Unfortunately, cancer can touch anyone’s life. It doesn’t matter whether you’re famous, wealthy, young or old — cancer can affect anyone, regardless of who you are or where you come from. Beloved Australian actress Magda Szubanski has now opened up about her ongoing battle with cancer, offering a deeply personal update on what life has…
By the time Arnold’s eyes filled with tears, I was still holding the lunch I’d packed for my husband: Ben’s favorite sandwich, a slice of apple pie, and a note tucked beneath the fork. “You don’t have to take care of everyone. Let me have a turn.” I’d written it that morning. Now I stood…
Kayla’s scream woke me at 6:13 on Saturday morning. I ran down the hall so fast I slammed my shoulder into the doorframe. She was sitting upright in bed with both hands pressed against her head. Her prom dress was still hanging from the closet door inside its plastic cover. Her silver shoes sat neatly…
For anyone who grew up watching the gritty, larger-than-life spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s and ’70s, Richard Harrison was a familiar face. The American actor, who found fame far from Hollywood, has died at the age of 90. According to producer and longtime friend Joan Borsten, Harrison died Friday of natural causes in Los Angeles….
Dr. Dre’s influence on music is beyond dispute. As a producer, executive and entrepreneur, he helped shape the sound of West Coast hip-hop, launched the careers of several of the genre’s biggest stars and built a fortune through Beats Electronics. But when the conversation turns from his professional legacy to his personal one, the picture…
It wasn’t dramatic. No music, no grand gestures. Just a quiet afternoon when she stepped into my little cobbler shop to fix a broken heel. She smiled politely, thanked me twice, and somehow stayed in my thoughts long after she left. By then, I had already lived most of my years alone. I ran a…
It wasn’t dramatic. No music, no grand gestures. Just a quiet afternoon when she stepped into my little cobbler shop to fix a broken heel. She smiled politely, thanked me twice, and somehow stayed in my thoughts long after she left. By then, I had already lived most of my years alone. I ran a…
Ricky Wassenaar was originally sent to prison for an armed robbery committed in 1997. He was serving a 26-to-28-year sentence for robbery and assault when he orchestrated the infamous prison standoff that ultimately kept him behind bars for life. His legal history escalated dramatically over two decades due to crimes committed while incarcerated: The Original…
Ten years after my twin sister died, a dentist’s office called and asked me to come pick her up. Then they put Clara on the phone. “Sarah? Please come get me.” I knew that voice before she finished saying my name. I would have known it anywhere, at any age, in any condition. It was…
The room seemed to forget how to breathe. Elena Brooks stood in the center of the training mat with one sleeve torn halfway down her shoulder, the fabric hanging loose against her arm. Across from her, Mason Reed—the recruit who had spent four days calling her princess—had stopped smiling. So had everyone else. The black…