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Brian May reveals he was rushed to hospital after suffering minor stroke | Ents & Arts News

Brian May reveals he was rushed to hospital after suffering minor stroke | Ents & Arts News

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Sir Brian May has revealed he recently suffered a “minor stroke” which caused him to lose control over his left arm. The Queen guitarist, 77, shared the news in a video on social media, reassuring fans that he is once again able to play guitar. Sir Brian said he was rushed to hospital with “blue lights flashing, the lot”, after losing normal feeling in his arm about a week ago. The musician previously suffered a heart attack in 2020. Image: Sir Brian pictured on stage performing with Adam Lambert during the Queen Rhapsody tour in 2023. Pic: Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP ‘It was a little scary’ Speaking about his latest health scare, he said: “I’m here to bring you, first of all, some good news, I think. The good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days. “I say this because it was in some doubt, because that little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago – what they called it was a minor stroke. And all …

Brian Trueman: Danger Mouse writer dies aged 92 | Ents & Arts News

Brian Trueman: Danger Mouse writer dies aged 92 | Ents & Arts News

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Brian Trueman, the British writer behind cartoons including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, has died aged 92, his son has said. Ben Trueman wrote on the X social media platform: “Some sad news. My father, Brian Trueman, has died. “92 years of happy life. A career in television and radio that included Children’s Hour, Clitheroe Kid, Scene at 6.30, Granada Reports, Brass Tacks, Screen Test.” He added his dad, who he described as “clever, funny, resilient, an absolute gentleman”, maybe “best known as the writer of and actor in Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Cockleshell Bay, Chorlton and the Wheelies.” Image: Brian Trueman examining a roll of film 1963. Pic: Rex Features X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable X cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy …

‘Carefully Plotted Chaos’ | Brian Seibert

‘Carefully Plotted Chaos’ | Brian Seibert

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Midway through The Plague, Albert Camus’s 1947 novel about a French Algerian city beset by a deadly pandemic, a journalist and a doctor discuss a record playing on a phonograph. It’s “St. James Infirmary,” a blues and jazz standard about a man visiting his dead lover at the morgue. The journalist admits that he’s been playing the record a lot. The repetition, he says, is like life during a plague: “the same thing over and over again.” The choreographer Twyla Tharp has cited The Plague as an inspiration for How Long Blues, which premiered in June at Little Island, the public park that has been floating on the Hudson River since 2021. (Like many people, she was drawn to the novel because of the Covid-19 pandemic.) Tharp has called the show her “fantasy of Camus and Sartre,” the French philosopher-novelists who turned from friends to rivals. The soundtrack, however, was not French but mostly American: a medley of largely blues and jazz classics rearranged by Tharp, the guitarist-producer T-Bone Burnett, and the composer David Mansfield …

Judge finds Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline

Judge finds Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson needs conservatorship because of mental decline

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A judge found Thursday (May 9) that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder”. At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T May approved the petition filed by the 81-year-old Wilson’s family and inner circle after the death in January of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, who handled most of his tasks and affairs. “I find from clear and convincing evidence that a conservatorship of the person is necessary,” May said at the brief hearing. The judge said that evidence shows that Wilson consents to the arrangement and lacks the capacity to make health care decisions. May appointed two longtime Wilson representatives, publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard, as his conservators. There were no significant objections raised. Two of Wilson’s seven children, Carnie and Wendy Wilson from singing group Wilson Phillips, asked through their attorney that all the children be added to a group text chain about their …

Georgia governor Brian Kemp signs new election changes into law

Georgia governor Brian Kemp signs new election changes into law

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ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Tuesday that makes additional changes to Georgia’s election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is challenged. Republican activists — fueled by debunked theories of a stolen election — have challenged more than 100,000 voters in the state in recent years. The activists say they are rooting out duplicate records and removing voters who have moved out of state. The bill Kemp signed into law — SB 189 — lists death, evidence of voting or registering in another jurisdiction, a tax exemption indicating a primary residence elsewhere, or a nonresidential address as probable causes for removing voters from the rolls. Most controversially, it says the National Change of Address list can be considered, though not exclusively. Supporters have said the probable cause definition would make the challenge process more difficult. Opponents have disputed that, saying the changes would enable more baseless attacks on voters that would overwhelm election administrators and disenfranchise legitimate voters. …

Can Brian Cox’s angry denunciation of Christianity be explained by his childhood?

