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UPI
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Famous birthdays for June 8: Nick Rhodes, Kathy Baker
1 of 4 | Nick Rhodes attend the amfAR Gala Cannes on May 22 in Cap d'Antibes, France. The Duran Duran band member turns 63 on June 8. Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Scientist/mathematician Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1625 -- U.S. first lady Ida McKinley in 1847 -- Architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1867 -- Scientist Francis Crick in 1916 -- College Football Hall of Fame member/U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White in 1917 -- U.S. First lady Barbara Bush in 1925 -- Actor Jerry Stiller in 1927 File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI -- Comedian Joan Rivers in 1933 -- Actor/musician James Darren in 1936 -- Astronaut Bruce McCandless II in 1937 -- Musician Nancy Sinatra in 1940 (age 85) -- Musician Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) in 1942 (age 83) -- Actor Colin Baker in 1943 (age 82) -- Musician Boz Scaggs (Steve Miller Band) in 1944 (age 81) -- Actor Sônia Braga in 1950 (age 75) -- Actor Kathy Baker in 1950 (age 75) File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI -- Musician Bonnie Tyler in 1951 (age 74) -- Actor Griffin Dunne in 1955 (age 70) -- Cartoonist Scott Adams in 1957 (age 68) -- Comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans in 1958 (age 67) -- Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) in 1962 (age 63) -- Actor Frank Grillo in 1965 (age 60) -- Actor Julianna Margulies in 1966 (age 59) -- Actor Dan Futterman in 1967 (age 58) -- Actor David Sutcliffe in 1969 (age 56) -- Gun control activist/former Rep. Gabby Giffords in 1970 (age 55) -- Actor Mark Feuerstein in 1971 (age 54) -- Actor Eion Bailey in 1976 (age 49) -- Musician Ye, born Kanye West, in 1977 (age 48) File Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI -- Musician Sturgill Simpson in 1978 (age 47) -- TV personality Maria Menounos in 1978 (age 47) -- Ashley Biden, former first daughter, in 1981 (age 44) -- Actor Torrey Devitto in 1984 (age 41) -- Actor E.R. Fightmaster in 1992 (age 33) File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
BBC News
03-04-2025
- BBC News
Man, 69, dies days after being hit by double-decker bus in Leigh
A man who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a double-decker bus three days ago has died. The 69-year-old pedestrian was struck at a junction of Kirkhall Lane and Atherleigh Way in Leigh, Wigan at about 15:00 BST on Monday and rushed to hospital by emergency services.A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the man died from his injuries Con Nick Rhodes said officers are appealing for anyone who may have seen the incident to get in touch so the force could "understand the movements leading up to the collision which has sadly saw an elderly man lose his life". "This can be through a personal eyewitness account, or the submission of dash cam footage," he added. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man fighting for life after being hit by double-decker bus
A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a bus in Leigh yesterday (Monday, March 31). The 69-year-old pedestrian collided with the vehicle at the junction of Atherleigh Way and Kirkhall Lane. Emergency services raced to the scene, near the Asda store, at around 3pm. The air ambulance landed on the supermarket's car park. The man was treated at the roadside before taken to hospital. READ MORE: Investigation launched after man is seen 'exposing himself on five driveways' READ MORE: Police storm Greater Manchester home in major drugs sting The road remained closed for several hours whilst officers dealt with the aftermath and carried out enquiries. In an update issued today (Tuesday) Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said he remains in a 'life-threatening condition.' They are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with footage that could help investigators to come forward. Detective Constable Nick Rhodes from the force's Serious Collision Investigation Unit said; 'Since the incident we have conducted a number of lines of enquiries to establish exactly what happened but are now appealing to anyone who was in the area to please get in touch. 'This can be through a personal eyewitness account, or the submission of dash cam footage to understand the movements leading up to the collision which has left an elderly man fighting for his life.' Anyone with information is asked to call 0161 856 4741 direct or 101 quoting incident number 1953 of 31/01/2025. Alternatively, details can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what we do - bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don't miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here. You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street. If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here, and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you'll be the first to hear about it. And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. Email us on newsdesk@ or give us a ring on 0161 211 2920.
