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ABC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Ticket Update: Sonya & Jules Live In Cabaret
After the first release booked out in record time, additional seats for Sonya & Jules Live in Cabaret will open for bookings from 12noon today Wednesday 28 May. There are only a handful left, so it's likely these will go very quickly! To book, go to the 'Sonya & Jules Live in Cabaret' booking page on the Adelaide Cabaret Festival website.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Stephen Curry's mom Sonya Curry revealed her never-before-shared passion inspired by music legend Usher
Sonya Curry. Image via: sacurry22/ Instagram Stephen Curry's mom, Sonya Curry, surprised fans with a candid and lively confession during an episode of the Straight to Cam podcast in April. While chatting with her daughter, Sydel Curry-Lee and WNBA star Cameron Brink, Sonya opened up about a passion she's kept hidden for years, and to everyone's surprise, it was her dream of being a hip-hop backup dancer. Stephen Curry's mom, Sonya Curry, shared her long-hidden passion In a candid revelation that felt both heartfelt and hilarious, the mother of the four-time NBA champion, Sonya Curry, said, 'I've always wanted to be a backup dancer. Like a hip-hop backup dancer.' It's a dream Sonya hasn't let go of, even now. She shared how she regularly practices dance routines when she's home alone in Florida. Of course, no audience, no stage, just pure joy of enjoying her passion. 'Nobody knows this, but when I'm home by myself, I actually practice these things in my life. So, I watch videos and stuff, and I try to do moves. I still do it to this day,' she revealed on the Straight to Cam podcast last month. The Moms on Raising the Curry Family, Wild Bachelorette Stories & The Big Fight Explained | EP 11 The moment was more intriguing as her awareness of what the neighbors might think did not divert her from doing the things she loves. With a laugh, she admitted, 'I was doing it the other day in my home in Florida, and I was like, there's no curtains on my window. So I was like, my neighbors are probably like, 'What is this woman doing?'' One of the NBA's most respected moms dancing freely to loud music in her pajamas is as delightful as it is unexpected. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025: Steel Suppliers From Mexico At Lowest Prices (Take A Look) Steel Suppliers | search ads Search Now Undo And what's the soundtrack to her secret solo dance sessions? It was none other than R&B legend Usher. Sonya admitted her admiration for his performances, especially one award show set that stuck with her. 'Usher's always added to things… he had all the ladies, and there was one with short hair. She was doing splits and kicking her leg up in the air and doing all that. I was like, I could just, just one time.' If becoming a backup dancer doesn't pan out, Sonya joked, 'Then I'll just be one of the, you know, you go to clubs in Miami and you get in the little cage and you dance. A go-go dancer.' Also Read: Jimmy Butler parties in style with Sofia Vergara and J Balvin at lavish Tuscan birthday bash [Watch Video] Sonya Curry's open, spirited revelation would resonate with many fans. Sonya's appearances in public are often seen as a composed figure courtside at NBA games or advocating for family and education. But her dream of dancing like Usher in the living room reveals her intent to follow her passion, although behind closed doors. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Literary Rehab: How to balance Life with Lit
Dear Reader, This is my week of non-reading. I've been forced into literary rehab. As someone who spends all their free time between the pages of a book, this is pure torture. The only times I haven't read were when I was forbidden to —maybe there were exams, or maybe my mother decreed I was straining my eyes too much. Even then, there were always inventive ways around the ban: reading a Five Find-Outers mystery between my science textbooks or reading Gone with the Wind under the sheets. But now, even I know it's time to stop reading. I've returned to Mumbai to a house filled with cartons that need unpacking, a desk cluttered with unpaid invoices, and chaos in every corner. I have a week to fix it all before leaving again. The writing is on the wall: I need to stop reading—even my to-be-read list. Sonya, don't look at Audition by Katie Kitamura, never mind that your book club is reading it. Or How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie, by your bedside after your girls recommended it as riveting. Or Fasting—no, you can't call it 'health research.' and pretend that's not reading. Sonya, read the writing on the wall. Stop Reading. My friends say, 'You read so much!' like it's a virtue. (The truth? I've long disguised my escapist addiction as self-improvement. My notebooks are plastered with lofty quotes: 'Reading fiction allows us to explore the depths of our own emotions, question the world around us' 'Readers are leaders,' etc. All true—but did those wise souls mean for me to neglect life entirely?) I skim from story to story, drunk on make-believe. Monday: Chinese spies in The Hidden Hand by Stella Rimington. Tuesday: Shanghai murder mysteries. Wednesday: Nigerian sci-fi in Death of the Author. Friday: House of Huawei. And on the weekend, real life scams in Empire of Pain and The Everything War. Sounds perfectly bookish I know. Except that at this point, between you and me, and strictly off the record - it's time to stop. My