Michael Connelly's 'The Late Show' Introduces Rene Ballard

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1335 words  |  Billy Koelling

Best-selling author Michael Connelly has sold over 60 million books worldwide, featuring his famed characters, LAPD homicide detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch and Mickey Haller — better known as the Lincoln Lawyer. But now, in honor of his thirtieth book, Connelly is introducing a new crime-fighting Angeleno — and his first leading female detective — to the world: Renée Ballard. Ballard is the protagonist of Connelly’s newest book, The Late Show, which was released last week. [Read More]

Michael Jackson: Never Before Seen Photos of King of Pop at Auction

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  81 words  |  Martina Birk

Singer, songwriter, actor — King of Pop. Michael Jackson was all this and more in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Jackson’s life has been thoroughly documented, but from June 21-22, Hollywood-based Premiere props, which bills itself as the “World’s Largest Entertainment Memorabilia Store,” is auctioning off a collection of 200 never before seen photos of him and his brothers, spanning his years in the Jackson 5 to the Victory Tour. [Read More]

Monster Sues Beats for 'Sham' Partnership

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  711 words  |  Tandra Barner

A former partner of Beats Electronics is suing the company and phone manufacturer HTC for “deliberate acts of corporate betrayal.” Monster, which was involved in the design and development of the original Beats headphones, is alleging that Beats founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre conned Monster out of its stake in the headphone empire through a series of unscrupulous business maneuvers. Now Monster is seeking punitive damages from Beats, which Apple bought last spring for $3 billion. [Read More]

Mother's Day 2016: Read Laila Ali's Letter to Her Kids

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  375 words  |  Kelle Repass

Mommy has something to tell you that I always want you to remember. I have been loving both of you since the first day I laid my eyes on you when you were born. There is nothing that makes me and daddy happier than to see your smiling angelic faces every morning when we wake up. When mommy has a tough day and gets upset, your hugs and sweet kisses ALWAYS make be feel better. [Read More]

NFL: Former Cheerleaders Sue Over Unfair Pay

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  184 words  |  Martina Birk

Updated: February 9, 2017 3:08 PM [ET] | Originally published: February 9, 2017 2:48 PM EST; A group of former NFL cheerleaders who used to root on the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders recently filed a lawsuit alleging the league underpaid them. Drexel Bradshaw, an attorney for at least one of the cheerleaders, said the NFL purposefully kept the women’s salaries low and prevented them from negotiating better pay. [Read More]

Nicki Minaj Debuts New Look In Alexander McQueen!

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  84 words  |  Kelle Repass

When she stepped out for the 2014-MTV-Movie-Awards she left a lot of us in awe! She was chic and stunning in a black figure hugging Alexander McQueen dress (maybe she sacked her stylist!). She was beautiful, a sight not common with Nicki Minaj! Her signature crazy tresses were traded for a side swept ombre look, dewy nude make-up look with stunning gold accessories; she was spot on (our thoughts)! What do you think? [Read More]

Nigerian rising star Lisa Yaro releases debut EP

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  352 words  |  Tandra Barner

The EP has six tracks and is the resplendent product of a perfect upbeat blend of the African five-pattern beat rhythm and R&B. Its release was led by ‘Savage’, a vibrant party anthem released earlier in May 2023. In ‘Savage’ Lisa unmasked how much energy she could exude in a record, and it plays out as well in the performance of most songs on ‘My Way’. Lisa Yaro – Domitilla, Feat. [Read More]

Our Obsession With Dating Icks Is Holding Us Back

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1350 words  |  Patria Henriques

“New ick unlocked” read the text on a TikTok I’d just opened. The video showed the back of a man’s head, his earlobe flapping in the wind. I laughed as I typed “ick” into the search bar, curious to see more videos on what gives people “the ick,” and was met with a slew of other videos of small, seemingly harmless things that cringe out daters. By now, the idea of the ick has become common parlance among Gen-Z and Millennial daters. [Read More]

People, Jul. 18, 1977 | TIME

 Posted on August 18, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  954 words  |  Martina Birk

Italian Actress Marilu Tolo took a crash course in English in Los Angeles and( is now speaking it—with brio—in a Greek drama on the island of Corfu. Tolo is on the set of The Greek Tycoon, the saga of a shipping magnate (Anthony Quinn) who chucks his mezzo-soprano mistress (Tolo) in order to marry the widow of an assassinated U.S. President (Jacqueline Bisset). All fantasy, of course. Tolo (pronounced Taw-lo) described her part as that of “a famous opera singer, a tempestuous, explosive character” who is “not Maria Callas. [Read More]