Posts by Nathan Pine
College unaware of pre-existing conditions before football player’s sudden death
MichahJo Barnett, a running back for William Jewell College, died on Saturday after suffering a medical emergency during the team’s season opener against Fort Lewis College in Liberty, Missouri. A spokesperson for William Jewell College told Newsweek that they weren’t aware of any pre-existing conditions that should have prevented Barnett from playing football. “The College…
Read More‘Ali G’ Trailer Sparks Calls For Theater Boycott
Sacha Baron Cohen‘s attempt to brush off an old character with Ali G: Who Iz I? is not going over without controversy. Following the release of the trailer for the Amazon MGM Studios sequel, an email campaign began on watchdog site NewsCord, sending more than 40,000 emails urging theaters to “leave the film off its…
Read MoreShohei Ohtani’s return to pitching takes another unfortunate turn
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will not be making his return to the mound on Sunday after all. Ohtani was initially expected to start in the series finale against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. However, he told the team’s training staff he did not feel fully healthy after his bullpen session on Friday.…
Read MoreTrump approval compared to Canada’s Doug Ford amid Lake Ontario name fight
Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Saturday unveiled a large billboard reading “Lake Ontario, Now and Always” along the Canadian shoreline, pushing back against President Donald Trump‘s recent move to rename the lake as “Lake America.” The billboard comes amid a deepening rift between Washington and Ottawa following the collapse of trade negotiations earlier this month.…
Read MoreStanford will miss key piece of offensive line in season opener
Stanford will be missing a key piece of their offensive line during the team’s season opener against Hawaii on Saturday. According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Stanford left tackle Niki Prongos will be out with an undisclosed injury. Prongos is a fifth-year offensive lineman entering his second season with Stanford. After transferring from…
Read MoreClarence Thomas may get to overturn case he opposed 22 years ago
More than two decades after Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to deny scholarship funding to students pursuing ministry degrees, he may soon have an opportunity to help overturn it. A petition filed this month by Virginia college student Bethany Hall asks the court to overrule Locke v. Davey,…
Read MoreOwner Of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Cottage On “Soul Searching” Around Season 2
After introducing the hottest piece of property in Canada, Heated Rivalry fans can expect a return to the cottage in Season 2. Michael Kutryk, the Toronto doctor who owns the Muskoka home that served as Shane’s (Hudson Williams) cottage in the Season 1 finale “The Cottage”, recalled that the show had a “very small budget”…
Read MoreJamie Foxx Details How Daughter Corinne Saved His Life After Near-Fatal Stroke
Emilia Clarke’s Brain Aneurysm Emilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.” Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote.…
Read MoreSon of missing American in Nepal reveals last time he spoke with dad
Sunny Patel, whose father is among those missing after devastating floods on the Nepal–Tibet border, told Fox News on Saturday that he last spoke with his father, Jitendra Patel, moments before the region was struck. Nepali authorities said Saturday that the combined death toll in Nepal and Tibet was 676 with nearly 3,000 people missing,…
Read MoreFlorida’s in a fight with Catholic bishops over vaccine exemptions
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and the state’s Catholic bishops are locked in a public dispute over vaccine requirements in Catholic schools, creating a political and legal fracture between key conservative allies over religious freedom and state authority. The core disagreement centers on whether Catholic schools participating in Florida’s taxpayer-funded voucher and scholarship programs must…
Read MoreAcclaimed, Controversial Play ‘Downstate’ To Get Broadway Staging – Report
The marquee at Broadway‘s Booth Theatre appears to confirm the rumors: Bruce Norris‘ acclaimed and controversial play Downstate will take up residence at the venue in an upcoming production directed by Joe Mantello. The news was first reported by the Chicago Tribune – the play premiered in 2018 at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company – with…
Read MoreBug-Eye Sunglasses are so Back—See Our Favorites for Fall
Popular amongst celebs as paparazzi-blockers, big bug-eye sunglasses have been seen in new-season designer collections, such as Celine and Bottega Veneta, signaling the budding fall trend for some time now. While we loved the ’90s-inspired narrow sunglasses that were trending all summer, big bug-eye styles are now bringing back the drama, with little effort. To…
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