binge-reading has left me mired in a mountainous mess. And it's just a week of not reading—how bad could it be? Plus I've done it once before. Six years ago, following Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way program, I was forced to quit all reading as part of the course. For a whole week ! The first days were hell—what to do in queues, waiting rooms or winding down before bed? But slowly, I re-learned to play the piano, sketched, even tidied drawers. Shockingly, not reading had unexpected perks. Also Read | Book Box | Reading without rules Now on Day 1 of literary detox, I clear my desk, my cupboard and my hard drive. Afterwards, I slump onto my reading spot (red cushion, propped pillows) with no soothing prospect of a book before me. Instead I stare into space, at my walls full of bookshelves, and wonder: Did I always read this much? At 21, studying at IIM Calcutta, I barely touched novels—just MBA notes. Work life weekends in Mumbai revived my habit. Motherhood pared reading down to Saki and Maugham short stories, read in bits between baby cries. Now, with grown kids, I read 100+ books a year, and binge on book clubs. This week is different. With no books to gobble my attention, I discover life beyond the pages. I sit about more, I day dream. The girls and I go buy flowers, we go hunting for light fixtures. I make mango ice cream, egg sandwiches and homemade mustard. I write more. I start writing a screenplay. I also end up irritating my family ! Suddenly I am noticing all their little misdeeds and their messes. Go back to your murder mysteries, they beg me. As the week draws to a close, I am strangely content. This literary detox feels like a palate cleanser, like breathing in the scent of coffee beans between glasses of wine. I am more intentional and more mindful about my reading life. I shift away from the latest bestsellers and decide to begin a long planned project - re-reading old classics, beginning with The Brothers Karamazov. It feels like this break - even from a good habit - has sparked creativity in me, and given me more focus. Going back to reading is amazing - for reading is magic—it deepens our empathy, stretches our imagination, and connects us to lives we'll never live. But I realise there's another kind of magic too: unhurried conversations, homemade mustard, swimming with your daughters, noticing the shape of your day. The best stories aren't just the ones you read—they are also the ones you pause long enough to live. (Sonya Dutta Choudhury is a Mumbai-based journalist and the founder of Sonya's Book Box, a bespoke book service. Each week, she brings you specially curated books to give you an immersive understanding of people and places. If you have any reading recommendations or suggestions, write to her at sonyasbookbox@ The views expressed are personal.)
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
2 Sonya Massey bills pass House, head to Governor's desk
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — New legislation is heading to Governor Pritzker's desk that lawmakers hope will prevent future tragedies such as the killing of Sonya Massey. On Thursday, the Illinois House of Representatives passed two bills that were sponsored by Senator Doris Turner and Representative Kam Buckner. One — SB 1953 — aims to revise police hiring procedures by requiring law enforcement agencies to take a more comprehensive review into an applicant's past employment. Their former employers would have to make available their employment records for inspection by the hiring agency prior to a 'final offer of employment' being made. Upcoming trial dates for Sean Grayson announced The second bill — SB 1954 — allows for Sangamon County to establish a recall procedure for elected officials, a procedure that would be up for a referendum in November of 2026. Both bills previously passed the Senate — 1953 unanimously and 1954 by a party-line vote. With the House's approval, the bills now only need Governor Pritzker's signature to become law. Prior to the bills' passage in the House, Turner and Buckner hosted a news conference to explain the legislation and answer questions. Turner was a friend of the Massey family and knew Sonya personally. 'This is very difficult for me, because this is not just another tragedy in my district. This is one that's very, very close to me' Turner said during an opening statement. 'Sonya was not just a constituent or someone I knew casually…Sonya was a regular visitor to my home. We actually visited on my front porch a week before her murder. During our visits, she always called me 'Auntie.'' Guided by the calls of Sonya's mother for justice, Turner helped create the Massey Commission and started writing the legislation immediately. She had both the support of the Massey Commission, the Illinois Sheriff's Association and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. Turner and Buckner were joined at the news conference by Tony Romanucci, a lawyer representing the Massey family, and Sonya's father James Wilburn. All four expressed that Sean Grayson,, the former sheriff's deputy who shot Massey, should never have been hired by the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office. Sangamon Co. distributing new mental health survey to residents WCIA previously reported that before joining law enforcement, Grayson pleaded guilty in two misdemeanor DUI cases and that he had a history of disciplinary issues at his previous jobs in the Logan County Sheriff's Office and the Girard Police Department in Macoupin County. Former Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell said he was aware of the DUI charges, but he was not aware of Grayson's history in Logan County. Campbell's office received no documents from its counterpart that would have helped to make a hiring decision. 