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In the late 1930s, Bergman arrived in Hollywood with one suitcase and no makeup kit, prompting producer David Selznick’s wife, Irene, to ask, incredulously, “You mean you have nothing on your face?” She didn’t. When the actress met the filmmaker, he immediately sized her up, commenting, “Your eyebrows are too thick, and your teeth are no good, and there are lots of other things...I’ll take you to the makeup department in the morning.” Bergman immediately fought back. “I think you’ve made a big mistake,” she said. “Now you’ve seen me, you want to change everything. So I’d rather not do...

After Gill Hicks was rescued from the wreckage of a tube train following London's 7/7 terrorist attacks in 2005, she was so severely injured her hospital identification wristband read, "One unknown — estimated female". "Becoming Gill again has been a really interesting quest over 20 years," she tells the ABC after arriving back in London from Adelaide for commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of that devastating day. "It's been 20 years of finding the threads of who I once was and 20 years of discovering who I am now." Back in 2005, Ms Hicks, then aged 37, was working as...

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ransomnote: I included two images from Berntsen's informative 10 minute video interview in the following post .RealRobert@Real_RobNHere it is:THE whistleblower right here on American soil:Gary Berntsen, a 24‑year veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as a Senior Operations Officer and Chief of Station for the Central Intelligence Agency.The Central Intelligence Agency via Dominion rigging systems and Smartmatic, toppled the U.S. government on November 3, 2020, from abroad.Smartmatic set up its office inside Venezuela’s election commission, with engineers working side by side to steal elections and defeat audits. Gary Berntsen explains how ballot images are swapped, source code is...

Most stories one reads about the legendary sci-fi author Harlan Ellison tend to be about how cranky and/or litigious he was. Harlan Ellison hated Hollywood. The stories about his dissatisfaction with "Star Trek" are legendary, and he often took other writers and/or studios to court, claiming they had ripped off his idea. He once sued the makers of the obscure 1970s sci-fi cop show "Future Cop," and he famously (and successfully) sued James Cameron over "The Terminator." He sued the movie "In Time" for "borrowing" one of his ideas. And in interviews, Ellison remained cantankerous. A notable 1979 interview with...

The NBA announced Thursday that the “one free throw rule” will be “used at the summer leagues happening this month in Salt Lake City, Northern California and Las Vegas.” The rule -- “designed to speed up play” -- means “any foul that would typically result in the awarding of one, two or three free throws will instead result in a single free-throw attempt.” That attempt “will be worth the same total number of points as the free throws it replaces.” The G League has used this rule since 2019-20. The rule “doesn’t apply to the entire game.” Standard free-throw rules...

WASHINGTON — They’re not done making their marx on the Democratic Party. Fresh off a recent string of key upset victories, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is eyeing more potential breakthrough wins in Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, and possibly Florida over the next few weeks as it works to drag Democrats further to the left. Thus far, the DSA has touted four breakthrough victories in House races, including Melat Kiros in Colorado, Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania, Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York, and Claire Valdez in New York. Additionally, they backed incumbent Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). “We are so cooked,”...

WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency is not fully cooperating with an investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood that it was caused by a laboratory accident, according to a federal watchdog. In a June letter obtained by The Post, Intelligence Community Inspector General Christopher Fox accused CIA Director John Ratcliffe of failing to provide records critical to determining whether the US government was engaged in what an agency officer recently testified was a “cover up” of the pandemic’s origins. The internal watchdog is reviewing whether a team of analysts dispatched by then-Director of National Intelligence...

An 11-year-old from Canada has died after contracting rabies following contact with a bat. According to a June Canadian Medical Association Journal report, the unnamed boy died several weeks after the bat landed on his face while vacationing with family in Northern Ontario in the summer of 2024. The bat was reportedly on his nose and face when he woke up, and he swatted it away before his father caught it and later released it. Due to a lack of evident scratches and bite marks, the boy was left untreated for approximately 19 days before he began to develop facial...

