The weeks of social speculation came to an end with a tightly written, three-page announcement issued by the Rockefeller brothers’ office in Manhattan. It began: “Mrs. Margaretta Fitler Murphy and Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, both of New York, were married today at noon at the home of the Governor’s brother, Laurance S., at Pocantico Hills, N.Y.” Margaretta (“Happy”) Murphy, 36, wearing a pale blue dress of silk shantung and carrying a bouquet of spring flowers, and Nelson Rockefeller, 54, were married by the Rev.
Rising Nigerian filmmaker Doyinsola Ajayi makes all-Indian cast film
In an official statement, she revealed that her all-Indian film, Where Tides Meet, will be screening on the opening night of the Mississauga Fringe Festival which will be held from August 19 to August 25, 2024. “Breaking glass ceilings and entering new territories. I directed a film with an all-Indian cast! Screening at the opening night of the Mississauga Fringe Festival.” ADVERTISEMENT
On handling the language barrier, Ajayi shared how she was able to navigate throughout the film’s production.
Roger Goodell's contract demands reportedly include $50 million per year and a private jet
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Rowling Answers 10 Questions About Harry - Person of the Year 2007
In her interview with TIME and in webchats with fans, the Harry Potter author reveals a few more secrets
1. Why doesn't Fred appear in the woods at the end as well?
"Do you know what? I never even thought of Fred coming back. That's how I always planned it, from when the first book was finished, that the three marauders and his mother would come back. There were four heroes as it were in the previous generation and one of them betrayed the others, and then there were the three.
Ruth Graham, Soulmate to Billy, Dies
Whenever he was asked how he came to be the greatest evangelist in history, Billy Graham always turned his eyes heavenward: “It was God who did this,” he would say. But if there was an earthly power who helped both raise him up and keep his feet on the ground, it was his bright-souled, big-hearted wife Ruth Bell Graham, 87, who fell into a coma and died on Thursday. “Ruth was my life partner,” he said in the statement announcing her death.
See How the Bush Administration Responded to 9/11 in New Photos
Americans have seen the photo of the chief of staff whispering the news of 9/11 into George W. Bush’s ear the morning of the attack in an elementary school classroom, and they know the iconic images of the former president speaking into a bullhorn amid the rubble at Ground Zero three days later. But now new photos have been released that shed light on what was going on behind the scenes in the wake of the attack.
Show Business: Death at Gila Bend
“Howdy from the middle of nowhere,” say the souvenir postcards sold in Gila Bend, Ariz. The tiny town (pop. 1,700) is a truckers’ and traveling salesmen’s way station along Highway 80, which ribbons through the cactus-dotted desert between Tucson and Yuma. But Gila Bend is not the middle of nowhere any more. Last week reporters from both Europe and the U.S. poured into town, thronging the bar of the local Elks’ Club and pressing into a dusty little courtroom decorated with a painting of Wild Bill Hickok being gunned down in a Deadwood saloon.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Gwendoline Christie on Costume
December 1, 2015 9:10 AM EST
Gwendoline Christie has made a career of playing strong women: Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones, Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games series and, now, Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The character is the first female villain in the mega-franchise, something the actress is quite proud of. Consequently, Christie says her latest role is a huge step forward for feminism in the movies.
Stefflon Don speaks on how she met Burna Boy in Ghana
The London based rapper made this known while granting an interview with Los Angeles radio station, Power 105.1. According to her, she missed her flight while on a trip to Ghana and decided to attend a show where Burna Boy performed. "I met him in Ghana. I was in Africa for a show then I missed my flight, he had a show where he performed and I went to the show and the rest is history baby.
Talented, Young and Asian American
Mike Kepka / San Francisco Chronicle / PolarisDanny Bowien, of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco and New York City
Sometimes talent comes in waves. The world wakes up, and we find ourselves inundated with British rock stars, Dominican ballplayers or Jewish novelists. Well, it’s happened again, thanks to the confluence of history, gastronomy and good luck. World, meet the A-Funk Collective. After much deliberation, I chose this name because 1) these chefs are Asian American, 2) their various styles all have in common a certain earthy vigor and 3) they all seem to know, like and respect each other in a marked way.