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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This Trader Joe's Snack is 'So Tasty' and 'Refreshing,' Shoppers Are Stocking Up While They Still Can
This Trader Joe's Snack is 'So Tasty' and 'Refreshing,' Shoppers Are Stocking Up While They Still Can originally appeared on Parade. While we're currently getting a little tease of the upcoming fall weather, there's still time for summer heat to catch us off guard. And even though we might be looking forward to the incoming wave of autumn vibes, there's still a weekend barbecue or two on the horizon—and a chance to bust out our favorite summer snacks. The perfect seasonal find to indulge in, might you ask? Look no further than Trader Joe's Strawberry Lemonade Ice Bars—a limited-time frozen delight that fans are saying 'tastes just like summer.' Considering Trader Joe's fans tend to stock up on any and all hot finds, this is one we'd recommend jumping on quickly. 😋😋🍳🍔 What Are Trader Joe's Lemonade Ice Bars? Somewhat like an Italian ice on a stick, this super refreshing treat is made in Italy by the same supplier behind Trader Joe's Out of This World Ice Pops. It comes in an 11.56-ounce box with 6 frozen dessert bars inside, and retails for a cool $3.29. Designed to mimic a summery strawberry lemonade you can enjoy frozen on a hot day, these ice bars are sweet, slightly sour and made with strawberry purée, lemon juice concentrate and other natural flavors. Best of all, there are no artificial flavors—making this tasty freezer find the perfect guilt-free What Fans Are Saying 'These ice pops are by far the best ever,' one fan exclaimed beneath a post shared by @traderjoeslist, who raved about the snack's perfect seasonal flavor. 'So refreshing and bursting with flavor! NEVER discontinue them!' Another fan, equally smitten, added, 'Love these—so tasty and refreshing!' And according to Natasha, who did us all a favor by sampling them, 'They're sweet, tangy and sunset-hued (literally) $3.29 for a box that'll make your freezer a lot more fun.' And that's exactly what puts this find over the top for us. Beyond being naturally flavored and the perfect companion to any summer dessert moment, these bars are beautifully hued—effortlessly matching the dreamy palette of a sun-kissed sky at day's end: pink, white and strawberry-red, all derived from fruit and vegetable juices. Whether you're stocking up for yourself or the whole family, this is one TJ's pickup worth setting a few bucks aside for. Just be sure to make room in your freezer—this limited release won't be around for long. And with fall creeping around the corner, we're expecting it to be gone in a Trader Joe's Snack is 'So Tasty' and 'Refreshing,' Shoppers Are Stocking Up While They Still Can first appeared on Parade on Aug 5, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 5, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Black America Web
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Blocked ‘Bang, Bang, Bang!' Blessings: Marlon Wayans Alleges NBC Rejected ‘The Wayans Bros.' Because John Witherspoon's Pops Was ‘Too Ghetto'
Marlon Wayans recently alleged that if it were up to NBC, The Wayans Bros. never would've had one of the most iconic characters, John Witherspoon's Pops. The gag is… network execs wanted someone like Danny Glover instead. Source: Ethan Miller/Earl Gibson III / Getty Imagine the beloved sitcom without its biggest scene-stealer! On the latest episode of Baby, This Is Keke Palmer , Marlon shared that NBC allegedly tried to yeet Mr. 'Yitadee' himself, John Witherspoon. 'We didn't make it to NBC. We did a table reading, and they thought [Witherspoon's character] was too ghetto. And they wanted us to have a different father…like a Danny Glover type, and we was like, 'No,'' Wayans recalled. NBC had a lot of power in the era of hit shows like ER and Friends , the Him actor and his big brother Shawn weren't new to this. The silly siblings had their own track record of success as movie stars and network TV veterans of a historic comedy show. In Living Color was such a breakout hit that it created the Super Bowl Halftime Show as we know it and solidified Fox's status as the fourth major broadcast network. The same dynasty behind stars like Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx knows comedic gold when they see it. 'It's the flavor of the show. We was like, 'It's John Witherspoon or it's not.' … We ain't going to do the show. And they was like, 'Well, negro, you're not doing the show,'' he continued. A legend like Danny Glover was tempting, but Wayans and his team refused to fumble the Friday star's unmatched energy for respectability politics. Fortunately, the WB understood the assignment. 'We was like 'Wait, hold on, Danny Glover, you say?' But then, the WB was starting, and it was like, 'I think that's a great combination.' So, everything is God. One man's trash is another man's treasure, and it's not about the doors that close; it's the ones that open up,' Wayans said. The show went forward as planned, starring Witherspoon as the Pops we know and love. The series premiered on the WB in January 1995, with its fifth and final season ending in May 1999. Witherspoon passed away from a heart attack in 2019 at 77 years old. Wayans went on to discuss dealing with grief, starring in the next Jordan Peele film, his Wild Child tour, and the upcoming return of the horror spoof franchise with Scary Movie 6 . Check out Marlon's full interview on Baby, This Is Keke Palmer below. The post Blocked 'Bang, Bang, Bang!' Blessings: Marlon Wayans Alleges NBC Rejected 'The Wayans Bros.' Because John Witherspoon's Pops Was 'Too Ghetto' appeared first on Bossip. SEE ALSO Blocked 'Bang, Bang, Bang!' Blessings: Marlon Wayans Alleges NBC Rejected 'The Wayans Bros.' Because John Witherspoon's Pops Was 'Too Ghetto' was originally published on
Washington Post
01-08-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
He thought he was too old to be an EMT. At 76, he's saved countless lives.
