to further carry on the legacy of this District legend These bobbleheads feature a seven-inch likeness of the beloved tree during peak bloom with the name “STUMPY” proudly spelled out at the figurine base They’re expected to ship in November means that your Stumpy figurine can bring a splash of springtime cheer right as the winter gloom begins Stan's Garden Center has opened a new location in Corry.  The business currently owns two locations in Erie Stan's Garden Center East (Buffalo Rd.) and Stan's Garden Center West (West Lake Rd.).  The owners say they are excited to serve the gardens of the Corry area The Corry branch of the business is located at 550 E More information on Stan's Garden Center can be found here. Adam Szymkowicz’s new play imagines what happens when two fired employees kidnap a CEO Zachary Stewart vigilante violence had become acceptable for millions of Americans Adam Szymkowicz’s Fat Cat Killers, now playing at the Gene Frankel Theatre, would seem to have arrived at the exact right moment (Szymkowicz actually wrote the script over a decade ago) It’s about Steve (Christopher Lee) and Michael (David Carl) two recently fired office workers who seek revenge by planning to kidnap their ex-firm’s CEO and hold him for ransom Potentially a searing indictment of corporate greed Fat Cat Killers is in fact a sluggish buddy comedy unlikely to satisfy anyone’s revolutionary itch It’s Office Space meets Dumb and Dumber—and we all feel dumber for having committed 100 minutes of our lives to it We suspect Steve doesn’t have much going on upstairs from the first scene in which he interviews for a management position by arguing that Michael suggests that his friend could hack into the payroll and boost their salaries (he did work at the Apple Genius bar leading Michael to recommend murder as the appropriate recourse—but maybe after they have gotten some of the $10 million pay package the boss took home last year though not one for which you would want to return for the second act Andrew Block’s direction is not tight enough for absurdism nor is Szymkowicz’s prose sharp enough to qualify as agitprop which underlines key dramatic beats with original percussion is the most rigorous element in the production Scott Fetterman’s set has the disadvantage of being both overdesigned and less-than-useful with a baffling upstage wall of ink-blotted paper adding absolutely nothing to the story It’s not so much a Rorschach test as a soiled Chipotle napkin you step over on your way back from lunch break The arrival of the third character, CEO Dave Russell (Philip Cruise), momentarily extends our hope that Fat Cat Killers might actually deliver a decent satire of corporate America. Cruise looks straight out of CEO daddy central casting with his white hair and hard expression that tells all onlookers He certainly exudes the smoothness of a man who lives and dies by PowerPoint making it seem eminently reasonable when he demands a commission for negotiating his own ransom (Steve and Michael are prepared to accept a lowball offer but Dave goes for the big ask and succeeds) It’s clear that Szymkowicz thinks the most important quality for an American executive is shamelessness; and on that point But Szymkowicz has little to say about the forces that turn office drones into terrorists, how aristocracy presenting itself as meritocracy corrodes social order, or how market incentives break down in the face of irrational violence. A late-play monologue, in which Steve encourages others to follow in their footsteps, is even less enlightening than Luigi’s tweet-sized manifesto “I mean everyone steals paper and pens and paper clips someone should kill you for it.” It’s a laugh line even the polite titters have gone as cold as an insurance executive on West 54th Street It all feels like a missed opportunity at a time when popular nihilism and political violence are on the rise. Fat Cat Killers is not the play we need to guide us through the suddenly wide-open Overton window but it’s probably the play we deserve in this profoundly stupid chapter of American history The musical opens at the Imperial Theatre on April 10 Get the best deals and latest updates on theater and shows by signing up for TheaterMania's newsletter today © 2025 West Virginia University Athletics Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Harley-Davidson’s 2025 Pan America 1250 ST wants open roads and unpaved ground but it handles city streets with the same low-slung confidence as a heavyweight cruiser There’s something transformative about this bike. Maybe it’s knowing that Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier rides this exact machine in Marvel’s Thunderbolts—the first time a production bike like this rolled straight off the factory line and onto a film set without a single modification told me when he dropped the bike off at my door “We delivered four or five of these totally stock for Thunderbolts The bike you see in the movie is exactly how you can buy it from the dealer That’s never happened before.” Over the next week, I set out to put the Pan America 1250 ST through its paces—climbing the scenic highway through the Angeles National Forest blasting across the dusty backroads of the Mojave and weaving through L.A.’s urban sprawl Standing in my driveway, the Pan America ST doesn’t try to charm you. It stands tall and muscular, every line cut with intention, a machine ready to bite back. The blacked-out livery, 5.6-gallon fuel tank designed to take you the distance, and low-profile fender and windscreen give it a stripped-down, utilitarian presence—adventure bike meets American rebellion put it: “The Pan America was built to be unapologetic We didn’t want it to look like any other adventure bike out there—it had to feel like a Harley It’s got that rawness that ties back to our heritage but it’s built for the road ahead.” “Adventure bikes tend to look like insects—sharp angles 2025 Harley Pan America 1250 ST stands tall and muscular with a stripped-down utilitarian presence—adventure bike meets American rebellion There’s an honesty to the design—something you feel in your gut ready for whatever terrain you throw at it Harley’s Adaptive Ride Height (ARH) system automatically lowers the seat height by up to one inch at stops making it easy to plant both feet—even if you’re not a 6-foot-tall action hero the noise—all of it dissolves the farther you ride The bike wants open roads and unpaved ground At its core is Harley’s Revolution Max 1,250 engine—a 1,252cc liquid-cooled V-twin pushing out 150 horsepower and 94 ft-lb of torque Harley’s Revolution Max 1,250 engine in the 2025 Pan America ST doesn’t scream for attention—it roars when asked blind corners—an urban gantlet that’ll punish any bike that isn’t nimble Despite its 17-inch front wheel and upright geometry The SHOWA Balance Free front forks and rear monoshock coupled with Harley’s semi-active suspension—electronically adjusting rebound and compression in real time—did the heavy lifting softening potholes and holding firm in the twisties the city thinning out behind me as I rode toward the Rose Bowl I met a couple of friends—Morgan Gales and Dave Gardner—for coffee at the base of Angeles Crest commented on the Pan America ST’s perfect pitch—unmistakably Harley who’s no stranger to Harley’s Ride Command system helped me dial in the perfect custom ride mode for the mountain curves—a few taps on the 6.8-inch TFT touchscreen: Sport Mode with sharper throttle response and increased engine braking Despite its 19-inch front wheel and upright geometry the 2025 Harley Pan America ST feels balanced Heads turned as we peeled out of the Found Café parking lot the Pan America ST pulling attention like gravity The morning sun was just cresting the horizon casting long shadows across the asphalt—the kind of soft golden light that makes California feel infinite We Climbed.Angeles Crest is a rider’s cathedral—60 miles of high-altitude sweepers It’s a route I know well—dozens of rides over the years it felt like I was meeting an old friend with a new edge The Variable Valve Timing kicked in seamlessly giving me power where I needed it—steady in the corners The quickshifter let me fly through gears with ease The Michelin Scorcher Adventure tires held their own The Harley Pan America ST's Variable Valve Timing kicked in seamlessly There’s a moment in Thunderbolts that sticks with you: Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier charging down a desolate desert highway The bike lifts into a stoppie—front wheel biting hard