Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Preppy Kitchen Founder John Kanell’s Favorite Books Span Galaxies and Dystopias
Science fiction has always been my favorite genre to read. I’ve always loved learning, and I’ve spent much of my career finding ways to share my curiosity with other people. Before creating Preppy Kitchen, I was a middle school math and science teacher, and today I get to teach millions of people how to bake…
Read MoreUS military archbishop urges Catholic soldiers to refuse involvement in Army firing squad execution
Catholics serving in the Army should request to be excused from participating in the planned firing squad execution of a convicted Fort Hood mass shooter, which the Pentagon has proposed livestreaming, a prominent U.S. archbishop who oversees Catholic pastoral services for the military said on Monday. Archbishop Timothy Broglio raised several objections to the Pentagon’s…
Read MoreHow Chuck Lorre Defended Melissa McCarthy When CBS Wanted Thinner Star for Mike & Molly
Chuck Lorre Calls Charlie Sheen’s Final Days on ‘Two and a Half Men’ “Dark” and “Frightening” Chuck Lorre had more than two and a half thoughts when it came to Melissa McCarthy. While casting his hit 2010 show Mike & Molly about a couple who have their meet-cute at an Overeaters’ Anonymous meeting, the series…
Read MoreDelta flight arriving from NY evacuated over bomb threat after landing in Tel Aviv: reports
A Delta flight arriving from New York was evacuated Tuesday after landing at Tel Aviv airport over a bomb threat, according to reports. Passengers were rushed into the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport and investigators searched the plane, the Jerusalem Post reported. Authorities had received word of an explosive onboard but the threat turned out…
Read MoreWhy Joe Manganiello and Sofía Vergara’s Marriage Fell Apart: What He Said, She Said About Their Divorce
Manganiello writes in Bloodlines that, while Vergara was by his side, finding new doctors for him to see, driving him to appointments and even connecting him with a shaman—though not the shaman he meets later who, according to the actor, tells him his body “tried to kill itself” because he had married a person he wasn’t…
Read MoreKentucky teen finishes Chicago Marathon less than a year after spinal injury left him paralyzed
A Kentucky teen defied the odds to complete the Chicago Marathon less than a year after a devastating spinal injury left him briefly paralyzed from the neck down. Wyatt Anderson, 17, crossed the finish line of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday in a time of 3:56:28 — just months after he feared he…
Read MoreShiyazh Pete, first Navajo NFL player, recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The first member of the Navajo Nation to play in the NFL received a hero’s welcome Monday in New Mexico, where he signed footballs and jerseys and posed with fans for photos on Indigenous Peoples Day. Hundreds of people dressed in ribbon skirts, turquoise jewelry and Cowboys gear gathered in a…
Read MoreBills’ Bradley Chubb restrained by teammates during wild postgame altercation with Rams
Bills captain Bradley Chubb had to be held back from going after at least one Ram following Buffalo’s big win on Monday night after he says a Los Angeles player “swung” on him. During an exclusive interview with the California Post, Chubb said that just after the Bills beat the Rams 37-34 in overtime at…
Read MoreNATO warns Russia: ‘We will break’ forces, destroy ‘anything and everything’ if you attack
NATO’s top military commander warned Monday that what he called the “lethal alliance” would destroy “anything and everything” supporting an attack on allied territory and “break” enemy warfighting systems to thwart any potential future Russian assault. “Should the adversary choose to press the attack or commit his reserves, we will break the warfighting system engaged…
Read MoreBench Shohei Ohtani? Dodgers have to consider drastic action with season in danger
MILWAUKEE –– Entering Monday night, the Dodgers were not giving serious consideration to removing Shohei Ohtani from their lineup. One big loss, and four ugly at-bats later, however, that previously steadfast plan suddenly seemed capable of changing. Following a 7-4 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers that put the Dodgers in a two-game hole in their…
Read MoreDan Quinn addresses job security after Commanders’ brutal clock blunder
The Commanders’ brutal clock management gaffe at the end of overtime Sunday led to head coach Dan Quinn fielding a question about his job security the next day. Quinn didn’t reveal much when asked about his status as Washington’s coach after the disastrous ending in a 27-27 tie against the Giants, when quarterback Jayden Daniels…
Read MoreDWTS’ Jackson Olson Jokes About Being “Canceled” Over Guillermo Rodriguez Diss
Jackson Olson won’t be making another foul. The Dancing With the Stars contestant poked fun at his struggles a week after he sparked controversy for making a jab at costar Guillermo Rodriguez’s dancing abilities, joking that getting “canceled” was just one of his woes. In an Oct. 11 TikTok, Olson captured his pro dance partner…
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