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Canadian Marc Kennedy’s curling cheating allegations at the Olympics explained

Canadian Marc Kennedy’s curling cheating allegations at the Olympics explained

Published by Daniella Wilson

Who knew curling would be the sport marred with drama at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Curling has been an official medal sport in the Olympics since the 1998 games in Nagano, though it had made its debut back in 1924. Often called “chess on ice,” the sport is played on a rectangular ice sheet, and involves two teams of four players alternating sliding 40-pound granite stones toward a target called the house, with the goal of having more, or closer, stones to the center, called the button, than the opponent after all 16 stones are thrown per end. However, the “Spirit of Curling” — curling’s code of ethics that emphasizes good sportsmanship and respect for your opponents — has been rocked this Winter Olympics, after cheating accusations and an expletive-filled hot mic moment. Here’s what’s going on. © Getty ImagesMarc was not fined for his outburst The Canada-Sweden beef Over the weekend, Canadian curler Marc Kennedy had an expletive-filled outburst after Sweden accused him of cheating during a match, cursing out Oskar …

Love Story on Disney+ review: Can Ryan Murphy avoid the Kennedy Curse?

Love Story on Disney+ review: Can Ryan Murphy avoid the Kennedy Curse?

Published by Sam Flores

It’s deliberately on the nose, then, to have called the first episode Pilot. Love Story opens close to the terrible end, with Carolyn (Sarah Pidgeon) fretting over a red manicure (not demure enough) as the paps stake out the salon. They’re late to the airstrip, and unnerved to discover her husband has dispensed with his crutches (he flew on a broken ankle) and with an instructor. Carolyn and John Jr (Paul Anthony Kelly) squabble as Lauren (Sydney Lemmon) plays peacemaker, and they ultimately kiss and make up on the runway before flying into the sunset. It’s a bold move, like opening a Diana biopic with her as she’s driven into the Pont de L’Alma tunnel. Source link

Revisiting the Iconic Fashion of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy’s Wedding

Revisiting the Iconic Fashion of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy’s Wedding

Published by Sam Flores

The white silk organza gown featured a fitted bodice with short lantern sleeves, embellished all over with delicate flowers. A voluminous skirt bloomed from the low hip, and the hem was trimmed in delicate lace. A long veil wafted behind the bride, attached to a hair bow. Caroline Kennedy completed her bridal style with a bouquet of white calla lilies and teardrop-shaped pearl earrings. The dress was so well-received that Carolina Herrera released her first bridal collection the following year. At the end of the ceremony, nearly 400 guests traveled to the ocean-view compound belonging to Kennedy family matriarch Rose Kennedy. Rose, then 95 years old and using a wheelchair, was Caroline’s grandmother. She celebrated alongside Caroline’s brothers John F. Kennedy Jr.—who served as the best man at the wedding—and Ted Kennedy. Her cousin. Maria Shriver, who married Arnold Schwarzenegger just months before, was her maid of honor, and two other cousins were bridesmaids. Edwin Schlossberg y Caroline Kennedy y detrás John F. Kennedy y Maria Shriver.Mikki Ansin/Getty Images Among the guests were several politicians …

Even After RFK Jr., Democrats Can’t Quit the Kennedys

Even After RFK Jr., Democrats Can’t Quit the Kennedys

Published by Daniella Wilson

One lesson that can be drawn from the second Trump administration is that being a member of the Kennedy family does not qualify you for public service. Yet many Camelot-besotted Democrats remain stubbornly immune to this conclusion. One of them appears to be Nancy Pelosi, the normally shrewd former House speaker, who reportedly plans to endorse Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s grandson, for an open seat in New York’s Twelfth Congressional District. “This moment calls for leaders who understand the stakes and how to deliver for the people they serve,” Pelosi said in a statement viewed by The New York Times before its release. How that describes Schlossberg, a 33-year-old social-media personality, is difficult to understand. As a Kennedy, Schlossberg has been a lifelong celebrity in the traditional definition of the word—a person who is famous for being famous. He’s been profiled in Town & Country, on the Today show, in The Washington Post, and in The New York Times. The theme of this coverage is that Schlossberg (1) is a Kennedy, (2) is handsome, …

