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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Netflix Tudum live host Sofia Carson has always had 'a seat at the table' with this streamer
We all know Sofia Carson is booked and busy, particularly with so many beloved Netflix projects like Purple Hearts, Carry-On and The Life List. But now she's adding live host to her Netflix resume, helming the 2025 Tudum event in Los Angeles on Saturday, which will stream live on the site. "It's been a really beautiful collaboration with Netflix and the production team," Carson highlighted to Yahoo Canada. "When they invited me to be the host of this event, it was such [an] easy yes." "We've had such a beautiful partnership over the years and this feels like a beautiful continuation of that. And so it's been a lot of creative meetings, a lot of bringing to life some exciting ideas, script writing. And then, of course, now this week we're getting into the nitty gritty of rehearsals and bringing to life some special moments." Carson is, like all of us, excited about a performance from Lady Gaga, in addition to more surprises that can't be revealed just yet. But she's also looking forward to appearances from Jenna Ortega for Wednesday, the Stranger Things cast, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and to get an update on the upcoming season of Squid Game. But what really makes Netflix stand out amongst its competitors is that the company is bringing its fans in on the fun. Throwing an event that's open to fans to participate in-person, or stream from home around the world. "That's the beauty and the power behind Netflix is that it really is a family, and it's global, and fans are first and foremost, every day, but especially on Saturday," Carson said. "It's a global fan event. It's our love story to them, an ode to them, and a thank you to them for the love and extraordinary, endless support that they've given to us." "I hope that they feel celebrated and satiated with the information that we're going to give them, and the performances and all of the appearances." The host will also reveal more details about her upcoming movie My Oxford Year, starring and produced by Carson, who shares the screen with Corey Mylchreest. Carson plays Anna, an American who's fulfilling her childhood dream of attending the University of Oxford, but when she meets a charming local, Jamie (Mylchreest), and their lives shift. So what makes Netflix such an appealing company for Carson to continue to work with? Carson stressed that she really has felt supported as an artist, in front of and behind the camera. "It's an honour and a privilege to work for a company like Netflix and to create with them, and to be respected, not only as an actor, an executive producer, but now also a host," Carson said. "From the very first project that I did with them, where I was also a producer, which was Purple Hearts, I just really received a seat at the table, and behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, and it's always been that way. And they really are kind of artist forward, and it's really beautiful to be supported in that way." The event will stream live on Netflix, included in all subscription plans. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, May 31 If you've been wondering, what actually is "Tudum?" Yes, it's the spelled out version of the sound that plays before each TV show or movie you watch on Netflix. It's also the name given to a companion site to Netflix that houses information about all your favourite films and shows, including trailers, first-look photos and interviews. The first Tudum event was held in January 2020 in São Paulo, Brazil, which drew 50,000 fans over four days. When the event returned in 2023, there were 35,000 in-person attendees with more than 78 million views across Netflix's global social channels.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Netflix Tudum live host Sofia Carson has always had 'a seat at the table' with this streamer
We all know Sofia Carson is booked and busy, particularly with so many beloved Netflix projects like Purple Hearts, Carry-On and The Life List. But now she's adding live host to her Netflix resume, helming the 2025 Tudum event in Los Angeles on Saturday, which will stream live on the site. "It's been a really beautiful collaboration with Netflix and the production team," Carson highlighted to Yahoo Canada. "When they invited me to be the host of this event, it was such [an] easy yes." "We've had such a beautiful partnership over the years and this feels like a beautiful continuation of that. And so it's been a lot of creative meetings, a lot of bringing to life some exciting ideas, script writing. And then, of course, now this week we're getting into the nitty gritty of rehearsals and bringing to life some special moments." Carson is, like all of us, excited about a performance from Lady Gaga, in addition to more surprises that can't be revealed just yet. But she's also looking forward to appearances from Jenna Ortega for Wednesday, the Stranger Things cast, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and to get an update on the upcoming season of Squid Game. But what really makes Netflix stand out amongst its competitors is that the company is bringing its fans in on the fun. Throwing an event that's open to fans to participate in-person, or stream from home around the world. "That's the beauty and the power behind Netflix is that it really is a family, and it's global, and fans are first and foremost, every day, but especially on Saturday," Carson said. "It's a global fan event. It's our love story to them, an ode to them, and a thank you to them for the love and extraordinary, endless support that they've given to us." "I hope that they feel celebrated and satiated with the information that we're going to give them, and the performances and all of the appearances." The host will also reveal more details about her upcoming movie My Oxford Year, starring and produced by Carson, who shares the screen with Corey Mylchreest. Carson plays Anna, an American who's fulfilling her childhood dream of attending the University of Oxford, but when she meets a charming local, Jamie (Mylchreest), and their lives shift. So what makes Netflix such an appealing company for Carson to continue to work with? Carson stressed that she really has felt supported as an artist, in front of and behind the camera. "It's an honour and a privilege to work for a company like Netflix and to create with them, and to be respected, not only as an actor, an executive producer, but now also a host," Carson said. "From the very first project that I did with them, where I was also a producer, which was Purple Hearts, I just really received a seat at the table, and behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, and it's always been that way. And they really are kind of artist forward, and it's really beautiful to be supported in that way." The event will stream live on Netflix, included in all subscription plans. