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Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Dannii Minogue reignites feud with two stars after being 'torn to pieces' on TV
Dannii Minogue was mocked by former X Factor judge, Sharon Osbourne, and Graham Norton on the Irishman's show in an interview, which Dannii said 'tore her to pieces' Dannii Minogue has reignited her feud with Sharon Osbourne and Graham Norton after accusing the pair of 'tearing her to pieces' on TV. The Aussie, 53, was mocked on Graham's BBC chat show in 2007, with former X Factor judge, Sharon, 72, claiming working with Dannii on the iconic ITV talent series was an "odious chore". Host, Graham, who has interviewed a number of high-profile stars in his career, claimed the mum-of-one 'looked bizarre' while also mocking her accent. Adding further fuel to the fire, Osbourne matriarch, Sharon, stood up and pointed to her behind and said "look at this" when Buffy star, David Boreanaz, asked to see a photo of the Under Pressure star. Revisiting the uncomfortable scenes on the podcast, How to Fail With Elizabeth Day, Dannii claims the show on BBC"would never be made today". Claiming the pair had 'torn her to pieces', she said she believed Graham had set up the 'cruel' questions in advance, saying: "I think the difference was it wasn't being rude. There had to be production meetings to set up the things that they were doing on set in this show and these huge personalities that I looked up to and just loved what they had done." Dannii continued: "I'd loved Sharon Osbourne on X Factor. I'd love her on the Osborne's. I loved what Graham Norton was doing, and here were these people just tearing me to pieces. That show would never be made today." Dannii and Sharon have had a long-running feud ever since they started working on the X Factor together. After Dannii was rumoured to have been dating show boss, Simon Cowell, Sharon told Piers Morgan she couldn't stand the younger sister of pop superstar, Kylie Minogue. Lifting the lid on their fractious relationship on the Life Stories show, she said: "I didn't hate her because hatred is very close to love and takes a lot of emotion and I don't have that time for her. She was like an insect, a mosquito that wouldn't go away." Meanwhile, in Sharon's autobiography Unbreakable, she openly accused Dannii of having it off with Simon. "She had an uppity attitude as she was f***ing the boss," Sharon wrote. "She clearly felt sh***ing Simon gave her vicarious power and it was so immature, not to mention deeply irritating to deal with." Countering, Dannii compared Sharon to a 'school bully', writing in her autobiography, Dannii: My Story:"When I sat on the judging panel next to Sharon each Saturday, having seen her publicly destroy me on yet another television show or press interview that week, I felt as if I was back at primary school when I was forced to sit next to the school bully. "Over the course of the next year, Sharon announced to anyone who would listen that I was impossible to work with (but never explained why); that I was only on The X Factor because of my looks, not any visible talent or contribution to the entertainment industry; and Simon employed me only because he wanted to sleep with me." But, clapping back, Sharon took a direct swipe at Dannii in an interview with Best Magazine a few months later, claiming that the singer had an issue with her due to her strong character - and suggested Dannii is a 'flirt' and gets on better with men. "We just have nothing in common," she swiped, adding: "I love women but there are some who don't love other women. Dannii didn't care for me."
