Harry Edward: Britain’s first black Olympic hero
The British and French sprinters and their trainers circled Belgian officials in protest, gesticulating angrily towards the man at the far end of the cinder track with the starting pistol in his hand – the marksman they were accusing of making a false start that had resulted in America’s CharleyContinue Reading
5 Fun Vacation Ideas You Can Try This Summer
After a quarantine summer in 2020, you will yearn to give in to wanderlust this year. The vaccines and flatter curves have made it possible, but you cannot still expect to travel as usual. International holidays are passé due to travel restrictions. You will also have to tick off crowdedContinue Reading
Exclusive Pretty Boy Key Art From Marcel Walz’s Slasher Film
ComingSoon is debuting the exclusive new key art from the upcoming horror movie Pretty Boy, directed by Marcel Walz (Blood Feast, Blind) and written by Joe Knetter (George A. Romero’s Twilight of the Dead). You can check out the art, along with a few photos from the film, in theContinue Reading
The rich man who died and went to Hell, looked up and saw Abraham far away with ________ by his side.
Answer today’s Bible Trivia Question based on Luke 16:19-31 Get Domain & Hosting at one place with Namecheap! Ad. Siteground Web Hosting Platform crafted for Easy Website ManagementContinue Reading
Green Party losing popularity because of ‘ugly’ infighting, polling expert says
Eric Grenier, publisher of TheWrit.ca, tells Power & Politics that the Green Party is polling at its lowest level since Annamie Paul became leader, and the public ‘kneecapping’ of Paul ‘is not helping.’ »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news,Continue Reading
How assassinations have changed history
Michael Burleigh discusses his book Day of the Assassins: A History of Political Murder, which considers what we can learn from looking at assassinations as a category of political violence. He also talks about some of the key assassinations through history, from Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln to the mysterious 1986Continue Reading
How to Make Long-Lasting Whipped Cream
Don’t weep, whipped cream, it’s all going to be alright. Sure, you have a tendency to lose your spine as you sit out for a while (you fall, you run, and, no offense, you become a little unappetizing), but we’re about to fix that. Chin up! There are lots ofContinue Reading
Interview: Emile Hirsch Talks Midnight in the Switchgrass, Working With Megan Fox
Based on a true story, the film Midnight in the Switchgrass chronicles the serial abductions and murders of young women and the FBI agents that are trying to stop them. The directorial debut of Randall Emmett, the film stars Bruce Willis, Megan Fox, Emile Hirsch, Lukas Haas, and Caitlin Carmichael. It’s outContinue Reading
Father of flag-bearer shares his pride ahead of Olympic opening ceremony
Gus Ayim says ‘it’s an amazing experience’ to watch his daughter, Miranda, be a flag-bearer in what will be her last Olympic Games. Miranda Ayim, of London, Ont., will be competing in her third Olympics as a member of the women’s basketball team. Her parents were hoping to cheer herContinue Reading
Who won the first Olympic medal? And what was the prize before that?
When the Olympic games were reborn at the first modern Olympics in 1896, first place originally earned silver. The now-familiar gold, silver and bronze line-up first appeared at the St Louis games in 1904. As they were retroactively awarded, though, it could be claimed that American James Connelly was firstContinue Reading
