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Angelo Badalamenti in a portrait taken Feb. 9, 1990. The composer, best known for his work with director David Lynch, died Dec. 11, 2022. ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images hide caption ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn1%2BlsrC8y55mamljbYZ6hZZqZ2illZa0qa3NZp6aqqaaxg%3D%3D
Paul Mooney Paul Mooney, comedian, actor, and writer, has died at 79, a representative confirmed to Vulture. He suffered a heart attack in his home in Oakland, California, at 5:30 a.m. on May 19. Born Paul Gladney in 1941, the comedy legend is best known for his work writing for comedian Richard Pryor, notably the “Word Association” sketch from season one of Saturday Night Live in 1975. As a writer, he contributed to Redd Foxx’s Sanford and Sons and Good Times, as well as the first year of In Living Color.
The ObserverArt This article is more than 1 year oldTycoon Dimitris Daskalopoulos gives away huge haul of modern artThis article is more than 1 year oldCollector tells why he is donating 350 major pieces to international galleries
In his airy office in north Athens, Dimitris Daskalopoulos likes to point out his Ego piece that can easily go unnoticed on a back wall.
Seen from afar, the three letters integral to the painting are faintly discernible, but what the art collector takes particular delight in is how they disappear when seen at no distance at all.
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During the peak of their music’s popularity, Limp Bizkit gave the world one of the strangest album titles of all time: Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. What on earth does this title mean? Why did they choose it? And how did the public react to a title like this? The meaning of … Published on January 18, 2021 2 min read During the peak of their music’s popularity, Limp Bizkit gave the world one of the strangest album titles of all time: Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.
A Chaotic Afternoon in Little Women Land
2024-02-24
Me in Concord with my friend Timothée. There are roughly 18,000 people currently living in Concord, Massachusetts, the hometown of Louisa May Alcott and the spot where Greta Gerwig shot a large chunk of her upcoming Little Women adaptation. I’ve touched down in Concord for 36 hours during a surprise snowstorm to talk to as many of these 18,000 people as possible about what it was like to have their tiny town briefly inhabited by Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan, Laura Dern, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard said the first thing she did when she was released from prison was have sex with her husband. According to Blanchard, she and husband Ryan Anderson hadn't consummated their marriage yet.But Blanchard said that her sexual connection with Anderson lived up to expectations. Thanks for signing up!
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Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson has been making WNBA history ever since her debut in 2018. With 2 MVPs already in her trophy cabinet, Wilson won the biggest accolade in basketball last year, the league title. She played an instrumental role and led the Aces to a dominating and well-deserved WNBA title last season. As per customs, the winning team was invited to the White House to interact with POTUS Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
UPDATE: An Atlanta Police Department spokesperson told E! News, "As the Jay-Z and Beyonce concert was ending late Saturday night, a man later identified as Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell (age 26) ran onto the stage and approached Jay-Z. He was quickly stopped by people who were with the performer. Atlanta Police arrived and issued the man a citation for disorderly conduct and released him."
"At the time, there was no evidence Maxwell had made contact with Jay-Z,"
Mark Consuelos loses his cool and goes onto the mat at his son Joaquin's high school wrestling match
2024-02-24
Passions run hot and cold on his popular CW series Riverdale, but Mark Consuelos was decidedly hot-headed during his son's recent high school wrestling match.
The 48-year-old actor rushed onto the wrestling mat during a particularly fierce match involving his 16-year-old son Joaquin, according to video posted by TMZ.
Mark's wife Kelly Ripa, 49, was also reportedly at the sporting event.
Stepping in: Mark Consuelos, 48, lost his cool during his 16-year-old son Joaquin's recent high school wrestling match, according to video from TMZ; pictured together in 2016