rear tire floating clear off the ground—just as the Humvee explodes The Thunderbolts storyboard panel that outlines Joe Dryden's stoppie stunt on the Harley Pan America 1250 ST in the new movie "Right before the Humvee explodes—that was all real," Dryden told me The Pan America ST handled it without flinching Harley nailed the geometry with this bike." That stunt—originally planned for fresh pavement—had to be performed on an old desert road riddled with potholes Joe Dryden pulled off multiple stunts on the Harley Pan America 1250 ST for Thunderbolts with precision—no CGI "The road surface was rough—desert highway uneven—but that front end bit hard when I needed it to Timing is everything with a move like that and trusted the bike to hold steady while the rear lifted high We didn’t pull stoppies out in Mojave but damn if we didn’t have a good time tearing down dusty backroads in search of authentic Mexican food and a drink that hits like a reward after a day in the dust Because that’s what these bikes are built for—community The Pan America 1250 ST surprises you—not just with what it can do It’s Harley’s most versatile machine equally at home in LA’s metropolis as it is tearing across deserts and navigating mountainous terrain but as Richards said: it doesn’t look back It’s built for the road ahead—wherever that might take you It’s not just the roads or the machines—it’s the connection to something raw a fine-tuning into the present moment—something that reminds me who I am when the world gets loud Marvel fans will recognize it as the Winter Soldier’s ride in Thunderbolts there’s a part of me that felt like Bucky Barnes out there—outlaw Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST Motorcycle Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application 2025 at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday 2025 in the Thompson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery by Jason Hall The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery and at other times at the home of Mr 1953 in Maryland the son of the late Robert Stanley Mintz and Ella Mae Hall Mintz McGuire Stan enlisted in the United States Army where he served for seven years before being honorably discharged Mintz went on to work as truck driver until his retirement Stan’s pride and joy in life was his family He cherished the time he spent in retirement with his wife      In addition to his parents Mintz was preceded in death by his brothers Edward Michael “Micky” Mintz; daughter      Survivors include his wife of 25 years Cindi (Joe) O’Connor of Cripple Creek Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) of Chesterfield Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors you may have noticed the actor has been flaunting no hair at all during the movie’s global press tour there's a specific reason behind Stan going bald here’s why he’s currently rocking the look: I just finished a movie in Norway called Fjord my jet lag is pretty interesting right now Stan was asked by Extra TV about his bald hairdo (or lack of hairdo… that is) when he was at the Los Angeles Thunderbolts* premiere this week he jumped from working on the set of a movie called Fjord over in Norway to reuniting with his Thunderbolts* co-stars to promote the new release From what we know about Fjord (per Cineuropa) the upcoming movie comes from acclaimed Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu who’s making his first English-language feature with this drama The movie is reportedly about two families living in a small who start to connect but end up forming a tumultuous relationship Stan (who is Romanian himself) will play a Romanian expatriate living in Norway the journalist complimented the actor before asking him if being bald has its perks It’s amazing [for getting ready in the morning] it’s like right now you feel a cool breeze on the back of your neck and he was also asked what his girlfriend Annabelle Wallis thinks of it He joked that “she’s seen a lot worse don’t worry” before walking away and moving down the carpet Knowing what’s up with Sebastian Stan’s hair definitely has me interested in what acting work is on the way for him… and one other thing Avengers: Doomsday production is currently underway, and Sebastian Stan is among the cast that was announced through a viral livestream of chairs he spoke about when he might join the cast: I haven’t done anything yet [for Avengers: Doomsday] I think I’m hearing that maybe at some point in May I’ll be going over there or will Bucky be wearing a wig for Doomsday but he has grown it out before for the part Given he’s completely bald and it’s currently May, I’m guessing the latter, but we’ll have to see once the Avengers: Doomsday release date rolls around next summer you can check out Thunderbolts* in theaters now she was the Managing Editor of the award-winning college paper where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features profiles and arts & entertainment coverage including her first run-in with movie reporting with a phone interview with Guillermo del Toro for Best Picture winner Now she's into covering YA television and movies All her writing should be read in Sarah Connor’s Terminator 2 voice over you will then be prompted to enter your display name Emma Roberts Shared A Sweet Look Behind The Scenes At Kristen Stewart’s Wedding: ‘Pieces Of April’ Final Destination Bloodlines Apparently Broke A ‘World Record’ Amid Filming That Time Walton Goggins Almost Got Arrested In His Bathing Suit For Having A Photoshoot In The Middle Of Traffic Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker May 2, 2025Sebastian Stan generally keeps his love life under wraps "I feel like it’s really difficult nowadays to be able to have any privacy whatsoever," the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Bucky Barnes told Vanity Fair of his love life "It's the one part of my life that I try to keep somewhat for myself even though it sort of ends up being out there." Part of that is likely because Stan's stans (ahem) can veer into conspiracist territory. He said onstage in a 2024 sit-down that he's read online that he's "trapped" and "held against [his] will" in relationships "I can't even go online anymore," he added here's a look at his actual dating history so far—and 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Who is Sebastian Stan dating?Sebastian Stan and Annabelle Wallis attend the Vanity Fair Oscar party on March 2 Stan is dating British actress Annabelle Wallis The couple are generally low-key, but hit the red carpet circuit together several times in 2025 as Stan was nominated for a slew of awards for playing Donald Trumpin The Apprentice and Edward Lemuel in A Different Man When giving his acceptance speech for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical or Comedy for A Different Man at the Golden Globes For her part, Wallis has previously dated Coldplayfrontman Chris Martinfrom 2015 to 2017 and Chris Pine from 2018 to 2021 Related: Go Inside Cristin Milioti's Dating History Wallis and Stan were first spotted getting cozy together in May 2022 at Robert Pattinson's birthday party, according to PEOPLE it's safe to assume that they've been an item for about three years as of this writing in May 2025 How long did Sebastian Stan and Alejandra Onieva date?Sebastian Stan and Alejandra Onieva are spotted together in New York City on Aug Stan and ex-girlfriend Alejandra Onieva were first linked in summer 2020 when they were spotted holding hands in New York City. Onieva sort of made their romance Instagram-official when she shared a pic on Dec. 7, 2020, captioned "walking on a dream." It showed the two of them in shadow Stan posted an adorable and hilarious video documenting the long-distance nature their romance took during the COVID-19 pandemic but their last Instagram snaps together were in November 2021 Related: Who Is Bobby Flay's Wife? All About His Marriages and Latest Romance Leighton Meester and Sebastian Stan are spotted in Hollywood on April 30 Stan dated Leighton Meester after they met on the set of Gossip Girl in 2008 while Stan was a recurring guest star as Carter Baizen.) "She's the most interesting, sophisticated, talented and an extremely funny person that I know. She's really hilarious," he gushed about Meester to press (via PEOPLE) in 2009 The pair split after about two years in 2010 Meester told Seventeen (via HuffPost) that the breakup was tough "I've only had one experience where it was really hard and I was really sad when it ended but that's what