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News18
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Paresh Rawal Compared Marriage To War: 'Difference Is, You Get To Sleep With Enemy'
Last Updated: Paresh Rawal also likened marriage to going to a restaurant and liking another person's order. Veteran actor Paresh Rawal, renowned for his impeccable comic timing in films like Hera Pheri and Oh My God, shares a heartwarming love story with his wife, Swaroop Sampat. Their journey from a chance meeting to a lasting partnership is a testament to love, patience, and mutual respect. When the duo starred together in the play Shaadi@ they chatted with fans on Rediff, and Paresh Rawal's replies about marriage caught everyone's attention. When a fan asked, 'Paresh bhai are U online or not?" The actor responded, 'Dialogue: Marriage is like a war. The only difference is in a marriage, you get to sleep with the enemy…" Another fan asked, 'Paresh Ji Hume gussa aa raha hai. Aap Humare sawaal ka jawab nahi de rahe hain ??? — Joke sunao tumhare kisi natak ka???" The actor responded, 'Getting married is like going to a restaurant.. You order something, and when you get the food, you prefer the dish the other guy ordered…" Paresh Rawal and Swaroop Sampat's paths first crossed in 1975 during a college play. Paresh, struck by Swaroop's presence, boldly declared to his friend, 'This girl will be my wife." Despite the unconventional proposal, Swaroop was intrigued but didn't hear from him for nearly a year. When they reconnected, Swaroop was impressed by Paresh's acting skills and agreed to date him. Their relationship blossomed over time, leading to a deep bond. In 1987, after 12 years of courtship, they married in a private ceremony at Mumbai's Lakshmi Narayan Temple, keeping the event intimate with just close family and friends. Swaroop, a former Miss India and actress known for her role in the iconic TV series Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, transitioned into education and child development. Her dedication led her to become a finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2019. Paresh has been a steadfast supporter of her endeavours, often attending events and launches to show his unwavering support. Together, they have two sons, Aditya and Anirudh. Aditya has pursued a career in screenwriting, while Anirudh has worked as an assistant director in the film industry. First Published:
Perth Now
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Kaiser Chiefs announce 20th anniversary reissue of seminal debut album Employment
Kaiser Chiefs are releasing a 20th anniversary edition of their seminal debut album 'Employment'. As 20 years is typically celebrated with china, Ricky Wilson and co have announced the 'China Anniversary' formats. The 1LP edition is pressed on white vinyl, and includes 'bonus' track 'Take My Temperature'; the 2LP set features 15 additional tracks, including a selection of B-Sides and CD single bonus tracks, plus two previously unreleased songs, exclusive to this format. On the 3CD set, alongside the original album, the band have added 40 tracks, including previously unreleased demo recordings, remixes, radio sessions, and a selection of live tracks that chart their rapid rise from small club dates in Leeds, to festival headline act. The album - which spawned the hits 'I Predict A Riot', 'Oh My God', and 'Everyday I Love You Less And Less' - was remastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The group commented: '20 years ago, a brand-new song by a brand-new band was released. 'I Predict A Riot' was the start of something really special for some musicians from Leeds. 'And the album that followed, 'Employment', changed our lives and has soundtracked the lives of millions of others since 2005. In 2025 we are saluting 20 years of that album and everyone is invited. Come celebrate the 2000's, loving everything less and less and stripey blazers taking over the world..' Kaiser Chiefs are also celebrating the milestone with a series of shows, including Port Talbot on May 23, and huge outdoor concerts in Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Brighton, Cumbria, and Newquay. On the 18th anniversary of 'Employment', Ricky, 47, quipped on Virgin Radio: 'I mean, I don't think I've changed too much. I do get a Hello Fresh box, and I brush my teeth at least twice a day, but apart from that, I haven't changed at all. I promise you that!' 