The day a man collapsed in a parking lot in Bethesda, Maryland, EMT Ed Levien rushed in an ambulance to the scene, where the injured man repeatedly called for Jesus. 'Jesus isn't here,' Levien recalled telling him. 'You've got to put up with me.' The man looked at Levien's mustached face, his thinning gray hair and his round glasses and replied, 'Okay, Pops.' That's how Levien, one of the oldest EMTs in Maryland, got his nickname a few years ago in the volunteer job that — to his surprise — has become an unintended second career and reshaped his identity. 'I never had an impact on anyone until I started doing this,' Levien, who previously worked in advertising, told The Washington Post. Levien began working as a volunteer EMT when he was 65 years old, far surpassing the age of his colleagues at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. After recovering from an unexpected injury — with the help of strangers — he decided to help others for as long as his body would allow. In the past 12 years, Levien, 76, has responded to more than 3,300 emergency calls and worked more than 13,000 unpaid hours. He has helped deliver a baby, treated potentially fatal wounds and been a calming voice for panicked families. All the while he was wearing hearing aids and managing his chronic lung condition, emphysema. Levien stopped working as an EMT in April, struggling with the physical aspects of the job, but he said he still wanted to be useful at the rescue squad — so he now trains new members, fills ambulances with medical supplies and schedules shifts. Levien's journey to becoming an EMT began with a moped crash on his honeymoon in Bermuda in August 2000, which broke his left arm and severed a nerve. He couldn't move his dominant arm for about two years, Levien said, and endured crippling pain for more than a decade. Levien struggled to cut chicken and steak at restaurants, tie his shoes and get dressed. He was surprised but grateful when strangers approached his restaurant tables to cut his meat and family members and friends bent down to tie his shoes. Feeling vulnerable shifted his perspective, and Levien started becoming more charitable himself. If he saw someone struggling to cross a street or enter a door, he said, he would help. In 2011, Levien had a neurostimulator inserted into his chest to alleviate the chronic pain in his left arm, broadening his opportunities to help others. In 2013, Levien drove by a digital billboard in front of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad's headquarters that said the group was looking for volunteers. When Levien called, he suggested he could be a dispatcher because he thought, at 64, he was too old to be an EMT. But employees said there wasn't an age limit. He did six months of medical training among a handful of 20- and 30-year-olds. Levien demonstrated his physical fitness by working with a partner to carry a roughly 100-pound mannequin up the rescue's stairs, across a hallway and back down the stairs in less than 10 minutes. Soon, Levien was taking on two 12-hour shifts a week and responding to emergency calls. 'He was given another lease on life,' said Levien's wife, Robin. 'And it didn't go to waste.' During one of his first calls, Levien helped a woman deliver a baby, whom the mother gave the same first initial as Levien. Another time, when a man ruptured an artery in his groin, Levien lay on top of him to apply pressure and slow the bleeding, and his colleagues lifted them together on a stretcher into an ambulance. The man survived, Levien said. While many first responders exchange basic greetings with patients, Levien was quick to add levity when appropriate by cracking jokes. Levien's age and life experience helped him build rapport with patients, especially the elderly and children, his colleagues said. When Kevin Wallace, 27, began working with Levien near the end of 2022, he said he thought he would 'babysit the old guy.' But a few months in, they received a call from a panicked mother who said her child was suffering a seizure. Wallace rushed to grab medical supplies as the men responded to the call. Levien calmly and correctly predicted from the symptoms that the child's seizure wasn't deadly, Wallace said. Wallace realized then that Levien knew what he was doing. Sometimes when Levien is out at dinner, he said, strangers approach and thank him for saving their family members' lives. 'You sleep well at night,' Levien said, 'because what you're doing truly makes a difference.' Levien and his colleagues still joked about his age and fashion choices. They would point out that he was the only one wearing suspenders with his uniform each shift. Before responding to calls at senior facilities, Levien told his colleagues that their primary job was to ensure employees there didn't think he was a patient and give him his own bedroom. While responding to a call at a townhouse during the coronavirus pandemic, Levien's colleague, Aaron Abramson, 27, said he would check on the patient himself. Levien asked why. Abramson, being protective of Levien, said he feared Levien would die if he got covid. In addition to his 'Pops' nickname, Levien's colleagues call him 'Mr. Ed.' 'Some people thought he was a bit of a crazy old man,' said Abramson, who now works for the Baltimore City Fire Department. 'But I think for the most part, people really respected Ed.' Levien helped save lives even when he wasn't on scene. He trained Daniel Edwards and his daughter, Ella, in emergency medicine at the firehouse. Years later, in December, the father and daughter saw someone in distress at a yoga studio, and gave them CPR. 'We were just doing exactly what we were trained to do in a pretty calm manner,' said Edwards, 51. As Levien grew older, he struggled to pick up bodies and run up stairs with equipment to reach patients. Levien's final day as an EMT was April 30. The next day, Levien's colleagues wore suspenders for his retirement party. Levien still trains new members, offers advice and restocks the rescue's six ambulances with equipment, including bandages, gloves, needles, suction tubes, toy ambulances for children and glucometers. On a recent afternoon, a group of first responders was eating lunch when an alarm went off: Someone had fallen at an assisted-living facility. A few first responders jumped into an ambulance, and Levien watched as they left within a minute. Levien misses going out on calls, he said, but he's still finding ways to help others. He routinely visits or calls his neighbors to check on their health. Plus, every morning, Levien is reminded of his life's second passion when he drinks coffee from a gray and white mug his colleagues made that says 'POPS.'
