Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

SILVER SCREAM CON, the horror/metal convention thrown by popular metal outfit Ice Nine Kills once again descended upon the DCU Center in Worcester, MA from Friday Sept 12th to the 14th – bringing with it 3 days of frightful fun, celebrity guests, cosplay, trivia, and of course, horror merch of all kinds! All topped off with a concert Saturday night! Click here to see the full schedule of events, guests, merchants, and vendors! I’ve been there since year one, covering this convention, and every single year it just gets bigger and better. When it comes to horror cons, I’ve been to my…

There was never a doubt, was there? Of course Bucky Dent was getting the ball. Of course he would trot out to the pitcher’s mound bedecked in a No. 20 jersey — it was his long before Jorge Posada put it on the wall of retired numbers, remember — and throw a strike for the ceremonial first pitch. (No cheating, either: His throw traveled the whole 60 feet, six inches.) This was October 2, after all, and this was a winner-take-all Yankees-Red Sox game, and so Dent was going to be there, exactly 47 years after drilling that Mike Torrez…

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The man, the myth, and the molars. An Egyptian “strong man” and wrestler known for his staggering show of muscle dragged a 700-ton ship across the Red Sea using nothing but a rope clenched in his teeth. Ashraf Mahrous, also known to fans across Egypt as “Kabonga,” accomplished the stunt Saturday in the coastal city of Hurghada. Ashraf Mahrous, also known to fans across Egypt as “Kabonga,” pulled off the stunt Saturday in the coastal city of Hurghada. AP “Today, I have come to break the world record,” Mahrous said in an interview in Egypt’s Red Sea resort after the…

The other starter had ties to Babe Ruth. Cam Schlittler nevertheless was the star in the house that he built. Because of that, for the first time since 2003 — when Aaron Boone could still decide a game with a swing — historic order was restored to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. It didn’t take the drama of a Bucky Dent or Boone homer, though both were in attendance at Yankee Stadium. So they watched what it did take — a kid from Walpole, Mass., dominating the team for which he grew up rooting. Schlittler, in career major league start No.…

This Yankees-Red Sox Game 3 was the battle of two rookie starters. One of them met the moment. In the winner-take-all wild-card series game, Cam Schlittler went eight scoreless innings and struck out a career-high 12, allowing just five hits — and no walks — as the Yankees cruised to a 4-0 win over Boston to advance to the ALDS. Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in the Game 3 win. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post With four runs in the fourth inning on a combination of Yankees hits and sloppy Red Sox defense, the nearly unhittable Schlittler got all…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denounced the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk as a “disgusting atrocity,” claiming the public killing has exposed a “deep rift” in America. Putin hailed the Turning Point USA founder as a hero for giving his life defending beliefs that Russia also shares and offered condolences to his family three weeks after the 31-year-old right-wing activist was gunned down before thousands during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. “This is a disgusting atrocity, especially since it was broadcast live,” the Russian leader said while speaking at the Valdai Discussion Group…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Mike Brown went big with his big lineup decision and made another unexpected adjustment because of an injury. Mitchell Robinson got the nod in the starting five over Josh Hart in Thursday’s preseason 99-84 victory over the 76ers, a move that was gaining momentum through training camp and turned into a highly successful outing for the center. Robinson’s presence offered the Knicks more size — pushing Karl-Anthony Towns to power forward — as the Knicks dominated the glass. They outrebounded the short-handed Sixers 58-46, with Robinson’s 16 boards — including five offensive — highlighting…

After five years of recovery, getting more adept at managing my anxiety and bipolar disorder, I had a nice, tidy job as a receptionist at a small graphic design company. But over the course of working there, my acting bug gnawed away. That’s when I started writing excerpts about my experience with mental illness, specifically psychosis. I gave in. I scratched that creative itch. Writing wouldn’t derail me from my comfortable, albeit slightly boring, office job, right? While still working as a marketing-assistant-slash-receptionist (heavy emphasis on the slash part), I read the excerpts at the KickstART Disability Arts Festival. Three…

Ukraine will have the power to decimate Russian oil refineries, crippling the main source of funding for its war machine, and launch an Operation Spider Web-style attack on more military bases if the US commits to sharing intelligence and long-range missiles, experts told The Post. With President Trump reportedly green-lighting an intelligence-sharing agreement for strikes deep inside Russia, Ukraine will be capable of more precise and more destructive attacks against Moscow, said George Barros, of the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War. And should the US fulfill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request for Tomahawk cruise missiles — capable of reaching targets…