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Pop Culture Updates: New Name, New Show, and a New Life

You waited, you wondered, you might have even ventured a guess or two. Well, now the wait is finally over. Oscar-winner Halle Berry just revealed the name of her newborn daughter… Nahla Ariela Aubry. Nahla… say it with me… GNAW-lah. Yes, it’s pronounced very similar to the name of Simba’s gal pal, Nala, in Disney’s popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. Nala means, “gift” in Swahili. But Nahla means honeybee in Arabic. The infant was born Sunday morning and is the first child for the actress and her model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry. The Academy Award-winner told TV’s “Access … Continue reading →

Runaway Brides – Why Do They Flee?

I was watching The Runaway Bride this weekend, you know the movie that stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Roberts’ character attempted and fled from three separate wedding ceremonies to men she cared a great deal about. When we meet her, Roberts character is preparing to walk down the aisle for the fourth time, but in each of those relationships – she remade herself to be someone that would appeal to her partner and she wasn’t herself. Runaway Brides So why do brides run away? When Jennifer Wilbanks fled her wedding in 2005, she made up a story about being … Continue reading →

Runaway Bride—The Opera

No, the new show isn’t a way for actress Julia Roberts to prove that she has a terrific set of lungs. In fact, the new opera isn’t a take off of the 1999 film version of “Runaway Bride.” Rather, the musical is using the story of real-life runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks as its inspiration. “Runaway Bride” will be appearing at a local Minnesota theater in the form of a rock opera. The show is scheduled to open in October at the Red Clay Theatre and Arts Center in Duluth. If you decide to attend don’t expect to see a comedic … Continue reading →