From Hooch To Haute Cuisine: A Nearly Extinct Bootlegger's Corn Gets A Second Shot

 Posted on May 9, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1314 words  |  Martina Birk

Sometime around the turn of the last century, a blood-red, flint-hard "dent" corn with a rich and oily germ made its way from Appalachia to the islands of Charleston, S.C. The corn was grown out by local farmers and bootleggers, who found that it made spectacular hooch, or moonshine whiskey. "In the 1980s, you used to be able to go to James Island," recalls Glenn Roberts, founder of heirloom seed purveyor Anson Mills. [Read More]

NASCAR Driver Suspended For Liking George Floyd Meme

 Posted on May 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  381 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Noah Gragson, a driver for NASCAR's Legacy Motor Club, has been suspended by his team for liking a George Floyd meme on social media. Gregson appeared to like a meme on Instagram which photoshopped George Floyd's face onto an image of Sebastian from The Little Mermaid with the caption "Under Da Knee" in reference to Floyd's murder in 2020. Additionally, at the time of writing, Gragson is 33rd in the NASCAR standings. [Read More]

Nobody Is Healthy At 4% Body Fat: Despite Chris Bumsteads Heavy Off-SeasonWeight of 264 Lb

 Posted on May 9, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  493 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Maintaining your chiseled body might actually be a lot harder than building it. No matter what, having a precise body is the chief goal of bodybuilding. The last four consecutive Mr. Olympia winners, Chris Bumstead, popularly known as CBum, is recently reported to struggle with the very basics of fitness. However, a meticulous study shows his inclinations towards gaining is quite voluntary than simple loss of control. However, the pursuit of perfection can sometimes lead to extreme measures, as exemplified by the case of Chris Bumstead, the renowned IFBB Pro. [Read More]

Pointless star Richard Osman announces engagement to Doctor Who's Ingrid Oliver

 Posted on May 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  330 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Richard is engaged to Ingrid Oliver. Picture: Alamy Richard Osman, who is known for his work on BBC show Pointless, has confirmed he's set to marry actress Ingrid Oliver. Listen to this article Loading audio... A congratulations are in order for Richard Osman, who has just announced that he's engaged to be married. Heart's Make Me A Millionaire: Watch the final live this Friday (27th May) from 8am on Global Player - as we make someone a MILLIONAIRE! [Read More]

Simon Pegg: 'My daughter was a blank slate. This little life had never eaten an E-number'

 Posted on May 9, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1345 words  |  Martina Birk

Lunch with...Simon PeggThe actor made his name in knockabout British comedies but he's now a fixture in Hollywood. So why he's growing his own carrots? "It's all about nutrition," he saysI'll admit it: I'm slightly disappointed when Simon Pegg arrives for our lunch and orders a mackerel salad niçoise. The waiter at Brasserie Blanc in Covent Garden gives us a quizzical look. "As a main?" he asks solicitously. Pegg nods. He's been off the booze for a few years now and asks for nothing more than a bottle of sparkling water as accompaniment. [Read More]

Snooki Arrested on the Jersey Shore

 Posted on May 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  27 words  |  Larita Shotwell

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Breaking Bad Recap: The Performance of a Lifetime

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1414 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Breaking Bad Confessions Season 5 Episode 11 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Breaking Bad Confessions Season 5 Episode 11 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The confession in “Confessions” wasn’t the one some of us had hoped for. Like so much that pops out of Walter White’s mouth, it was a lie tailored to complement established facts: Hank, not Walt, was the drug-dealing mastermind behind the blue meth and all the murders associated with it, operating from a protected spot within the Drug Enforcement Agency. [Read More]

Carla Gugino Can Play a Seductress or a Mom, Just Not on Mad Men

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1304 words  |  Martina Birk

“Now you’ve got your story!” Carla Gugino yells over the thunder, her hotel-issue umbrella bending under bucketfuls of water that whip her black trench coat, pink scarf, necklace with its gold lightning bolt, and impervious smile. Gugino even shelters a passerby stranded on our corner as we ready ourselves for the final crossing—which, granted, is just a one-way Philadelphia street that separates us from a restaurant called Village Whiskey. [Read More]

Halsey Splits From Alev Aydin After More Than 3 Years, Plans to Co-Parent Son Ender

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  417 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Halsey and boyfriend Alev Aydin have officially called it quits. On Tuesday, ET learned that the pair, who share 1-year-old son Ender, have decided to go their separate ways, with the "Bad at Love" singer requesting full physical custody of the little one. Per court docs obtained by ET, Halsey, whose real name Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, filed a petition to determine parental relationship with the film producer -- a filing used by parents who share a child together and are not married, to establish child custody, visitation, and/or child support. [Read More]

Sarah Silverman Channels Her Inner Lumpy Nude Cave Lady

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  147 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Somehow, some way, I doubt Sarah Silverman’s nude scene in Take This Waltz is going to be as Cro-Magnon as she describes. “So I actually gained 20 pounds for the role,” Silverman told press at the Toronto International Film Festival, about shooting full-frontal in Sarah Polley’s upcoming film. “I wanted to be lumpier. I said, wouldn’t it be interesting to have a posture of a lady caveman. I’m really happy with that. [Read More]