'Employment' peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. It spent over 17 months in the Official Top 40 and was eventually certified 7× Platinum. Kaiser Chiefs 2025 shows: May Thur 22nd Live at Argyle Home Park Stadium,Plymouth, UK Fri 23rd In It Together Festival, Port Talbot, UK Sat 31st Temple Newsam, Leeds, UK June Sun 22nd Pinkpop Festival, Amsterdam, NL Thur 26th Bristol Sounds, Bristol, UK Sat 28th Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK July Fri 4th Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, UK Thu 10th Weekend Beach Festival, Malaga, ESP Fri 11th Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, ESP Sat 12th Cruilla Barcelona, Barcelona, ESP Sat 19th Alexandra Palace Park, London, UK Sun 20th Splendour Festival, Nottingham, UK Mon 21st Tall Ship Races, Aberdeen, UK Sat 26th Latitude, Suffolk, UK Sun 27th Brighton Beach, Brighton, UK Thu 31st Kendal Calling, Cumbria, UK August Sat 2nd Suikkerock Festival, Tienan, BE Sun 3rd Ronquieres Festival, Braine-la-Comte, BE Fri 8th Boardmasters, Newquay, UK Sun 10th The Weekender, Belfast, UK Sat 23rd The National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, ROI Sun 24th Live at the Docklands, Limerick, ROI
SoraNews24
19-05-2025
- SoraNews24
Orange rice and orange curry from Ehime is even orangier than expected
'Oh My God!!' One of the interesting things about Japan is its highly segmented culture of regional food. For example, Kyoto boasts the best matcha, the Seto Inland Sea has your back for lemons, and you're going to get your best milk and melons from Hokkaido. But it's the level of pride that goes into these foods that really sets Japan apart, such as Aomori Prefecture's scallops being so tasty they made an ice cream flavor out of them. For another example of this, let's join our writer Kouhey in the rural western prefecture of Ehime, where the sweet, seedless mandarin oranges known as mikan are said to be best. He was there visiting the famous Dogo Onsen and came across the Jyugomangoku souvenir shop, which had some rather surprising items. The first was Mikan Gohan (Orange Rice) in a box labeled 'Oh My God!!' and 'School Lunch Monster,' which really stood out in the otherwise calm atmosphere of the shop. Kouhey checked online and found that Ehime had a unique custom of eating oranges with rice. It was even done in school lunches there, hence the nickname on the box. Nearby was another box that, while more tastefully designed, contained a far more shocking food: Salted Mikan Sea Bream Curry. That was too many incongruent foods for Kouhey's brain to process at once, and he knew he had to buy these things despite their combined total being 1,836 yen (US$13). When Kouhey returned home, he got to work making these orange meals. The Mikan Gohan was rather straightforward. One pack works with two cups of rice, and all he had to do was pour the contents into a rice cooker along with the rice and let the machine do the rest. After three minutes, he opened the cooker and was taken aback by just how orange the rice had become. As he scooped some into a bowl, the distinct scent of mikan oranges wafted towards him. Upon taking a bite, he was surprised how mild it was despite the in-your-face packaging. The taste of mikan was clearly present, but it was just enough to remain in harmony with the sweetness of the rice and had an interestingly refreshing aftertaste. As he ate, Kouhey was also preparing the Salted Mikan Sea Bream Curry. It was a simple retort pouch curry that just needed to sit in boiling water for a few minutes. He poured the vibrantly orange curry over some more of his Mikan Gohan for some orange curry and orange rice. First, he sampled some of the curry by itself and was blown away by the strength of the tangy mikan flavor in it. It was unlike any curry he'd ever had and a completely unexpected taste. The two foods went surprisingly well together. The brisk aftertaste of the rice mingled extremely well with the bold flavor of the curry. If there was one complaint, it would have been that he couldn't taste the salt or sea bream in the Salted Mikan Sea Bream Curry. The fish was hardly detectable under all the orange flavor, but the entire meal was still quite delicious. Considering their price, it's certainly not something Kouhey would eat on a regular basis, but as a memorable meal from his trip, it couldn't be beat. If you ever head out to Ehime, be sure to try this one-of-a-kind food. Photos © SoraNews24 ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Miami Herald
11-05-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
How the new Pope Leo XIV's childhood church in Chicago fell into disrepair - and what may lie ahead
