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Chinese-American architect IM Pei dead at 102 | Culture
The New York Times' obituary states that, "all of his work - from his commercial skyscrapers to his art museums - represented a careful balance of the cutting edge and the conservative". Pei trained under modernist architect and Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, getting his start with commercial real estate developer Zeckendorf in NY and launching his own firm in 1955. [Full Article...]
Royal fun in a garden mum made in Chelsea
The wife of Prince William has been at the site nearly every day in the five days leading up to the opening of the event. Kensington Palace has released new images tonight of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family (Prince George , 5, Princess Charlotte , 4, and Prince Louis , 1) privately visiting the RHS "Back to Nature" Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show on Sunday afternoon. [Full Article...]
‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Shoots Down $5.9 Million on Thursday Night
About those exotic locales: Chapter 2 sent Wick to Rome; Chapter 3 sets its entire second act - a spectacular diversion involving new ally Halle Berry and her two exceptionally athletic Malinois (they have their own bulletproof vests!)- in Casablanca. [Full Article...]
This Bentley book costs more than an actual Bentley
Available in three limited editions, The Bentley Centenary Opus is as much of an exclusive collectable as the cars themselves. Weighing around 66 pounds, the books feature plenty of pictures including a six-foot fold-out spread. "Only 100 copies of the 'Mulliner" version will be printed, at a cost of £12,500 each, or approximately $21,400. The mid-tier offering includes large-format Polaroid... [Full Article...]
A Dog`s Journey movie review: Emotionally engaging but cliched
Pet owners are always going to be eager to find some goal in the unfairly short, miraculous, cherished lives of their very good boys and girls, and movies like A Dog's Journey will always be happy to supply them. After Molly bites the dust, she comes back as a tubby Rottweiler named "Big Dog " who lives in a rural convenience store in Tennessee with old Joe, who feeds him a steady diet of Slim ... [Full Article...]
Courteney Cox shares the BEST throwback snap with her Friends cast mates
Her caption, which gave a nod to how all the titles of the episodes would start with the words "The one...", was also accompanied by hashtags that read, "before it aired" and "love these guys". The show and its stars went on to reach global fame status. Fans got a blast from the past when the actress revisited the famous apartment the show was set at, in an Instagram video posted last mont... [Full Article...]
Game of Thrones creators to write new Star Wars film
As it turns out, that new series of films will be coming from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. "The next movie we produce will be theirs", Iger said Tuesday at the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit in NY. [Full Article...]
Jeff Koons’ ‘Rabbit’ Breaks World Record, Selling for $91 Million
Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's father, setting a new record for the most expensive art piece by a living artist sold at auction , according to the Associated Press. "It is crisp and cool in its appearance, yet taps into the visual language of childhood", read a sale preview on the auction house's website. The 17 others reside at museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and ... [Full Article...]