taught me a lot about myself and love and life—and that's good." Who was Sebastian Stan's first love?Stan has hinted that Meester was his first love, telling Variety of his time on Gossip Girl "It was the first time I was in serious love with somebody seeing these same buildings and streets—life seemed simpler." Related: Are Meryl Streep and Martin Short Dating? What We Know So Far Dianna Agron at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan but reunited briefly to go to dinner together on Valentine's Day in 2012 Sebastian Stan as the Mad Hatter and Jennifer Morrison as Emma in Once Upon a Time Jack Rowand/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Stan guest-starred on Once Upon a Time as the Mad Hatter, where he met actress Jennifer Morrison Sebastian Stan cozies up to then-girlfriend Margarita Levieva at the premiere of "Clouds of Sils Maria" in New York City on Oct Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownThe Internet Is Divided After Doja Cat Seemingly Urged Music Fandoms To Go Outside And Stop Obsessing Over Streams On The Internet"You deserve to feel sun on your skin Don't trade that for being on this app with the blinds drawn." Here are some of the best responses that weren't highly inappropriate or riddled with mindless negativity: The Shedeur Sanders slide gave even the most casual sports fan an easy in to this year’s NFL Draft Curiosity about where Sanders would go coupled with the sideshow that was Mel Kiper Jr losing his cool made 2025 one of the more intriguing drafts to watch in years that was more than enough of a reason to tune into ESPN for an hour or two As a result, Day Three viewership soared by 43% making it the most watched Saturday draft broadcast on record It’s always an easy bet to assume growth when it comes to the NFL, but the Green Bay extravaganza was far from unique. The Sanders-Kiper show instead was just the latest sports draft to draw massive viewership As athletes’ personal stories become an even bigger part of the fan experience and live sports soak up more of the limited remaining traditional television eyeballs Fresh off breaking the all-time NCAA basketball scoring record and a second straight appearance in the championship game last spring, Caitlin Clark headed to New York for the WNBA Draft. There she was joined by her rival Angel Reese to break yet another record. Two-and-a-half million fans tuned into the 2024 WNBA Draft making it the first to break 500,000 and easily the most-watched ever But with labor strife looming and NIL deals soaring, most of the top pro prospects in the 2025 class returned to school. Clark rival and fan favorite Paige Bueckers was the only household name selected this past April, but that didn’t matter. The draft retained more than half its viewership it appears to be at least double the previous status quo for the women’s league The NBA also managed to retain a large portion of its phenom-driven draft ratings leap. In 2023, the arrival of French sensation Victor Wembanyama broke the eight-year-old record to become the most-watched NBA draft ever. The following year, with hardly one top-five prospect known to the average fan, the event barely missed a beat. Nearly 4.5 million people tuned into the 2024 edition only a slight dip from the nearly 5 million who watched Wembanyama put on his Spurs hat as the No The story was the same almost everywhere. From the NHL to MLB to even the debut of the NWSL’s draft on ION the past two to five years have seen impressive viewership across the landscape So is the sports world suddenly draft-hungry obsessing over the minutiae of a player’s teenage game film As with any viewership conversation in the 2020s, the easy explanation is the measurements. Nielsen has dramatically expanded how it counts viewers in recent years. Not only is the industry-standard ratings analyst now measuring smart TVs, it has now set up “out-of-home” analysis in several more cities around the country. This is why the Super Bowl keeps breaking records So these drafts — which are all either on ABC or other broadcast networks including ION — benefit greatly simply from more people being counted The other one is more useful, but harder to pin down. Data show that Americans find athletes “nearly twice as likable as influencers,” and the distinction between those two groups of celebrities is going away Lionel Messi and Travis Kelce are now production executives But the biggest change driving excitement around drafts is happening a few rungs below those legends New laws allowing athletes to profit off their NIL (name image and likeness) has turned high school and college stars into brands and celebrities at a scale on par with the pros have generated equal or greater audiences for their content than their sports careers his highly engaged community on YouTube and TikTok saw it as the continuation of the story they’d participated in for more than a year — from Southern California to Durham to Philadelphia plenty of 76ers fans might be excited to see who was the next piece of The Process But a fair amount of these viewers (we can assume) also were charting McCain’s course Tell these fans that they can watch and support their favorite athlete by tuning into ESPN at 7 p.m., and that’s exactly what they will do. Some may catch up with clips online or when the creator puts out content about their experience at the draft. Not every new viewer is an online follower. We can’t measure exactly how much of the draft viewership spike comes from these “stans.” Just like we don’t know for sure how much of the growth is authentic versus a product of Nielsen’s shenanigans. But drafts have been around as long as sports. They are becoming more popular faster than regular-season games and other sports content. Because it aligns with so many key trends in how fans interact with influencers in and outside sports, we can only assume this surge in popularity in drafts is driven by the same forces that have made content creators some of the biggest celebrities in this country and worldwide. Brendon is a Media Commentary staff writer at Awful Announcing. He has also covered basketball and sports business at Front Office Sports, SB Nation, Uproxx and more. "The Knicks don't belong in the same gym with us." "Looking forward to joining Steve, Mark, and PK in the ESPN studio."  The discussion of an antisemitic sign at Barstool Sports' Philadelphia bar continues to evolve. "It’s still an issue, every single day. There’s not ever equal coverage." "When there aren't a lot of options, you don't have a ton of leverage to negotiate." The actor behind Marvel’s hero-turned-villain-turned-hero Bucky Barnes has quietly become the franchise’s heart and soul over a period of a decade and a half. Ed Power explains why Stan is very much the man I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Sebastian Stan knows all about taking risks. It was just last year that he played Donald Trump in The Apprentice; depicting the president as a blustering sociopath and rapist the film was released despite preventative efforts from Trump’s lawyers “It’s become really convenient to pick on [Marvel films],” he told GQ [But Marvel] is an artery travelling through the system of this entire machinery that’s Hollywood It feeds in so many more ways than people acknowledge.” Rare indeed is it that an actor will come out to bat for the MCU – even if they’ve been part of the Marvel Universe almost from the beginning He joined the franchise first as Captain America’s peppy best pal Bucky Barnes (in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger) then played Barnes’s killing machine alter-ego uncomplaining and focused on the task at hand both Stan and Bucky may well be the underappreciated heroes of the Marvel Universe Stan is back as Barnes in Thunderbolts* – a team-up movie also starring Florence Pugh as Black Widow’s younger adoptive sister Yelena Belova and David Harbour as Russian supersoldier Red Guardian It marks the ninth MCU film Stan has appeared in (plus two TV series) Stan popped up for one scene in Captain America: A Brave New World – arguably the highlight of an underwhelming film It was also a reminder of what Stan brings to the franchise – a stolid charm less dazzling than the mega-charisma of Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man unshowy style – he doesn’t jump up and down demanding your attention; instead he quietly gets under the skin of his characters It’s only when you look back at the arc of his oeuvre that what he’s achieved becomes clear Stan’s