LOS ANGELES – Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died. Young died Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, told the New York Times on Wednesday. No cause was given. He was 83. Young … Read more
LAS VEGAS – The Southern California street gang leader charged in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas will make a court appearance Thursday with a lawyer from one of the city’s best-known political families, one that has represented mobsters, athletes and other famous clients. Attorney Ross Goodman told The Associated … Read more
WASHINGTON – A multimillion-dollar conspiracy trial that stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment is now touching on the tech world with arguments that a defense attorney for a Fugees rapper bungled closing arguments by using an artificial intelligence program. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel argued that the use of the “experimental” generative AI program was … Read more
San Antonio Parks and Recreation has announced that the Mario Kart themed relay race is making its return to San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department has announced the return of their annual Mario Kart themed Derby Dash. This is the third year the department will be hosting the event … Read more
Topgolf is planning to bring a new two-story location to New Braunfels by the end of 2024. NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Topgolf is making its way to New Braunfels in 2024. According to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, construction on the New Braunfels Topgolf location will begin on Jan. 1 with a completion … Read more
NEW YORK – The next book by Erik Larson, widely known for the best-selling “The Devil in the White City,” is a work of Civil War history inspired in part by current events. Crown announced Wednesday that Larson’s “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil … Read more
NEW YORK – A moment from years ago keeps replaying in Martin Scorsese ’s mind. When Akira Kurosawa was given an honorary Academy Award in 1990, the then 80-year-old Japanese filmmaker of “Seven Samurai” and “Ikiru,” in his brief, humble speech, said he hadn’t yet grasped the full essence of cinema. It struck Scorsese, then … Read more