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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Throwback Thursday — Celebrating 150 Years of the Messenger-Inquirer: Lake spent more than a decade as M-I photographer
Editor's Note: The Messenger-Inquirer is starting a new feature series called Throwback Thursday: Celebrating 150 years of the Messenger-Inquirer. The series will feature former newspaper employees, retired community leaders and anyone else who either helped produce the paper or made the news headlines on a frequent basis through the years. Allen Lake spent more than a decade, spanning the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, as a photographer for the Messenger-Inquirer, shooting news, sports and even food illustrations for feature sections. Lake's early love for photography came from his father who had a passion for taking nature and landscape photos. 'He was a biology teacher so he was very interested (in nature),' Lake said. 'We would travel to Canada and Florida; we were always on the go. …This was in the 1960s so the gulf of Florida wasn't developed at all. We would camp out on the beach. …It was always an opportunity to take pictures. So my dad started teaching me about photography when I was just a kid, and then I picked it up.' It would be in the military where Lake would further his photography skills. After high school, Lake said he joined the U.S. Air Force and became part of the air reconnaissance team that worked in mobile photo labs near the runways. 'This was obviously back in the era — pre-digital — so it was all film,' he said. 'We would get these massive pieces of film on rolls but the images were like 10 (foot) by 10 (foot) — the quality was off the charts. …It was just one more step in me learning photography.' After leaving the military, Lake enrolled at Morehead State University where he would receive a master's of arts degree. While there, Lake said he was part of the yearbook staff, taking photos throughout the semesters to help fill it. 'We would document for the yearbooks and they were massive projects,' he said. 'During that time, I started plugging into publication here and there to get my work published.' That would eventually lead Lake into newspapers after college. Lake's first newspaper job was around 1980-81 with the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville. It's where he would hone his news photography skills. 'I had learned the technical part of it and I grew up in a dark room,' he said. 'I had learned how to what we call push film — that's getting into darker areas and still have images. But the key more than that was learning ideas and the ways to compose an image. …Your objective is to tell a story because so often, in the newspaper, you only have one image, especially if it's breaking news.' And with Fort Campbell within the Kentucky New Era's coverage area, Lake said he spent a lot of time covering the military base. '…I went to Alaska with them and a winter warfare training; it was 60-below zero — all that kind of stuff. It seemed I was always with them,' Lake said. It was Lake's time with the New Era that prepared him for when he joined the Messenger-Inquirer staff around 1984. Lake said a memory that stands out to him was his ability to take aerial photos for the Messenger-Inquirer in a time way before drone technology. 'I had access to an airplane anytime I wanted it,' Lake said. 'I didn't even have to check with the editor; all I had to do was go shooting down the road as fast as I could to the airport, grab a pilot and plane and I was gone,' he said. During his time at the Messenger-Inquirer, Lake found himself covering U.S. presidents, capturing a joyful moment of future NBA player Rex Chapman and climbing to the top of the Blue Bridge for a perspective no one had seen before. Lake's creative side also had him coming up with ideas for the newspaper's Food Page. He recalled one photo shoot that involved a live snake eating a piece of fruit. 'The idea was to try to take photography to another level and yet tell a story,' Lake said. '…I remember going to a news photographers conference and their objective was the hardcore (news). And it's not that I didn't cover the hardcore … I did. But there's more than just the hardcore. For me to get into food photography, and to see how far you could take it and the different creating things you could do with it, was a blast.' Lake would leave newspaper in the mid-1990s to start his photography business. Lake, who is now 70, still maintains his photography business while also teaching college classes such as ceramics, photography and art history part time at local and regional colleges. 'It was such a neat and powerful experience,' said Lake about his time at the Messenger-Inquirer. '…Honestly, after about six or seven months later, I regretted leaving. …There were a lot of creative people there. It was a good group.'