Even brief periods of light or moderate physical activity were associated with a reduced riskProlonged, uninterrupted sedentary behavior was associated with a significantly increased likelihood of dying of cancer, a study of more than 90,000 people showed. Every additional hour of prolonged sedentary behavior per day was linked with a 10% higher hazard of cancer mortality. Replacing an hour of sedentary behavior daily with light physical activity or with 30 minutes of moderate physical activity was associated with reduced cancer mortality risk -- which was 22% lower with an additional 5 minutes of vigorous physical activity. Similar associations were observed...

A new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has sparked a strong reaction online, with more dislikes than likes appearing on YouTube. The film, which is set to release in July and stars Matt Damon, Zendaya, and a large ensemble cast, has quickly become one of the most talked-about movies of 2026. The information comes from viewer reactions on YouTube and wider reporting on the trailer’s reception. Many viewers have focused on what they see as modern-style dialogue and casting choices that do not match expectations of historical accuracy. Some people online say the characters sound too contemporary, while others...

Nick Sortor@nicksortor BREAKING: The House has PASSED @RepThomasMassie’s resolution to FORCE the release of names of Congressmen who used the Congressional slush fund to pay out for sexuaI misconduct settlements, 420-0These are TAXPAYER DOLLARS being used to PAY OFF accusers.And it’s all about to be public.The Committee on Ethics must now preserve and public release all relevant records.June 30, 2026

Taken from the 1971 album, Look At Yourself. Uriah Heep - July Morning (2017 Remaster) (Official Audio) | 10:35 Uriah Heep Official Video | 129K subscribers 162,121 views | September 25, 2021

In the film “Good Will Hunting,” Matt Damon’s character looks with disdain at a U.S. history book he spots in the office of his therapist, played by Robin Williams. “You want to read a real history book, read Howard Zinn’s ‘A People’s History of the United States,’ ” Mr. Damon’s character says. It will “knock you on your a—.”When that movie came out in 1997, Zinn’s ruthlessly negative alternative history was poorly regarded by professional historians but beloved by legions of left-leaning readers. First published in 1980, “A People’s History” became popular mostly by word of mouth. It was the...

Forget the policy charts and economic graphs, Ottawa’s latest plan to salvage national pride is a ticket to the glitter-soaked Eurovision stage. A rumour that’s spent the past few months swirling around Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Canada would join the annual competition during the national noon-hour Canada Day ceremony at LeBreton Flats Park in downtown Ottawa. “Canada is already the third-largest exporter of music on the planet and you can see from what we’ve already heard this morning, we’re about to get bigger,” the PM said during his remarks. “And there’s another reason we’re about to get...

Hours before Haruki Murakami's new book was set to go on sale in Japan on Friday, dozens of fans gathered outside a major Tokyo bookstore for a special event to get their first copies as soon as the clock struck midnight. “The Tale of KAHO” is the Japanese author's first full-length novel featuring a lone woman protagonist, according to Shinchosha Publishing Co. “Kaho, a picture book author, is just an average young woman. But truly bizarre things start happening around her,” Murakami said in a brief message posted on the publisher’s campaign website. “I wrote this novel as I put...

Former Philadelphia 76ers orthopedic consultant Dr. Nicholas DiNubile sent a stark warning to the WNBA about the fate of superstar Caitlin Clark. Clark is currently out with a back injury, and concerns about her physical wellbeing have surged into a national controversy over the last week after she was punched in the throat by an opposing player in her last game, and referees didn't call a foul. Clark has faced a history of controversial contact since coming into the league in 2024. DiNubile admits he is troubled by what he has seen. "The type of contact and the amount of...

The venerable C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft made its final flight to an aircraft carrier, a U.S. Navy official confirmed to TWZ. This final trap, which took place last week aboard the USS Nimitz, marks the end of nearly 60 years of providing logistics services to America’s flattops. That role has now been completely turned over to the Navy’s fleet of CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, the official told us, marking the end of an era in naval aviation. On June 25, Greyhounds belonging to the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 made the last arrested landing and...