SEMANTIC ENIGMASWhat is the origin of kick the bucket? IN THE 1920s Chicago gangsters used to punish "double crossers" by tying them to a heavy chair with their feet in a bucket filled with wet cement. The victims of course struggled and kicked the bucket. By the night, when the cement had hardened, the double crosser was taken for a ride to Lake Michigan and dumped in. Peter Helsdon, Chelmsford (100113.

Clips from 'The Wrestler' Mickey Rourke might have been left pulling staples from his back after a particularly violent match in The Wrestler, but one real-life figure who may have influenced the film once had to detach a snake from his face. Like Randy "The Ram" Robinson — the central character in The Wrestler — Jake "The Snake" Roberts was a gifted showman, a faded icon and an absent father. And like Randy, he, too, struggled with drugs and failing health later in his career.

The ObserverJo NesbøReviewA killer is employed to take out his boss’s wife in the chart-topping novelist’s pacy thriller. Just don’t expect another Harry HoleOlav is a fixer. Usually, he “fixes” people – Jo Nesbø’s new novel opens as he stands over a man he’s shot in the chest and neck, blood dripping on to the snow. And he’s just been asked to fix his crime lord boss’s beautiful, unfaithful wife. As well as people, though, Olav also fixes stories, giving us an alternative take on Les Misérables, because “the business about stealing bread just annoyed me… So: Jean Valjean was a deadly killer who was wanted throughout France.

These costumes are sugar, spice, and everything nice.  Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner debuted one of their 2023 Halloween looks, and they absolutely slayed.  In a new TikTok video, the sisters showed off their Batman Forever-inspired Sugar and Spice costumes, looking like the spitting image of actresses Drew Barrymore and Debi Mazar in the original 1995 film. The Kylie Cosmetics mogul opted for Spice, donning a skull-covered black corset, chunky spiked choker, black gloves and a wild red and black wig. As for Kendall, the model portrayed Sugar, rocking a curly blonde wig, white corset, lace leggings and a feathered white bathrobe.

subscribe Yes! Send me email updates and offers from TMZ and its Affiliates. By subscribing, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use follow ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbnZZ5qopV%2BsrrWvx2hnZquRaq6thdaeZg%3D%3D