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My first job was at a place called Frosty’s, the only real hangout in my small prairie town. The front third of the building was dedicated to cheeseburgers and soft ice cream; further back in the middle was a modest pinball arcade, while in the rear was a pool hall. Many God-fearing townsfolk considered this to be three levels of Hell, descending from evil, dinner-spoiling sweets to money-sucking coin-operated amusements, to the domain of smokers, ne’er-do-wells, and hooligans.In the middle of it all was a commercial jukebox, a beat-up thing with terrible audio, and about 50 records. A quarter got you three plays. Rob, one of the pool-playing regulars, would begin his hustling by changing a 10-dollar bill into quarters (the equivalent of almost $50 today), all of which were spent on the sa...

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul and the father of her two-year-old son were ordered on Thursday to stay 30 metres (100 feet) away from each other for the next three years as a Utah court commissioner continues to assess custody plans for the child. Both Paul, 31, and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, whose on-and-off relationship has been a major storyline on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, asked a Utah court to turn short-term protective orders into long-term arrangements as the two have accused each other of domestic violence.Third District Court Commissioner Russell Minas described the former couple’s dynamic as “very toxic” before granting Paul and Mortensen’s duelling requests for protective orders against each other. ...

The makers of Dahaad 2 aim to scale up the Sonakshi Sinha, Viineet Kumar Siingh, and Gulshan Devaiah-led series. After wrapping up the Rajasthan schedule, director Reema Kagti and her team will now move to Mumbai for the next leg. According to sources, the Rajasthan leg — shot across multiple small-town locations — focused on establishing the new case and its socio-cultural context. “The Rajasthan schedule was about building the world again, getting the mood, and the investigation in place,” says a source close to the production. Source link

The Eurovision Song Contest is turning 70, with a few political clouds hanging over its glitter-drenched party. The annual musical extravaganza that has been likened to a pop music Olympics takes place in Vienna, Austria, May 12-16. It will see singers and bands from 35 countries compete onstage for the continent’s musical crown — but with some high-profile absentees who are boycotting to protest Israel’s participation.Here’s a guide to all things Eurovision: What it is, who to watch for and how to take part. A contest to unite a continent Eurovision is an international pop music competition founded in 1956 to test new live-broadcasting technology and foster unity after the trauma of World War II. From an initial seven contestants, it grew to include dozens of n...

The recently released streaming series Glory may showcase the clash of titans in the boxing ring, but for Sayani Gupta, it brought a clash of shooting dates. The actress, who is getting a lot of positive response to her work in the show, has shared how she struck a balance between Glory and her maiden production Aasmani. Source link