Last night pretty much confirmed it for me — people are missing the good old days. Nostalgia was up in the building like a muhfugga… Hands down my favorite performance was Al Green’s (including the tribute which featured — WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN MY LIFE??? — Maxwell)I loved John Legend’s presentation and Jill […]
The 60-year-old singer-songwriter took the stage as his 11-piece “Band of Legends” kicked into the Temptations’ 1965 hit “It’s Growing,” briefly throwing in a few dance moves to the amusement of the mostly middle-age crowd.This led directly into the “sha na nas” of another cover, the Silhouettes’ classic “Get a Job.” The first two songs […]
If you’re a producer, there are certain things you can safely budget into your film - a picnic scene, a nifty helicopter shot, perhaps, Bruce Willis’ singing - knowing that you’re not going to break the bank. If at any point, your script says something like “enter THE KING, in infinite splendour, accompanied by DEAFENING […]
Meet Nikki. She’s a Siberian husky who is 22 years old. That’s 154 in dog years! But she still acts like a puppy. Do you think your dog has exceeded the life expectancy for its breed? How did you manage to keep your pet fit and healthy for so long? E-mail Joanna Poncavage or call […]
LOS ANGELES (KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO) — A year after last summer’s catastrophic Lake Tahoe wildfire, investigators continue to search for the person or persons who caused it. El Dorado County District Attorney’s office investigator Bill Dillard says authorities are studying a “person of interest” but lack enough evidence to make an arrest.Tomorrow will […]
Editor’s note: Jeff Coy, of Shippensburg, Pa., left an 11-term career in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to fulfill an appointment on the newly created Pennsylvania Gaming Board in 2004. Since then, the board has overseen the development and opening of the state’s first seven slots facilities. A total of 14 licenses went up for […]
Sure, if you looked very, very hard Friday afternoon, you could find people like Laurie Szwast, who lives in the city and loves both the White Sox and the Cubs.To prove it, she pinned together a baseball cap from each team and clapped the White Cubs hat on her head.But for the most part — […]
The nutty sheriff’s latest target: Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. And us, of course.Over a year ago, local music zine Rift Magazine announced that it would cease printing. It was a familiar story: the publication couldn’t afford to pay printing costs, but hinted that they might attempt something online. The magazine hobbled on a bit longer […]
PHILADELPHIA: The four-mile stretch of Broad Street, from City Hall to the sports complex, is a poor man's “Canyon of Heroes,” where downtown office buildings give way to stout South Philly storefronts and row houses.It's a stretch of blacktop that is hallowed ground for fans of the Phillies, Flyers, 76ers and Eagles, where Philadelphians gather […]
The Edmonton Eskimos didn’t take half their team to Calgary last week.The Saskatchewan Roughriders aren’t bringing half their team here tonight.The new players don’t have enough game exposure to make the team with their play in front of fans and other people’s players, and the veterans don’t have enough game time to really get […]