For ceramicist Simone Leigh, attention has been a long time coming. At 51 years old, the Chicago-born artist is having her moment. New York’s Guggenheim just opened an exhibit of her work – the reward for her winning the museum’s highly prestigious Hugo Boss Prize – and the Whitney Museum …
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Former wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart was tackled by a spectator while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Zachary Madsen, 26, was arrested on assault and criminal trespassing charges. Madsen was promptly subdued by several people, including other wrestlers, …
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No decision was made Friday morning about whether Kelly could travel to Dubai. The judge issued a continuance for May 7. R. Kelly is heading back to court in Chicago Friday to ask the judge in his criminal case to let him travel to the Middle East. In court papers …
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Glassboro, N.J. – Professional wrestler King Kong Bundy has died at age 61. The former WWE star’s death came hours after tweeting to promote an upcoming appearance. Promoter and longtime friend David Herro says Bundy died Monday. Herro posted on Facebook : “Today we lost a Legend and a man …
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No one can control the weather, but there IS someone at CBS who can make the sun come out. Meet our associate director Jessica Frank, our “keeper of the suns.” For 20 years, she’s been handpicking every shining example of sun artwork to appear on our program – that’s about …
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Pop star Rihanna is suing her father for allegedly violating her trademark by using her last name without her permission. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in California, Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, claims her father Ronald Fenty and his business partner Moses Joktan Perkins are …
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This piece originally aired on August 7, 2018 An increasing amount of new construction is dotting the iconic New York City skyline. But as big buildings go up, a small music shop is working to preserve history – one guitar at a time. Tucked away along a two-block stretch in …
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It’s been just over 20 years since the U.S. was first introduced to the world’s most famous wizard and the magical universe he lives in. But as you’ll learn in a new exhibit about the history of Harry Potter, much of the inspiration for the fictional series is firmly rooted …
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Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as “Yesterday When I was Young” and “Honeymoon Feeling,” has died. He was 85. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Clark died Thursday due …
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Jodie Foster and Michael Bloomberg are releasing a new ad today that uses female celebrities to urge women to vote in next week’s midterm elections. The ad, produced by Bloomberg and RadicalMedia and directed by Foster, is part of a digital effort to support Democrats for the House of Representatives, …
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