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Travel Weekly
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Travel Weekly
'Starlight' nighttime parade debuts at Walt Disney World Resort
A nighttime parade returned to the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida this weekend. Peter Pan and Wendy in the 'Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away" parade. Photo Credit: Steven Diaz, Disney "Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away" officially debuted on July 20, traveling through the park from Main Street, USA to Frontierland. The parade features characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Pixar films, including Peter Pan and Wendy, a number of princesses and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. It also includes a train float inspired by the Main Street Electrical Parade. The "Moana" float in the 'Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away' parade. Photo Credit: Steven Diaz, Disney The parade, which is subject to weather-related cancellations, typically runs twice each night, at 9 and 11.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Wendy Williams ‘doing better than ever' after 61st birthday celebration
Wendy Williams is said to be doing 'better than ever'. The troubled former chat show host celebrated her 61st birthday on Friday (18.07.25) and sources say she is now feeling optimistic about what lies ahead amid her battler to end her court-ordered guardianship. An insider told Page Six: "(She's) better than ever. She was talking (at her birthday party) about how she's ready to travel once she gets out.' Wendy marked her 61st with a dinner on Thursday (17.07.25) evening at the historic Delmonico's in Lower Manhattan, a day before her birthday. The former Wendy Williams Show presenter, who has faced a series of public health struggles in recent years, arrived without her motorised scooter — a notable change from previous outings. Wendy, who has been under a legal guardianship since 2022, is currently residing at the Coterie in Hudson Yards, a luxury assisted living facility. She has referred to the residence as a 'luxury prison', according to Page Six, and is understood to be seeking legal release from the guardianship arrangement. Two of Wendy's attorneys joined her for her birthday meal, along with her former producers from The Wendy Williams Show, Suzanne Bass and Brendan Higgins. A source added to Page Six: 'She got emotional when she blew out her candles. 'Everyone seemed happy to see her and she looked amazing.' Wendy was said to have appeared in high spirits throughout the night, dining on a lavish spread that included seafood towers, caviar, Caesar salad and filet mignon. She was also presented with a birthday baked Alaska, and designer Zang Toi, who was also dining at Delmonico's, took a moment to wish Wendy a happy birthday before leaving the restaurant. Though Wendy has faced considerable personal and medical difficulties in recent years, the birthday outing seemed to reflect a sense of renewed energy and determination, according to insiders, One added to Page Six: 'She was beaming and sans scooter. 'She's confident her lawyers are going to get her out of (her guardianship.)' Wendy, once a dominant force in daytime television, stepped away from the spotlight in 2021 amid ongoing health concerns. Since then, the New Jersey native has largely kept a low profile, occasionally surfacing in New York for public appearances.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Shane Lowry ‘felt like throwing up all over the place' after family hit by sickness bug amid The Open ball controversy
SHANE LOWRY felt sick after accepting a brutal two-stroke penalty - then wanted to throw up for his entire third round. Lowry, 38, was docked two shots on Friday night when TV footage appeared to show his ball move fractionally after a practice swing from the 12th hole rough. 3 He was called in by R&A officials and accepted his painful punishment to avoid being branded a cheat - despite having no idea of the possible breach of the rules until the 15th. It meant Lowry signed for a round of one-over 72 instead of one-under 70 and started his Saturday round at even par. The 2019 Open champion at Portrush carded a three-over 74 to take himself out of contention for today's final round. But then he revealed he had been feeling unwell after a bug hit his wife and daughters. Lowry said: 'I haven't eaten today yet. I tried to get a protein drink down me after eight holes, and I felt like throwing up all over the place. It's been a tough day and I had a bad finish. 'It was hard to take. Then I woke up at 2.30am with cramps in my stomach. I know we have it in the house. "Ivy had a couple of days ago. Wendy had it yesterday. Me and Iris have it today. It will be gone by the holidays next week so at least that's a plus. 