Newsweek
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Gen Z Asked What's 'Cringe' About Millennials—Not Prepared for Response
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A viral video has left people in stitches after a 32-year-old shared the list of things her Gen Z sister said are "cringe" for Millennials. "I asked my sister to tell me all the things that are cringey that we Millennials do," Lea, who didn't give her surname, told Newsweek. "Because I started getting some comments on my videos that I was cringey and 'Millennial core'. I had no idea what that meant. I thought I was young and cool, so I had to find out more." Millennials are defined as those born between 1981 and 1996, while Gen Z fall into the years 1997 to 2012, while Gen Alpha is the cohort born up until 2025. Lea soon found her sister didn't hold back—and her responses left both her and the internet stunned. From fashion choices like tucking in tops, to online habits like posting polished videos and zooming in, the generational divide quickly became clear. Even the signature Millennial "peace sign and pout" and the classic "Millennial pause" before speaking in videos made the list. Pictures from the video where Lea shared the things her Gen Z sister told her are "cringe." Pictures from the video where Lea shared the things her Gen Z sister told her are "cringe." @laughinglea/TikTok "I can't believe we are not tucking in our clothes!" Lea said. "The most shocking one is how clubbing culture has changed—I go more into this in my other videos but it's so interesting how both Covid and technology have played such a huge part in shifting culture; especially in drinking culture." Other habits called out included pulling ugly faces on purpose, using hashtags like "Throwback Thursday" and "hashtag blessed," and dressing up to go to clubs—which Gen Z apparently finds "cringe." Lea, from the U.K., says she was especially surprised to learn that Gen Z often opts for trainers and jeans instead of getting glammed up for a night out. "I wanted to share this on TikTok because it's absolutely fascinating and I knew other Millennials would be as shocked and intrigued as I was," she said. "I'm blown away by the reaction—thousands of comments from both Millennials and Gen Z-ers sharing their experiences and views, I love it. I am now doing more videos on changes in our culture." Five Millennial Things Gen Z Say Are "Cringe" Fashion: Tucking in clothes, like the classic "French tuck" is a big no in the Gen Z world. Face: Pulling ugly faces on purpose, peace signs and pouts are out, with Gen Z finding them particularly "cringe." Videos: Well-edited videos, zooming, and the so-called "Millennial pause" are all tell-tale signs of the being a Millennial. Sayings: Things like "throwback Thursday," "living my best life" and being #blessed are all cringe according to Gen Z. The club: When it comes to the club, Gen Z do things differently. The attire is strictly sneakers and jeans, while dancing with your arms above your head is "embarrassing" too. With over 790,000 views and more than 1,800 comments, on Lea's TikTok page, @laughinglea, since being posted last week, people shared their own thoughts on the divide. "I can honestly say I was never bothered by other generations when I was of Gen Z age. They're weirdly obsessed with us," said @LauraK11. While another viewer @val said: "So basically no effort, no having fun, no making jokes. Got it." "Gen Z are mini boomers. They failed the vibe test. Their opinions have been voided," said @Mick_T. But Gen Z also got involved, with some even sharing their apologies for others in their cohort. @Caroline said: "As a Gen Z, I would just like to apologize for all the judgy and negative people in our generation. I promise we're not all like this. Also tucking in looks way better, I don't care what anyone says." Read more Gen Z think the retirement age should be lower Gen Z think the retirement age should be lower Fashion is just one area where Millennials and Gen Z differ, with Pew Research noting how most Millennials grew up against the backdrop of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as remembering 9/11, while their youth was shaped by the 2008 recession. The site said: "...many of Millennials' life choices, future earnings and entrance to adulthood have been shaped by this recession in a way that may not be the case for their younger counterparts. The long-term effects of this "slow start" for Millennials will be a factor in American society for decades." For most Gen Z, technology has been a ubiquitous force in their lives, unlike any generation that preceded them. "The iPhone launched in 2007, when the oldest Gen Zers were 10. By the time they were in their teens, the primary means by which young Americans connected with the web was through mobile devices, WiFi and high-bandwidth cellular service. Social media, constant connectivity and on-demand entertainment and communication are innovations "Millennials adapted to as they came of age. For those born after 1996, these are largely assumed," Pew Research added.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Friday 'Flash Pan': The Tragedy of Michel Briere
We've been bringing you some "blast-from-the-past" series about current and former Pittsburgh Penguins, including "Forgotten Penguins", "Throwback Thursday", and "Best Penguins by Jersey Number." But perhaps lost in Penguins history along the way are some players who - for only a blink of an eye - shined brightly then either burned out just as quickly or had their career cut short. Advertisement And for this installment of "Friday Flash Pan," we revisit the all-too-short one-year career of someone who shined very brightly for one season before tragedy struck. Today, we look back on the greatness of Michel Briere - his number, 21, one of only three hanging in the rafters at PPG Paints Arena today. © Photo Archives La Presse © Photo Archives La Presse Briere was born on October 21, 1949, in Malartic, Quebec, and his pre-NHL career turned the head of a Penguins' scout. He played junior hockey for the Shawinigan Bruins in the now-defunct Quebec Junior A Hockey League (QAJHL) - predecessor to the QMJHL - and during his tenure there, he registered a whopping 129 goals and 320 points in just 105 games. Advertisement For reference: The next-closest player to Briere in the QAJHL record books? Guy LaFleur at 90 goals and 161 points. So when the Penguins drafted Briere in 1969, they knew what kind of player they were getting. And Briere didn't disappoint: In his rookie season - what ended up being his only season - the centerman scored 12 goals and registered 44 points in 76 regular season games, as well as five goals and eight points in 10 playoff games, and helped lead the Penguins two games shy of the 1970 Stanley Cup Final. All of this was only supposed to be the beginning of a long career in Pittsburgh. However, fate had something else in mind. On May 15, 1970, Briere was involved in a car accident with two of his friends in Quebec. He sustained major head injuries, had four brain surgeries, and slipped into a coma. Advertisement Briere died 11 months later on April 13, 1971. For the entire 1970-71 season, then-Penguins' equipment manager and trainer Ken Carson carried Briere's equipment bag and jersey everywhere with the team. Even after his tragic death, his legacy resonated. No one wore 21 after Briere did, and finally, on January 5, 2001, the Penguins retired his number to the rafters. Michel's only son, Martin, carries on his father's legacy with the Penguins and was present for Jaromir Jagr's jersey retirement ceremony on February 18, 2024. Briere's short but bright stint of hockey brilliance may have only been a flash in a pan, but his legacy will live on in Pittsburgh hockey history forever. Related: Friday 'Flash Pan': The Curious Case of Warren Young Related: Forgotten Penguins Players: Derek Sanderson Related: Best Penguins by Jersey Number: #18
Dubai Eye
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Dubai Eye
Diddle! Diddle: The world championships you've never heard of
The Debrief Chess boxing, Tunarama, Hobbyhorsing to name a few… and today on our Throwback Thursday, Dane and Lucy take you back to 1974 on the World Diddling Championship. Can't figure out what it is? Clue: Lucy gives you a wonderful rendition Plus, find out why a man who's been on sick leave for 15 years is still suing his employer. See for privacy information.