Telegraph
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
How to smell ‘rock and roll', according to Duran Duran
What did the Eighties smell like? If you were a teenager, either Anais Anais (girls), Dewberry (girls on a budget) or Drakkar Noir (boys). Like Eighties fashion, Eighties perfume was very OTT. Everybody reeked of something, not all of it pleasant. There was no opportunity to smell like your favourite singer, actor or band; celebrity fragrance, was yet become a highly lucrative global phenomenon. But for Britain's vast army of Duran Duran fans, a new scent is set to prove that good things come to those who wait. Even if they've had to wait 45 years. What does Duran Duran smell like? After decades of fond imaginings, Durannies (as their fans were called) are about to find out. Not content with selling 100 million records worldwide, scoring 18 American hit singles and 21 UK Top Ten songs, winning eight lifetime achievement awards, two Grammys, two Brits and two Ivor Novellos, Birmingham's most famous export (Duran Duran was formed by Brummies Nick Rhodes and John Taylor in 1978) have launched two scents that aim to bottle the band's essence, in partnership with luxury Italian perfume house, Xerjoff. Scent is notoriously hard to describe, but Simon Le Bon, 66, is having a go. 'It's got that moodiness and I think it's quite romantic. But it's got a kind of tough side to it as well. It reminds me of going to a really great night club, and meeting somebody fabulous,' is how he describes Black Moonlight, a heavy mix of bergamot and mandarin with notes of saffron, hazelnut and jasmine. 'I'm not very good at remembering the names of the actual things that are in them, like tonka bean and oud,' he adds. 'We talked about what we liked, and I took quite a lead in that, because I'm very, very olfactory driven.' The second scent, Neo Rio, he describes as having a 'tropical feel'. 'It's fruity, isn't it. It makes me think of opening the windows and letting a bright summer morning into your room, when the birds are really shouting at you. It's got that vibe. It's very in your face. But it's also very complex.' 'We've always liked the idea of doing things outside of the band, in the art, fashion and design world,' adds Nick Rhodes, 62, the band's keyboardist turned photographer. 'We love the idea of being able to excite a new sense – in this case, being smell – because we've mostly spent our careers with sound and visuals. We looked at it as though the project was what we would have done if we'd been a band of perfumers. The process was absolutely fascinating. We all knew the different things we liked. And just like when we're writing songs, everybody's pulling in completely different directions. Somebody wants something that's really joyful and uplifting, and somebody else wants something dark and moody and more musky. So that's exactly how the atom got split.' Better to launch two scents than cause dissent. What would they say the Eighties smelled like? 'I think they're probably a little off after all this time,' quips Rhodes. 'I'd be very careful. People often forget that the 1980s actually began as a very dark period, particularly in Britain. Politically, it was a catastrophe. And so, as young teenagers, it was fairly natural that our instinct was to get away from this. 'Let's make something positive. Let's make our own brightness.' A lot of the 1980s came out of that, if you look at fashion, film, art. So yes, there's certainly a nod towards that period. But the fragrance itself feels very modern.' Both miss the excesses of Eighties fashion. 'It's always difficult when you're part of something to try to be objective,' says Rhodes. 'But if I look at other people's things from the 1980s, rather than ours, I realise at this distance what a remarkable decade it was for invention and creativity.' 'There was so much freedom, and absolute, unrestrained imagination – people just taking any ideas that they had in the back of their minds and making it into something wearable,' says Le Bon. 'People would be telling stories through how they dressed. Modern fashion has become more understated, restrained and less willing to give that much away about oneself. [Social media] tends to encourage people to stay in the middle with everybody else. You don't want to stand out, or stick your head up above the parapet. Whereas in the Eighties, that's all we ever did. We stuck our necks up as far as they could go.' How would he describe his own style now? 'That's like trying to bite my own teeth. I have an incredible stylist in the house with me, in the shape of Yasmin Le Bon. I always look to her for advice, and I've picked up a lot of her style over the years. Look, I'm a grandfather now. But I'm not called granddad. I'm called boomba. All capital letters: B-O-O-M-B-A-H - exclamation mark,' he says, spelling it out. He and his eternally beautiful model wife Yasmin, 60, have been married for 40 years, an achievement in anyone's books, never mind in the capricious world of celebrity. Instagram yet to have been invented, they met in that time-honoured eighties pop star tradition, whereby he saw her photo in a magazine and married her a year later (in 1985). They share three daughters, and have just welcomed their second grandchild. Rhodes, meanwhile, has one daughter, whose mother is the US department store heiress Julie Anne Friedman. Duran Duran are embarking on a European tour this summer, but don't expect them to play Glastonbury. 'Look, we're really up for it, but we're not going to play the disco tent on a Saturday afternoon,' says Le Bon. So it's the Pyramid stage or nothing? 'Well, exactly. You said it.' Who would their dream surprise guest be? 'I'd love to do something with Charlie XCX,' says Le Bon. Brat is a great album.' Brat summer might be over, but Duran Duran seem keen to hard launch Brat Halloween. Their most recent album, Danse Macabre (2023) is Halloween-themed: so, too, is their 'interactive' perfume launch. Held in 'Lost City' (aka a mysterious new events space in London's West End), the dress-code is Peak Eighties, with guests instructed to 'come glam, wear black or red, no heels, no perfume, be silent upon arrival'. Less Eighties is the command to place our phones in a locked pouch. It soon becomes clear that the 'no heels' edict is on account of the narrow, dimly lit metal stairs leading down to a series of tiny rooms, to which guests are admitted six at a time. In the first room, Simon Le Bon is sitting dolorously at a bureau writing notes with a fountain pen. In the second one, John Taylor is simulating a threesome, which is to say he's reclining on a bed while two twentysomethings in front of him pretend to kiss. In the third room, a 'priest' asks us to repent our sins, before escorting us to another room, where Nick Rhodes takes our photograph (a reference to Girls On Film? Who knows?). Finally, after being held in another tiny room for crowd control reasons, a woman dressed as a bird asks us if we've ever been to paradise. 'You will now,' she says, flinging open the double doors to a bigger room that reeks of Black Moonlight. Whether guests are in paradise or purgatory will depend on their taste in perfume, but you've got to give the boys ten out of ten for effort. It might not smell like teen spirit (the band are all in their sixties now), but it definitely smells pleasantly of candied fig, rum, maple syrup and tonka bean - with a base note of money.
