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USA Today
11-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Davante Adams: LeBron James could've been an NFL legend
Many people know that LeBron James was once a star football player in high school. He played wide receiver for St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in his native Akron, Ohio, and he was named first team all-state during his second year. As a junior, he had 61 receptions, 1,245 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was even recruited by some prominent football schools, such as the University of Notre Dame. But he ultimately stopped playing football because of a wrist injury he had suffered during an AAU game just prior to his senior year of high school. Many have said over the years that had he decided to, James could've excelled in the NFL. Davante Adams, the six-time Pro Bowl wideout who is now a member of the Los Angeles Rams, said on "The Dan Patrick Show" that James could've been a legend on the gridiron. 'He would've been one of the best receivers, tight ends of all-time, no question. I don't know if you've ever seen him play football?… He can fly too, that's the thing. He's one of the fastest NBA players probably of all-time. 'I've never seen somebody cover space on a basketball court, maybe John Wall, Derrick Rose something like that. But he's up there with all 'em.' James would've undoubtedly been a nightmare for cornerbacks to cover because of his 6-foot-9, 250-pound frame and otherworldly speed. If he had been asked to play the tight end position, perhaps he would've had a career akin to that of Rob Gronkowski, the powerful and ultra-athletic four-time Super Bowl champion who is considered by many to be the greatest ever to play the position. However, it is safe to say that James chose the right sport, especially with the perpetual concerns about concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the game of football.
Graziadaily
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Lena Dunham And Jack Antonoff: Their Relationship And Break Up Explained
There's no denying that Lena Dunham is a millennial icon. And with her new series, Too Much, finally available to stream from today, rom-com fans cannot contain their excitement. Too Much follows the story of Jessica, a New Yorker who relocates to London to restart her life and career after experiencing heart break with her boyfriend, Zev. In London, she falls in love with an unlikely match, a musician called Felix, who leads her on an array of adventures in the capital. Too Much isn't directly based on a true story, but Dunham told The Hollywood Reporter that the 'germ' of the story is 'autobiographical.' Naturally, this has led to renewed interest in Dunham's own personal life including her ex-boyfriend Jack Antonoff. Jack Antonoff is a US musician, who most people will know as the lead singer and founding member of Bleachers, an indie pop band. Antonoff has a successful career in the music industry, having produced work for numerous high-profile artists, including Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Lorde and St. Vincent. He was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2024. Jack Antonoff and Lena Dunham met when they were set up on a blind date by his friend, the comedian Mike Birbiglia, in 2012. The pair hit it off quickly, with Jack telling New York he immediately told Lena everything about himself - 'because when you really like someone, you want them to know everything about you.' Dunham and Antonoff moved into an apartment together in Brooklyn and got a dog called Lamby. In an interview with The Guardian, Dunham spoke about their strong bond. 'I've had boyfriends before, but never someone who was a constructive member of society and made my life better. And I have a really great boyfriend now. I'm really lucky. It would be hard to be with someone who wasn't supportive of what I did,' she told the outlet. Jack and Lena dated for five years. In a 2015 interview with The Times, Antonoff gushed about Dunham, explaining she inspired his debut album. 'We've been together for over two years, which for me is a long time, and I still want to know everything about her. That's what falling in love is. You're wrapped up in a mystery novel, lost in an exciting world,' he said. Engagement rumours circulated throughout their relationship, but the pair had vowed not to tie the knot until same-sex marriage was made legal in all 50 US states. Speaking about marriage to New York, Antonoff said: 'It's hard to imagine when the right time is, because things are so crazy at the moment,' adding 'It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, "It's the greatest thing that's ever happened."' When the Supreme Court voted in favour of marriage equality in 2015, the engagement rumours around the pair ramped up again. Dunham addressed these on Ellen DeGeneres. 'I mean, we own a dog together. We own a home together, but the marriage thing is a big deal,' she said, adding that she was excited to marry Antonoff 'at some point.' The pair announced their split in 2018, with a source at the time telling people it was 'amicable.' Five months later, Lena addressed the break up in an article in Vogue. 'We sat in our shared kitchen of nearly four years and quietly faced each other, acknowledging what nobody wanted to say. That obsessive connection had turned to blind devotion, and the blinders were coming off to reveal that we had evolved separately (the least shocking reason of all and perhaps the most common),' she wrote. 'That anger wasn't sexy or sustainable. That our hearts were still broken from trying so hard to fix it but no longer uncertain about whether or not we could. The finality nearly killed me.' Lena Dunham has said that Too Much is loosely based on her own experiences, although she stressed the show differs to real life in many ways. She told Variety 'It's certainly not quote-unquote based on a true story, but like everything I do, there is an element of my own life that I can't help but inject.' And what about the comparisons between Jessica's break up in the show, and Dunham's split with Jack Antonoff? In an interview with Vanity Fair, Lena explained that Zegen's character (Jessica's ex-boyfriend in Too much) is not directly based on Antonoff. 'That ex-boyfriend is very much an amalgamation of every ex that I've had, or that a friend's had,' she said. 'It's this quotidian acceptance of unkindness that eats away at a person over a long period of time and degrades their sense of self. If someone were to say, "Who inspired that character?" I'd be like, "Do you have time for me to give you 42 examples?"'
