Gen Z and young millennial content creators have invaded Washington Square Park with microphones and camera crews, desperate to find the next viral moment around the iconic fountain. Chill habitues are Tik’d off at what’s become of the funky, 10-acre, cannabis-infused Greenwich Village mainstay. “Washington Square Park is known for being unhinged, and I love … Read more
Tina Turner made sure all her wigs were “simply the best.” The legend, who died on Wednesday at 83 after battling a long illness, was known for her wild and larger-than-life hairstyles, but it didn’t always start out like that. Growing up, Turner, also known as Anna Mae Bullock, always compared her hair to her sister, who … Read more
It’s not the “End of the Line” for these items once owned by Tom Petty. The late singer’s wardrobe hit the auction block on Friday and can be bid on online until June 18. The highlight of the lot, which contains 45 pieces of Petty’s prized possessions, is the black-and-white striped satin jacket he donned … Read more
Serpenti turns 75 this year, and the house is going all out celebrating the diamond anniversary of its enduring icon. To commemorate the occasion, the Roman jeweler is adding four new pieces to its best-selling snake collection and has teamed with contemporary artists on a series of collaborations across the globe. Called “Serpenti: 75 Years … Read more
Karl Lagerfeld hated fashion exhibitions. “Fashion does not belong in a museum,” he once told Andrew Bolton, the curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “It belongs in the street — on the backs of living women, not motionless mannequins.” “I have no interest in the past,” he added. “I’m only … Read more
Goodbye rosé all day… hello meatballs on Miami Beach? Nikki Beach, the Miami hotspot where Leonardo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton partied and rosé-drinking was turned into a lifestyle, is facing being evicted to make way for a Carbone spin-off. Its city-owned property parcel, valued at $1 billion, is looking set to be handed to Boucher … Read more
After decades of decay, Queens’ long abandoned “Tent of Tomorrow” will now illuminate the sky nightly. Built for the 1964 World’s Fair and best known beyond New York for playing spaceships in 1997’s “Men in Black,” the towers are currently under renovation and have been freshly equipped with lights. Last Saturday, they were formally turned … Read more
About eight years ago, Deborah Glassman-Gretano, 64, and a former Tupperware Lady, bought a butter dish from the company for her home in Florida. Glassman-Gretano, who divides her time between Brooklyn and the Sunshine State, has a large collection of Tupperware from the 1980s when she sold the iconic food storage containers, but the butter … Read more
Amber Valletta cat-walked so J.Lo could “roar.” The former model took a playful swipe at Jennifer Lopez’s iconic Versace gown – the sheer, emerald and teal foliage frock the singer sported on the 2000 Grammys carpet – on Thursday’s installment of Vogue’s “Life in Looks” video series. Valletta, 49, reminded everyone that she “wore it first” … Read more
Ralph Amoussou used the works of his namesake to help build his role as Paul Kadjo in “Transatlantic,” a seven-part Netflix series premiering April 7. “I had the chance to have such an amazing mother, who named me after Ralph Ellison,” said Amousso, 33, born in Paris and raised in West Africa. “I read ‘The … Read more
Music executive Neil Bogart’s career took off thanks to an extramarital affair. In the early 1970s, Bogart leaned in to kiss his mistress, Joyce Biawitz, and saw a demo labeled “Kiss.” “Kiss — that’s a good name,” Bogart said. “Do you really wanna talk business right now?” Biawitz, who was Kiss’ manager, replied. Soon after, … Read more
Bobbi Kelly, who was featured in the iconic photo used as the cover of the Woodstock album, died over the weekend, according to her husband. “It’s with beyond great sadness that I tell my FB family and friends, that after 54 years of life together, of the death of my beautiful wife, Bobbi, last night … Read more
It took some convincing for Liam Neeson to come around to his iconic speech from “Taken.” In the hit 2008 film, the Irish actor’s character vows to stop at nothing to save his daughter from a kidnapping in Paris. As he confronts his daughter’s snatcher over the phone, Neeson’s monologue became to be one of … Read more
Raquel Welch, who died Wednesday following a short illness, was known for her jaw-dropping fashion moments, starting with the fur bikini she sported in “One Million Years B.C.” Despite being glamorized as a sex symbol, the 82-year-old mother of two famously revealed that her on-screen persona was not who she was meant to be. “My … Read more
Raquel Welch died at 82 on Wednesday after a long, storied career in Hollywood. Source link
It wasn’t Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack who came through for Kate Winslet’s Rose when she demanded, “I want you to draw me like one of your French girls.” Like clockwork, a recurring viral rumor has resurfaced as the 25th anniversary of “Titanic” looms: The sketch featured in one of the most iconic — and quoted — … Read more
For nearly 30 years, Kim’s Video and Music, across five downtown locations, was a haven for NYC movie lovers offering a trove of 55,000 often rare, otherwise unfindable titles. After the most famous location, Mondo Kim’s on St. Marks Place in the East Village closed in early 2009, the massive collection went on a wild … Read more
Age is just a number — especially for Jane Fonda. The iconic actress, 85, revealed that she still does her VHS video workouts daily in a new interview with Elle Magazine published on Wednesday. “It’s still relevant today because it really works,” Fonda said of her workout tapes. “I’m 85 now and I can’t do … Read more
Sir Paul McCartney almost became Abbey roadkill. The 80-year-old Beatles icon and his daughter Mary were at Abbey Road Studios Sunday when she asked him to re-create the iconic photo when a car came out of nowhere and almost ran over the legendary singer over. Mary McCartney — who is currently promoting a documentary about … Read more
“George & Tammy” airs its penultimate episode Jan. 1 on Showtime with stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain as George Jones and Tammy Wynette — and more than 120 carefully constructed sets reflecting the stormy personal and professional lives of country music’s iconic couple over a 30-year period. “We had over 300 people in the … Read more