willingness to put a shoulder to the wheel and just get on with things is perhaps rooted in his own life story: he’s the child of Romanian parents who moved to America after the end of the Cold War He has talked about feeling like an outsider amid the go-getting optimism of 1990s America and of making a concerted effort to lose all traces of his Romanian accent He was the outsider who wanted to fit in – just like Bucky He has been upfront about the MCU being a lifeline He was best known for a recurring part in the rich-kid soap opera Gossip Girl and for playing the baddie in Hot Tub Time Machine – the residuals from which were just about keeping him afloat when he auditioned for Captain America’s ill-fated buddy His character was introduced as a newly minted GI shipped off to Europe to dispense Stars ’n’ Stripes justice to the Nazis it seemed like we had lost a perfectly agreeable minor character – sacrificed so that Cap could understand the value of friendship Stan’s character lends his name to the title of the second Captain America movie The Winter Soldier – the best MCU film up to that point He is chilling and relentless as a programmable assassin whose mind has been wiped by Hydra (Cap’s Nazi enemies in 1943) who isn’t in the least concerned about his character being likeable – only that he scares us If you sign up to this service we will earn commission This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent Stan’s Marvel character has swung through highs and lows He was a C-list figure in the later Avengers films – there to fill out an already overstuffed bench Stan began taking on more interesting side-projects in which he impressed as Jeff Gillooly – abusive boyfriend of Margot Robbie’s disgraced figure-skater Tonya Harding for which he received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations He also played a charming cannibal in Fresh and a man with facial disfigurement in last year’s A Different Man (for which he won a Golden Globe) he seared himself into the memory of the unsuspecting viewer in the 2022 Disney + series Pam & Tommy playing Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in a “can’t be unseen” sequence in which he converses with his own anthropomorphic penis Amid those diverging opinions, Stan was a rare bright light, imbuing Lee with a hint of tragedy. He was the hair-metal meathead with a tragic gaze and the air of someone who knew deep down that there was more to life than wrecking hotel rooms and joshing with his junk. Despite his forays into more critically lauded fare, Stan has always chosen to look at the MCU not as a burden but as a gift – never grumbling, or behaving as if he was above the material. Many actors have, of course, accepted the MCU’s money only to then badmouth the franchise. Anthony Hopkins said his role in Thor and its sequels amounted to little beyond “shouting a bit”: “If you’re sitting in front of a green screen, it’s pointless acting it,” he tutted. Christian Bale described Thor: Love & Thunder as “monotony”; Mickey Rourke branded Iron Man 2 “mindless” and “s***”. Even Robert Downey Jr, the franchise’s biggest star, has levelled digs at the films, calling them “content” and suggesting that an acting muscle may have “atrophied” during his time in the MCU. Thunderbolts* is unlikely to silence the dissenters, but reviews have hailed it as one of Marvel’s best films in years. There are fight scenes, spectacular set pieces, and lashings of the trademark Marvel “banter” – sarcastic, tension-alleviating quips adored by fans but which detractors have identified as the franchise’s great sin against the spoken word. (In the modern movie-going landscape, there is apparently nothing more egregious than a well-crafted zinger.) Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Ed Power explains why Stan is very much the man On this week's Stan's Gardening A-Z Josh Skarzenski talks about Mother's Day gifts He has ideas like the beautiful hanging baskets.  Lee claimed Max Anderson stole millions of dollars in memorabilia and pushed her father to work countless hours leading up to his death in 2018 has settled her elder abuse lawsuit against Max Anderson her father’s former and longtime manager whom she accused of stealing more than $21 million worth of memorabilia and collectibles as well as pushing the comic book icon to work extreme hours months before his death The settlement comes a week shy of the start date for the trial the deal will go into effect only after specific undisclosed terms are “satisfied.” J.C and Anderson did not respond immediately to TheWrap’s request for comment “A notice of dismissal with prejudice will be filed within 10 days after the terms of the settlement have been satisfied … on or before July 2025,” the two-page legal document The settlement agreement was filed in California’s Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday who is in charge of her father’s trust claiming the longtime manager swindled Lee who oversaw Stan’s memorabilia bookings would often have Lee sign off on contracts and agreements that he wasn’t properly able to understand or read due to his age and declining vision Lee suffered from sever vision degeneration Some of the hundreds of pieces of collectibles and memorabilia which were part of Lee’s Stan Lee Collectibles business said were wrongly taken were Batman creator Bob Kane’s original drawing of the Joker as well as several props from Marvel projects She also accused Anderson of stealing $11.1 million worth of profits $10.2 million in appearance fees and compelling Lee to work extreme hours months before he died in 2018 she shared one example of Anderson pocketing nearly all of Lee’s earnings at 2017’s New York Comic-Con she said Anderson kept more than $700,000 despite only being granted a management fee of 10 to 25% as part of his contractual agreement “Anyone who loved my father and respected his work should see Max Anderson as we do,” Joan previously told Page Six in a statement “We believe he is a crook who lied to my father and stole from who previously denied any mishandling of the creator’s money Lee died of heart failure in 2018 at the age of 95 A documentary about Eminem superfans is set to open the inaugural SXSW London festival "Stans," named for Eminem's 2000 hit about an obsessed fan is set to premiere at the overseas festival on June 2 it follows "not just Eminem’s artistic trajectory offering an entertaining and vibrantlook at the modern nature of fandom and how social media has irrevocably changed the relationship between artists and their audience." "What's My Name." It marks his feature documentary debut The project was announced last year, with Eminem putting the call out on social media for superfans to participate in the doc "Stan," the third single released off Eminem's blockbuster 2000 album "The Marshall Mathers LP," tells the story of an Eminem fan who takes his obsession with the rapper too far The song is built around a sample of British singer Dido's 1998 track "Thank You." The track, produced by Eminem and Mark "The 45 King" James, surpassed the 1 billion streams mark on Spotify in December 2023 It currently has nearly 1.3 billion streams In the wake of the song's success, "stan" has become shorthand for fans of any artist, and is used as a verb to describe one's actions when celebrating an artist or their work. Merriam-Webster describes a stan as "an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan," and in its other form "to exhibit fandom to an extreme or excessive degree; to be an extremely devoted and enthusiastic fan of someone or something." Outside of its SXSW premiere, no formal release plans for "Stans" have been announced. The film festival's page for "Stans" lists its distributor as Paramount+ Other films set to screen at the fest include the Toronto International Film Festival hit "The Life of Chuck" and "Deep Cover," about a group of improv comics who infiltrate a criminal gang Eminem released his latest album, "The Death of Slim Shady," last year. Last month, the 52-year-old became a grandfather when his daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, gave birth to her first child This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Tibrina Hobson/Getty for Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Jesse Grant/Getty for Disney TNT’s Stan Van Gundy has been hired by Amazon Prime Video to be a game analyst for its forthcoming NBA coverage next season sources briefed on the move told The Athletic joins Ian Eagle on Prime Video’s game telecasts