Posts by Sophie Clearwater
R.I.P. Randolph Mantooth: ‘Emergency!’ star dies at 80 after decades-long TV career
Randolph Mantooth, the actor best known for playing paramedic John Gage on the groundbreaking NBC drama Emergency!, has died. He was 80. Although his career spanned more than five decades, Mantooth remained synonymous with Emergency!, the hit series that made him a television star and introduced many Americans to the then-emerging profession of paramedicine. Born…
Read MoreGrand Slam: Why Wimbledon Is Still the Biggest Stage in Tennis
When the players arrive, something similar happens in the stands. Wimbledon is the one Grand Slam that, in my view, consistently draws not just fans but families, by blood or chosen. Unlike any other major sporting event, Wimbledon still allows fans to queue for a chance to buy same-day show-court seats at face value, or…
Read MoreThe Chicest Summer Slides Are Up to 60% Off This Weekend
DSW is forever one of our favorite places to shop for the hottest styles in footwear. There may be a part of us that’s already thinking ahead to fall (summerween, anyone?), but we’re definitely still in the thick of summer and in need of some great sandals for the rest of the season. Luckily, DSW has…
Read MoreThe World Cup’s Strangest Rituals Reveal How Belonging Really Works
Why? People value what they have had a hand in making. The importance of co-creation is on vivid display in the most successful fan rituals. A chant that is borrowed, practiced, altered, and taught to others is not a finished product. It is a poem still being written. People do not simply consume it. They…
Read MoreRobert Irwin Shares What Earns Him “Cool Points” As Uncle to Bindi Irwin’s Daughter Grace
Being the Crocodile Hunter was more than Steve Irwin‘s career—it was his destiny. “I was born into it,” he told Yahoo! Australia in 2002. “Didn’t have a choice.” From a young age, Steve joined his herpetologist dad Bob Irwin and wildlife rehabilitator mom Lyn Irwin on expeditions and helped at their reptile park in Australia’s…
Read MoreChina evacuates nearly 2M people as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards coast
China evacuated more than 1.8 million people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi churned toward the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds and brushing past northern Taiwan. Even as Bavi continues to slow and weaken on its northwesterly path over cooler seas, the typhoon…
Read MoreRunner gored in face as bulls charged through thrill-seeking crowds during Spain’s famed run
One runner was gored in the face and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday. The six bulls and accompanying steers charged through crowds of thrill-seekers who packed the narrow street course in Pamplona. The huge animals knocked bodies to the…
Read MoreUS issues urgent advisory for Turks and Caicos, plagued by sexual assaults and scams
Turks and Caicos Islands regularly draw Americans with their white-sand beaches — but US officials are renewing safety warnings for travelers. The US State Department on Tuesday updated its Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution” advisory for the British Overseas Territory. The islands are best known for their turquoise waters, coral reefs and luxury resorts, while Grand…
Read MoreAuthor Nicola Yoon Reveals Rom-Com Inspirations Behind Short Story With Husband David Yoon
During the couple’s writing process, Nicola—who was friends with David first before they began dating (classic rom-com come to life)—even found herself gaining that competitive spark once again. “One of the things I really liked and started crushing on about him is he’s a great writer, and I just remember being in class and being…
Read MoreGiants’ late rally falls short, bullpen falters again in loss to Rockies
SAN FRANCISCO — Even when everything goes right for the Giants’ bullpen, something still finds a way to go wrong, especially, it seems, against the Rockies. The Giants were an inning away Friday night from a relief-heavy win over their company at the bottom of the National League West for the second time in the…
Read MoreTexas border officers crack open cabbage shipment, uncover $10.8M worth of cocaine
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers made a $10 million drug bust on Monday during an inspection of a commercial tractor trailer transporting cabbage at the Pharr Port of Entry, a bridge near the southernmost part of Texas. A canine inspection and nonintrusive imaging scan led officers to a hidden load inside the trailer, CBP said.…
Read MoreStranded campers among hundreds rescued from historic Missouri flooding after ‘1-in-1,000-year event’ dumps a foot of rain
Hundreds of people, including young campers, were rescued across Missouri Friday as flash flooding from a once-in-a-millennium deluge transformed rivers into raging torrents. A series of thunderstorms dumped between 6 and 12 inches of rain across southeast Missouri in what officials have described as a 1-in-1000-year rainfall event. The historic overnight downpour prompted Gov. Mike…
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