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How did Louise Gluck die? Nobel Prize-winning poet was 80
How did Louise Gluck die? Nobel Prize-winning poet was 80
Louise Gluck, a prolific poet, won several accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Humanities Medal, and the National Book Award
2023-10-15 22:54
Pope Francis leaves hospital 'in better shape than before'
Pope Francis leaves hospital 'in better shape than before'
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Friday morning, nine days after surgery to repair
2023-06-16 15:38
Coca-Cola lifts forecasts on higher prices, steady demand
Coca-Cola lifts forecasts on higher prices, steady demand
Coca-Cola Co on Tuesday raised its annual sales and profit forecasts for a second time this year, riding
2023-10-24 20:11
US court revives lawsuit against Royal Caribbean over toddler's death
US court revives lawsuit against Royal Caribbean over toddler's death
By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises by the
2023-07-12 00:27
BBC presenter reveals the sexist texts he received after covering women's football
BBC presenter reveals the sexist texts he received after covering women's football
BBC presenter Nicky Campbell has highlighted the sexist attitudes surrounding the Women’s World Cup after posting some of the messages he’d been sent during his radio show. Campbell had been discussing the tournament on his BBC Radio 5 Live programme. It began on Thursday morning (July 20), with co-hosts New Zealand pulling off a shock 1-0 victory over Norway. The Women’s World Cup is taking place Down Under this summer, and despite the fact that more eyes than ever before will be on the women’s game, sadly not everyone is going to be supporting the tournament. Campbell posted a selection of messages he had been sent during the course of his show, labelling the people who sent them “dinosaurs”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter One read: “Why do women feel they have to compete in every sport nowadays you don’t get men [who] want to compete in netball etc.” Another simply said: “Women’s football is a joke.” “Hi Nicky, Sorry but I don’t think women should be playing football or rugby, it’s not a good look. Not ‘everyone’ thinks it’s great, it’s just the way it’s promoted, U guys always have to praise it up.” Replied with a picture of a dinosaur, and commented: “Not many of these ones but hilarious texts on women’s football this morning.” Thankfully, there are plenty of people excited to support their national side during the tournament, with all eyes on the road to the final on August 20. Sarina Wiegman’s England side are looking to add the World Cup to their collection after victory in the Euros in 2022, but they’ll have to do so despite a number of injuries to key players in the squad. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-20 23:38
5 biggest revelations from the Anna Nicole Smith Netflix documentary
5 biggest revelations from the Anna Nicole Smith Netflix documentary
Netflix's much-anticipated Anna Nicole Smith documentary: Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me unpacked the life of the late model through interviews with people who knew the "real" her. Born Vickie Lynn Hogan, the star adopted the name "Nicky" during her time at the strip club, before becoming a household name as Anna Nicole Smith after landing a modelling gig with Guess. "I want audiences to understand that Anna Nicole was a complex woman," director Ursula Macfarlane (Untouchable) said. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter "She was someone who above all else wanted to be a good mother and a free-spirited exuberant woman who wanted to live life on her own terms. But her story is also a cautionary tale about how the desire for the American dream can swallow you up and spit you out, blurring your self-image and make you lose sight of your authentic self." Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me | Official Trailer | Netflix www.youtube.com Here's what we learnt from Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me: Her troubled childhood Smith's friend, Missy, said the model described her mother, Virgie Mae Hogan, as a "kind of a tyrant" with claims she would tie her to the bed and "beat her mercilessly." Her former assistant Nathan Collins went on to suggest Smith "didn't like to speak about her childhood," and instead would rather speak about how much she "hated" them. "She would always tell me, she hated her mother," designer Pol' Atteu added. "The only thing I knew that Anna ever wanted to do was never to be like Virgie." Despite claims, her younger brother Donald Hart suggested their mother was "a very sweet, loving person" and she and Smith "cared about each other" even if they didn't speak "behind the scenes." In unheard footage from Smith's mother, she alleged that