CHICAGO - Above the door of the church in the last blocks of Chicago, the Virgin Mary still stands with her arms wide open. The double doors beneath the statue's feet are shut, but a disintegrating wooden side door swings freely, leading to a set of stairs with chipped paint scattered on them. Above, a pool of blue light from a stained-glass window illuminates a balcony where the St. Mary of the Assumption Church choir - including a young boy who would later become the first American-born pope - once sang. Antoinette Nuzzo stepped inside the sanctuary recently, took a look around and thought out loud: "Wow, they took a lot of stuff out of here." Nuzzo, 71, had not been inside St. Mary's since the church's final Mass in the summer of 2011. But she came back Thursday to see what remained of the old sanctuary because it is where Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, began his formal religious journey. The rail where Nuzzo knelt for her first communion as a fourth-grader was gone. The front of the sanctuary where Prevost first served the Catholic Church as an altar boy was covered with two pink and orange graffiti murals, the result of neglect after a series of closures and downsizing ordered by the Archdiocese of Chicago, which sold the parish property in 2019. An alcove that once held a statue is now empty and spray-painted with the words "Oh My God." Nuzzo wondered if the religious sculpture went to the still-operational Christ Our Savior church in South Holland, which absorbed many former St. Mary's parishioners. Many others made the same trip in Leo's first hours as pope, wanting to feel a connection with the South Sider who had just appeared in papal regalia on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. They posed for pictures outside the building and walked gingerly around the crumbling interior, agog that the first American to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics could have roots there. And in doing so, they may have been the site's first unofficial pilgrims. The Chicago area does not lack for holy Catholic sites. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in northwest suburban Des Plaines draws thousands of pilgrims for La Virgen's feast day every December. The Shrine of All Saints in Morton Grove bills itself as the second-largest collection of relics in North America. But becoming the hometown of the first American pope could bring crowds on a different order of magnitude to the south suburbs and the city's South Side. Many sites associated with past popes' lives and upbringings have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful, and papacy-themed tourism more broadly often flowers in popes' hometowns. Benedict XVI's birthplace in Germany and John Paul II's old family home in Poland are both now museums, and themed tours of the cities where they spent parts of their lives abound on the internet. The grand basilica where Pope Francis was baptized in Buenos Aires has become a popular stop for tour groups, as well. People who gathered outside the abandoned St. Mary of the Assumption on Thursday mused about what the future might hold for Pope Leo XIV's childhood church, given its new significance. "If he was baptized here, it's a historic place," said Oak Lawn resident Steve Ligda. "I bet (the archdiocese) wishes they didn't close it now." Aaron Hollander, a scholar of theology and culture based in New York, said it made sense for people to spontaneously come out to the church as they sought a sense of connection to the new pope. But the site's religious status in the long term still remains to be seen. "It will depend in part on what Pope Leo does and what he becomes and how his relationship with the faithful changes over time," he said. Hollander said it's likely there may be a push to formalize the site's status as a destination but cautioned that there was no way to predict the intensity of organizing or the official response from the archdiocese. Emily Crews, a scholar of religious life at the University of Chicago Divinity School, said it would be "fascinating" to observe whether St. Mary's or Leo's childhood home, a few blocks away on the 200 block of East141st Place in Dolton, draw religious tourists or pilgrims given their newfound significance to the history of the church. A key factor will be whether the archdiocese would buy either the church or the home, she said. A spokesperson for the archdiocese said there were no plans to repurchase the old parish property and couldn't comment on the future of the pope's childhood home.. So the future of the church remains unclear. The archdiocese merged St. Mary of the Assumption with Queen of Apostles in Riverdale in 2011 to become the St. Mary, Queen of Apostles church. The archdiocese