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch Dave Grohl Get Funky With LCD Soundsystem Cover
Dave Grohl has always quietly loved dance music, even lacing Nirvana's Nevermind with parts borrowed from disco drummers. He showcased that funkier side at a school benefit Saturday night at the Los Angeles club Avalon Hollywood, busting out a rocked-up cover of LCD Soundsystem's 'Daft Punk is Playing At My House' — his first-ever performance of a song by that New York band. 'If you listen to Nevermind,' Grohl told Pharrell during an episode of From Cradle to Stage in 2021. 'I pulled so much stuff from The Gap Band and Cameo and [Chic's] Tony Thompson on every one of those songs … that's old disco.' Grohl played the benefit with a band that included Foo Fighters keyboardist Rami Jaffee, Foos engineer John Lousteau on drums, and bassist Wiley Hodgden, who used to play with the late drummer Taylor Hawkins. Luke Spiller of the Struts joined Grohl for a duet on Queen and David Bowie's 'Under Pressure' and Lisa Loeb came onstage to help him sing Bowie's 'Moonage Daydream.' Grohl also covered the Knack's 'My Sharona.' In 2021, the Foo Fighters unveiled a side project known as the Dee Gees, releasing Hail Satin, a set of Bee Gees covers. Their album that year, Medicine at Midnight, was unusually danceable for the group. Grohl reunited with his Nirvana bandmate Krist Novoselic, along with Pat Smear, at the FireAid benefit concert, where they performed with guest vocalists including St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett, and Grohl's daughter Violet. In February, the same trio joined forces with Post Malone for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' at Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary celebration. Last month, Grohl contributed drums to 'I Feel Alive,' a track featuring Jack Black for the A Minecraft Movie soundtrack. He also popped up at Coachella's second weekend, joining the Los Angeles Philharmonic for orchestral renditions of 'The Sky Is a Neighborhood' and 'Everlong.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Buzz Feed
26-04-2025
- General
- Buzz Feed
Experts Are Sharing The Subtle Signs You're Putting Too Much Pressure On Your Kid
For the past couple of weeks, my tween daughter has been happier than usual. She was extra kind to her brother and she completed her homework with a good attitude. What shifted her mood? I think it was the change from attending almost daily extracurriculars to having no activities at all. In hindsight, she wasn't getting enough free time. In our competitive society, parents pack childhood resumes with sports, clubs, jobs and academic achievements. I'm guilty of this, as are many families, because it's easy to get caught in the race to bragging rights and top-tier colleges. After all, our kids need excellent jobs to pay for those top-tier college loans. Kids and teens usually won't start a conversation about stress. They're hesitant to open up because they don't want to disappoint their parents. They might end up staying silent until they reach a breaking point, and no one wants a child to break down. We asked experts how parents can stay proactive in gauging the requirements they put on their kids. They told us the subtle signs that might signal a need to reevaluate your expectations. When kids are overwhelmed, but they don't want to disappoint their parents, excuses pop up. They might have a stomachache, lose their athletic equipment or move at sloth speed. If they lack the coping tools to manage their obligations, they will start to avoid the tasks entirely. 'Consider what's the 'why' for the kid: Why is the kid taking dance, why is the kid taking the extra math class?' said Lisa Damour, a clinical psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Under Pressure. 'If the 'why' is because the parent wants it, but the kid themselves doesn't have an investment, that's the time to think hard about whether it's the right way to go.' Some things can be easily dropped if kids don't want to participate. Other obligations, like school, can't be avoided. In either case, the way that a parent handles a child's avoidance can either increase or decrease stress. Consider an example that Damour shares in her book: A student felt unprepared for her chemistry test. She wanted her dad to pick her up before the test. If her dad helped her avoid it, he would end up reinforcing the problem, making her less resilient in the long run. Instead, the teen needed a caring champion like her dad, or in this case, a counselor, to guide her through solutions like getting clarification from the teacher, reviewing with peers and looking up tutorials online. She ended up squeezing in extra studying, taking the test and learning to be more adaptable thanks to the guidance of a calm adult. '[Parents] can have an open conversation with their kid where they make it clear that they don't have a strong agenda.' Damour said. 'They are trying to get a sense of how [their kid] is feeling about the things that they are doing and what they are working on.' Kids who seem unusually unfocused, unmotivated or irritable might not be getting enough rest time. Children and teens are supposed to get between nine and 11 hours of sleep per night. On top of that, they need downtime during the day to recharge. 'When your stress goes up, there are all of these depletions that happen,' said Michele Borba, educational psychologist and author of Thrivers: The Surprising Reason Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. 