Can Brian Cox’s angry denunciation of Christianity be explained by his childhood?

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My brother, Officer Brian Sicknick, died after January 6. Politics continued to pull my family apart

My brother, Officer Brian Sicknick, died after January 6. Politics continued to pull my family apart

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My brother, United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, collapsed after defending the Capitol Building and everyone in it from pro-Trump insurrectionists on January 6, 2021, and died in the hospital the following day. He suffered two strokes, we learned. In the aftermath of his death, I thought my family would be united in our grief. I didn’t see until later that politics — some of the same on display at the Capitol the day Brian reported for what would be his last shift — were already dividing us. After the Medical Examiner finally released his remains for burial, my family returned to Washington, D.C., to pay our final respects to my kid brother. Brian was one of the few American citizens to lay in honor at the United States Capitol Rotunda, the same building he gave his life to protect. After the public services, we met President Biden, who expressed heartfelt condolences for our loss. The President and his wife came without the press in tow, without photographers. Several other high-ranking officials also quietly …

NCIS’ Brian Dietzen sports very dapper appearance during special reunion with co-stars

NCIS’ Brian Dietzen sports very dapper appearance during special reunion with co-stars

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NCIS fans are used to seeing their favorites in lab coats for uniforms, but on May 1 Brian Deitzen, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama and Gary Cole scrubbed up in their best for a special reunion event.  Joined by Rocky Carroll, Diona Reasonover and Katrina Law and Gary Cole the group attended the CBS Studios FYC Event at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles ahead of the 2024 Emmys season.  Brian looked very dapper in a white polo shirt with chinos, while Diana looked spring ready in a lemon-colored blazer and matching shorts.  © Kayla OaddamsBrian Dietzen attends the CBS Studios multi-title FYC event Wilmer and Gary both rocked a suit although Gary kept it loose with no tie, and Sean and Rocky kept things even more casual with a tee under their blazers.  Katrina was glowing in a sherbet orange dress with asymmetrical hem. © CBS Photo ArchiveBrian Dietzan, Wilmer Valderrama, Diona Reasonover, Sean Murray, Katrina Law, Gary Cole and Rocky Carroll of ‘NCIS’ attend the CBS Studios FYC Event Season 21 of the long-running show is …

NCIS’s Brian Dietzen supports Vanessa Lachey after NCIS: Hawai’i cancellation

NCIS’s Brian Dietzen supports Vanessa Lachey after NCIS: Hawai’i cancellation

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NCIS star Brian Dietzen was quick to show his support for Vanessa Lachey after the NCIS: Hawai’i star shared a heartfelt post about the spin-off’s cancellation.  Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Vanessa shared her reaction to the disappointing news and reflected on her time as the show’s lead, Jane Tennant. Vanessa Lachey “Forever your Sweet Jane… This was the same spot where I filmed episode 1,” Vanessa penned alongside a video showing the star sitting on a rock in front of the crashing waves. “I sat here at 2am on June 2021 and stared into the ocean. I asked her to protect me, my family, my crew and our show. I told her we would do all we can to protect the grace and integrity of Hawai’i while also sharing her Beauty with the world. “As I sat here today, knowing our show is over, I turned to her again… what do we do now….(please protect us all). She answered with ease. Just as the air hits the water & the water hits the land, the …

Brian McCardie, ‘Line of Duty’ actor, dies at 59

Brian McCardie, ‘Line of Duty’ actor, dies at 59

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Scottish actor Brian McCardie, who played Tommy Hunter in the BBC series “Line of Duty,” died on Sunday. He was 59. His sister, Sarah McCardie, shared the news in a post on her X account. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many. Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April. A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon,” the statement read. “We love him and will miss him greatly; please remember Brian in your thoughts. Funeral arrangements will be announced in the days ahead. As a family, we would ask for privacy at this time.” McCardie’s representation, United Agents, also confirmed his death in a post on X: “We are shocked and so deeply saddened by the tragic news of Brian McCardie’s sudden death. He was an actor of such great talent who we were lucky to represent, and our thoughts are very …