He Went to Jail for Stealing Someone’s Identity. But It Was His All Along.

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His Basketball Career Started as a Volunteer. Now He’s an All-Star Coach.
The Thunder’s Mark Daigneault is the N.B.A.’s coach of the year. He likes to tell people that if you replayed his life 100 times, this outcome would only happen once.The New York Times - 3d -
Is Blazing Saddles racist? Not at all – it shines a torch on a nation undergoing a serious identity crisis | Stephen K Amos
Mel Brooks’s unapologetically in-your-face western spoof broke all the rules and redefined satire – it is just as relevant for today’s polarised world. As part of a long career, Mel Brooks created ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘There was a nastiness’: has Peter Kay thrown out his cuddly image along with his ‘garlic bread’ hecklers?
The chummy everyman seemed to let his facade slip as he brutally ejected two hecklers from a recent gig – a misstep that showed he’s out of touch with the current cut-and-thrust of standup. Peter ...The Guardian - 6d -
Father jailed for murdering daughter he claimed died in a play-fight
Simon Vickers, who claimed his daughter's stabbing was accidental, is sentenced.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison.
Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 this week.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
Blind date: ‘We went on two dates eight years ago – he didn’t want a third. That was an icebreaker’
Ben (on the left), 36, a writer, meets Maxim, 35, a freelance interior stylist. What were you hoping for? A fun night getting to know a new person. Continue reading...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted
Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out. For almost 20 years, Aaron Castro was certain about what had to happen. ...The Guardian - 5d -
'He was just an innocent wee boy on his holidays'
Supt Norman Haslett says the death of a 12-year-old Spanish boy in the Omagh bomb had "the most profound" effect on him.BBC News - 15h -
Trump says he doesn't view Vance as his successor
Will Vice President JD Vance be the one to take over the MAGA mantle in the future? President Trump didn't exactly give that idea a ringing endorsement. Deepa Shivaram, White House correspondent ...CBS News - Feb. 11
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