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, May 31 If you've been wondering, what actually is "Tudum?" Yes, it's the spelled out version of the sound that plays before each TV show or movie you watch on Netflix. It's also the name given to a companion site to Netflix that houses information about all your favourite films and shows, including trailers, first-look photos and interviews. The first Tudum event was held in January 2020 in São Paulo, Brazil, which drew 50,000 fans over four days. When the event returned in 2023, there were 35,000 in-person attendees with more than 78 million views across Netflix's global social channels.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Portland Memorial Day event honors veterans who died in active duty
May 26—At about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, a man's voice rang out through Evergreen Cemetery. "Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time ago. Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards, every one," he sang, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar as he crooned Peter Paul and Mary's "Where Have all the Flowers Gone." A group of children dressed in white traipsed through the cemetery with flowers in their arms, which they laid on the graves of fallen soldiers. This marked the halfway point of a Memorial Day event that began with a parade from Longfellow Elementary School to the cemetery, where speakers took to the stage to honor the seven veterans buried there who died in active duty. "I don't want these guys to be forgotten, they had hopes and dreams like everyone and they came home in a box," said Bobbi Cope, 70, who organized the event. Cope, who has lived in Deering Center all her life, remembers a small local parade celebrating Memorial Day in the neighborhood when she was a kid. Her father and uncles were all veterans and she would usually attend with her family. "I thought, wouldn't it be nice if we had something like that again in Deering Center," she said. So, in 2013, she decided to organize the Deering Center Memorial Day Procession and Commemoration. She's held the event every year since. As the kids returned to their seats, the name of each soldier killed in active duty was read out, followed by the chime of a bell. A band played "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes. A group of veterans fired a three-volley salute. A white tent was set up, shading a stage with portraits of the dead soldiers, decorated with wreaths. There was a moment of silence. Those who couldn't fit under the tent were spread out on the grass, sitting in lawn chairs and on picnic blankets. Dogs barked. Babies cried. In the front row sat David Whitten, 79, who was awarded four Purple Hearts during his service in Vietnam. He held his hand to his chest as the event wound down. "I'm very impressed and very surprised. I've never seen anybody in Portland proud like this," he said. It was his first time attending the event. Whitten said when he first returned from Vietnam at age 22, he faced hate for having served in the unpopular war. People spat on him and called him names. At the event on Monday, he was honored for his service. "This means everything," he said. Whitten enlisted in the Army after high school and served two tours in Vietnam. He said he watched multiple friends die there and was badly injured in combat. He said that 15 men from his class at Portland High School were killed in Vietnam. "I don't regret going to Vietnam," he said. "The only thing I really regret is coming home. I wish that some of my friends that died could have come home and I could have died." Whitten said he struggled after his return from Vietnam 57 years ago. He said he had several suicide attempts and had trouble feeling at home in the years after the war. But a few years ago, when he connected with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859, it changed everything. "That turned my life around, meeting other people who'd been through it," he said. After the event, a group of VFW members picked Whitten up and took him to the post on Forest Avenue. The parking lot was full. On the deck, someone grilled, and people greeted Whitten like he was an old friend. Long after the white plastic chairs were folded up and the tent in Evergreen Cemetery was taken down, Whitten sat at the bar, shoulder to shoulder with other veterans on Memorial Day. Copy the Story Link
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
GA salvage worker finds WWII vet's Purple Heart in junk pile. Here's the journey to return it
It almost sounds like something out of a movie. A WWII veteran's Purple Heart, gone for decades, was recently found in Newnan, in a junk heap. A salvage worker ran across the medal after the case containing it got lodged under the seat of his forklift. Inscribed on the medal was the name 'David T. McMahon.' Purple Hearts are given to U.S. service members who are injured or killed in the line of duty. Realizing the significance of the medal, that worker took it to the Newnan VFW to see if they could help track down the owner. That's where Steve Quesinberry steps in. Quesinberry is a history professor at the University of West Georgia in Coweta County, and has also published a book documenting veterans who died in Coweta County in the Vietnam War. 'I've tracked down a lot of family members and friends to try to get their story, because I was afraid those guys were going to be forgotten,' Quesinberry told Michigan Live. 