While Prime has designated Eagle as its No it plans on waiting to name its top game analysts It has shown interest in Richard Jefferson Jefferson’s contract expires after he calls the NBA Finals for ABC in June Amazon has held talks with TNT’s Kevin Harlan and the voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves as other play-by-play callers on its crews Dwyane Wade and Steve Nash are candidates for analyst roles according to sources briefed on discussions Amazon will have Taylor Rooks as its lead studio host Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki are already signed as two of its pregame and postgame analysts Prime swiped ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth to be its lead sideline reporter An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment Van Gundy has been on TNT/CBS’s men’s NCAA Tournament coverage It is undetermined if he will continue in that role $76 billion arrangements with incumbent ABC/ESPN Noah Eagle and likely Terry Gannon as its top three play-by-play callers It has added Jamal Crawford and Reggie Miller as game analysts ESPN has made a licensing deal with TNT Sports to bring its “Inside The NBA” show TNT Sports is concluding its more than three-decade run as the home of NBA games (Kirby Lee / USA Today Network via Imagn Images) Andrew Marchand is a Sr He previously worked for the New York Post and ESPN where he predominantly covered sports media and baseball he won the Associated Press Sports Editors' top national award for beat writing for his coverage of sports media Marchand also has his own twice-weekly sports media podcast available at AndrewMarchand.com Sebastian Stan explains future of Bucky Barnes political career The biggest surprise in Captain America: Brave New World entailed Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes running for Congress the former Hydra operative ends up winning the seat and becomes Brooklyn's congressman he puts up his Winter Soldier flag again and joins the Thunderbolts team it isn’t clear in the movie if Bucky’s political career will continue or not "He's still been trying to find his way of how he can contribute in a way that he hasn't before "But there's a lot of strange congressmen these days anyway why is he growing out his hair if he's going to be a congressman?!'" the Apprentice star added Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier echoed Sebastian Stan’s take I think he's found a new place that makes much more sense for him." MD to the late Charles & Margaret Cooper Stan was a lifelong tire guy who worked in engineering and sales for Bridgestone/Firestone for his entire career of 42 years Stan was a devoted Christian and put his faith in Jesus Stan thrived in community and leadership roles and spent many years running Bruning Investment Club and advocating for cancer research Stan recently succumbed to an acute respiratory infection TN and Christina (Michael) Muscari of Franklin and Charlie; and many close friends and family Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday 2025 with visitation two hours prior to the service at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home Burial will follow at Williamson Memorial Gardens Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Wegersen and Farsheed Ferdowsi Memorials may be made to the Village at Church of the City WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES Williamson Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Service Click to watch Follow Hollywood Outbreak on Mastodon Once upon a time - when Bobby Orr was breaking all manner of NHL records - a reporter interviewed the superstar's mother at her home in Parry Sound, Ontario. The Man from Life Magazine said, "Mrs. Orr, tell me what you think of your son?" To which, she fired back the perfect squelch: "WHICH ONE?" The Maven brings this up because when I was assigned to select "The Greatest Games in Devils History," I thought of Mrs. Arva Orr and muttered to myself, "Which One?" Having covered the club since its inception more than four decades ago, I'm challenged upon asking myself which really was the greatest Devils game of all-time, and which ones after that and after that? As a hockey historian, I love the challenge and - by the way – if you disagree with my findings, please write, knowing that I respect your opinions. (Fasten seatbelts, here we go). Game 4, 1995 Stanley Cup Final, June 24, 1995 The 1995 Stanley Cup Final between the Detroit Red Wings and New Jersey Devils appeared to be so one-sided before it began that a Toronto columnist predicted that the Motor City skaters would win the best-of-seven series in three games. At the pre-series media fest a day before the Final began, the press corps listened intently to the Red Wings answer questions. When it was New Jersey's turn, half of the journalists rudely walked out. It would not take very long for the reporters to learn the error of their ways. One, Two, Three - just like that - the Devils rang up victories. Now, the most unlikely scenario was about to unfold. "Our challenge was clear," said Detroit's head coach Scotty Bowman, "to stay alive we had to win Game 4." And for a while it appeared as if the heavy favorites finally would prevail. Detroit scored twice and half-way through the game the score was knotted at 2-2. "I wouldn't want to see the Wings get the next one," said a press box regular. "If they win this one, they could get hot and win three more." The newsman had little time to worry. Neal Broten, a member of Uncle Sam's 1980 "Miracle On Ice" gold medalists, took a centering pass from defenseman Scott Niedermayer. Red Wings goalie Mike Vernon was prepared and made the save. But Broten, who had scored earlier, was like a ferret on the spoor of its next meal. Skillfully, Neal corralled the rebound and deflected the six-ounce hunk of vulcanized rubber past Vernon and into the twine. The time was 7:56 of the second period and Devils goalie Martin Brodeur would not allow another puck to elude him. Of course, none in the 19,040 sellout crowd at Meadowlands Arena could be sure of that. As New Jersey's lead held up into the third period there was concern that somehow Bowman's sextet would find a way to tie the game. "I was never sure that it was in the bag," said Devils coach Jacques Lemaire. "I knew what we were up against; this was no time to get cocky." The insightful Lemaire knew he had to exploit every one on his bench, including peach-faced, Russian-trained Sergei Brylin. As the game clock ticked toward the eight-minute mark, hot prospect Brian Rolston captured the puck along Detroit's right wing boards. Spotting Brylin in front of the net, Rolston skimmed a radar pass that Sergei tamed with his skate and then deposited behind goalie Vernon. It now was 4-2 at 7:46 but with more than a dozen minutes remaining, the Devils had clinched nothing. "We wanted one more just for a cushion," revealed defenseman Shawn Chambers, a late-season acquisition of Boss Lou Lamoriello who had scored earlier in the contest. Now Chambers was manning the blue line with little over seven minutes left on the clock when forward Bill Guerin's shot was blocked. Brylin nabbed the rebound and ladled a pass to Chambers at the left blue line. The Michigan-born defender wound up for a slapper that Vernon still hasn't seen. This time the crowd's roar had an intense - yet relaxed - sense of reality to it. The time was 12:32 and that was all she wrote. Writing in the club's 25-year history, Rich Chere - who covered the team from its inception - had this delicious Chambers' quote: "I told all the boys before it started, I wasn't going to score until we needed one. Well, we needed one tonight." Then, a pause and a few seconds of professional reflection: "This is what you play hockey for. This is once-in-a-lifetime here." Game 6, 2000 Stanley Cup Final, June 10-11, 2000 To put this remarkable contest in a pugilistic panorama, it was like a pair of heavyweight champions slugging it out for a full 15-rounds and good luck to the winner. Unlike New Jersey's first championship run, this encore marathon took place during a traumatic season orchestrated by coach Robbie Ftorek for most of the crusade. Then, suddenly, boss Lou Lamoriello sensed problems in the regular-season homestretch and replaced Ftorek with Robbie's aide de camp Larry Robinson. The beauty part was that everybody loved Larry from the previous movie when he assisted Jacques LemaIre and the Devils to their first Stanley Cup in 1995. "But this was a different scene," recalled