New York City’s Central Park came alive Saturday night with the iconic sounds of Stevie Wonder accompanied by thousands of adoring screaming fans all gathered for the Global Citizen Festival to end poverty worldwide. “This is a global celebration,” Wonder roared to the crowd. “We will end extreme world poverty in our lifetime.” Introduced charismatically by […]

The 51st New York Film Festival (NYFF) opened promptly Friday night with the real life based documentary, drama “Captain Phillips” starring Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips. The film is directed by Paul Greengrass, well known for his use of hand held cameras to convey authentic realism. In the film, the cargo ship captained by […]

The illustrious London based art institution, Serpentine Gallery, has offered New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg the chair position of its new Serpentine Sackler Gallery in Hyde Park. Having previously served on the Serpentine Gallery board, Bloomberg is perfect for the position. He will accept the position upon completion of his tenure as mayor on […]

A new exhibition featuring a collection of provocative paintings by acclaimed French artist, Balthus, recently opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Entitled “Balthus: Cats and Girls – Paintings and Provocations,” the collection consists of 34 paintings, many of young girls with an erotic undertone. “These pictures are powerful, sometimes troubling. Some may have been created […]

Come next week, New York Yankee player Robinson Cano will become a free agent. If the New York Yankees want to keep the All-Star second baseman on their roster, they’ll have to shell out a pretty penny. SportsCenter is reporting that Cano is seeking $305 million for a 10-year contract with the New York team—making […]

Acclaimed actor Robert De Niro will replace the beloved James Gandolfini as an attorney in the HBO miniseries “Criminal Justice.” It’s regrettable shared knowledge that “The Sopranos” star died suddenly in June of a heart attack at age 51. Gandolfini had already filmed the pilot for the series and as a result production has long […]

Fifty-eight photographs of supermodel Kate Moss hit the auction block yesterday at Christie’s and have sold for an astounding $2.73 million dollars. The images, which were provided by collector Gert Elfering, were taken by several prominent photographers including Irving Penn, Mario Testino, Chuck Close and Annie Leibovitz. “Kate is the ultimate modern muse and we will be […]

Rocker and trend setting pioneer David Bowie doesn’t stay out of the spotlight for long, and with good reason. Later this year he will be featured in the Louis Vuitton campaign L’Invitation au Voyage. This is an honor that only a select exceptional few have had before him, including Keith Richards, Bono and Muhammed Ali. […]

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