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Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
49ers connected to familiar face in trade idea to bolster receiving corps
A slow offseason has suddenly gotten busy for the San Francisco 49ers. Now Pro Football and Sports Network has another idea to help the 49ers improve a weakness on their roster. The 49ers needed to add help at defensive end, so they sent a conditional fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for DE Bryce Huff. PFSN suggested another low-level trade that would bolster San Francisco's depth at wide receiver − a position with sizable question marks across the roster. Advertisement After an offseason of passing on big-name additions, the 49ers turn to a familiar face in PFSN's trade idea. They believe trading for New England Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne would give the 49ers the quality depth their roster lacks. Via PFSN: Bourne's future with the Patriots is somewhat uncertain, especially since the new coaching staff has no attachment to him. Since posting 55 catches and 800 yards in 2021, he hasn't surpassed 500 receiving yards in a season, and a torn ACL in October 2023 has impacted his availability the past two years. With Bourne turning 30 in August and the Patriots already bringing in Diggs and Mack Hollins as veteran presences, his role in New England looks shaky. Bourne is set to earn around $6.5 million this season and is under contract through 2026, though none of the remaining money is guaranteed. Teams reportedly showed interest around the trade deadline a season ago, but nothing ever materialized. Given his limited role and the lack of clarity around his fit within New England's rebuild, it wouldn't be shocking to see him moved. This is the type of move that would help round out a roster that was too top heavy a season ago. A fully healthy version of the 49ers would be in an okay place at receiver. Ricky Pearsall dealt with multiple injuries during camp last year and is now working through a hamstring injury he sustained in OTAs. Brandon Aiyuk's status for the regular season is up in the air as he makes his way back from a torn ACL in Week 7 last year. Demarcus Robinson, a free agent signee, may be facing a three-game suspension. Second-year fourth-round pick Jacob Cowing struggled as a rookie, and rookie Jordan Watkins is still unproven. Advertisement There are a handful of other veterans on the roster, but adding Bourne would make a ton of sense for a group with so many question marks. The 29-year-old posted only 28 catches for 305 yards and one touchdown last season while returning from his torn ACL. However, in 2023 before his injury he was up to 37 catches, 406 yards and four touchdowns in only eight games. San Francisco would love to have Bourne as an option who is familiar with their offense, and for Bourne it would give him an opportunity to regain his footing in his second season after a knee injury. A couple of strong years for the 49ers could earn Bourne another decent NFL contract. Bourne spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers. He led 49ers receivers with 487 receiving yards in 2018, and posted 1,769 yards with 11 touchdowns on 137 receptions across 58 games in San Francisco. More 49ers: Contract details for every 49ers undrafted rookie in 2025 This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: NFL trades: 49ers, Kendrick Bourne connected in trade suggestion
The Herald Scotland
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
'Radical' - Review: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Decades on, and Bourne's globally-celebrated Swan Lake continues to surprise and delight visually-striking male swans, bare-torso'd in their white, frondy britches, have a lithe synchronicity that melds grace and muscularity with an edge of feral menace - no wonder the vulnerable misfit Prince (Leonardo McCorkindale) is as entranced as we are when the Swan (Jackson Fisch) comes unexpectedly close to him… Their ensuing duets resonate with a burgeoning trust and tenderness that is markedly absent from the Prince's life at court. Read more Bourne's knack for nuanced story-telling ensures we swiftly grasp the hidden desires, self-interest, insidious manipulation and callous indifference that prevail there - Katrina Lyndon's Queen is a prime example of this, uncaringly cold towards her son, openly hot towards any man who takes her fancy. Some tongue-in-cheek details are, perhaps, no longer timely but they nonetheless conjure up a persuasive context for what tragically unfolds. Bourne has tagged this 30th Anniversary tour as 'The Next Generation' - many of those on-stage weren't even born when Swan Lake was devised! From first to last, they do him proud, keeping meticulous faith with his intentions and his choreographic invention. Lez Brotherston's designs remain wonderfully sympathetic to Bourne's creative impulses: the swan costumes are now iconic. Thirty years on, and this Swan Lake not only seizes the audience's imagination - it captures their hearts as well.