her daughter thought a harrowing story would benefit her career. Smith hired a private investigator to track down her father, Donald Hogan. He was flown out to meet her aged 24 to celebrate becoming Playmate of the Year. "She told me that her father had tried to have sex with her," an emotional Missy claimed. "I was really sad to see that. She was so so disappointed." She got married at 17 and had a baby out of loneliness "I thought I was in love," Smith said about Billy Wayne Smith who she met at Jimmy's Fried Chicken before tying the knot. She went on to suggest "he was so, so jealous of me," and alleged she wasn't able to leave the house, which made her think: "If I have a baby, I'll never feel lonely again." The pair welcomed their son Daniel in January 1986, and Smith left six months later. Smith knew she was going to be a "famous model" Smith repeatedly told her friend Missy, who she met during her time at the strip club, that she was going to be a model. However, Smith believed her chest was holding her back. The then-dancer then went under the knife after making it her "mission to get a boob job", with Missy saying that's where "she started on her pain pills." "Valium, Xanax, Lortabs, Vicodin and Klonopin," Missy claimed. "From that time on, she was taking them. There was nothing she could do to stop it." Despite her struggles, Missy described Smith as "fun". "She had a big heart, and she was kind. She really was kind," she added. Her marriage with billionaire J Howard Marshall Smith met one of her billionaire clients J Howard Marshall while dancing. The then 86-year-old bought a 26-year-old Smith a house and a car, as she quit the strip club. She went on to land a gig with Playboy before adopting the name Anna Nicole Smith while modelling for Guess. They eventually did marry in 1994 and Marshall wanted to adopt her son to have an heir so "there would be nothing that his family could do to freeze them out." Smith's attorney Kelly Moore was "impressed" by the pair's love for one another and how "well-suited" they were. Moore said she does not want to give the impression it was a "gold digger" relationship. Moore described Smith as "such a young, voluptuous woman and he was a little old gnome of a man. But they were both kind of extraordinary people that other people were always trying to take pieces of." She said they were "protection for each other." Smith's final months Her son Daniel died in September 2006 from an accidental drug overdose, days after giving birth to daughter Dannielynn Birkhead. The news devastated Smith, with designer Pol' Atteu recalling: "She didn't want to live. Everything that she did was for Daniel. Every single conversation was what she did wrong, blamed herself the whole time. She said, 'I just want to die. I don't deserve to be here. It should've been me.'" Smith died aged 39 on 8 February 2007, with an autopsy revealing it was down to combined drug intoxication including the sleep aid chloral hydrate. The star was laid to rest in the Bahamas next to her son in the Bahamas. Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me is available to stream on Netflix now. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-17 23:58
Analysis-US debt ceiling crunch threatens to roil complacent stock market
Analysis-US debt ceiling crunch threatens to roil complacent stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK Strategists at some of Wall Street’s biggest banks are sounding increasingly worried about
2023-05-23 13:03
Smart names Beck the starting quarterback as No. 1 Georgia seeks 3rd straight title
Smart names Beck the starting quarterback as No. 1 Georgia seeks 3rd straight title
Carson Beck will open the season as No. 1 Georgia’s starting quarterback as the Bulldogs begin their quest for a third straight national championship
2023-08-20 07:03
Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leave
Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leave
At the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the aging men known by their serial numbers arrived at the meeting shackled
2023-07-06 12:13
US retailers targeted with bomb threats, seeking bitcoin and gift cards -WSJ
US retailers targeted with bomb threats, seeking bitcoin and gift cards -WSJ
Law-enforcement officials and retailers are investigating a recent wave of bomb threats across the United States, targeting grocery
2023-06-25 21:26
Dutch Ask TikTok for Access to Data as EU Scrutinizes Big Tech
Dutch Ask TikTok for Access to Data as EU Scrutinizes Big Tech
The Dutch government asked ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok to allow researchers access to the functioning of the social media
2023-06-09 18:19
NYPD warns it has zero tolerance for drones at the US Open
NYPD warns it has zero tolerance for drones at the US Open
The U.S. Open is a no-drone zone
2023-08-29 04:53