Why We Can’t Let Go of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Why We Can’t Let Go of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Published by Sam Flores

The scrutiny was unlike anything Pidgeon had faced in her career thus far. “I’ve never been working on something while knowing that there is a conversation being had about it,” she says. “This process has been about figuring out how I navigate that. I’ve come to understand that I just have to focus on the story that we’re telling.” Ever the supportive scene partner, Kelly agrees: “I think it really shows how much people care,” he says of the hoopla. “It shows that people are excited for it, which reignites my excitement for it—getting to go to work and breathe life into these characters. I think people are going to be really happy with what we’ve done, what we’ve created here.” Derogatory discourse isn’t the only noise they’ve had to shut out. The same year Pidgeon and Kelly shot Love Story, President Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr., John’s cousin, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services—giving the former lawyer a powerful platform to promote conspiracy theories about the supposed dangers of …

‘Love Story’ Exclusive: First Look at Ryan Murphy’s JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

‘Love Story’ Exclusive: First Look at Ryan Murphy’s JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

Published by Sam Flores

Kicking Love Story off with Kennedy Jr. and Bessette was Murphy’s idea, though the series was created by Connor Hines, who serves as an executive producer and wrote six of the nine episodes. “There is no American crown. There isn’t a monarchy here. There’s not that culture,” Simpson explains. Unless, of course, you’re talking about the Kennedys. JFK Jr. “came the closest that we ever had to an American prince. We all saw him grow up. We saw him lose his father. We saw him go to college, go to law school. He had the same obsessive following that the princes in England did.” And who could resist telling the story of how America’s prince found his Cinderella? Bessette wasn’t exactly toiling in obscurity before she met her Prince Charming; she grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, after all. But through her own tenacity, talent, and, yes, effortless beauty—she was voted “Ultimate Beautiful Person” in high school—Bessette created a glamorous life for herself in New York. “She was somebody who had been a shopgirl in Boston, …

Trump has declared war — on the Kennedys

Trump has declared war — on the Kennedys

Published by Sam Flores

It’s yet another cruel moment in a cruel presidency: Mere hours after Tatiana Schlossberg —  daughter of former Ambassador to Australia and Japan Caroline Kennedy, granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis — died at 35 on Dec. 30 from a rare and aggressive form of leukemia, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to attack the Kennedys in deeply personal terms.  “The Kennedy Family have LONG neglected the Kennedy Center, btw,” read one post from a supporter that was shared by the president. “They don’t raise money for it. They never show up. And the only Kennedy who has been there recently is a member of Trump’s cabinet.” Another was more concise and straightforward: “The Trumps have always been supporters of the arts. The Kennedys are supporters of the Kennedys.” While the president’s posts didn’t mention Schlossberg by name or allude to her death, they were nonetheless telling about his priorities and nature. Trump, who is often incapable of showing grace, is fond of hitting people at their lowest point. In …

Heartbreaking connection between John F. Kennedy’s assassination and his granddaughter’s terminal cancer

Heartbreaking connection between John F. Kennedy’s assassination and his granddaughter’s terminal cancer

Published by Daniella Wilson

John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg revealed the devastating news on November 22 that she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the choice of date didn’t go unnoticed, as it is also the same date her grandfather was assassinated in 1963. JFK was the 35th president of the United States, and he was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Jackie Kennedy. His death in 1963 changed the course of American history forever, with his Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson then leading the country through a decade of cultural and political change. © Bettmann ArchiveJohn F Kennedy pictured minutes before he was assassinated in 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested for the murder. Two days later, Lee was murdered by local nightclub owner Jack Ruby on live television in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters. The events of those days in November have led to sixty-plus years of conspiracy theories, including speculation of a second shooter on the Grassy Knoll. Tatiana is …