Pink salmon — the backbone of the Southeast seine fleet — finally started to show up the first weekend of August, after what state biologists were comparing to the poorest early returns on the books.
“Pink salmon’s been — up until this last week — pretty poor so far,” Troy Thynes, the Southeast Alaska management coordinator for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said last week. He described strong escapement and harvest in District…
Jess Beattie and Savannah (Sven) Cuthbertson, now Beattie, were married on the Klehini River on Aug. 3. Jess wore a psychedelic floral shirt. Sven, a stunning wedding gown and Xtra Tuffs. The party set out from 36 Mile Haines Highway in nine rafts and two packrafts in search of the ideal location. The Beatties found the perfect delta…
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Brad Pitt is having quite a week.
On Monday, Pitt revealed that he’s drinking again after seven years of sobriety.
That was followed by a weird statement from an “insider” who claimed that Brad has not relapsed but is now drinking with “discipline”
Now, new, less scandalous segments from Brad’s recent Esquire interview are coming to light. And it’s safe to say the embattled star really didn’t hold back.
At one point, Pitt revealed that he has a hard time watching adult film — and his reason has absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter.
Instead, the Oscar winner simply can’t get past what he considers bad acting.
During the conversation, Pitt opened up about his love of movies and television while discussing his lengthy career in Hollywood.
The 62-year-old actor admitted that poor performances can quickly take him out of whatever he’s watching.
“Bad acting drives me crazy,” Pitt explained.
And then came the rather unexpected confession.
“It’s why I can’t watch p-rn,” Pitt said.
Pitt also compared the subject to another type of performance that leaves him scratching his head: soccer players dramatically hitting the ground after relatively minor contact.
The actor joked that he would like to give some of the sport’s biggest stars — including Brazilian megastar Neymar — acting lessons, suggesting that their theatrics could use some serious improvement.
“I’m gonna start a class for flopping, because these guys are terrible. It’s some of the worst acting I’ve ever seen. I know drawing a foul is part of the gamesmanship, but man, they need a lot of help,” the actor explained, adding:
“And I’m going to start with (Brazilian star) Neymar, because as balletic as he is on the pitch, man, he needs some help.
“I’m going to show him how to sell it, do it with understatement, how not to do it too often so it reads as real. I got a whole curriculum.”
For Pitt, apparently, realism matters.
Whether he’s watching a major Hollywood production, a soccer match, or something considerably more NSFW, the actor simply can’t turn off his critical eye.
And while his comments were clearly delivered with his trademark dry humor, they offer another glimpse into just how seriously Pitt takes the craft of acting.
After all, when you’re Brad Pitt, apparently bad acting is bad acting — no matter what you’re watching.
Brad Pitt Reveals Why He Can No Longer Watch ‘Adult’ Films was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Haines and Klukwan schools were among 304 statewide that met adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The state Department of Education announced the results this month, along with a list of the 193 schools that failed to demonstrate adequate proficiency.
Haines students have exceeded math and language proficiency requirements in each of the three years that testing has been mandated, said superintendent Charlie Jones. “We’re…
It’s not news that political campaigns are rife with bogus ads, fake stories, and unsubstantiated attacks, but the level of subterfuge in this election cycle has unfortunately reset the bar. A Republican-backed super PAC is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to create and post mailers in support of someone named Carol Hafner, who is listed as a Democrat on the Alaska Senate race ballot, despite living in South Dakota. Hafner’s son Eric, supposedly running…
Readers may have received mailers promoting Carol Hafner as a progressive Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Alaska and attacking candidate Mary Peltola as a “MAGA lite.”
Trouble is, Hafner has never visited or lived in Alaska. A quick search online reveals that she has made other longshot forays into politics in both Alaska and Wyoming, taking about 14% in the Democratic primaries there. It’s also a family affair: her son Eric is simultaneously running…
My name is Jeff Ivaniszek, and my family has a cottage on Lutak Spur Road. I would like to remind folks about bear safety. Please remember that bears are wild animals and not pets. Give them distance, especially sows with cubs. I’m worried that someone is going to get hurt at the Chilkoot River bridge or while fishing in the river. And please remember your bear spray and hike/fish with other people.
Thank you for…
Sunday, August 2
A citizen turned in a found debit card on the Haines Highway. The owner was contacted and picked up the card.
A caller at 31.5 mile on the Haines Highway requested information and updates about wildfires.
A caller on FAA road reported a person tried to shoot a bear in front of their house.
A caller in the 300 block of Lynnview Drive reported a loud, intoxicated person in the area.
An…
Former mayors back in the race
Former mayors Doug Olerud and Jan Hill are seeking a return to office.
Olerud and Hill are the only candidates so far to officially enter the race for mayor. That could yet change, and individuals have until Aug.…
In addition to banning outhouses in the townsite, the Haines Borough assembly also approved a 30-day window for letters of interest in managing the Port Chilkoot Dock. The body also discussed potential conditional use permit fees for heliports during its two-hour meeting on Tuesday.
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