New York Times
13-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
NBA Lookahead: Kevin Durant joins an (overly) exclusive club as All-Star weekend arrives
Every Thursday, I'll be taking you through the big story heading into the weekend. Or maybe the weirdest story? Or maybe just something that makes me laugh and I think will make you laugh too. Essentially, if you're subscribed to The Bounce and reading every day, we're going to have the same fun here as we do in that space. Advertisement On top of that, I've culled the weekend schedule for you to know what to pay attention to. Weird bad streaks against teams? Beefs you need to track? Just fun games with matchups you may not have known were happening? We've got that for you. On top of that, we'll have a good old-fashioned Throwback Thursday to hit you with that feel-good nostalgia. Let's have fun by starting with how we should talk about milestones. Earlier this week, Kevin Durant passed 30,000 career points. Only eight players in NBA history have managed to make it into this club, as Durant joined Wilt Chamberlain, Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James. It speaks to the unreal production Durant has managed during his 18-year career. That's especially true when you realize he missed 3/4 of the 2014-15 season, the entirety of the 2019-20 season and big chunks of the next three seasons after that. If he doesn't have those big injuries, we're probably talking about how Durant has a chance to unseat LeBron on the all-time scoring list. Here's the problem with all of this. He's not the eighth person to reach 30,000 points. He also broke the 30,000-point threshold years ago, so we're late. Are you a little confused by the contradicting statements? Well, that's because we don't look at any of this properly. There are a couple of things we should do when tracking and discussing milestones: How would it change things? If we just use regular-season numbers, Durant became the ninth player (not the eighth) to crack 30,000. Julius Erving, one of the most prolific stars of the 1970s and '80s, would already be included in that list above. If we include the ABA while also combining the regular-season and playoff numbers, then we actually have 17 players who've cracked 30,000 points. John Havlicek, James Harden, Carmelo Anthony, Dan Issel, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Moses Malone and Dr. J would all be added to the list. Durant would have actually surpassed 35,000 points for his career after Wednesday night's game. It would also mean LeBron is not far away from breaking 50,000 points for his career. If we're going to talk about the history of the league and where players rank, then we should include the entire history. The ABA matters. The playoffs really matter. And both should be added to the NBA's record books to make sure there's even more emphasis on being good enough to get to the postseason and perform. Do you plan out your weekend around your sports-viewing schedule? You're not alone. Are you the type to want to look like a sports savant by going to your local sports bar, suggesting a game to put on and then reveling in the praise from fellow patrons you'll get for knowing what to watch? You're home. Are you the type to just fly by the seat of your pants and wing it last minute when you remember games are on? Bookmark this post and refer to it later! These are the best games to pay attention to this weekend. (All times Eastern) Advertisement Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m. on TNT: The Wolves just had an embarrassing home loss to a Milwaukee Bucks team missing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Now, the Thunder are in town. The Wolves might want to take this game more seriously. Rising Stars Challenge, 9:15 p.m. on TNT: Here are the three matchups in the recently implemented tournament format for the Rising Stars Challenge. All-Star Saturday Night, 8 p.m. on TNT: We've got the Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and Dunk Contest! 2025 NBA All-Star Game, 8:20 p.m. on TNT: The NBA debuts the new All-Star tournament format to try to inject some life and competition. Reminder of the rosters: The first game will be Kenny's Young Stars against Chuck's Global Stars. Then, Shaq's OGs will face Candace's Rising Stars (winner of Friday night). The two winners of those games will face off to … win the All-Star Game? It's a little confusing, but we'll see how it goes. Wednesday was the 25th anniversary of the Vince Carter dunk contest in Oakland. The NBA had spiked the dunk contest for a couple of years, having last seen it in 1997 when Kobe Bryant took home the title. By then, the league felt the event was losing its luster. Maybe, on some level, it was. The stars of the league weren't doing the dunk contest anymore. While Kobe eventually became one of the biggest names in sports history, he was just a rookie out of high school with a lot of buzz in 1997. The year 2000 was supposed to be different, though. Carter didn't get a chance to participate in any dunk contest as a rookie because he entered the league during the lockout-truncated season of 1998-99. We didn't have the regular All-Star festivities that year as the NBA was trying to fit a 50-game campaign into a short amount of time. After Carter had built