Will Ferrell's 'Elf' Costume Sells For Nearly $300,000 at Auction

 Posted on September 18, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  242 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Prop Store Buddy the Elf's favorite color might as well be green ... because someone snatched up the famous costume from the Will Ferrell movie for 10 times as much as the expected price. The folks over at Prop Store are holding an auction for some of the most iconic film and TV props ever made ... and the winning bid on the "Elf" costume just came in at a whopping $296,702. [Read More]

Bonsai Trees Take Centuries to Grow and Years of Training

 Posted on September 18, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  361 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Bonsai is an art form that requires years of training and centuries of dedication. At the 2012 international bonsai convention, a tree was on sale for 100 million yen, just under a million dollars. And many more of these trees are considered completely priceless. So what is it that makes bonsai so expensive? Bonsai is the art of dwarfing a regular tree to create a perfect miniature representation of nature in a small pot. [Read More]

Having Ditched Mavericks For Magic, 44yo NBA Coach Shares The Highest Esteem ForArtist Luka D

 Posted on September 18, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  524 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

When we consider Luka Doncic, he doesn’t straightaway come off as a dominant player on-court. He isn’t the most athletic, but can use his powers and basketball intelligence to overpower his opponents. It is through his exceptional skills that he has quickly risen up the ranks to attain superstardom. Although he is just 6’7″, he boasts an impressive 7-foot wingspan. The 24-year-old has established himself as one of the league’s elite forces. [Read More]

Talking With Scarlett Johansson About Lucy, Sandwiches, and Playing Non-Humans

 Posted on September 18, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1024 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Over the last several years, Scarlett Johansson’s output has been impressive in its variety: The Avengers, Hitchcock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, Don Jon, Her, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Under the Skin. This weekend, she stars in the Luc Besson–directed action movie Lucy as a drug mule who finds herself able to access increasingly large portions of her brain’s capacity. Vulture spoke with Johansson about playing hyperintelligent beings, avoiding her own acting tics, and her favorite sandwich. [Read More]

Kanye West Had a Floating Stage Fright

 Posted on September 17, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  128 words  |  Martina Birk

Play video content A BETTER VIEW Kanye West might want to rethink his floating stage idea ... a fan tried climbing it to get a bird's-eye view. Kanye was performing in Atlanta Monday for his Saint Pablo Tour, when an eager fan got boosted up high enough to reach the bottom of the stage ... which he then climbed. Check out the vid. The guy doesn't get very far . [Read More]

Cormac McCarthy gave post-apocalyptic video games their flavour | Games

 Posted on September 17, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  993 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Games This article is more than 7 months oldCormac McCarthy gave post-apocalyptic video games their flavourThis article is more than 7 months oldJoe ChiversThe US novelist shaped the modern idea of the post-apocalypse. Without him, games such as The Last of Us and Red Dead Redemption would not be the same Cormac McCarthy, one of the most significant figures in modern American literature, died last week aged 89. While the tributes have mostly come from within the literary world, he had a huge impact upon modern culture as a whole – including video games. [Read More]

Is Jesse Meester and Jennifer Tarazona's Relationship for Real?

 Posted on September 17, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  528 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Entertainment '90 Day Fiancé' alumni, Jesse Meester and Jennifer Tarazona are an item. After four months of dating, how serious are they? Some fans are doubtful of the validity of the relationship, but could it be real love? Published on September 16, 2021 2 min read 90 Day Fiancé alumni Jesse Meester and Jennifer Tarazona are dating. Darcey Silva’s ex Jesse and Tim Malcolm’s ex-fiancée, Jennifer’s relationship appears to be getting serious. [Read More]

Lonely At Christmas: How To Cope With Loneliness During Festive Season

 Posted on September 17, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1382 words  |  Martina Birk

I’m as into Christmas as the next person – I love the bright lights, the festive feels, the sense that magic is around the corner (something I’ve learnt from all the Christmas movies I’ve watched over the years) and obviously, the food. But what I find hard is the expectation that Christmas is a time of total togetherness, with cosy warm family lunches, romantic evenings with loved ones and non-stop joy. [Read More]

Pakistan names a new military chief amid bitter political feuding

 Posted on September 17, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  711 words  |  Aldo Pusey

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has named the country's former spy chief as head of the military, the information minister said Thursday, ending months of speculation about the new appointment. The army has historically wielded huge political influence in Pakistan, ruling it for half of its 75-year history, and also oversees the country's nuclear program. Like neighboring China and India, Pakistan has nuclear arsenals and a missile system, which is mainly aimed at India. [Read More]