Oscar winning actresses Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o will co-star in an upcoming limited series for Apple TV+ titled “Lady in the Lake.” The series, an adaptation of author Laura Lippman’s novel of the same title, will be directed and co-written by Alma Har’el of Honey Boy fame. Lady in the Lake takes place in …
Monthly Archives: March 2021
House passes $1.9T COVID-19 relief package as it heads to President Biden for signature on Friday
The House gave its final approval to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package on Wednesday. The House sent the president for his signature the bill which contains $1,400 stimulus checks, billions more to help schools and colleges reopen, and funding for vaccine distribution. The final vote was 220-211, with one Democrat voting against …
Senate confirms Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general
On Wednesday the Senate confirmed Merrick Garland to serve as President Joe Biden’s attorney general. Garland was confirmed in a 70-30 vote, five years after he was nominated to the Supreme Court by former President Barack Obama. Garland, a former federal prosecutor before becoming a judge on the influential U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, …
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Georgetown beats Marquette 68-49 in Big East tournament opening game
Georgetown defeated Marquette 68-49 in the opening game of the Big East Conference tournament at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Qudus Wahab had 19 points and seven rebounds and Jahvon Blair added a game-high 20 points off the bench for the eighth-seeded Hoyas (10-12), who are 7-4 since returning to action following a pause for …
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Texas Rangers to allow 100% fan capacity on Opening Day
The Texas Rangers announced on Wednesday their intent to open Globe Life Field to 100% capacity on opening day. Neil Leibman, Rangers president of business operations and chief operating officer, said in a statement: “The Rangers are encouraged that the Governor’s Office has given clearance for us to fully open Globe Life Field at the …
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Ingrid Andress debuts new music video for “Lady Like”
Ingrid Andress has released the official music video for “Lady Like,” which encourages men and women everywhere to embody their true selves. “Lady Like” has garnered more than 70 million streams worldwide and serves as the title track for Ingrid’s GRAMMY-nominated debut album, Lady Like. Andress is also up for Best New Artist and Best Country Song …
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Niko Moon hits No. 1 on Billboard Country Chart with “Good Time”
Niko Moon has earned his first No. 1 single with “Good Time,” which reached the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart and the Hot Country Songs chart. It’s the first debut single to reach No. 1 simultaneously on both charts since Sam Hunt’s “Leave The Night On” in 2014. Moon said: “I want to give a …
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“The Queen’s Gambit” being adapted into a stage musical
A stage musical based on the popular novel The Queen’s Gambit is in development. Level Forward studios has acquired the theatrical rights to The Queen’s Gambit novel from author Walter Tevis. The popular Netflix limited series of the same name starring Anya Taylor-Joy was also based on the novel. The Queen’s Gambit follows fictional chess …
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Watch the Trailer for HBO Max’s Tina Turner documentary “Tina” set to premiere on March 27th
Tina Turner will be the subject of a new HBO Max documentary titled TINA set to premiere the film on March 27th. Directed by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, TINA will chart the artist’s “improbable rise to early fame, her personal and professional struggles throughout her life and her even more improbable resurgence as a global phenomenon in the 1980s.” The documentary …
FBI releases new video of bomb suspect who targeted Republican and Democratic headquarters prior to Capitol riot
On Tuesday, the FBI released new video of the person suspected of placing pipe bombs at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee the night before the Capitol riot. The video shows a person in a face mask, a grey sweatshirt, black pants, and Nike Air Max …