'For some of them, they were forgotten, and it took me a long time to dig stuff up about their life.' Quesinberry started doing what he does best: researching. According to records he found, McMahon was originally born in New York and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. TRENDING STORIES: Severe storm threat moving through late tonight 'I'm scared:' Family seeks answers after missing pregnant woman walks away from Atlanta hospital Man accused of gunning down Georgia Tech student in targeted shooting has turned himself in He went to school there and eventually enrolled in the U.S. Army two months after Pearl Harbor. 'It sounds like he was one of those guys who heard about Pearl Harbor and said, 'I'm dropping whatever I'm doing and joining the military,'' Quesinberry said. McMahon was eventually stationed in the Philippines at the time of his death. McMahon's fighter plane inexplicably crashed while taking off on Jan. 26, 1945. He died from injuries three days later. Quesinberry told the newspaper that he didn't find any local relatives here in Georgia but did find an article about McMahon in the Grand Rapids Press, where his parents' names were listed. Using that article, Quesinberry was able to track down McMahon's last living relative, a 77-year-old niece living in California named Lee Colodzin. Colodzin said her parents didn't talk much about her uncle, other than that he died in WWII. Colodzin's parents died when she was 19, and her brother was 14, the newspaper said. 'I think it was back in the age when people compartmentalized themselves and didn't talk about things that hurt,' Colodzin said. 'Even though I never met my uncle, this has brought up a lot of emotion for me; thinking about him and thinking about my mother, who lost her favorite brother.' Quesinberry said the Newnan VFW is making plans to send the medal to California so Colodzin can have it. And now with the medal heading to a family member, how it ended up in junk heap in Newnan remains a eventually
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Bill OBoyle: Never forget our fallen heroes
May 25—WILKES-BARRE — On Memorial Day, we remember and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. They are all our most cherished heroes. My friend, Korean War veteran Joe Barna, 96, of Freeland, has two Purple Hearts and he knows and respects all veterans who have gone to battle. He especially holds dearest to his heart those who gave their lives for us. Mr. Barna said he made it back home and he sometimes wonders, "How?" "I look at my body and I still have two arms and two legs." he said. "I still have the same head, but it is full of memories." Mr. Barna says trying to describe war is not easy. "You have to live it, not read about it," he said. "You have to hear it, smell it, feel it. The scars come from bullets, shells, bayonets and the weather. There are other scars too — the scars you can't see. Scars in the minds of those who spent over a year in hell. They brought these demons home with them" Mr. Barna says combat is an ugly word and holds many memories for those who survive it. "For a while you tell yourself you're OK, but then something triggers a memory and you are brought back to those moments as if they are happening again," he said. Mr. Barna said Memorial Day is not a day to celebrate, but to remember and to continue to give honor to all the Americans who fought and died for a country they believed in. "Today should be about all our veterans and flags in our cemeteries," Mr. Barna said. "The flags show everyone where our heroes now sleep under a blanket of grass. In war, many young men, who are really just getting over being called a boy, will fight, and some will die. They will not get a chance to pick where he will fight nor will they get the chance to choose how they may die. God will take many of them too soon." Mr. Barna said he was 11 years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941. "I remember it was a Sunday morning and we heard on the radio that Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor," he recalled. "I was at my uncle's bowling alley. I did not know what these words meant, but I was soon to learn the full meaning. Over the next several years, I would see my town's young men, only a few years older than I, come home in flag-draped coffins. This war would last until 1945. In Washington D.C., there was a World War II monument. At the monument there is a wall that holds 4,048 gold stars. Each star represents 100 American dead. That adds up to 404,800 American lives." Mr. Barna then talked about "his war" — Korea — "a war where our thousands fought over a million North Korean and Chinese soldiers." The Korean War lasted 3 years — more than 36,000 Americans died. "In Washington D.C., 19 larger-than-life, sculpted figures of soldiers, Marines and a Navy Corpsman endlessly patrol along side a dark, reflective marble wall. On the wall, are more images of the war. These haunting images are almost calling to the marching men. I can almost hear them." And the third war Mr. Barna spoke of was Vietnam. "Again young men were called to carry a weapon and to kill an enemy. Upon another long wall in Washington D.C., lies 58,000 names of service men and women who gave their lives. "When I visit a local cemetery, I stop and read many of the stones," Mr. Barna said. "On these is a birth date, a date of death and a name inscribed in between. Think about it — between the dates is the story of a life. "This is what Memorial Day is." So on this Memorial Day, try to think about what it must have felt like for all those soldiers who fought in all those battles in all those wars. Think of what it must have felt like to know that you may never return to your country, to your hometown, to your loved ones — to your "life." That you may never marry, have children, hold a job, buy a new car or have a beer with your pals at the local bar. Think about going to battle realizing that this day — this moment — might be your last day alive — that your next breath may be your last. That you may give your life for your country and all Americans back home. This is what these soldiers did — and they did it without question. And far too many gave the ultimate sacrifice They are who we remember on Memorial Day. We remember them for what they did for us and we thank them — we pray for them. Our fallen heroes. Reach Bill O'Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
