How Barack Obama Learned to Give a Speech: Read An Excerpt From His Speechwriter's New Book (Excerpt)

President Barack Obama talks with Terry Szuplat, Senior Director for Speechwriting, while he waits backstage to deliver remarks on the Iran nuclear agreement at American University in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2015.Photo:Official White House Photo/Pete Souza Official White House Photo/Pete Souza In 1981, students at Occidental College in Los Angeles held a rally against South Africa’s brutal apartheid policy of racial segregation. The first speaker was a 19-year-old sophomore namedBarack Obama.

How Billy Bob Thornton's Last Minute Cameo in1883Turned Into a Lead Role in Taylor Sheridan'sLandman

Billy Bob Thornton.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty Jesse Grant/Getty Billy Bob Thornton’s willingness to hop on a flight led to a role of a lifetime. During a Q&A session at aLandmanscreening in Nashville, Tenn., the actor, 69, revealed how series creatorTaylor Sheridanwrote the series with him in mind after he agreed to film a brief cameo in1883. “Taylor called me one time and said, ‘I wrote a cameo in this thing I’m doing called1883and would you come to Fort Worth for two days to do two scenes?

How Brad Pitt Inspired Shannen Doherty When She Was Filming90210Reboot

From left: Brad Pitt and Shannen Doherty.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Gregg DeGuire/Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty During a conversation with herCharmedcostar Tony Denison onThe House of Halliwellpodcast, which was released after Doherty’s death, the late actress admitted she was “always scared to use props” while filming the fantasy drama series. “I was so hyper-aware of that,” she said on the Aug. 6 episode. “I know that you were as well, and it wasn’t until I did the reboot of90210where I was, like, screw it.

How Carol Kane’s 'Courageous' Mother, Who 'Started Life Over' at 55, Inspired Her New Movie (Exclusive)

(Left-right:) Joy Kane and Carol Kane in 2023.Photo:Dominik Bindl/Getty Dominik Bindl/Getty Carol Kane’s new movie doubles as an homage to her inspiring mother. “My own mother is a very, very courageous woman who started her life completely over again at the age of 55,” Kane, 72, tells PEOPLE. At that age her mother, Joy, “moved to Paris and lived in a little hotel room that didn’t even have a toilet or a bath — they were down the hall.

How Connor Wood Turned a 'Scary' Layoff Into a 'Successful' Influencer Career: 'There’s No Shame' (Exclusive)

PEOPLE Exclusive with Connor Wood.Photo:Carly Sharp Carly Sharp Connor Wood got fired from his job, but his career only got hotter from there. Life wasn’t always a standing ovation for the TikTok personality who now doubles as a stand-up comic on tour. Having gone through numerous layoffs straight out of college, he began sharing his struggles online and ended up resonating with an audience who’d soon become his fans. Wood, who’s amassed one million-plus followers acrossTikTokandInstagram, first went viral for his comedic approach to a “scary” time in his life upon moving from his native Texas to Los Angeles for a job that he ended up losing when the COVID-19 pandemic began.