Emmy-winning former NJ 12 reporter George Falkowski."The first time around, Jacques and Larry had been together all season. Now Larry had to step in and untangle the knots that forced Lamoriello to make the moves." Robinson had one thing going for him and it was a BIG thing - his demeanor, or presence if you will. Only a commanding figure whose confidence was built as a Stanley Cup-winning player with the Montreal Canadiens could survive being thrust into command with only eight games remaining in the season. "But Larry got us through the first three rounds," said Bobby Holik, a veteran of the first Cup championship. "I'm sure being Jacques Lemaire's assistant had a lot to do with Larry's coaching success." What it did was bring New Jersey to a win from annexing their second title but it would be a slug-for-slug battle right to the end. "When we beat Detroit in 1995," recalled Sergei Brylin, "it was four games and over. This time the combat was intense right into that Game 6." The first period was an infirmary's delight. Before the stanza was four minutes old, New Jersey's Scott Gomez collided with Dallas' defenseman Darryl Sydor who suffered a leg injury. Next on the Stars casualty list was center Joe Nieuwendyk who was deposited to the ice by Jason Arnott. Not surprisingly, Dallas retaliated - especially big defender Derian Hatcher who floored Claude Lemieux. It was to be part of Hatcher's one-two punch; the second of which was even more devastating. Rich Cheer described it thusly in the club's commemorative book: "It was at the 12:08 mark of the first period. (Petr) Sykora was 15 feet inside the blue line when Hatcher came across, left his feet and hit the Devils right winger with an elbow to the head. "Sykora went down immediately and remained on the ice before being removed on a stretcher. As he was being wheeled off Patrik Elias leaned over and said a few words. Sykora was taken to a local hospital to be examined." The scoreless tie finally was broken at 5:18 of the second period. With defenseman Brian Rafalski in the penalty box, the Devils orchestrated a 3-on-1 rush, finished off with defenseman Scott Niedermayer being the lamplighter. But the Stars soon counterattacked and tied the count on Mike Keane's shot at 6:27. Rich Chere: "It was all the Stars would get against Martin Brodeur," Of course, no one could forecast it at the time, but the game evolved into a classic, back and forth marathon with neither Brodeur nor Ed Belfour allowing any rubber to go by. Although the Devils were the visiting team, they carried the offense for most of the regulation time. In the back of their minds was teammate Sykora; hospitalized but no one knew the extent of his injury. Meanwhile, coach Robinson had to juggle his lineup. The "A Line" of Arnott, Sykora and Elias was minus a key component, but Robbie managed right through regulation and into the first overtime session. "We wanted to win for Petr," said captain Scott Stevens. "There was no chance of him coming back for a seventh game, so we wanted to win this one." But there were severe complications. Late in the first overtime Arnott was hit with a penalty. There was 1:17 left in the frame and Devils penalty-killers would have their hands full, taming Brett Hull, Mike Modano and the other power play specialists. "Somehow the boys did the job first at the end of the first sudden death and then 43 seconds into the second overtime," said Robinson. The marathon continued with absolutely no way to guess the finish. Then, it happened; just past the eight-minute mark Arnott and Elias invaded the enemy zone. Elias skated for a loose puck deep in the right corner. Instinctively, Arnott glided from the left wing toward the net. Had there been such a thing as radar on a hockey stick the ensuing play could not have been more perfect. Not knowing where Arnott might have been, Elias skimmed the Hail Mary of all Hall Mary passes. The puck could have had eyes since it landed in the best possible place on Arnott's stick. "I had to roof it to beat Eddie Belfour," Arnott recalled. "That was the only way we were going to beat him." The puck made its way into the open left side of the Dallas net. "It was a dream come true," concluded Arnott. "We won The Cup, and we won it for our buddy Pete!" William Shakespeare once wrote, "There is much virtue in if." My Dad liked to say, "You can if 'til the cows come home." Those of us who covered the 2001 Stanley Cup Final between the Devils and Colorado Avalanche left with an empty feeling after New Jersey was defeated in Game 7. Summing up it was a case of "Close but no cigar" and I'll leave it at that. Yes, the music stopped but the melody lingered on while Lou Lamoriello scripted what he hoped would be one more championship scenario. "We all knew it wouldn't be easy," said the Major Domo. "We had been to the Final round three times and came away with two Cups. Our plus was that we still had a core that had been there before and knew the score." The chief protagonists included captain Scott Stevens, defensemen Scott Niedermayer and Ken Daneyko as well as forward Sergei Brylin. They brought the experience of the 1995 and 2000 championships as well as the heartbreak of 2001. There also was a different face behind the bench. Gone were the calm and collected Jacques Lemaire along with Larry Robinson. This time an ex-cop would be running the show and Pat Burns was every bit the policeman making the decisions, scolding the laggards and pumping energy up and down the line. "Pat was a great coach," said forward Jamie Langenbrunner, "an old-school coach. He just wanted us to go out and play hard. We had a system in place, but it was a pretty loose one. Pat just wanted us to focus on the fundamentals and work hard. If you did that he would The rewards were evident all season. Players accepted Burns; gruff, no-nonsense orchestration and the point was evident in the final standings. New Jersey wound up being Atlantic Division champions with 108 points. League-leading - Presidents' Trophy titlists Ottawa finished just five points in front of the Garden Staters. "There was a lot to like about our club," added Langenbrunner, especially the balance but most of all we had Marty Brodeur in goal. No other team could make that statement." Devil domination began in the first playoff round, a four games to one triumph over the Boston Bruins followed by another 4-1 series decision against the Tampa Bay Lightning. "The new guys Lou added all were fitting in," said Captain Stevens. "We couldn't have won without them." One was Jeff Friesen, a fleet forward who fascinated some reporters with his unique way of tying his skate laces. Another was miniscule forward Brian Gionta from Rochester, New York, who fearlessly battled the likes of 6-8 Zdeno Chara game in and game out. "Any ideas that the third round would be another cakewalk were quickly dispelled by league-leading Ottawa. The series extended a full seven games culminating at the Senators distant rink in suburban Kanata, Ontario. To this day, I rank the finale as one of the most gripping I've ever covered. The 2-2 tie extended past the 17-minute mark of the third period. That's when crafty Scott Gomez steamrolled along the left side while Friesen cut down the middle. As Jeff skated past Ottawa defenseman Wade Redden, Gomez delivered the pass and Friesen did the rest. And that's all she wrote. The Cup Final was no less-heart-throbbing; a seven-game affair that was settled on June 9, 2003 in East Rutherford. It was a contest that inspired Rich Chere to declare: "The Devils' place among the greatest teams in NHL history is now secure." Let me assure you; it did not come easy; far from it. The Mighty Ducks were ornery, tenacious and fortified with a goalkeeper named Jean-Sebastien Giguere who was formidable, to say the least. Prior to Game 7, the final decision was impossible to predict. "We never thought Anaheim would get this far," recalled long-time Devils-watcher George Falkowski. "When it came down to Game 7, we believed the final decision would be a toss-up." Confounding the forecasters was an enormous gamble taken by coach Burns. For the first six games of the tourney, the skipper had benched defenseman Ken Daneyko, the lifetime Devil. Now, Burns declared, Dano would be in the lineup for the Finale. The "pro" argument was that Ken was fresh, super-motivated and experienced. The "con" was that it would be putting too much pressure on the grizzled vet. "I knew that the crowd was behind me," Kenny allowed, "and I was thrilled at the opportunity." Nor