Marisa Abela’s performance as Amy Winehouse has been slammed (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo) Back to Black has been hit with more criticism as Marisa Abela’s singing is branded ‘disrespectful’ to the late Amy Winehouse. Winehouse, who died aged 27, is the latest to have her life played out on screen in the onslaught of Hollywood […]
Walters: Newsom’s State of the State should be candid about California’s economy
Gov. Gavin Newsom postponed his annual State of the State address while awaiting the fate of his mental health ballot measure in this month’s election. Whenever Newsom gets around to giving his appraisal of the state’s condition, he should curb his braggadocious tendencies and acknowledge that it faces what could be prolonged — even semi-permanent — economic […]
Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Alanna Clincy, Willow Glen
Willow Glen softball player Alanna Clincy is the Bay Area News Group’s girls athlete of the week for March 18-23. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Clincy received 41.99% of the votes. Sacred Heart Prep lacrosse player Olivia Abbott finished second at 31.79%. Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition. Clincy, […]
Borenstein: $12.8 billion San Jose BART extension plan should be scrutinized. Here’s how.
As the price for the South Bay BART extension continues to soar, elected officials must decide whether they want to honestly evaluate the project or rubber-stamp it. In just the last three years, the estimate for the four-station, mostly underground extension has more than doubled, from $5.6 billion to $12.8 billion, and the completion date has […]
Martin Lewis issues one week warning to taxpayers to avoid losing out on thousands
Martin Lewis has issued a one-week warning to taxpayers (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) Amid the cost of living crisis, making your money go further feels more important than ever. As the beginning of the new financial year looms, Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a one-week warning to UK taxpayers who could risk losing out […]
Princess Kate ‘doesn’t feel isolated at all’ & Prince William is a huge ‘support’
The energy around Prince William and his wife is still decidedly weird and growing weirder by the day. One week ago, Kensington Palace released Princess Kate’s big announcement video, where she spoke about having cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. She seemed emotional and strained, and many noted that it was strange that her husband wasn’t sitting […]
Godzilla vs King Kong – here’s who would really win
Godzilla and King Kong. Both pretty fearsome (Picture: Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures) It’s the age-old question that sci-fi writers and fans have been debating for decades – who would win in a fight? Godzilla or King Kong? This question was first tackled in 1962 by the film King King vs Godzilla, but the rise […]
A home on Inverness Ridge is a Bay Area jazz hot spot
A house tucked into the hills of Inverness Ridge has become a destination for some of the world’s most illustrious and interesting musicians. Designed by Sea Ranch architect William Turnbull Jr. with 35-foot wood-paneled ceilings, the home of serial entrepreneur Camille LeBlanc is the venue for Every Blue Moon Concerts, an ongoing concert series whose […]
How Coronation Street’s new boss can save the iconic soap and put it back to its best
Such a talented team at Corrie – but we argue some changes could be good for the show (Picture: Metro.co.uk/ITV) Coronation Street – we are obsessed with it at Metro.co.uk. Always have been, always will be. And, it’s because of this warm love we have for the British institution that we intricately assess it at […]
Elderly Bay Area woman loses $30,000 in alleged online scam
Investigators arrested a suspect who allegedly stole $30,000 from an 83-year-old Marin County woman in an online scam. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | East Bay drug lab raid ends in arrest, detonation of explosive substance Crime and Public Safety | Man shot and killed Thursday afternoon in Oakland Crime and Public Safety | […]
The UK is home to a ‘mystical’ ancient rainforest — and it’s haunted
The UK’s rainforests are incredibly rare (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) When you hear the word ‘rainforest’, you think tropical climates, with monkeys swinging from tree to tree. But did you know there are rainforests right here in the UK? The UK is home to patches of temperate rainforests – rare habitats that are thought to be […]
California county offered inmates ‘hush money’ to cover up sex abuse allegations, lawsuits allege
Seven women who allege they were sexually abused or exploited by a former Riverside County correctional deputy are suing the county and Sheriff’s Department, claiming they coordinated a scheme to prevent the women from coming forward and offered them “hush money.” On Tuesday, March 26, Long Beach attorney Denisse O. Gastélum and Los Angeles attorney […]