'Your sleep goes, your energy level goes, your focus ability goes.' Jumping from school to sports to homework to bed doesn't work for every kid. Judging your own child's ability based on someone else's schedule creates unrealistic expectations. 'Don't use what other kids are doing as a measure of what your kids should do,' Damour said. 'It's important for kids to do hard things and to grow, but they need to be able to recover adequately, and recovery looks really, really different from kid to kid.' One child may attend school and then recover at sports practice before going home to study. Another may need to have downtime after a long day of classes. Damour recommends becoming attuned to how much recovery your kid needs and what recovery looks like specifically for them. Kids who are intrinsically motivated by their own interests and desires tend to outperform those who are pushed by their parents. Your child's performance and attitude can show you their level of investment. 'Watch the more subtle ways that your kid responds to their activity or their work.' Borba said. 'When they really are enjoying it, they are more tenacious with it. They continue to learn faster in it, and there is a need for it.' While tenacity can reveal that a kid is thriving in a certain situation, complacency can reveal stress or discomfort. 'If it feels like your kid is … not building capacity or building skill, it might be time to let them take a break from it,' Damour said. 'Perhaps you're getting the sense or feedback from the adults involved in the activity that your kid is just 'phoning it in.'' This means your child is meeting obligations, but they are not interested in improving or reaching new goals. This is different from being at a plateau in development where they want to improve but some lack of ability is holding them back. At those plateaus, kids really rely on parents for extra support. It's when they are showing up but are not invested in succeeding that it's time to evaluate whether they really want to be involved in the activity. Every kid has unique talents. For some, academics can be a tough place to shine. If your child is struggling in school and doesn't care, it's natural to want to push them harder. That approach can end up backfiring, though. '[Most] of the time we focus on our kids' weaknesses and their deficits, not their strengths, their talents, or what they did right,' Borba said. When kids score low on tests, they lose confidence. They might carry on with a level of doubt about their talents and abilities. A parent's reaction can make a big difference in their ability to cope and rebuild self-esteem. Think of it this way: If your kid takes a test, and you see it in the online grade book, how will you handle it? Will you be texting them in a panic? Will you register them for extra help? Or, will you wait and ask them what's going on? 'The place where this goes off the rails is when the student and the parent aren't in alignment about the goals; when the parent cares a lot more about the student's work than the student does,' Damour said. 'The answer there is not necessarily to press the student harder. Often that will backfire, especially if you have a teenager.' Instead of pushing harder, Damour recommends an open conversation to explore the best options for your child. There's no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to development. A disconnect between you and your child might mean it's time to evaluate whether your wishes are realistic, or whether there are other reasons behind your child's behavior. Sign #5: Lack Of Enjoyment Watching kids participate in sports and clubs is exciting and parents can quickly get swept up in visions of their kid scoring the game-winning shot or singing a concert solo. With all the choices and opportunities, we sometimes forget that extracurriculars are optional. They exist to give kids an additional way to develop skills, but it's also OK to skip them altogether. 'Watch the tone and the eagerness when it's time for an activity,' Borba said. 'Behavior is always the telltale sign.' If your kid does not seem to be happy when participating in an activity, but you are still encouraging attendance, it might be time to pause and ask if they still enjoy it. 'It's not that they should love every minute of school or extracurricular activities, but on a balance, we would want our kids to have a sense of growing mastery and pride in the work they are doing,' Damour said. HuffPost.
See - Sada Elbalad
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"Thunderbolts" Final Trailer Unveiled
Yara Sameh With two weeks until release, Marvel Studios has unveiled the final trailer for the highly anticipated movie 'Thunderbolts*', which is set to Queen's iconic song, 'Under Pressure.' The footage features a callback to "Black Widow" (2021), the first film to feature Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, who will reprise her role in the upcoming movie. It also provides a new look at Geraldine Viswanathan's character, who is on the phone with Bucky (Sebastian Stan). But, more than anything, the new clip takes this lovable band of misfits and anti-heroes and turns them into a group of heroes that will work together and try to defeat Sentry (Lewis Pullman). One of the biggest knocks against the MCU in the Multiverse Saga has been the lack of connectivity and stories with character crossovers. Fans were given a small taste of this with "The Marvels", which united characters from "Captain Marvel" and "Ms. Marvel", but "Thunderbolts*" will bring together a much wider swath of heroes and anti-heroes alike. Based on Kurt Busiek's comic series of the same name, 'Thunderbolts*' is helmed by 'Paper Towns' director Jake Schreier from a screenplay written by Eric Pearson ('Black Widow,' 'Thor: Ragnarok,' 'Transformers One,' 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'), 'Beef' creator Lee Sung Jin and co-showrunner of 'The Bear' Joanna Calo. The movie, out May 2, stars Wyatt Russell will also star in "Thunderbolts*", reprising his role as John Walker, the 'American Hero' who goes from Captain America to the U.S. Agent in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. "Thunderbolts*" will also bring back other Black Widow characters, Red Guardian (David Harbour), and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), while even returning Ant-Man and the Wasp veteran Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost. 