a ridiculous amount of hype around his rookie season, bringing the contest back in 2000 was a no-brainer for the league. The field was stacked with Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Ricky Davis, Jerry Stackhouse and Larry Hughes also participating. Advertisement While McGrady, Francis and Davis were legendary high-flyers in their own right, everybody was there to see Carter. Vinsanity drew on so many ideas of creativity to bring the dunk contest to its peak fervor while also bringing it to a screeching halt. If nobody knew how to react to what Carter was doing, that loss of self-control and fully functioning motor skills would be the ultimate appreciation of his aerial assault on the rim. Every dunk by Carter that night was legendary. That first dunk was unreal. We didn't know what he was going to do. As he approached the runway, we still didn't realize what he was unleashing. He did a 360 'the wrong way.' He added a windmill to it. We saw Carter almost wait for gravity to catch up, like a boxer taunting an overmatched opponent and daring him to throw a punch while his hands are down. Carter had so much adrenaline and energy coursing through his veins that he kept hopping after he landed the dunk. It was an easy 50 for the score. It set the tone for everything else, and we all knew anything short of a meteor hitting the earth wasn't going to stop him from being crowned the dunk champ. On the surface, the second dunk looked a lot like the first dunk. He spun a similar way as the first dunk. He used the windmill. But Carter's approach from behind the baseline changes the entire physics of this attempt. He didn't have a big run-up to gain momentum to launch. He essentially takes three, maybe three and a half steps, before catapulting himself into the air. That's not 25 feet of runway. That's a rocket blasting straight up into the sky. He showed the height of the dunk. I spoke to Carter about 10 years ago about this contest, and he told me he was looking to show the vertical and the height with this version of the dunk. Mission accomplished. Isaiah Rider wasn't the first person to do the through-the-legs dunk, a.k.a. the East Bay Funk Dunk. But he was the one who popularized it in the '90s when he was battling it out with Harold Miner for dunk supremacy. Kobe won the 1997 contest with his version of it. Nobody had gone off the bounce to catch the ball in the air, put it between their legs and rip the ball through the rim. Carter used his teammate and dunk contest competitor McGrady to bounce the ball. His cousin needed a couple tries to get the right height on the bounce. Even then, it was a little lower than Carter wanted. He still managed to pull off a dunk that shattered our minds. We didn't live in a time of social media and professional dunkers then. We lived in a time of Vinsanity taking form in front of our eyes. This is my favorite dunk for a couple reasons. 1) Who thinks to even attempt this? This probably wasn't the first time it was done, but it was the first time it was done on this stage. Carter had to make sure his arm was dry enough to not slip off the rim and hurt himself. It was maybe the only time of the night Carter concerned himself with gravity. 2) When I spoke to Carter a decade ago, he said his goal for this particular dunk was to change the energy in the building. Everybody had been going nuts. Advertisement He wanted everybody to be silent. He wanted to dumbfound the entire arena that was dying to explode with every dunk of his. The audacity to want to suck the air out of a building you're trying to work into a frenzy. That's not just dunking or showmanship. That's art. Every reaction to the Elbow Dunk is perfect. • You can hear Danny Ainge giggle on the broadcast. • Kenny Smith asks for a timeout as O'Neal is bewildered. • Steve Francis is wondering if he even gets second place for this effort or if Carter gets all placements in the competition. • Jason Kidd covers his face, almost in embarrassment for the futility of Sir Isaac Newton's infamous law. • Isiah Thomas is celebrating profusely. He was a contest judge! Michael Keaton was also in the crowd, and his face says it all: — Zach Harper (@talkhoops) September 21, 2019 We were all just trying to process what we just saw. The last dunk wasn't the cleanest free-throw line dunk we've ever seen. He attempted to go with two hands from the free-throw line, which is far different and more difficult than what we're used to seeing. Most dunkers are stretching as far as they can with their one arm extended, opting for the lengthening of their leap beyond comprehension. Carter went with two hands, and it cost him roughly one step inside the free-throw line. It wasn't the ending we'd hoped for, but the night was so absurd that it didn't matter. We've rarely approached that magic and hype since. Jason Richardson and Desmond Mason gave us a legendary duel. Dwight Howard provided us fun moments. In 2015, Zach LaVine took it to a new level before giving us the most legendary dunk contest showdown ever against Aaron Gordon in 2016. Even with all of the impressive exploits, I just don't see how we'll ever reach this hype and delivery again, mostly because the stars of today aren't brave enough to attempt it in the first place. That's something Carter never worried about.
