The streaming reboot to Penny Marshall’s beloved 1992 film A League of Their Own is both the same and vastly different. It’s that special sauce of reboots where it keeps the vibe of the original alive while updating it for a modern audience – and it actually has something to say. That’s a tough balance, … Read more
The usual suspects at the Wests Tigers are busy launching a tickertape parade about the club’s new, acclaimed Center of Excellence in Concord, valued at $78 million. Parading around like they’ve won the grand final – can someone please tell them that the Wests Tigers are in 16th position on the NRL ladder and are … Read more
When the current history of Hollywood is written, April 19, 2022 will go down in history as the day everything changed. It should have been a routine earnings call with Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings taking tech and business reporters through the company’s latest numbers. Instead, Hastings revealed that the company had lost hundreds of thousands … Read more
One writer has claimed that Elvis Presley’s tragic death at age 42 was not caused by self-destruction and drug abuse, but was a tragic inevitability caused by bad genes in the singer’s family tree. Myths and misconceptions continue to swirl around Elvis’ death in the 45 years since the legendary performer went unresponsive in the … Read more
Australian Cameron Smith was penalized two strokes by US PGA Tour officials, diminishing his chances of a St. Jude Championship win to become world number one and putting a dent in his campaign for the FedEx Cup play-out. offs of $25 million. World number two Smith started the final round in Memphis, Tennessee, four strokes … Read more
Anne Heche’s mother Nancy Heche has now outlived four of her five children, as well as her husband, who died of AIDS. Anne’s deeply religious mother, Nancy, 85, and her late husband Donald Heche shared five children, all but one of whom died a tragic death in infancy. The family’s baby Anne – who grew … Read more
A New Zealand tourist who had to fight for her life while on holiday in the United States has been dealt another bitter blow when she returned to her home in Auckland. Amanda Sesio, who was in Los Angeles on behalf of her family for a cousin’s wedding, was rushed to the emergency department on … Read more
The Wallabies had seven attempts and four of them came from kicks. If you’re looking for a reason the Wallabies lost, that paints a pretty clear picture. The Wallabies’ raw fullback, Tom Wright, was unmasked. Brumbies’ back has been excellent in his previous three Tests of the year, but his lack of time spent in … Read more
As David Popovici has raced past his older rivals in the pool this summer, it seemed inevitable that the skinny 17-year-old would threaten world records. The only surprise when he broke the 100m freestyle in Rome on Saturday was that he was so fast so fast. On Friday, the Romanian was only the fourth man … Read more
JK Rowling has been given a chilling death warning “you’re next” after she posted support for Sir Salman Rushdie. Rushdie, 75, suffered horror injuries when he was stabbed up to 15 times in front of a shocked crowd at the Chautauqua Institute in New York. Now Ms. Rowling is working with police after receiving a … Read more