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The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off in Japan on Friday, and while the opening ceremony had serious sparkle, the gravity of the past year also took center stage. The moments represented the isolation of the past year-and-a-half, and were extra meaningful to Tsubata: she’s also a nurse who treated COVID-19 patients at a hospital outside of Tokyo through the pandemic. David J Phillip/AP/Shutterstock Stanislav KrasilnikovTASS via Getty Images In speeches before the lighting of the cauldron, Tokyo Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto and International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach gave passionate speeches about all that Olympic athletes overcame through the pandemic, urging unity among countries as the world remains divided....

Jeannette Asbury used to spend her days drinking “a lot of beer every day.” It was a habit that became part of her lifestyle — she and her husband would come home from work, grab beers and then follow those up with meals of tater tots with fry sauce and cheeseburgers.“Not only do you have the beer calories, you have the bad beer calorie choices,” the 54-year-old paralegal tells PEOPLE for theHalf Their Size issue....

Trooping the Colour. King Charlesis gearing up to celebrate his firstTrooping the Colouras monarch. On Saturday, June 17, 2023, a public celebration of King Charles' birthday will take place in London. More than 1,500 soldiers, 300 horses and 400 musicians will gather for an epic display marking the King’s birthday. Although the monarch was born in November, he continues the longstanding tradition of marking the occasion during warmer weather months....

Jung Ho-yeon, star of the hit Netflix seriesSquid Game, is fully taking in her first-ever Screen Actors Guild Awards experience. During an interview with Laverne Cox on the E! News red carpet ahead of the 28th annualSAG Awards, the model-turned-actress, 27, got candid about being nominated for the first time. “It’s an undescribable-like feeling,” she said when asked about attending the awards show, “You know it’s just, it’s been so quick so I can’t really digest this feeling and life and everything....

Hozier.Photo: Julia Johnson With Ireland having its moment, consider the stage set, then, for the return of one of its most celebrated sons:Hozier. “I’m excited to release music on my birthday. That’s like a little birthday present for myself, to get to share music with the world again,” the star, whose real name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne, tells PEOPLE. “I just hope they enjoy it! It’s a joy, it’s an honor....

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness at the 2023 Oscars.Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Jackman announced their divorce in September 2023 after 27 years of marriage.“We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,“the parents of two told PEOPLEon Sept. 15 in an exclusive statement....

Hugh Jackmanused razor-sharp claws inThe Wolverineand will wield a sword as the pirate Blackbeard in his upcoming filmPan.But during his new Broadway play he’ll use a knife for a smellier task: gutting a fish. He’ll do it every night on stage as he stars as a recluse and fisherman in British playwright Jez Butterworth’sThe River, which opens November 16. In one of the drama’s more unique scenes “one of the characters catches a fish, a sea trout....

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.Photo: 20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Hugh Jackmanis getting back in clawing shape. The Academy Award nominee, 54, said his fitness routine to reprise hisX-Menrole asWolverineinDeadpool 3will be “my job for six months” as he appeared this weekend on CNN and HBO Max’sWho’s Talking to Chris Wallace? “I’ve learned you can’t rush it. I’ve learned that it takes time,” he explained. “So, we have six months from when I finish [Broadway’sThe Music Man] to when I started filming....

Hugh Jackman has his Wolverine hair removed.Photo:Hugh Jackman/Instagram; Bav Media / SplashNews Hugh Jackman/Instagram; Bav Media / SplashNews On Wednesday, the actor, 55, revealed that he’d finished shootingDeadpool 3with his palRyan Reynoldsas he declared it’s “time to shave” in a video shared on Instagram. In the sped-up clip, Jackman could be seen having his longtimeX-Mencharacter’s signature facial hair shaved off, along with a haircut. Meanwhile, in the accompanying caption, the star thanked Reynolds, 47, and the movie’s directorShawn Levy— and also shared what he won’t miss about making the superhero flick....

Photo: Enda Bowe/Hulu Sally Rooney’s bookConversations with Friendsis coming to life. On Friday, Hulu released a handful of images from the upcoming series, giving fans their first look at Nick Conway (Joe Alwyn) and Frances' (Alison Oliver) complicated love affair. The book, published in 2017, follows two female college students Frances and Bobbi (Sasha Lane) as they unexpectedly strike up a sexually charged relationship with married couple Nick and Melissa (Jemima Kirke) in Dublin....

WhenAmy Krouse Rosenthalpenned a heartbreaking dating profile for her husband, Jason Rosenthal, before her death last year, she encouraged him to start a new love story. It’s been 15 months since the Chicago authordied from ovarian canceron March 13, 2017. And although Jason has been able to find moments of joy again, the widower says he’s not sure if he’ll ever remarry. “I have no idea. I don’t know,” he said in a recent interview withToday....

Photo: NBC When the first episode ofFriendsaired 25 years ago, I was 3 years old. Today, I am on the cusp of turning 30 — and I had never seen an entire episode until two weeks ago. The critically acclaimed sitcom about six adults with their own unique set of challenges trying to figure out life together in New York City had zero appeal to me, even as I got older....

Ian Zieringhas addressed the allegedscuffle he was involved in with multiple bikersin Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Breaking his silence on the incident Monday, Ziering, 59, said in a video posted to Instagram that he was grateful that he and his daughter Penna, 10, were unhurt in the alleged altercation. Set to Coldplay’s song “A Sky Full of Stars,” Ziering shared a statement over a smiling photo of himself and captioned the post with the same message....