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meet Leighton Meester's New Character In ‘The Buccaneers' Season 2 Trailer As Nan Tries To 'Let Go' Of Guy
The full trailer for Season 2 of Apple TV+'s period drama The Buccaneers has arrived, and it teases more sisterhood, romance, love affairs, bold declarations, bright gowns, breathtaking landscapes and a plot twist or two. The second season welcomes series newcomer Leighton Meester, whose character Nell can be seen at the end of the clip asking Christina Hendricks' Patricia St. George to introduce her to Kristine Frøseth's Nan St. George. More from Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Casts Greg Wise, Maria Almeida, Grace Ambrose & Jacob Ifan 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Sets Apple TV+ Release Date; Reveals First Look At Leighton Meester, Photos & Teaser Clip Zoë Kravitz On Playing A "More Psychotic" Version Of Herself In 'The Studio': "If You Can't Make Fun Of Yourself, I Think There's Something Wrong" 'Theo and I are happy,' Nan says at the beginning of the clip. 'I'm in this for life.' This declaration comes after Nan had to make a difficult decision and marry Theo (Guy Remmers), Duke of Tintagel, so that her flame Guy Thwarte (Matthew Broome) could help Nan's sister Ginny (Imogen Waterhouse) escape from her abusive husband Lord James Seadown (Barney Fishwick). 'Everything before 'I do' is now irrelevant,' Theo's mother, the Dowager Duchess of Tintagel (Amelia Bullmore) tells Nan in the woods, sternly advising Nan to be faithful to her husband. 'All Theo needs to know is that he has a dutiful and loving wife, but Annabel, anyone can be a wife. You are…' 'A Duchess,' Nan completes. 'I really want to make this version of my life work. I have to let Guy go.' The clip features Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck Babe,' continuing the tradition established in Season 1 with a modern soundtrack of mostly women artists. Cue Guy's voiceover perspective as he and Jinny escape somewhere bright and sunny with Jinny's baby. 'Everything has changed except the way I feel,' he says as he looks at the newspaper headlines, which tell him what is happening in Nan's world, advertising her honeymoon with Theo. 'Theo thinks this is real,' Nan tells her mother. 'He thinks I chose to marry him.' 'You did the bravest thing I have ever known,' Patty tells Nan. 'And saved your sister.' Nan fiercely stands up to Lord Seadown both one on one and at a dining table full of guests. 'No man should be allowed to own his wife,' she asserts. Cut to a triumphant walk by Nan in a bright red dress with a bold hairstyle as guests turn heads. 'Happily Ever After' flashes in bright neon blue across the long train of her dress. More musical moments and needle drops in Season 2 will include Taylor Swift, as well as songs from Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Clairo, Sharon Van Etten, St. Vincent, Bleachers and The Last Dinner Party. The original soundtrack for season two celebrates the return of executive music producer Stella Mozgawa and features Empress Of's new single 'Little Secret' out today with the trailer along with new music from Suki Waterhouse, Madi Diaz, Holly Humberstone, Kacy Hill, Jade Bird, Emily Kokal of Warpaint and more. The second installment of the show, inspired by Edith Wharton's unfinished novel, also reunites returning stars Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag, Josie Totah, Mia Threapleton and more. The Buccaneers returns to Apple TV+ Wednesday, June 18, 2025 with one episode followed by one new episode every Wednesday through August 6, 2025. [youtube Best of Deadline Every 'The Voice' Winner Since Season 1, Including 9 Team Blake Champions Everything We Know About 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' So Far 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iconic '70s Rocker Releases First Album In Nearly a Decade