Sky News AU
a day ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
Convicted murderer snapped volunteering for Labor Party with Queensland MP Wendy Bourne in lead up to federal election
Queensland MP Wendy Bourne has been pictured next to a convicted murderer sporting a Labor Party T-shirt as the pair campaigned together for the party in April, a now-deleted post on social media has revealed. John William Holznagel was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his estranged wife and her boyfriend in 1979, but he only ended up serving around 13 years of the sentence imposed. The Sunday Mail revealed that Mr Holznagel is now a preacher in the southeast Queensland town of Rosewood, west of Ipswich. He has also helped campaign for the Labor Party in the town in the lead up to this year's federal election. The revelation comes after the convicted murderer was spotted with the Queensland member for Ipswich West in a picture posted to social media on April 19, which has since been deleted from the website. In the photo, Mr Holznagel appears to be volunteering for the political party as he wears a Labor Party T-shirt displaying Ms Bourne's name on the front. The pair had been spreading the word about the Albanese government's 'record cost of living relief' and 'record spending on locals roads' in Rosewood that day, according to the caption of the post. Labor have said Ms Bourne was unaware of the convicted murder's background when the photo was taken, The Courier Mail has reported. has approached Ms Bourne for comment. Mr Holznagel was aged 24 when he killed his estranged wife Christine Joan Holznagel, 20, and her boyfriend John Steven Kingston, 22, more than 40 years ago in suburban Brisbane. The apparent blunder by the Queensland MP to be in a picture with Mr Holznagel joins a number of controversies that have surrounded 2025 federal election campaign volunteers. Minister for Housing Clare O'Neil became entangled in a controversy after it was revealed that ten individuals associated with Hubei Association, a group accused of having ties to the Chinese Communist Party, were being recruited to staff her polling booths on election day. Teal MP Monique Ryan was also embroiled in the situation as a video emerged of a volunteer for her campaign saying that Hubei Assocation president Ji Jianmin "required us Chinese diaspora to support her". Labor MP Andrew Charlton was also filmed questioning Liberal Party volunteers about their religion in his Parramatta electorate, in footage which showed him approaching a person and asking "Are you a member of the exclusive Brethren? Are you?". Sky News host Chris Kenny at the time the footage surfaced suggested Mr Charlton's questioning of volunteers was "odd". "What business is it of Charlton's to ask people about their religion. Why is it relevant?" Kenny asked.
The Guardian
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Grifter loneliness is not for me any more': Julia Stiles on dance, Dexter and her directorial debut
Hi Julia. What's it like being directed by Paul Greengrass with his fast-cut, handheld camera, reportage style? Do you have to approach your acting in a different way? HighPriest1967Paul is an extraordinary director, a visionary director, and I absorbed so much by watching him work. He comes from documentary, so even though he was filming these elaborate, very expensive, complicated action sequences, he was still able to see things happening spontaneously. I remember when we were shooting The Bourne Ultimatum in Tangier, running through those windy streets. Normally as an actor, you turn a corner and you think you're off camera, so you'd stop. But you could never do that with Paul because there might be a camera around the corner. He always liked to keep us on our toes. You stole the show as Heather Graham's sister in Chosen Family. Is it easier to approach comedic, unpredictable roles as opposed to more intense, serious, Bourne-like performances? BicuserI absolutely love working on comedies. People don't normally think of me as a comedic actress, but when they do, I really appreciate it. It's such a different energy, trying to get other people to laugh. Working with Heather Graham was great. I've just finished shooting a Christmas comedy, Unbearable Christmas, with a lot of improv comedians, and had to keep up in terms of ad-libbing lines. It was the most fun I've ever had. Have you ever considered being in a superhero film? What hero appeals to you the most? nailsthatglowI wouldn't mind playing a villain. I think Mike Myers said that the villain is the hero of his own story. I would find a nerdy acting way to make my villain especially villainous. The hip-hop dance montages in Save the Last Dance were an absolute hook, but the emotional breakthrough scene about the loss of your mother was so powerful. Did you have to dig deep to convey the grief and trauma? MissMuftyThankfully, no, I did not have to draw from personal things. What is beautiful about the setup of that movie, with her mother dying in a car crash, is that it touches on something fundamentally sad and tragic for any human being. So my imagination took over. It was such a wonderful opportunity to do formal dance training. I'd taken ballet, modern dance, jazz and tap classes as a teenager, but never that intensely. I put a lot of pressure on myself, but it was such a great opportunity to dance for six hours a day. I think I got the job because I was better at hip-hop than ballet. You once said you always wanted to be Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan. Do you still? MrSOBaldrickWhat I responded to about that character was her free-spiritedness. She just didn't care, and she was so playful. But I think her grifter loneliness is not for me any more. You committed to studying English literature when your career was flying, which is hugely impressive. What did your studies do for you the most? SidKupI was an English major. The joke is that English majors are just reading