'You need to know the full story, the disciplinary files, the internal investigations, the psychological evaluations. And you need to do it before they are on our streets or worse, off in our homes,' Buckner said. 'Every department deserves to hire with integrity. We owe it to Sonya. We owe it to her father. We owe it to every family who's lived through this kind of pain or who praise if they never have to.' 'They want good officers on the street. They don't want bad officers to be hired,' Turner added. 'And that was one of the reasons why I believe that the Police Chiefs' and Sheriffs' Associations were so eager to work with me on this and come to the table very early on back in the summer and continue to work on it.' SB 1953 also expands the creation of police merit boards and commissions by lowering the population requirement. Current law says that only counties with a population of 1 million or more can establish these boards and commissions; SB 1953 lowers that requirement to 75,000. 'Had Senate Bill 1953 been in place when Sean Grayson was applying for that position, he would not have been hired,' Romanucci said. 'We would not be here having this press conference and Sonya would be alive. So that is how important this bill is.' Ben Crump, legal team speak out on 'historic settlement' for Sonya Massey's family If SB 1953 is signed by Governor Pritzker, Illinois would become the first state in the nation to pass this kind of legislation. It was legislation that James Wilburn called for in the aftermath of his daughter's death and it is legislation that he wants to see implemented nationwide. 'I commit now that this kind of law that Senator Turner and Leader Buckner have introduced in Illinois, it should go across all the states of the United States so that no other family has to go through what we're going through,' Wilburn said. 'I'm just so thankful today that we're right here at the precipice of making this law in Illinois. And Illinois can be the leader in our country. They say 'So goes California, so goes the United States.' I think 'So goes Illinois,' as the leader and the first one to pass this kind of legislation. This needs to go across the whole United States. And that's my commitment here today that that happens.' SB 1954, meanwhile, was created in response to the calls for Campbell to resign and his initial resistance to doing so. Sangamon County does not currently have a way of recalling elected officials from their positions. To recall a countywide elected official, electors of the county would be required to submit petitions containing signatures equal to at least 15% of the total votes cast for governor in the preceding election. The news conference and the passage of the two bills come a day after the Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments on Grayson's pretrial detention. 'It is tough to think about the timing, but it also is just proof positive that we're doing the right thing and we're doing all we can to make sure this doesn't happen again,' Turner said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
ABC News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Come play piano with Sonya & Jules
Join them as they wheel out the piano and invite people to play. Swing by the broadcast and let your fingers do the talking on the ivories. Sonya and Jules will be up bright and early as The Market comes alive. There'll be interesting guests, all the morning's news plus plenty of local stories. Psst! The shiny black Kawai street piano has its own story to tell too…Can you guess who was the international musical super-star to last play it? Listen in to find out. As an added bonus, Sonya & Jules will have Market goodies to giveaway, including the chance to win a Central Market voucher worth $60. And the first 50 people to arrive will enjoy a free coffee – Sonya & Jules's shout! What's happening: ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast live broadcast Friday 16 May 5.30am – 9.00am (Market traders open from 7am) The Adelaide Central Market Community Kitchen in south-western corner, off Gouger Street. We will be at the Gouger Street entrance - come and say hi, we would love to see you! Now we're talking Adelaide! Kickstart your morning with Sonya & Jules on ABC Radio Adelaide. Can't be there? Enjoy all the colour and atmosphere of the street piano celebration and listen in: Tune your radio to 891AM, listen live online at or download the free ABC listen app. for free listening on the go. Watch ABC's new show The Piano on iview To further celebrate the power of the piano, the ABC'S new six-part series 'The Piano' can be watched on ABCTV on Sundays at 7.30pm and anytime on iview. Through celebration of the street piano, regular Australians are invited to play the piano at busy locations around the country and given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Piano, hosted by Amanda Keller, is a heartwarming new series where everyday Australians share their love for the piano in surprising public spaces. From bustling train stations to lively markets, these hidden musical talents are about to captivate you. Watch as Harry Connick Jr. and Andrea Lam secretly observe the talented pianists play, selecting one to mentor for a life-changing performance at Sydney's City Recital Hall.
