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Norris sure unhappy Verstappen will stay in F1 ‘longer than people say’

Norris sure unhappy Verstappen will stay in F1 ‘longer than people say’

Published by Sam Flores

WOKING, England, April 22 : World champion Lando Norris expects Max Verstappen to stay in Formula One and fight for a fifth title despite the Dutch driver suggesting he might leave because of his unhappiness over the sport’s new rules. Red Bull’s Verstappen has been one of the loudest critics of the new engine era and what he calls “anti-racing”. “I also saw that he said he wants to win a fifth world championship so you know, I’m sure he’ll stay longer than people say,” Norris told reporters at a McLaren event at their Woking headquarters on Wednesday. Norris beat Verstappen by two points last season, ending his friend and rival’s run of four titles in a row. MORE WINS THAN ANYONE LAST YEAR Verstappen, 28, won more races than anyone last year but Red Bull, with their own engine replacing the previous Honda power unit, have been far less competitive under the new rules. His long-time race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is set to join McLaren at the end of 2027, a move Verstappen has …

Cold Feet star Hermione Norris opens up on tragic reason for joining Pilgrimage – and why she never felt she ‘made it’

Cold Feet star Hermione Norris opens up on tragic reason for joining Pilgrimage – and why she never felt she ‘made it’

Published by Daniella Wilson

When Hermione Norris was offered the opportunity to embark on a spiritual journey through the wild landscapes of North East England in the BBC’s reality series, Pilgrimage, the timing couldn’t have been better.  “It was a perfect moment for me,” the Cold Feet star told HELLO! in an exclusive interview. “My mother had died around 18 months before doing it, and my children were just leaving home and school – one was going travelling and one was going off to France. It’s a time of transition and it really appealed to me to go on a pilgrimage.” © BBC/CTVCHermione Norris embarks on a spiritual journey in Pilgrimage: The Road to Holy Island Hermione, who lives in Dorset, joins the likes of actor Patsy Kensit, TV personality Tasha Ghouri and dancer Ashley Banjo on the 12-day journey, which sees the celebs travel 390km to explore the lives of early Celtic Christian saints. “I was really grateful to ask quite deep questions of myself, having been raised culturally as a Christian. I’m not religious and don’t subscribe …

How Chuck Norris Created the Manosphere

How Chuck Norris Created the Manosphere

Published by Daniella Wilson

In 2010 I visited Asheville, North Carolina, to cover an inaugural film event called ActionFest, inspired by Chuck Norris and co-founded by his brother Aaron. For three days in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, audiences turned out to see movies Chuck Norris was in, movies Chuck Norris liked and movies that as far as I could tell had nothing to do with Chuck Norris but that made people spew Chuck Norris Facts anyway. Having just turned 70 and endured more above-the-neck roundhouses than a human head was built to endure, the real Norris was slowing down and not a major presence at the festival. The people lining up for all-day passes didn’t care. To them Norris wasn’t a personality — he was an idea. And this was an event designed to celebrate that idea. Norris died last week at 86. Mostly obituaries dutifully cited his long career. In fact it unspooled in three acts, each of which would have been impressive on its own. First came martial arts. Norris held black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, …

Chuck Norris Played Too Good a Bad Guy to Stay One

Chuck Norris Played Too Good a Bad Guy to Stay One

Published by José Betancourt

Chuck Norris could have been a meme from the moment, in 1972, that he stepped into the Roman Colosseum to face down Bruce Lee. It would take more than 30 years before Norris would become the internet’s favorite avatar of manly hyperbole, the subject of silly aphorisms—such as “Chuck Norris sleeps with the lights on because the dark is afraid of him”—that spoke to his tough persona. He was larger than life from the start but had to turn bite-size to become truly famous. The future VHS king, who died on Thursday at 86, might have been remembered merely as one of popular culture’s great henchmen. After he spent his earliest years in rural Oklahoma, his family moved to Torrance, California. He immersed himself in martial arts while stationed as an airman in South Korea. He returned to Southern California in 1962, and fought in tournaments and opened a small chain of karate schools that attracted celebrity clients. A producer who saw him fight offered him a bit part in the 1968 Dean Martin vehicle …

Chuck Norris Was the Ultimate Meme of the 2000s

Chuck Norris Was the Ultimate Meme of the 2000s

Published by Daniella Wilson

To Baby Boomers, Chuck Norris was a legitimate martial arts master. To Gen X, he was Colonel Braddock from Missing In Action and Walker in Walker, Texas Ranger. But to a wider swath of millennials and older Gen Z, he was the man who created the grand canyon when he went skydiving, who the boogeyman looks for under his bed and who built the same hospital he was born in. Norris, who died Friday at 86 after being hospitalized a day prior, will of course be remembered in Hollywood as an uber-manly action star whose very brand was built on being tough, similar to the likes of Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. But that campy level of machismo gave way to an even more ubiquitous spot in a later era of the pop-culture zeitgeist — as a famous meme thanks to Chuck Norris Facts.  Based on the sheer longevity of the category, there’s a case to be made that Chuck Norris was the defining meme of the 2000s, up there with other famed web trends …

Action star, ‘tough cookie’ and cultural icon: The world pays tribute to Chuck Norris | Ents & Arts News

Action star, ‘tough cookie’ and cultural icon: The world pays tribute to Chuck Norris | Ents & Arts News

Published by Daniella Wilson

Tributes have been paid to martial arts icon and action movie star Chuck Norris, who has died aged 86. The Hollywood actor was remembered by US President Donald Trump, as well as a host of celebrities and his own family, who called him a “warrior” with a heart “full of love”. Norris saw a resurgence in popularity after an early internet meme – consisting of jokes presented as “facts” exaggerating his strength and abilities – propelled him to online fame in the mid-2000s. Born in Oklahoma in 1940, Norris joined the US Air Force in his late teens and began training in martial arts while stationed in South Korea, eventually earning a black belt and becoming a six-time undefeated World Professional Middleweight Karate champion. Image: Chuck Norris speaks during a promotional tour of “The Delta Force” movie in 1986. Pic: Steve Ringman/San Francisco Chronicle via AP After transitioning into acting, Norris landed his breakthrough role in The Way of the Dragon in 1972 opposite Bruce Lee, before going on to star in more than 20 …

Chuck Norris discusses his shift to comedy in ‘Firewalker’

Chuck Norris discusses his shift to comedy in ‘Firewalker’

Published by Sam Flores

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Chuck Norris dies at 86

Chuck Norris dies at 86

Published by Sam Flores

Chuck Norris, a martial artist who starred in several blockbuster action movies, has died at the age of 86, according to a Friday announcement from his family. “It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning,” the family wrote in a statement posted on Instagram.… Source link

Chuck Norris Dies At Age 86

Chuck Norris Dies At Age 86

Published by Sam Flores

Actor and conservative political figure Chuck Norris has died at age 86. The tough, silent face of a very specific idea of heroism passed away Thursday after a brief hospitalization in Hawaii. His family announced the news on social media Friday, saying “While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by his family and was at peace.” “To the world, he was a martial artist, actor, and a symbol of strength,” the post continued. “To us, he was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, an incredible brother, and the heart of our family.” Chuck Norris demonstrated a longevity rare in the genre as a performer and martial arts champion. Born Carlos Ray Norris in Oklahoma, he collected black belts in a variety of disciplines, from judo to taekwondo, eventually founding his own style, Chun Kuk Do. By the 1970s and 1980s he had become one of the most recognizable faces in American action, with such titles as The Way of the Dragon, Good Guys Wear Black, …