The voice of prime time football: Al Michaels is still going strong at 40 years of calling NFL games

The voice of prime time football: Al Michaels is still going strong at 40 years of calling NFL games

Al Michaels has achieved many milestones during his Hall of Fame broadcasting career. The one he has reached this season, though, may stand the test of time — 40 years as the play-by-play announcer for one of the NFL’s primetime packages. According to research from the 506 Sports Archive, the Christmas night game between the…

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Movie Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s starry ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ families struggle to connect

Movie Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s starry ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ families struggle to connect

Jim Jarmusch invites audiences into three family gatherings of adult children in his gentle tryptic “Father Mother Sister Brother.” Don’t worry, you won’t be resentful you’re not part of any of them, not even the one where Tom Waits plays Adam Driver’s dad. To be fair, all the groupings are pretty cool on paper. In…

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Movie Review: The Korean satire ‘No Other Choice’ is a masterful thriller from Park Chan-wook

Movie Review: The Korean satire ‘No Other Choice’ is a masterful thriller from Park Chan-wook

Leaves and bodies fall in “No Other Choice,” Park Chan-wook’s masterfully devilish satire with a chilling autumnal wind blowing through it. “Come on, fall,” urges You Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) as he grills an eel for dinner for his family in the opening moments of Park’s film. He’s eager for the season to start but unprepared…

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Martha Stewart joins Snoop Dogg as minority owner of Swansea soccer club

Martha Stewart joins Snoop Dogg as minority owner of Swansea soccer club

SWANSEA, Wales — SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — Martha Stewart has joined pal Snoop Dogg as a minority owner of Welsh soccer team Swansea. The former Premier League club, which plays in the English second division, didn’t disclose financial details in Tuesday’s announcement about the American businesswoman and media personality. Stewart, 84, was in attendance last…

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Ukraine’s own ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is back on for a special episode with wartime heroes

Ukraine’s own ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is back on for a special episode with wartime heroes

KYIV, Ukraine — Before the war, Ukraine’s own “Dancing with the Stars” was a cherished and popular television show, dazzling the audiences with performances by celebrities and professional dancers. The show is now back on for one special episode — this time with Ukrainian wartime heroes as the stars, underscoring the nation’s resilience in difficult…

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