Iconic '70s Rocker Releases First Album In Nearly a Decade originally appeared on Parade. David Byrne may have famously sang about being on a road to nowhere -- but he's certainly headed for the spotlight once again with his long-awaited 2025 album, Who Is the Sky? The eleventh solo album from the legendary frontman for the Talking Heads, Who Is the Sky? features several characteristically ambitious collaborations between Byrne and prominent contemporary musicians, including the likes of Hayley Williams, St. Vincent and many other stars. The album -- Byrne's first in seven years, following 2018's American Utopia -- promises to be a return to form for the decorated '70s rock musician. As further proof of this fact, the 73-year-old Byrne is currently hard at work planning out an expansive tour promoting the album, which is planned to run from 2025 into 2026, featuring stops everywhere from New York and Los Angeles to Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Who Is the Sky? will officially arrive on September 5, featuring a total of 12 songs arranged by the Ghost Train Orchestra. The album is set to open with Byrne's single, "Everybody Laughs," which the artist has discussed in past interviews regarding the upcoming project. 'Someone I know said, 'David, you use the word 'everybody' a lot,'" Byrne said in a press release, as reported by Pitchfork. "I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it.' 'Everybody lives, dies, laughs, cries, sleeps and stares at the ceiling," the accomplished Talking Heads rocker continued. "Everybody's wearing everybody else's shoes, which not everybody does, but I have done." "I tried to sing about these things that could be seen as negative in a way balanced by an uplifting feeling from the groove and the melody, especially at the end, when St. Vincent and I are doing a lot of hollering and singing together," the artist concluded. "Music can do that—hold opposites simultaneously.' Iconic '70s Rocker Releases First Album In Nearly a Decade first appeared on Parade on Jun 11, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
Perth Now
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
David Byrne returns with first new solo album in seven years
David Byrne is returning to the charts with his first new solo album in seven years. The 73-year-old Talking Heads star is releasing Who Is the Sky? - his first solo project since 2018's American Utopia - in September and it features arrangements by New York chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra as well as contributions from St. Vincent, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams and the Smile drummer Tom Skinner. Byrne said in a statement: "Someone I know said: 'David, you use the word 'everybody' a lot'. "I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it. Everybody lives, dies, laughs, cries, sleeps and stares at the ceiling. "Everybody's wearing everybody else's shoes, which not everybody does, but I have done. "I tried to sing about these things that could be seen as negative in a way balanced by an uplifting feeling from the groove and the melody, especially at the end, when St. Vincent and I are doing a lot of hollering and singing together. Music can do that - hold opposites simultaneously. "I realized that when singing with Robyn earlier this year. Her songs are often sad, but the music is joyous." He went on to add: "At my age, at least for me, there's a 'don't give a shit about what people think' attitude that kicks in. I can step outside my comfort zone with the knowledge that I kind of know who I am by now and sort of know what I'm doing. "That said, every new set of songs, every song even, is a new adventure. There's always a bit of: 'How do I work this?' I've found that not every collaboration works, but often when they do, it's because I'm able to clearly impart what it is I'm trying to do. "They hopefully get that, and as a result, we're now joined together heading to the same unknown place." Byrne has released the album's first single Everybody Laughs and will hit the road for a world tour later this year. The trek kicks off in North American in September - with the first show in Providence, Rhode Island on September 14 - before heading to Australia and New Zealand in January and then on to the UK and Europe and in February. The tour is due to conclude in Paris, France on March 19.