Boston Globe
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
How did pianist Emanuel Ax convince 'Star Wars' composer John Williams to write him a concerto? He hand-wrote a letter.
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up It was the closest collaboration with Williams to date for Ax, who frequently shares the stage with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, a player who may as well be Williams's muse. Their association stretches as far back as the 1980s when Williams conducted the Pops; the two released an album together in 2022, 'A Gathering of Friends,' featuring the numerous concert works Williams has written for the cellist. This coming Sunday afternoon, Ma and Ax – as well as violinist Leonidas Kavakos and violist Antoine Tamestit – take over the Koussevitzky Music Shed for an all-Beethoven chamber program. Advertisement Ax's outreach wasn't a cold call, either. Because both Ax and Williams have such longstanding Tanglewood ties, the two have crossed paths a handful of times. For 1994's Tanglewood On Parade with then-BSO music director Seiji Ozawa, Ax and Williams joined Italian pianist Maria Tipo for Mozart's Concerto in F for Three Pianos. 'I don't know if [Williams] remembers it, but I certainly remember it very vividly,' Ax said. 'And, of course, I've been to dozens of movie nights.' Advertisement In his program notes for the piece, Williams praised Ax's 'technical brilliance, refined elegance and great artistic sensibilities,' and recounted a time when he'd asked Ax if he'd 'ever encountered a bad piano,' to which Ax replied, 'all pianos are my friends.' The piece itself is inspired by the composer's memories of witnessing performances by three 20th century greats of the jazz piano: Art Tatum, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. He did not intend to mimic their styles, but 'suggest and remember the unique artistic personalities of three men who greatly inspired me,' Williams wrote. Ax is an avid jazz listener – he's especially fond of Peterson as well as the young American pianist Aaron Diehl – but he's 'not a jazz player in the least,' he said. 'I'm hopeless with it!' However, the concerto isn't what anyone would call a jazz piece, Ax clarified. 'You wouldn't know that it's based on these people. It's more an inspiration for [Williams] than anything overt, if that makes sense.' As for Saturday, the composer was present for the preparation as well as the premiere. 'I think he'll tell Andris and me exactly what he wants from the orchestral performance,' Ax said. Advertisement Ax will also perform the new concerto at Symphony Hall in January with Nelsons and the BSO, on an all-John Williams program scheduled to include a mix of the composer's music for silver screen and concert hall. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tanglewood, Lenox. July 26 8 p.m. 617-266-1200, A.Z. Madonna can be reached at
USA Today
13-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
On crutches, Stephen Thompson\u00a0says shin was 'split to the bone' in UFC Nashville loss
Nashville you are amazing! To my fans, I love y'all!! Thank you for your love and support always ❤️Pops, thank you for always being in my corner, love you!To my team back home, thank you for all of your help for this fight camp. I felt great out there 🙏Thank you to my… Stephen Thompson will leave Nashville a little worse for the wear, and with crutches. The two-time welterweight title challenger dropped a split decision in the UFC on ESPN 70 co-main event Saturday – and it wasn't the only split of his night. He also split his left shin open when a kick was checked, and the gash needed medical attention. Gabriel Bonfim (18-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) outworked Thompson (17-9-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and after the fight, "Wonderboy" posted a short video on social media – on crutches – showing his shin wrapped and saying that it was "split to the bone." Thompson lost for the fifth time in six fights. After a 13-1 start to his pro career, the decorated striker got a title shot against then-champ Tyron Woodley. He droppped a majority draw. In a rematch four months later in early 2017, he lost a majority decision. Starting with those title fights, it's been a rough road with a 4-8-1 record. Thompson has just one win by stoppage in the past nine years, and that was a Kevin Holland retirement on the stool. Check out Thompson's post below.
