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Kim Kardashian just added a new object to her collection of high-priced celebrity memorabilia. The reality star purchased a diamond and amethyst-encrusted Attallah cross pendant from Sotheby’s annual Royal & Noble auction on Wednesday, a piece of jewelry most famously worn by Princess Diana. The pendant features square-cut amethysts surrounded by circular-cut diamonds weighing 5.25-carats.
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I have a theory about AI and qualitative works: the only people excited about the prospect of AI taking over, or even getting a foothold, in artistic fields are the ones with absolutely no capabilities in these fields whatsoever. Why the hell would I want to read or look at someone an algorithm created? Our
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A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday declared that porn performer Ron Jeremy is mentally incompetent to stand trial on dozens of rape and sexual assault counts. Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Harris said in a hearing that after reviewing reports from both prosecutors and Jeremy’s defence that he is in “incurable neurocognitive decline” from which
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Press Play is a recurring column that looks at (and listens to) the songs that have shaped the life and work of beloved musical artists. Margo Price would love a black coffee. She admits she’s “moving a bit slow this morning,” but asks if she can steal some of my milk when two very strong
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If you’re wondering how Mando and Baby Yoda reunited, another Star Wars series has the answers. By Grant Rindner January 17, 2023 The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda will already be reunited in The Mandalorian season 3.Courtesy of Lucasfilm These days,  with multi-platform universes, series, sequels, and spin-offs being greenlit at a breakneck pace, and characters
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It’s Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, during the brief lull between the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, and Jenny Slate is detailing her red carpet preparations. “Right now, I’m eating an everything bagel in my car. Super glamorous!” the actor says by phone, as an electronic trill announces that she’s shifted into park. 
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Kevin Spacey was honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the National Museum of Cinema in Italy on Monday. The ceremony in Turin, Italy was the actor’s first public speaking appearance in five years, as Spacey has been mostly silent since numerous sexual assault allegations were made against him in 2017. Vittorio Sgarbi, the undersecretary
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Recently, climate activists have occupied the village of Lützerath, Germany, where they’re protesting the expansion of a local coal mine. The villagers were forced to relocate in order to make way for “peaceable” mining, and once the activists arrived for the occupation, the riot police showed up. As an American, I was honestly bracing myself
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Make sure those streaming service subscriptions are renewed: from The Last of Us to Yellowjackets, it’s going to be another busy year for television. By Tara Ariano January 16, 2023 Photographs: FX, HBO, Disney, Hulu; Collage: Gabe Conte How did you spend your holidays? If you didn’t use your time catching up on all the
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