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Quebecer Patrice Bergeron announces his retirement

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Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron has announced his retirement. The 38-year-old from L’Ancienne-Lorette near Quebec City is retiring after playing 1,294 games in the NHL.

Bergeron has been a Bruin his entire career.

Renowned as a gentleman, Patrice Bergeron is now headed straight for the Hockey Hall of Fame.

https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1683839534142992386?s=20

A second-round pick in 2003 for Boston, Bergeron scored 1,040 points in his career. This puts him third on the long list of Boston players, behind the legendary Raymond Bourque and Johnny Bucyk.

Bergeron also holds the record for the most Selke trophies awarded to the NHL’s top defensive forward. He won the trophy in 2023, 2022, 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2012.

Patrice Bergeron‘s most productive season of his long career came in 2018-2019. He scored 32 goals and 47 assists for 79 points in just 65 games.

Under his leadership, the Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011. He won Olympic gold medals in 2010 and 2014. Last year, the Bruins had the most successful season in NHL history, accumulating 135 points overall.

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Elon Musk announces he’s stepping down as Twitter CEO, but will he really leave?

After losing in a poll earlier this week, Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk finally responded (two days later) that he would eventually exit Twitter.

But… will he really leave?

If he does leave, Musk ‘s short time at the helm of Twitter will have been tumultuous for the platform’s users and he was having a little too much fun with it… according to many!

Musk has been leading the company with some crazy comments and polls… the last poll listed was about his own place in the company.

“Should I step down as head of Twitter?,” he said, as he had in previous polls.

The poll received over 17 million votes and 57.5% of users responded yes!

Let’s remember that since his takeover of Twitter (and the many controversies that followed), several advertisers have withdrawn their ads, depriving the platform of valuable revenue (and the Blue Twitter at $8 per month, introduced by Musk, does not seem to compensate for these losses).

However, the last week has been the height of chaos for Twitter as the CEO decided to ban journalists (including major Musk critics) from the platform for rather dubious reasons! This decision created a wave of indignation and many voices were raised to denounce Musk for his practices considered harmful to the freedom of the press.

Tesla shareholders (a company that Musk seems to have abandoned in recent months) have added to the debate, accusing him of being at the origin of the fall in Tesla’s share value (with his mismanagement of Twitter).

In short, things are really not going well for the billionaire!

Finally, Musk responded to the poll, tweeting:

“I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!”

As for his future involvement with the company, he said:

“After that, I’ll be content to lead the software and server teams.”

The chaos on Twitter is certainly not over…

To be continued!

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Elon Musk booed with Dave Chappelle!

Elon Musk was booed profusely at Dave Chappelle‘s show!

This sequence happened during comedian Dave Chappelle ‘s show at the Chase Center, as he called out Tesla’s CEO and Twitter’s new top dog to come on stage as a special guest.

Recall that Musk’s star has faded considerably since he acquired Twitter…

Chappelle tried to turn the tide sideways by motivating some of the crowd to cheer for public enemy number one, but the booing remained in the foreground.

Elon tried to look good and take it in stride, but you could sense the obvious discomfort…

“It looks like some of the people you fired are in the audience!”, Chappelle said!

Are you still a fan of Elon Musk?

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Has Porsche become the worst car brand?

According to information gathered by Warrantywise which has earned a reputation as the most reliable extended warranty provider in the UK, Porsche is the least reliable brand in the world!

Porsche received the lowest score with a total of 35.1 out of 100. To arrive at this result, Warrantywise relies on a multitude of data, including thenumber of defects, the cost of repairs and the time it takes to repair them.

Behind Porsche is another major brand, Land Rover (40.2/100).

Third place goes to Jaguar with a score of 48.2 out of 100.

The table shows a number of high-end brands, which seems to demonstrate that the purchase price does not always justify the quality of the product.

Porsche, Land Rover, Jaguar, Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volvo are all cars that border on mediocrity according to this study.

Among the more “popular” brands on our side, in North America, we find BMW (7th place) and Mitsubishi (10th place).

Does your car make it into the Top 10?

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Rihanna shocks her fans (and gives them an eyeful)!

Rihanna Has returned to music after a long break, and to confirm that she was really back, she took the opportunity to offer some “cheeky” images on her Instagram account.

The 34-year-old singer is currently causing a stir on Instagram with her Savage X Fenty collection!

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This sexy dress with a very low-cut back is called the Renaissance Rose, and it’s listed at $99 USD on her website savagex.com. The gloves that match this dress(Renaissance Rose Fingerless) are priced at $33.

