Powerball jackpotMany factors determine the advertised Powerball jackpot amount, including game sales and the annuity. Saturday drawings have greater game sales than a Wednesday drawing, for example, and the amount of tickets purchase can vary throughout the year. … [Read more...] about Powerball Results, Numbers For 5/23/20: Did Anyone Win the $104 Million Jackpot on Saturday (Last) Night?
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SAG Awards TV: ‘Modern Family’ Leads, ‘Homeland’ Lands First Noms, Alec Baldwin And Betty White Keep Rolling, Edie Falco Ties Record
Otherwise, it was same old same old in the series categories. In a mild upset, Two And A Half Men star Jon Cryer, who last year landed his first SAG nom, was left out again despite his surprise second Emmy win in September. Downton Abbey made a successful transition from the longform to the series categories with three noms for best ensemble and co-stars Maggie Smith and Michelle Dockery — vs. one, for Smith, last year. Smith is the MVP at the SAG nominations with four mentions — two in TV (best actress and ensemble for Downton Abbey) and two in film (best supporting actress and cast for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). Other crossover nominees included Bryan Cranston with three — two for AMC’s Breaking Bad (best actor, best ensemble) and one for Argo (best ensemble) — and Nicole Kidman — best actress in a movie/miniseries (Hemingway & Gellhorn) and supporting actress in a motion picture (The Paperboy). … [Read more...] about SAG Awards TV: ‘Modern Family’ Leads, ‘Homeland’ Lands First Noms, Alec Baldwin And Betty White Keep Rolling, Edie Falco Ties Record
Orhan Pamuk wins Nobel prize
The award follows last year's decision by the Academy to honour the playwright Harold Pinter, who used his acceptance speech to launch an attack on US foreign policy. On hearing of this year's decision, Pinter, who is also vice-president of English PEN, said: "I couldn't be more delighted. I first met Pamuk when Arthur Miller and I visited Istanbul in 1985 on a PEN mission looking into the condition of writers there. He's a great writer and this award couldn't be more appropriate. I expected him to win it last year but somebody else got in the way." … [Read more...] about Orhan Pamuk wins Nobel prize
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio wins Nobel prize
Born in 1940, Le Clézio first found fame in 1963 with his first novel Proces-Verbal, which was awarded the Prix Renaudot. Since then he has published a wide variety of novels, essays and short fiction. … [Read more...] about Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio wins Nobel prize
Baltimore Chef Cindy Wolf Named Finalist For James Beard Award For 9th Time
“The idea of putting my food in a to-go container and sending it out with a person to their house was really kind of a big decision for me, but at this point, I am so excited to be back in my kitchen cooking with my cooks,” she said. … [Read more...] about Baltimore Chef Cindy Wolf Named Finalist For James Beard Award For 9th Time