books, writing essays, and what are you really being trained for? But what I was learning was storytelling. When I finally got to direct my own movie, Wish You Were Here, a lot of what I had learned in terms of classical storytelling, act structure and character development came in handy. Did you seek out advice from other directors? Sagarmatha1953I did. I called Doug Liman, who directed The Bourne Identity. I was lamenting my budget constraints and he gave me advice that I will take with me for ever: when they start giving you more money, they start telling you what to do. I sent Rodrigo García [who directed Stiles in web series Blue] my director's cut and asked for notes. I also sent it to Susan Seidelman, who directed Desperately Seeking Susan, who I do not know personally, but I'm getting bolder in my old age. She wrote me really extensive, thoughtful notes. I thought that was really lovely, because she didn't have to take the time to do that. Do you regret breaking up with Dexter? Shauny79Well, I didn't break up with Dexter. Lumen, my character, broke up with Dexter. I remember the writer saying: she's now been freed of the darkness. It was a beautiful relationship because he helped heal her from trauma. But she didn't need to be on the dark side any more. She could go back into the light. Which meal/dish from New York do you miss when away? RobHughes84I used to be a really good cook. I have three kids now, so I'm really good with things like chicken nuggets. I always miss New York City pizza. That's one of the first things I want to eat when I come back. If I go to another country, particularly in Europe or even parts of the US, I will taste-test their pizza to see how it compares to New York City pizza. There's something about a local slice that you really can't beat. Do I like British food? I love a good Sunday roast. I remember working in London on a play for many, many months. It was a two-hander, so there weren't a lot of other people to hang out with. But on the weekends, the producers would host a Sunday roast, so it was always something to look forward to. Have you ever considered opening a tile shop, called Julia's Tiles? Danko1981No, I have not. I don't think I've been so entertained by a TV show with such an insane plot line as Riviera. Did it make sense to you, or did you just do the role to spend summers in the French Riviera and Venice? brianofbritainI loved making that series. I think we really hit our stride in the third season. I would be lying if I said I didn't … of course, filming in Venice and the south of France was hugely appealing. But I couldn't go to work every day if I wasn't interested in the character and the story I was telling. Can you still remember Kat's sonnet from the end of 10 Things I Hate About You [as quoted by Drake in his feud with Kendrick Lamar]? RDMillerOh, I don't think I could remember the whole thing. I've had to clear out space in my brain for 25 years of other monologues. Let's see … 'I hate the way you talk to me. I hate it when you stare … something, something, something … I hate your big dumb combat boots and the fact that you read my mind … something, something, something. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you, not even a little bit, not even at all.' That's the heartbreaking part of it. She's like: I really like you. Am I going to be in the sequels? Oh, they're news to me! Wish You Were Here is available to rent or buy now
Korea Herald
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Matthew Bourne's all-male ‘Swan Lake' returns to Korea for 30th anniversary
Matthew Bourne's groundbreaking "Swan Lake" — the ballet that catapulted the British choreographer to international fame — is returning to Korea for the first time in six years to mark its 30th anniversary. Reimagined with a menacing and powerful male ensemble of swans in place of the traditional female corps de ballet, the production has garnered both critical acclaim and popular attention worldwide. Since its Korean debut in 2005, the production has been staged four times in the country, drawing over 100,000 theatergoers. LG Arts Center said Sunday that it will host 16 performances of the anniversary production from June 18 to 29. Premiered in 1995, Bourne's Swan Lake transposes the ballet's classical setting to a contemporary royal court of a dysfunctional family. It follows the emotional journey of a young Prince struggling with identity, desire and his complex relationship with the Swan — a symbol of the freedom and love he yearns for. Set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, the ballet moves between the Prince's dreamlike fantasies and grim realities, traversing shadowy London backstreets, glittering palace ballrooms and a mysterious moonlit lake. The striking image of muscular, bare-chested male swans in shredded, feathered trousers — performing choreography that is both powerful and sensual — remains one of the production's most unforgettable scenes. The production has since become the most successful dance theater work of all time, holding the record as the longest-running full-length dance classic in both the West End and on Broadway, according to the LG Arts Center. The 30th-anniversary staging comes under the banner of 'Next Generation,' highlighting the emergence of the company's rising stars. "As our swans take flight once more in this major revival, I'm full of anticipation for the challenges it will bring for our next generation of dancers and the wonder that it will bring to audiences who will experience it for the very first time," Bourne said in a press release. Taking on the lead role of the Swan are Jackson Fisch and Rory Macleod — both of whom appeared in Bourne's "Romeo and Juliet" at LG Arts Center Seoul last year — as well as Harrison Dowzell, a star performer with New Adventures since 2019. Returning to the stage as the Prince are James Lovell, Stephen Murray and Leonardo McCorkindale, all of whom starred in the 2019 "Swan Lake" in Korea.