'Top Gun: Maverick' star Lewis Pullman plays a mysterious new character named Bob. It is produced by Marvel chief Kevin Feige. Louis D'Esposito, Brian Chapek, Jason Tamez, and Scarlett Johansson serve as executive producers. Following "Thunderbolts*", Marvel will release its biggest project since "Spider-Man: No Way Home". "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" is coming to theaters on July 11, and it will be the first live-action MCU project set in another dimension. It also takes place in the 60s, which was first teased by Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" with his 'Didn't you guys chart in the 60s?' joke to John Krasinski's Reed Richards. Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby will lead "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" as Reed Richards and Sue Storm, with Joseph Quinn playing Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach playing Ben Grimm. "Thunderbolts*" hits cinemas on May 2. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Arts & Culture Arwa Gouda Gets Married (Photos)
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Soul Love: Legendary Musicians Celebrate David Bowie at the Teragram Ballroom
Billed as a "funky and progressive" celebration of David Bowie's music, Monday night's Afro Bowie show at the Teragram Ballroom was initially planned to coincide with the rock legend's birth and death dates— Jan. 8 and 10, respectively. Sadly, it had to be postponed due to the catastrophic wildfires that tore through Los Angeles neighborhoods in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Rescheduled as a fundraiser for MusiCares and L.A. fire relief, the show, which took place Monday night, was more than worth the incredible jam-like jubilee was opened by jazz singer Dwight Tribble, who did a unique take on "Nature Boy," the Nat King Cole song that Bowie covered for Moulin Rouge. Then, Rolling Stones longtime backup singer Bernard Fowler took the stage for a rousing rendition of "Moonage Daydream." Fowler, who spoke to Los Angeles just before the last L.A. Stones show at SoFi, has long been a fan of Bowie and has been a part of many tributes to the icon, including those put together by pianist Mike Garson. His renditions are always faithful, but he also makes the songs his own, showing off his powerful vocal skills and bringing out the grooves in the glam, which was largely what this show was all about. Bowie is known for his androgynous get-ups and other-worldly grandeur, but the essence of his work has always been heavily influenced by Black music. Joined by Living Colour's Corey Glover for the Bowie/Freddie Mercury duet, "Under Pressure," Fowler further bought out the funk and fluidity in the Starman's sound, something he does on stage with Mick Jagger all the time. Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid gave the songs some hefty riffage too, joined by an array of musicians on the crowded stage including Omar Hakim (Weather Report/Miles Davis) on drums and bassist Norwood Fisher (founding member of Fishbone). The latter was a big part of putting the show together. Other esteemed musicians bringing alchemy to the stage for soulful covers of "Young Americans," "Ziggy Stardust," and "Suffragette City," included drummer Daru Jones (Jack White/Madlib), sax player Azar Lawrence (Miles Davis) and guitarist Kat Deyson (Prince). There were also mesmerizing vocal moments from Kitten Kuroi (currently with Billy Idol) on "I'm Afraid of Americans" and Justin Warfield (She Wants Revenge) on "Putting Out The Fire (Cat People)" and "Ashes to Ashes." Warfield also served as ringleader on stage. The first set of the night ended with an appearance from Moby, who told stories of hanging with the man of the hour before performing the classic "Heroes" and Bowie's version of the Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat." He revealed that D.B. gave him special insight into both numbers, too. Bowie told him he was a huge Lou Reed fan and "Heroes" (considered his most beautiful composition) was sonically inspired by Reed and V.U.'s "Waiting For the Man." Set two opened with Zach Goode (Smashmouth) singing the wistful "Quicksand" and Kuroi doing "Fame" with an interlude that led into a jammin' stomp of P-Funk's "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" highlighted by an appearance by Funkadelic/Headhunters guitar great Blackbyrd McKnight. Dancing ensued in the crowd and on stage, which continued as McKnight played on, joining the rest of the stellar backing band including keyboardist Eric Mayron, harpist Minta Spenser, drummer Daru Jones, and percussionist Kentyah, who was the promoter of the event. "Modern Love," "Let's Dance," and finally, "Rebel Rebel," closed out the show, with Glover, Warfield and more joining in the body rockin' revelry. More photos from on stage and backstage by Alex Kluft below. View the 21 images of this gallery on the original article
