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Tom Cruise and 'Top Gun: Maverick' touch down in Cannes
Read full article: Tom Cruise and 'Top Gun: Maverick' touch down in CannesTom Cruise mania descended Wednesday in Cannes where the actor made a whirlwind appearance at the French film festival to screen โTop Gun: Maverick,โ exalt the big screen and sit for a rare interview.
Dean Stockwell of 'Quantum Leap,' 'Blue Velvet' dies at 85
Read full article: Dean Stockwell of 'Quantum Leap,' 'Blue Velvet' dies at 85Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age, garnering an Oscar nomination for โMarried to the Mobโ and Emmy nominations for โQuantum Leap,โ has died.
Yellen's encore: Lending economic heft to Biden's virus plan
Read full article: Yellen's encore: Lending economic heft to Biden's virus planโYellen is uniquely poised," said Brian Deese, director of Bidenโs National Economic Council. "She has as much experience and expertise of addressing the challenges of our time as any living economic policymaker today. AdYellen juggled parenting with her work as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1980s, helping to build her sonโs pinewood derby car as a colleague fed economic data into a computer. Itโs an argument cultivated from years of research that fully blossomed during Yellenโs time as Fed chair. She said Yellen values differences of opinion and diversity because that helps her get a fuller sense of the economy.
Hollywood on the Potomac: A-list turns out for Biden-Harris
Read full article: Hollywood on the Potomac: A-list turns out for Biden-HarrisLady Gaga sings the national anthem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. And country star Garth Brooks, doffing his black cowboy hat, sang a soulful a capella rendition of โAmazing Grace,โ his eyes closed for much of the song. While stars mostly eschewed Trump's inauguration four years ago, the A-list was back for Biden. Brooks was careful to call his decision to perform on Wednesday non-political, and in the spirit of unity. Alone with his guitar, The Boss sang his โLand of Hope and Dreamsโ in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Rudolph, Santa figures soar to sale of $368,000 at auction
Read full article: Rudolph, Santa figures soar to sale of $368,000 at auctionA buyer shouted out with glee that they would pay $368,000 for the Rudolph and Santa Claus figures used in the perennially beloved Christmas special โRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.โBidding for the figures soared past the projected sale price of between $150,000 and $200,000 on Friday at the Icons & Legends of Hollywood Auction held in Los Angeles by Profiles in History. The 6-inch-tall Rudolph and 11-inch-tall Santa were made in Tokyo of wood, wire, cloth and leather, and are still malleable. Other highlights from the two-day auction include Marilyn Monroe's tiger-striped gown from โThe Seven Year Itch,โ which sold for a whopping $593,750. Another Monroe gown that she wore when she met Queen Elizabeth II at a London film premiere went for $294,400. A Scarlett O'Hara dress that Vivien Leigh wore in โGone With the Windโ and Gene Kelly's rain suit from โSingin' in the Rainโ sold for $150,000 apiece.