thorn Birds”, has died at the age of 90, publicist Harlan Boll said. Source link
On March 26 in Kampala, the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda H.E Zhang Lizhong, Ugandan Prime Minister’s Special Representative Hon. State Minister for Karamoja Affairs and WFP Uganda Country Director attended the launch ceremony together for the rice distribution donated by China to Uganda. Counselor Wang Jianxun and senior officials from Office of the Prime Ministeralso participated. At the ceremony, Ambassador Zhang Lizhong stated that for responding Ugandan government’s request, China decided to launch Emergency Food Assistance project by way of providing rice to Karamoja Sub-region. That is the practical demonstration of the Chinese government’s commitment to assisting Africa in addressing…
“Then you won’t marry me?”The prisoner shook her head.“No, it wouldn’t be fair to you. . . .”“All right,” said Wimsey, “I won’t worry you. Not fair. Abusing my privilege and so on.”—(Strong Poison, Ch. 21) The backstory for the above dialogue begins like countless other romances: a woman is in a tight spot until a man appears to save her. In Dorothy L. Sayers’s 1930 novel, Strong Poison, Harriet Vane is accused of murdering her lover. The evidence is so piled up against her that even those who have read the story several times might wonder if she actually did…
It’s a book that tells the astonishing story of the books that were smuggled across the Iron curtain during and after the Second World War. Described by the Observer as a “gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment”, “The CIA book Club – the best kept secret of the cold war” recounts the tale of how millions of books made it across the longest and most heavily guarded border on earth. In Perspective, we spoke to author Charlie English. Source link
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Sultan of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, stated that the Sultan of Oman extended his greetings to President El-Sisi on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, conveying his sincere wishes for continued stability and progress for Egypt and its people. For his part, President El-Sisi expressed his heartfelt wishes for all success and prosperity for the government and people of the Sultanate of Oman. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Source link
It’s not silly that we define ourselves by our groups, and it’s a tendency that we should keep in mind when meeting with those we consider other</em . . . This content is for Christ and Pop Culture members only. If you’d like to continue reading it, either log in to your account or subscribe today. Source link
Actor Gérard Depardieu arrived in a Paris court on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, a case placing one of France’s best-known movie stars at the heart of the country’s broader reckoning over sexual violence. Source link
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Does the success of women’s college basketball hinge on big names or can it build on the momentum that has come with more eyes and promotion? ESPN’s Monica McNutt and BBC special correspondent Katty Kay discuss the staying power of women’s sport.That success was largely fuelled by the surge in interest around two superstars, Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark (who has reached such levels of celebrity that she’s recently been spotted alongside Taylor Swift). But now those two women have left the league, can it hang on to the public’s interest? Or did it all depend on…
The Helen Hayes Theater welcomed the official opening of Purpose, a powerful new play by Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad in her Broadway directorial debut. Following its sold-out world premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in March 2024, this epic family drama has arrived on Broadway, offering audiences a spirited, hilarious, and deeply intriguing exploration of Black American political legacy, faith, and familial duty. Purpose centers on the Jasper family, a fictional dynasty that has long stood as a pillar of Black American politics—civil rights leaders, pastors, and congressmen whose influence spans…