'Honestly, every bathroom I went in and tried to throw up, I couldn't. It's just such a bad feeling. It's just really bad timing obviously.' Lowry initially admitted on Friday night he was 'very disappointed' by the harsh ruling but refused to talk more about it yesterday, except to say he had been backed by his fellow pros. He added: 'Quite supportive, I would say, from the other players. They all feel bad for me that two shots is a lot to give up. I don't really have much else to say.' Shane Lowry in rules breach controversy at The Open as balls appears to move on practice swing Playing partner Rahm was one of those to publicly voice his support for Lowry - and called for a change in the strict golf laws and severe penalty. The Spaniard added: "You're in a no-win situation because if you say I didn't see it, you always run the risk of being called something you don't want to be called. "If you take it on the safe side, you're taking a two-shot penalty. It's a tough spot to be in. It's tricky. "Something needs to be changed for sure, I just don't know exactly how they could change it." 3
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Deadly flashbacks
In Peter Swanson's latest novel Kill Your Darlings, We learn pretty early on that Wendy intends to kill her husband Thom. Why, of course, takes somewhat longer for us to find out. It's not just that Thom gets drunk out of his mind almost every night, or that he's a cad who somehow gets many younger women to share a bed, he being a self-important literature professor still dreaming of writing the great American novel. Jason Grow photo Peter Swanson's latest mystery is told in reverse, from the present back into the past through a series of flashbacks. Wendy herself is a published poet, putting her one up on Thom. There's always the possibility, of course, that Thom gets so drunk that he spills the beans about — no, not happening, not going to tell you here. Did we mention they're filthy rich, or that it was Wendy who brought the money to their marriage, thanks to her first husband Bryce? Her late first husband Bryce. We're getting a bit ahead of ourselves here, but fear not, we'll soon be getting behind ourselves. Far behind. Lots of books rely on flashbacks, but what the Massachusetts-based Swanson has done in his 11th murder mystery is tell his story in reverse; he starts with the present, when birthday-sharing Wendy and Thom are turning 50, and follows them back through key and deviously scandalous times, jumping back several years in succeeding chapters, all the way to meeting on a school bus in Grade 8 on a class trip to Washington. If you're familiar with The Exorcist, it will be helpful in following the plot. The term 'fiendishly clever' is often applied to Swanson's novels, and indeed he is devilish in his plotting. His best book is Eight Perfect Murders, in which the FBI is befuddled by a serial killer and turns to the owner of an independent bookstore who's blogged about eight classic real-life mystery novels in which the killer gets away with it. Characters in murder mysteries always harbour secrets, but what Wendy and Thom have are Big Secrets, which bond them more tightly than any marriage vows. Thom used to have a loathsome boss, an arrogant department head who made Thom's life miserable, and who hit on Wendy — an older chap who swam many mornings by himself in an old quarry. He drowned one morning… terrible tragedy. Wendy's former in-laws believe she killed her first husband for his money, which they insist should be their money. Wendy keeps thinking they're having her followed — could that just be her imagination? She and Bryce had a pre-nup that left her penniless if they divorced, but every penny was hers if he died while they were married. Had Wendy really married Bryce for his money? Kill Your Darlings Wendy and Thom don't flaunt their money, though they did buy a nifty house in New England, and Wendy lifted her widowed mom out of poverty and into her own little house. Wendy's dad? An abusive drunken waste of oxygen who managed to drown in his bath one night. Poor Bryce. He had a fancy swimming pool with a really deep end, even if he couldn't swim. What he had every night before bed was a fat cigar and the last of a series of daily stiff drinks, while standing out by his swimming pool. Obviously drunk when he fell into the pool and couldn't get out? Bad luck that Wendy was away at a conference? Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Early on, Wendy reminisced about having met Thom in junior high. When they met again later in life, it was initially magic… and when was that? Well, the official version was that they bumped into each other by chance, after Bryce was dead and buried. Yeah, sure, your book club is saying. Kill Your Darlings isn't the easiest book to follow. Flashbacks intermittently filling in the story before returning to the present are one thing, telling the entire story in reverse can be quite challenging. And in this case well worth it. It can be a nasty world inside Peter Swanson's head. Go there if you dare. Retired Free Press reporter Nick Martin is grateful to the librarian who explained to him that the author's telling the story in reverse didn't mean starting to read the last page first and going backwards in the book to page one.
Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
‘Alien: Earth' is my most anticipated new TV show in years — here's 3 reasons I'm excited, and 2 I'm worried
'Alien: Earth' premieres in less than a month. On August 12, the first TV show set in the iconic sci-fi universe arrives on FX and Hulu (or Disney Plus in the U.K.), and to say my hype is reaching intergalactic levels would be quite an understatement. I'm a superfan of the 'Alien' franchise, with the 1979 original ranking as my favorite movie of all time, and the franchise as a whole my favorite in all of media. Naturally, 'Alien: Earth' has been on my must-watch list since its initial announcement back in late 2020. It's been a long five years to get to this point, but finally, after so much waiting and speculating, we're just a few weeks away. Now that 'Alien: Earth's' debut is on the horizon, my excitement is certainly increasing, but there are a few pesky voices in my back of my mind preaching a degree of caution. After all, I've been burned by the 'Alien' franchise before. So, here's why I'm very hyped about this show, but also forcing myself to keep my excitement in check ahead of 'Alien: Earth' arriving in less than a month. Perhaps most importantly, at this pre-release stage, 'Alien: Earth' appears to have nailed the distinct look of the Alien universe. The retro-futuristic aesthetic, which blends advanced technology with grimy industrialism, gives the series a unique look, and I'm glad to see that clearly a lot of attention has been paid to making 'Alien: Earth' match this design ethos. This gives me confidence that even if I ultimately have some problems with the show's narrative chops (though at this stage, I have little reason to believe that will be the case), at least 'Alien: Earth' will always be appealing to my eyes. Overall, it's a good sign that the show's creative team is taking the universe seriously and wants 'Alien: Earth' to fit within it from a visual standpoint. Much of 'Alien: Earth's' story is being kept under wraps, and as somebody who doesn't want too much spoiled before watching, I'm very thankful for this approach. However, the narrative morsels we have received are pretty darn tasty. We know the show will focus on Wendy (Sydney Chandler), a young girl who has her mind implanted within the body of a white-blooded synthetic. It's an intriguing setup and feels fitting for the 'Alien' franchise, which often explores what it means to be human, especially in Ridley Scott's divisive prequel duology (Nevertheless, I'm a "Prometheus" defender to this day). Plus, I'm glad to see 'Alien: Earth' appears to be mining fresh material, instead of being yet another tale of deep space truckers who stumble upon a Xenomorph and are stalked through various claustrophobic corridors. Anybody who's consumed some of the extended 'Alien' fiction, such as the various original novels out there, will tell you that 'Alien' is well-suited to episodic storytelling. While the movies are the franchise's core, more meaty stories can be successfully told in this world. Of course, I love the movies, and thought last year's 'Alien: Romulus' was a phenomenal return-to-form, but with a two-hour runtime, the narrative has to progress at a pretty fast clip. Therefore, I'm pretty intrigued to see what showrunner Noah Hawley can do with an eight-episode arc. This should allow us to fully connect with its cast before the Alien shows up to wreak havoc, and probably murder more than a few of the characters we've grown seriously attached to. My single biggest concern is how 'Alien: Earth' will fit into the series' established canon. 'Alien' and its first three sequels are all about Ellen Ripley's quest to stop even a single Xenomorph getting to Earth, because in her own words, 'If one of those things gets down here, then that will be all!' Yet, 'Alien: Earth' appears primed to tell us that Ripley's quest to stop the Xenos from finding a way into our big blue planet was seemingly in vain. They already made it, and years earlier. Granted, it's not like previous 'Alien' media haven't played fast and loose with the series' previous canon, but I'm hoping 'Alien: Earth' finds a satisfying way to fit into the timeline and doesn't totally contradict what came before it. There's an increasing sense among 'Alien' fans that everything is building up to a new 'Alien vs. Predator' crossover event. For example, the latest trailer for 'Predator: Badlands' features a brief sight of the Weyland-Yutani logo, and the first 'Alien: Earth' preview includes a line about 'predatory' creatures, which feels like an explicit wink towards viewers. I believe that the 'Alien' and 'Predator' franchises work best standalone, and I would rather the two remain separate going forward. But based on all this teasing, not to mention comments from 'Alien: Romulus' director Fede Alvarez, it does appear the two sci-fi titans will be meeting again in the future. I'm hoping that 'Alien: Earth' can be a great 'Alien' show first and not just a backdoor setup for a new stab at an 'Alien vs. Predator' movie. The 'Alien' universe is great enough on its own that it doesn't need added Predators.