did Dano criticize his mentor. "He just kept the pedal to the metal all year long and didn't let us get complacent. He came in from Day 1 and was a no-nonsense guy. He did some things that sometimes you don't understand. I didn't understand him putting me back in the lineup. But he stayed focused throughout and he kept us focused." One of Burns' controversial moves was his decision to use big Mike Rupp on the attack. Never known for his finesse nor scoring largesse, Rupp nevertheless was the coach's choice, and it would be decisive in only Mike's fourth career playoff contest. The game was melodramatically scoreless into the second period when the turning point arrived just past the two-minute mark. Decisively, Scott Niedermayer prevented the puck from leaving the Visitor's zone. He then fired the rubber goalward in the direction of The big guy lifted his stick and the puck obediently ricocheted through Giguere's pads and into the twine. Amazingly, the red light represented Rupp's first career playoff score and only his second point. The joint was jumping to be sure, but the biscuit had beaten Giguere at 2:22 leaving a ton of hockey to be played. "We were counting on Marty to hold the fort," said Larry Gaines, the MSG Networks tech expert. "There were just too many minutes left for anyone to get cocky." But who should relieve the tension but young Rupp again - and in remarkably similar fashion to Goal 1. Niedermayer took the shot and Rupp deflected it; only this time their goalie got a piece of the puck. But just a piece. When Giguere failed to control the rebound, the appetizing puck awaited a stick. Camped at the right hash marks, Friesen outreached Ducks defenseman Kurt Sauer and nudged the tablet behind the desperate goalie. Jeff's celebratory stick pierced the air - his ninth goal of the postseason - at 12:18: 2-0 New Jersey. The teams left the ice after the second period with New Jersey ahead by two but nobody - and I do mean nobody - felt that the game was in the bag. "The Ducks have too many sharpshooters for anyone to get overconfident," said MSG producer Roland Dratch. "Now, it was up to Marty to keep the door closed." Brodeur remained flawless as the overhead clock ticked away the third period minutes. The capacity crowd wanted one more "security blanket red light" and it finally was illuminated at 16:16 of the closer by none other than "That Man," Friesen - his 10th of the playoffs. As for Jeff, he allowed that his emotions broke loose as the final minute was elapsing. "I was about to live the dream I had since I was a kid," Friesen grinned. "I was about to sip champagne from my first Stanley Cup." For the indomitable Brodeur, this third Cup lifted him up to a new plateau. His blank job in Game 7 tied him with Hall of Famers Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Lorne (Gump) Worsley of the Rangers, Canadiens and North Stars, among the precious three goalies to shut out the opposition in a Game 7 of the Cup Final. The only downer - and make no mistake, it was a downer - was the fact that losing goalie Gigeure was voted the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs MVP. "I don't really care," laughed Brodeur, "I have The Stanley Cup." And that's why 19,050 fans could not stop rocking Continental Airlines Arena, nor smiling their way home. Their New Jersey Devils had scored a rare Stanley Cup hat trick! Johnny MacLean's overtime goal put the hot Devils ahead of the Rangers. Rookie Sean Burke's goaltending and Jim Schoenfeld's coaching made the difference. The road to the Cup Final was paved by Claude Lemieux's Hail Mary shot from the far right boards that beat Ron Hextall. Scott Stevens torpedoed Eric Lindros with an open-ice hit heard round the world. Patrik Elias scored both New Jersey goals including a spectacular late third period game-winner. It only took a minute and four seconds of overtime to send New Jersey to the Stanley Cup Final. Before Adam Henrique saved the night, his Devils had to rebound from blowing a two-goal lead. This was the Garden Staters first playoff series in which a 6-1 third period lead almost was blown. With the Devils leading 6-5, goalie Sean Burke had to stop a last second Pat LaFontaine breakaway to preserve the win. The Devils defense outdid itself in Game 6 of the 2000 Eastern Conference semifinal. The Leafs were limited to only six shots on goal - three in the opening period, two in the middle and only one in the third! It was zero-zero after three periods and extended to a heart-throbbing shootout. Patrik Elias was clutch all night and got the winner. Marty Brodeur sparkled in his last outstanding season. Following an opening night 3-3 tie with Pittsburgh on Oct. 5, 1982, the Devils followed up with a 3-2 triumph over the Rangers. Merlin Malinowski scored the winner, tucking it in the backdoor past goalie John Davidson. It was the birth of one of hockey's outstanding rivalries. Devils famed radio play-by-play man Larry Hirsch almost popped his vocal chords at the end 40 years ago. New Jersey trailed the Rangers 4-0 early in the third period at home after which the Devils scored five of the next six goals to tie the game with just over a minute to play. Mel Bridgman won it 50 seconds into overtime! You want a fresh lid for summer. So does Sebastian Stan. And that's what we got in Los Angeles at the world premiere of Thunderbolts in Los Angeles it was a good old solid buzzcut – and once again it solidified itself as the ultimate summer lid It wasn’t a flat-out grade zero all over. He opted for an extra digit on the clippers up top It’s a way of softening the hardcore buzz cut to avoid things looking so severe but it doesn’t require too much additional effort There's a reason it's the best haircut for summer. It’s a great way of keeping your head cool when it warms up It’s the type of low-lift trim that you can do at home too; just grab a decent pair of clippers and make sure you blend things well if you are going slightly longer up top Yeah, you could keep your same old trim for summer. Or, you could take the plunge and shave it off. It works for Sebastian Stan. and I should just do that,'" Stan tells EW Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out when he debuted a brand new style that left him hardly recognizable at first glance stepped out on the red carpet with a buzz cut and a touch of salt and pepper in his goatee and fans were absolutely shocked by the dramatic hair transformation from the 42-year-old Stan wrote a dark pinstriped suit over a powder blue button-up and sent a smoldering look at the camera as he posed for pictures "nothing in my life prepared me for the day i would see sebastian stan BALD," one fan wrote on X alongside a pair of photos of the Marvel star's new 'do "We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of sebastian stan's hair," someone else wrote alongside a mocked-up graphic of a gravestone with photos of his former hairstyles "RIP SEB'S HAIR AND WELCOME BALD SEB." "never ask a sebastian stan fan what happened on april 27, 2025," someone else joked referencing the day he presumably made the big cut—a day that will go down in history Kevin Love is an accomplished basketball player – NBA champion It’s enough to put him in the Basketball Hall of Fame one day the brother of Beach Boys Mike Love and one-time Beach Boys employee It was a touching tribute on Instagram Love encapsulated what it means to love in the face of life and death; what it means to mourn while appreciating the unpredictable arc of life; and he showed how openness and vulnerability are strengths "The hardest stretch being these past 6 months The most painful to witness being these last few weeks And even at the end as you continued to deteriorate – I still saw you as a Giant "The words we continuously heard from you in your last chapter were how blessed you’ve been to have such a loving family And in return how much you’ve loved your wife and kids Your only wish was to be at home surrounded by your family when you took your dying breath "You have undoubtedly been my greatest teacher You taught me admirable qualities like respect & kindness And that time is our most precious commodity." Love continued: "Over the years my Dad and I had our differences I mourn the times I felt angry and isolated – my heart weighs heavy knowing we lost that time and can’t get it back I was running from something but that time away provided the wisdoms of forgiveness and reconciliation And an unwavering sense that he loved me through it all we are a successful story of