Baller-in-Chief! Barack Obama Plays Basketball With George Clooney and Tobey Maguire
Well, no word on who won the match, which USA Today reports was held at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles and included members of Obama's staff.
But the game was bound to happen: At the fundraiser the evening before, the president cracked that Clooney "has been talking smack about his basketball game ever since I've known him."
The event raked in an unprecedented $15 million for Obama's reelection campaign and drew A-list guests including Robert Downey Jr.
Carrie Fisher May or May Not Play Daisy Ridleys Mom in Star Wars, But She Definitely Acts Like He
Fisher and Ridley. As Star Wars fandom debates whether or not Daisy Ridley’s Rey will turn out to be the daughter of Han and Leia, Interview magazine put Ridley and Carrie Fisher in a conversation about the experience of being a Star Wars woman. The discussion that ensued proved that while they may or may not play mother and daughter in the movie, Carrie Fisher is definitely Daisy Ridley’s mom, and your mom, and possibly everyone’s mom.
Happy Valley recap: series three, episode five is Tommy about to launch a siege?
Happy Valley: episode-by-episodeTelevisionDanger seemed to lurk at every turn in this penultimate episode of the BBC drama. Catherine and her nemesis are now firmly locked on collision course
Spoiler alert: this recap is published after Happy Valley airs on BBC One in the UK. Do not read on if you haven’t watched episode five.
A nerve-rattling hour left events in Calder Valley painfully poised for the finale. Here’s your forensic report on the tense penultimate episode …
John Waters Argues For Murderer's Release
Forty years ago, in August 1969, Charles Manson and his cult of followers gained national attention when they embarked on a brutal murder spree in California. Film director John Waters was one of those fascinated with the murders. In 1985, while working on a Rolling Stone article about Manson, Waters contacted Leslie Van Houten, a Manson follower who was serving a life sentence for her participation in the killing of Leno and Rosemary La Bianca.
Readers recommend: songs about breathing results
Readers recommendPop and rockA week's a long time to hold your breath, but here it is at last – RR regular suzi's top picks from last week's topicTangerine Dream's lovely instrumental Breath Kissing Matter's Mouth suggests the burgeoning and multiplying of life on Earth, the incredible fecundity of nature. But until around 2.4bn years ago our planet was barren, as we understand it. Then blue-green algae began to photosynthesise oxygen from sunlight.
The Best Video Games of 2023
This may go down in history as one of the best gaming years ever. Photo-Illustration: Franziska Barczyk ; Photos: Epic Games, Larian Studios, Round8 Studio, Nintendo, Tour De Pizza, Capcom, Insomniac Games, Nightdive Studios After a down few years for the industry largely thanks to COVID delays, 2023 was surprisingly flush with exciting video games. Major releases, offbeat indies, consecrated remasters, and long-gestating sequels kept us plenty occupied, with many gamers declaring this the best year for video games in their living memory.
Drunk passenger who gave Nazi salute in front of Holocaust victims' family avoids jail
A drunk passenger who gave a Nazi salute and spouted a tirade of racist abuse on a plane in front of the family of a Holocaust victim today walked free from court.
Louis Mann, 28, landed at John Lennon Airport, Merseyside, from Poland when he ignored seatbelt signs, stood up in the aisle and made vile salutes, Liverpool Crown Court was told.
Zillah Williams, prosecuting, said during the Wizz Air flight from Warsaw on October 19, 2019, Mann was “clearly drunk” and repeatedly asked to sit down.
Phil Knight, the billionaire cofounder of Nike, just listed his golf course retreat for $1.55 millio
Nike founder Phil Knight just listed his La Quinta home for $1.55 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.He unloaded a parcel of land in the same area earlier this year at a slight loss, The Real Deal reported in March.Take a look inside the 4,437-square-foot home situated on a golf course with picturesque mountain views.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Nike cofounder Phil Knight was just ranked No.
Stars At Coachella 2023
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Taylor Swift Fans Aren't Happy About Drake's Instagram Story Blocking Her Chart Success
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Taylor Swift beat out Drake for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Drake took to his Instagram Stories and blocked out Swift's name when posting the chart, drawing the ire of Swift fans. Published on November 23, 2022 2 min read Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album Midnights has broken records since its release in October 2022. The album’s lead single “Anti-Hero” has become Swift’s latest smash hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for several weeks.