spokesperson said the new congregation was placed at the Riverdale church building because it was in better condition. That congregation merged with two others in 2019 to become Christ Our Savior, according to the archdiocese. Cook County tax records show the archdiocese sold the St. Mary of the Assumption property - which encompasses the church itself, the school, convent, rectory and annex - to a company called Eugene Benjamin Properties in 2019 for just under $250,000. Then the property was sold again in 2022 to the South Side-based JBlendz Holdings, records show. JBlendz Holdings bills itself online as a telecommunication infrastructure maintenance company. One of the company's owners, Joe Hall, fielded questions from reporters Thursday afternoon on the cracked front walk as people trickled in and out, taking smartphone photos. Asked why the site has stood apparently untouched since it changed hands three years ago, Hall cited a series of weather-related setbacks. He said his ambition was to renovate the five buildings on the parcel for community development uses, including a food pantry, and to get it equipped with free Wi-Fi. Hall said he had planned to keep the church building itself as a space of worship. But he acknowledged that the news from Vatican City might scramble the rest. "Whatever plan we thought we had, it's all been changed in the last few hours," he said. That said, he added, he would not sell or lease the property "unless it had anything to do with the pope, period." Late on Thursday, Dolton Village Trustee Stanley Brown took in the church's facade from beneath his black cap. He'd passed by the building for years, he said. And he was chuffed to know that it suddenly had a place in the history of the Catholic Church, particularly after the village had weathered years of political turmoil. "For all the things we've been going through, (God) sent us the pope here in Dolton," he said. "So that is a blessing." It was early evening by the time Laura Mathews traipsed through the building in her neon crossing-guard vest and reflective sunglasses. Every few steps, she'd shout, "I remember this!" Mathews, 71, remembered wearing the blue and white jumper uniform as an elementary student at St. Mary's, and trying to stay out of the way of one particular nun, Sister Cecilia. She said she'd never forget the thunderstorm the night of her first communion. She recalled glaring at the crucifix the first Easter after her mother died. As a young woman, she quit going to church and questioned her faith. Eventually, she said, she came back around. Nuzzo reminisced about the white dress and the hat with flowers she'd worn for her first communion. They both remembered the pope's parents, a school superintendent and a librarian, reading in front of the congregation, and picnics on the back lawn and carnivals in the parking lot. They remembered where the baby room had been and where the rosaries had been kept. Looking around for the first time in 14 years, they saw the stained glass had largely survived. The place was gutted. The air smelled like must. But looking up at the windows, the friends were amazed by how much - including the memories - remained. (Chicago Tribune reporter A. D. Quig contributed.) --- Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
The Star
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
K-pop girl group (G)I-dle renames itself to 'I-dle'
(G)I-dle has rebranded itself to simply "I-dle' to mark seven years since the girl group's debut (G)I-dle has rebranded itself to simply "I-dle' to mark seven years since the girl group's debut, Cube Entertainment announced recently. '(G)I-dle will now be promoting under the new name 'I-dle,'' the agency said, as it further explained that the rebranding signals a fresh chapter for the group, which debuted May 2, 2018. The updated name drops both the '(G)' and the Korean word 'yeoja,' meaning 'female,' which the group had used since debuting as '(G)I-dle.' It reflects the K-pop act's desire to move beyond gender-based labels and showcase a broader identity with greater creative and conceptual freedom. The group will also be dropping a new album under the new name on May 19. The new name reflects the K-pop act's desire to move beyond gender-based labels. All five bandmates renewed their contracts with Cube Entertainment in December. With this bold rebranding, I-dle aims to go beyond a simple name change and pursue a new leap forward in its career. Since debuting with Latata, the group has released a string of hits, including Oh My God, Dumdi Dumdi, Hwaa, Tomboy, Nxde, and Queencard. — The Korea Herald/Asia News Setwork
