Dolores Huerta, the labor activist and civil rights leader who co-founded with Cesar Chavez the group that later became the United Farm Workers, has died, her family said in a statement posted to social media. She was 96. Huerta’s family said in a statement through her foundation that she died Wednesday at home. “As you…
Long before he became the most famous cinematic fighter of all time, Sylvester Stallone had to fight his own battle to survive in New York. For example, he was living in places where he literally had pizza boxes for his mattress. “I did, yeah. It was very comfortable,” he said. His jobs also included cleaning…
New York City native Karina Rykman has earned accolades for her unmissable live act. The singer-songwriter and bassist recently celebrated the release of her new studio album, “Late Checkout,” at Zabar’s, becoming the first band to play at the iconic Upper West Side delicatessen. Here’s Karina Rykman with title track “Late Checkout.” Source link
New York City native Karina Rykman has earned accolades for her unmissable live act. The singer-songwriter and bassist recently celebrated the release of her new studio album, “Late Checkout,” at Zabar’s, becoming the first band to play at the iconic Upper West Side delicatessen. Here’s Karina Rykman with “Easy, Rider.” Source link
New York City native Karina Rykman has earned accolades for her unmissable live act. The singer-songwriter and bassist recently celebrated the release of her new studio album, “Late Checkout,” at Zabar’s, becoming the first band to play at the iconic Upper West Side delicatessen. Here’s Karina Rykman with “Shoegaze Summer.” Source link
Audience members at a stage performance of “9 to 5: The Musical” in the United Kingdom could be heard gasping aloud upon learning of Dolly Parton’s death before Tuesday’s show. A cast member announced the news to attendees ahead of the performance, and her videotaped speech was shared on social media by the theater in southern…
Retired Olympic runner Jenny Simpson earned a slew of accolades for her performances in three Olympic Games — but two months ago, she nearly died after suffering a cardiac event. Simpson spoke with Errol Barnett about her diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, the rare ailment she’d unknowingly carried for four decades. Source link
