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
Many parents tell their children never talk to strangers. But Curtis Chin’s parents urged their six kids to ask customers at their Chinese restaurant about their background. It was their way of showing the children a world outside the Detroit restaurant’s four walls. “That is something my parents taught me — not to be afraid … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Maren Morris has filed for divorce from her husband Ryan Hurd, citing the prominent country music couple’s “irreconcilable differences” after five years of marriage. Morris filed the divorce complaint in Nashville circuit court on Oct. 2, writing that the couple have been separated since that date. They were married in March 2018. … Read more
The Oscars are enlisting a group of live television veterans to oversee its 96th show in March. Raj Kapoor will serve as executive producer and showrunner, Katy Mullan will executive produce and Hamish Hamilton will return to direct for the first time in nearly a decade, the film academy said Tuesday. Kapoor, who has worked … Read more