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Friday, February 19, 2016

Harper Lee, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author, dead at 89

Harper Lee, whose debut novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," immortalized her name with its story of justice and race in a small Southern town and became a classic of American literature, has died. She was 89.

Her death was confirmed Friday by the City Hall in Monroeville, Alabama, where she lived.

In a statement, Lee's family said, "The family of Nelle Harper Lee, of Monroeville, Alabama, announced today, with great sadness, that Ms. Lee passed away in her sleep early this morning. Her passing was unexpected. She remained in good basic health until her passing. The family is in mourning and there will be a private funeral service in the upcoming days, as she had requested."

Added nephew Hank Conner in the statement, "This is a sad day for our family. America and the world knew Harper Lee as one of the last century's most beloved authors. We knew her as Nelle Harper Lee, a loving member of our family, a devoted friend to the many good people who touched her life, and a generous soul in our community and our state. We will miss her dearly."

Reaction from people moved by Lee's work, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Congressman John Lewis (both Alabama natives), actor Matthew Modine, author John Green and Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who had been jailed in Iran, was swift.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Rundown advertisement for sale at $1.2 million

You are not dreaming," this Hamptons listing opens.

Thanks for the magnification, but we'll be honest: That wasn't the first thought to pop into our mind once we saw the listing.

Incredulity, determined just not of the too-to your liking-to-be-genuine variety.

The listing is for a one-bedroom, one-bath, half-century-early advertisement situated happening for a flag lot that is, taking into consideration other residence, accessed from the street via a long driveway of roughly a third of an acre. The New York Post says it "looks along with it could be straight out of 'Deliverance.'" And it's $1.1 million.

No, wait. Scratch that; that was last month. The price was just adjusted last week. It's now $1.2 million.

Exercises Even The Best Trainers Won't Do

Explosive plyometric jumps and lifting earsplitting racks of weight may be impressive, but those exercises arent for everyone. Lack of strength and flexibility or straightforward inexperience can speedily slant gymnastic bravado into a visit to the emergency room. In fact, there are a number of moves that the best trainers generally refuse to realize themselves. Heres a rundown of the exercises youd never catch top trainers and fitness pros tune

Kentucky escapes Notre Dame's mishap bid to compensation to the Final Four

All season long private college basketball analysts and fans have been asking what it would acquiesce on to emphasis the Wildcats, who are widely considered one of the most skillful teams in the chronicles of the scholastic game.

Notre Dame provided as fine a blueprint as anyone has all season but couldnt finish the job in the obstinate minutes of a feisty, gritty, appreciative, leave-it-all-out-there effort. Kentucky survived 68-66 thanks to two Andrew Harrison open throws once six seconds left. Notre Dame's Jerian Grant sprinted along with to the court and had an opportunity to win the game at the buzzer, but Kentucky's swarming excuse made him double-pump and his shot missed the mark.

Harrison may have scored the omnipotent points of the game, but Karl Anthony-Towns carried the Wildcats to this win. The 6-foot-11 product of Piscataway, N.J. seemed unstoppable at period in the paint. Towns scored 25 points, and coach John Calipari and Towns teammates deserve version for recognizing his dominance and until the withdraw of time feeding him the ball.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers caught alone while Wisconsin-North Carolina Game

Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers, the actress and the quarterback, are in Los Angeles for the Sweet 16 game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Wisconsin Badgers.
Rodgers is a big-time Badgers fan, and followed the team’s run to the Final 4 last year, too. So he’s probably not thrilled that North Carolina has a slim 33-31 halftime lead.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Zayn Malik Officially Leaves One Direction: Apologizes To Fans

Zayn Malik has quit One Direction, the band have confirmed in a statement.

Malik said: "My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined. But, after five years, I feel like it is now the right time for me to leave the band.

"I'd like to apologise to the fans if I've let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right."
One Direction will continue their world tour as a four piece and record a fifth album later this year.
Last week, Malik walked away from the band's world tour after being signed off with stress.

He returned to the UK shortly after being forced to defend his relationship with his fiancee, Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. share date night photo

Sarah Michelle Gellar took to Instagram to share a new photo with husband Freddie Prinze Jr. this week.

The 37-year-old actress posted a picture of herself and the 39-year-old actor enjoying a well-deserved date night Tuesday.

"Sometimes even parents need a #DateNight Up past ten pm #PartyAnimals," she captioned the snapshot. "Married almost 13 years and still enjoying each other's company."

Hank Baskett to Kendra Wilkinson: “I Would Have Shot Myself”

It’s been a rocky year for Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett to say the least.

Shortly after welcoming daughter Alijah Mary last spring, it was alleged Hank cheated on his wife with a transsexual while she was pregnant. The 'Kendra on Top' cameras caught the aftermath on tape — and now the couple are ready to look back.

In a clip for their new series ‘Watch it With Kendra and Hank,’ the duo react to their handling of the matter.

"I was going to divorce you," Kendra, 29, states, to which the 32-year-old shockingly replies, "I would have shot myself."

Kendra and Hank, who are also parents to five-year-old son Hank Jr., have been working hard to mend their troubled marriage. They will appear on the third season of ‘Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars’ this May, and recently gave us an exclusive relationship update.

“We’re working on it minute-to-minute, every day,” Kendra told ‘In Touch.’ “I believe we’re on the road to being better than ever. Sometimes you need a shake-up to get to a place you’ve never been before."