father and son The meaningful rumination of life and death The post had more than 320,000 "hearts" and more than 6,000 comments as of Tuesday morning I hope Love feels the love and support, and I believe that he does. That's what we all need sometimes to help us find our way. throughout the turbulent late 1970s and early ‘80s “Those were chaotic years,” Love told the Portland Tribune in 2019 Fame and money in rock-and-roll — it’s all a very dangerous area to live in.” Kevin Love, a five-time All-Star in his 17th season, announced his father’s death Sunday on social media you fought for a long time,” Love wrote on Instagram “The hardest stretch being these past 6 months And even at the end as you continued to deteriorate — I still saw you as a Giant “The words we continuously heard from you in your last chapter were how blessed you’ve been to have such a loving family UCLA Sports the Love family has experienced both the joy and heartbreak that the city can bring Mike Love also reached out on Instagram thanking followers for their outpouring of support while sharing a gallery of family photos “So many of you have shared your condolences about the loss of my brother,” he wrote “I guess I am still in shock; although he’d battled significant health issues for so long I really thought we would be here together; reality is not what I thought or hoped for whether spoofing on each other or reliving memories Stan Love was taken ninth overall in the 1971 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets and averaged 6.8 points and four rebounds in 226 games in four seasons with the Bullets and Lakers. He also played 12 games for San Antonio in the American Basketball Assn. As a three-year starter at Oregon, Love was a twice named first-team All-Pac-8 Conference and posted career averages of 21.1 points and 10.4 rebounds. He scored 30 or more points in a game 12 times, the most in program history. He was inducted into the Oregon Hall of Fame in 1994. Love shifted gears after his NBA career, in 1977 becoming a full-time protector and caretaker of Wilson, the creative genius behind the Beach Boys music but whose prodigious talent had been compromised by mental illness and substance abuse. Love toured with the band for five years. Music Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was put under a conservatorship Thursday in Los Angeles following the January death of his caregiver wife Love told the Portland Tribune that during that time He and former Oregon football player Rocky Pamplin posed as police officers broke into Dennis’ Bel Air home and beat him up placed on six months probation and a mutual restraining order was issued “Do you think [Dennis] got the message?” Love said in 2019 “Brian is a very fragile individual with a lot of mental challenges For someone to give him access to cocaine — that pissed me off Brian Wilson, 82, was put under a conservatorship in May 2024, four months after the death of wife Melinda Wilson “Mike has been unbelievable to hold down that brand and keep them on tour for all these years,” Love said “The demographics are anybody from teenagers to 80-year-olds They’ve put together a great body of work.” The Loves grew up in Baldwin Hills, and Stan was the fourth of six children to Milt and Glee Love. Milt was a union sheet metal worker and Glee enjoyed playing piano and singing. Their cousins, the Wilsons, lived in nearby Hawthorne, and founded the Beach Boys in 1961 and rhythm guitar player Al Jardine were teenagers “In our living room when I was growing up were a cello a Steinway piano and other instruments,” Stan said I watched opera at the Hollywood Bowl at age 12 ‘The Beach Boys’ is a compact telling of the band’s history with a wealth of archival photographs and home movies Love certainly could play basketball, and he passed along that skill to Kevin, a former UCLA star who remained close to his father throughout his life “Dad, I’m so proud to be your son,” Kevin Love posted Sunday on Instagram. “My only hope is that you’re proud of me. It was all I ever wanted. Thank you for everything.” World & Nation California Sparks Sports Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map 'Thunderbolts*' star Sebastian Stan and 'Peaky Blinders' actress Annabelle Wallis were first linked in 2022 Ariana Quihuiz is a contributing writer at PEOPLE Michael Buckner/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Anderson Stevenson Wilke & Retz Funeral Home Assisting the Montana communities of Helena Montana passed away peacefully at home in Three Forks on December 1 after a short battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia His four daughters were by his side during his final moments 1952 to Charles and Vivian Cooper and grew up in Hopkins He left school early to travel the country It was during this time that Stan met Marilyn Denham in Lee’s Summit They married in 1971 and the three-year union was blessed with two daughters Stan served in the Army from 1972 until his discharge in 1974 at which time he moved to Dillon While visiting their sister Jan in Three Forks Stan met Pamela McGuire and they were married in 1975 They had two daughters and enjoyed 27 years together before divorcing in 2002 ranging from ranch work to the Burlington Northern Railroad Stan worked heavy highway construction and was involved in the building of the I-90 and I-15 Interstates and Highway 287 south of Sappington before taking an interest in explosives He worked as an explosives technician in the mining industry until the early 90s when he left that trade in favor of residential and commercial construction He served the community as a volunteer firefighter with the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department for 19 years Stan devoted his retirement years to exploring the great outdoors and sharing countless adventures with friends hunting and telling tall tales at local watering holes over a glass of brandy Stan was preceded in death by his second wife Stan leaves behind his four daughters; Melissa Cooper (John Savage) of Harrisonville MT; siblings Janice (Jim) Neufeld of Three Forks MT and Daniel (Linda) Cooper of Great Falls MT; 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren along with numerous nieces and nephews Cremation has taken place and a portion of his ashes will be buried at Fairview Cemetery in Three Forks at 1:30 pm on Friday Dual Celebrations of Life will be held following at the Plaza Bar in Three Forks from 2pm-4pm and the Broken Arrow Bar in Manhattan from 4-6pm Friends and family are invited to share stories and memories of a man who made every moment count The family will further honor Stan’s wishes with one last adventure to take place in late summer where his ashes will be spread at Lower Aero Lake in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness the family asks that donations be made in Stan’s honor to the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department The family would like to extend a special thank you to all of those who helped care for Stan in recent months especially the staff at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City for the compassionate and expert care they provided Stan in his final days Stan’s life reminds us that the greatest adventures often lie in the connections we build and the moments we seize but his spirit will forever inspire those that loved him Services are pending at this time or no services will be held Please visit the floral shop page for assistance in choosing a local florist Share your photos Read the thoughts and memories, then feel free to add your own. Marion (Acheson) Nichols saved and passed on to me Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" © 2025 · Anderson Stevenson Wilke & Retz Funeral Home · Website by Luci's Office MIAMI -- Former NBA player Stan Love, the brother of Beach Boys singer Mike Love and the father of Miami Heat player Kevin Love Kevin Love announced his father's death in an Instagram post Sunday night "Dad, I'm so proud to be your son," Kevin Love posted Stan Love was a 6-foot-9 forward who starred at Morningside High School in Inglewood, California, and at Oregon before he was selected ninth overall by Baltimore in the 1971 NBA draft He averaged 6.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 226 games in four seasons with the Bullets and the Los Angeles Lakers He also played 12 games for San Antonio in the American Basketball Association Kevin Love has been away from Heat for personal reasons and will not play in Game 4 against Cleveland on Monday night.