In 1961, Wilbert Rideau, a nineteen-year-old with an eighth-grade education, robbed a bank in Lake Charles, the small Louisiana town where he lived. During a botched getaway, he killed a teller named Julia Ferguson. Rideau spent twelve years on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, or Angola, a former plantation that occupies as much … Read more
The ‘Do Not Disturb’ (DND) facility helps users have full or partial control over the messages they receive. Still, it could also hinder you from receiving your registration OTP, as DND restricts communication from third-party providers. However, there’s no need to fuss; here’s how to unsubscribe from a DND list: Check your DND status: Text STATUS … Read more
Even though the 2024 Oscars ceremony does not have the same cultural impact the awards show had during its peak viewership decades ago, actors, filmmakers, and anyone involved with the moviemaking business still yearn to win one of those golden statues handed out Sunday night. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 96th Academy Awards will take … Read more
At the SAG Awards 2024, nearly all of this year’s acting-Oscar contenders will be facing off against one another in what could turn out to be a preview of Oscar night. Just as at the Oscars, Cillian Murphy and Paul Giamatti are the front-runners in the best-actor race, with Emma Stone and Lily Gladstone presumed … Read more
Television’s biggest night is coming twice this year. The 2024 Emmys, i.e., the ceremony that was postponed from an original September airdate amid the dual writers and actors strikes in 2023, has finally arrived a full six months after Emmy nominations were first announced. (Expect another round of the Emmys this fall, where TV like … Read more