To complete her sassy look, she wears a gold necklace, high boots, an oversized black jacket and sunglasses.

Her friend and rapper Bia loves the bold style, who indicated her desire to wear this ensemble for Thanksgiving, followed by three fire emojis.

Remember that Rihanna is a new mom and she remains very discreet about the name of her son.

The little one was born last May and his father is A$AP Rocky, for whom life is not lacking action at the moment.

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Bella, Cara, Lauren, Karlie and Ashley: Pirelli unveils its 2023 calendar!

Pirelli presented its 2023 calendar and through it, we find renowned models, including Bella Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss,Ashley Graham, He Cong, Precious Lee, Lila Moss and Adut Akech.

The concept is called Love Letters to the Muse and all the shots were taken by Australian photographer Emma Summerton.

The models are not presented with fine lingerie, but rather dressed in a very artistic way, with looks that are totally out of the ordinary and that represent different muses. A concept that Pirelli says it has a great affinity with.

14 models were photographed for this 49th edition of the calendar named “The Cal”. Each of the models has its own pseudonym, like “The Tech Savant” or “The Performer”.

Lauren Wasser, a model and athlete who had both legs amputated, has the nickname “The Athlete”.

“I am fascinated by women who do extraordinary and creative things, women who, starting with my mother, have inspired me throughout my life and career. People from whom I have learned a lot: writers, photographers, poets, actresses and directors. So my idea was to celebrate these extraordinary women and create a world in which to represent them,” said the photographer in an interview.

Remember that the Pirelli calendar first appeared in the 1960s and has evolved greatly since then.

Here is another video of the photo shoot with the models:

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F1: When Marshmello visits Lando Norris!

Images of a Marshmello-Lando Norris crossover began to circulate over the weekend as F1 gathered in Singapore for its 18th Grand Prix of the season.

In the photos and videos, the DJ is seen wearing the young talented driver’s helmet on his head, while Norris is wearing Marshmello’s iconic one!

Marshmello, whose real name is Christopher Comstock, went viral in 2016 with the track Alone and its video, which currently has over 2.2 billion views on YouTube.

In Norris’ case, he is a gifted 22-year-old driver, who currently sits in 7th place in the drivers’ championship with 88 points, at McLaren.

Note that the night race has not been held since 2019 and this year, the Singapore Grand Prix organizers announced in advance that Marshmello, Westlife and Green Day would perform during the weekend!

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007: The race is still very close (and Harry Styles is in it)!

Harry Styles, ex-OneDirection, is still in the running to become the next James Bond.

He would be neck and neck with Ewan McGregor and Chris Hemsworth, according to The Mirror!

Despite heavy criticism of his acting, he was able to overcome the challenges, which allows him to be among the potential candidates today.

Remember that his acting performances in the films Don’t Worry Darling and My Policeman have received very bad reviews…

In the list, we also find the names of Henry Cavill (6/4), who seems to be the favorite, Idris Elba, who has already indicated that he is no longer interested, Daniel Kaluuya and David Tennant.

The odds of him playing the role are 66 to 1, according to William Hill.

 

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Mark Wahlberg’s kids “terribly embarrassed” by his old style

In the early ’90s, Mark Wahlberg wore his Marky Mark style, then his children, seeing the father so, are very embarrassed about the whole thing, according to the actor.

It was to Entertainment Tonight that the 51-year-old star admitted this fact about his children in the face of his particular style of dress and his Marky Mark era.

“Oh, they are terribly embarrassed about it,” Mark Wahlberg said without hesitation.

Recall that in the ’90s, he acted as the leader of the hip-hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, when he wore low-rise jeans, a backwards baseball cap and often no shirt.

However, despite their mockery, his children seem to be moving toward a similar look!

“My son, the whole time we were on summer vacation (…) He totally stole that look.”

Even his 18-year-old daughter pays tribute to him!

“She bought a Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch T-shirt at a vintage store, and she wears it all the time!”

These say they are terribly embarrassed, but are nonetheless proud to pay homage to the daddy, it seems, a behavior many parents will recognize!

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Scarlett Johansson looks great while on a boat getaway!

Scarlett Johansson looked hot in a red high-waisted swimsuit with carefully thought-out cleavage during a getaway in The Hamptons with her partner, Colin Jost(SNL).

Her look is completed with a white baseball cap, sunglasses and jewelry.

Of course, her few tattoos were on full display, including of course the gigantic one she has on her back.

Remember that last year, the very hot couple Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost surprised some by welcoming a first baby together after a pregnancy kept quite secret!