How Judy Blume’s books became a hot commodity in Hollywood, 50 years later
When Mara Brock Akil was a little girl, she voraciously read Judy Blume. Looking back, she sees her obsession as the start of her becoming a writer. So when Akil...
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Smokey Robinson’s attorney: Lawsuit is an ‘ugly method’ to get money from ‘an America icon’
Smokey Robinson’s attorney plans to ask the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed this week against the singer by four former employees. The women are seeking at least $50 million,...
Trump’s U.S. attorney appointee Jeanine Pirro will leave Fox News and ‘The Five’
Jeanine Pirro, co-host of the Fox News show “The Five,” will leave the network immediately after being appointed as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. A representative for Fox News...
‘Pavements’ takes lovable liberties with the facts, delivering a ’90s indie-rock band in full
By way of introduction, “Pavements,” director Alex Ross Perry’s experimental hybrid documentary about the ’90s indie-rock paragons Pavement, refers to the group as “The World’s Most Important and Influential Band,”...
James Foley, filmmaker who directed Madonna music videos and ‘Fifty Shades’ sequels, dies at 71
Filmmaker James Foley, whose directing career spanned music videos, television and film, with stars including Madonna, Al Pacino and Bruce Dern, has died. Florent Lamy, a representative for Foley, confirmed...
Why the story of Pavement required a documentary, a biopic, a musical and a museum — all in one movie
Throughout its career in the 1990s, the band Pavement remained poised for a wider commercial success that it never quite found. As leaders of the lo-fi indie rock sound, the...
Does Bill Belichick have new publicist amid Jordon Hudson hubub?
Is he passing the ball? Following Bill Belichick’s PR fumble on CBS — in which his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson acted as his rep, shutting down sofball questions — he...
Mexican Armenian comedian Jack Jr. finds a path to success roasting both his cultures
A birthday, a graduation and a homecoming all rolled into one. That’s the feeling comedian Jack Assadourian Jr. — better known as Jack Jr. — gets when he pulls up...
Liam Payne died with a $32-million estate and no will. Now his ex will help manage it
Liam Payne died with an estate worth tens of millions of dollars and no will directing where that money should go. So while a British court makes its final decision,...
East Limestone alumni & NASA retiree writes & publishes nearly a half-dozen children’s books
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Meet Lena W. Andrews, a Tennessee Valley author with over 17 published children’s books. Andrews is a former student of East Limestone and she never strayed...
