The vast collection of art objects that belonged to David Bowie was sold for $41.4 million, exceeding the amount estimated by the organizers, according to a press release issued on Saturday by Sotheby's. The auction took place for two days, Thursday and Friday, and among the most expensive objects which have found their buyer are the canvas 'Air Power' by Jean-Michel Basquiat, … [Read more...]
Sting said that the victims of Bataclan will never be forgotten, at his concert of the hall’s reopening
The British singer Sting began the concert for the Bataclan reopening on Saturday evening with a minute of silence dedicated to those 90 victims of the terrorist attack from one year ago. 'We will never forget them,' said in French, the British star and he begun the concert with 'Fragile'. He continued with hits like 'Englishman in New York', 'Every Breath you take' and … [Read more...]
The legendary rap band A Tribe Called Quest launched a new album
The legendary American rap band A Tribe Called Quest launched on Friday, after almost two decades of absence, a new album, the 6th, at which attended many stars from the world of hip-hop and which contains the last words of the MC Phife Dawg, who died recently, according to the AFP. Considered as one of the most important rap groups in history, a Tribe Called Quest launched … [Read more...]
The prophetic qualities of The Simpsons movie about the president Donald Trump
In 2000, an episode of the famous animated sitcom The Simpsons called 'Bart to the Future', presents America as it remained after the presidency of Donald Trump. In the episode, Bart Simpson imagines how will be his life at maturity and Lisa Simpson, his sister, becomes the 'first heterosexual woman president of America' and takes the mandate from Trump. Lisa Simpson asks his … [Read more...]
A princeps edition of the first volume of ‘Harry Potter’ series was sold at an auction with almost 50,000 euros
A princeps edition of the volume 'Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone' the first from the successful series of the UK author JK Rowling was sold with 43.750 pounds (49.812 euros), revealed the house of auctions Bonhams in London, quoted by the EFE. The auction caused an intensive bidding and greatly exceeded the expectations of the house, according to a spokesman for … [Read more...]
Leonard Cohen has died at 82 years: the stars react on the social media networks
The death of the poet, novelist and musician Leonard Cohen at the age of 82 years caused a wave of reactions on the social media from both fans and stars. Jennifer Hudson thanked Leonard Cohen for his dedication for music but also for writing 'of my favorite songs to sing "Hallelujah". Justin Timberlake wrote on Twitter that Leonard Cohen was 'The spirit and soul beyond … [Read more...]
Massive cybernetic attack on the important banks of Russia
A huge cybernetic attack launched from thousands of pirated computers in over 30 countries affects several major banks in Russia, announced Kaspersky, specialized in security, reports AFP. The highest financial institution of the country, the public bank Sberbank, announced that it was affected by a cybernetic attack, but it managed to neutralize it without having the … [Read more...]
Facebook temporarily blocked the use of the WhatsApp users’ private data in the United Kingdom
Facebook agreed to temporarily block the use of the private information of the WhatsApp's users on the territory of the Great Britain as a result of the pressure exerted by the national authority for the protection of the personal data. The Information Commissioner's Office, UK, asked Facebook and WhatsApp to take measures to explain the nature of this process before applying … [Read more...]
Celebrities threatening to move from the USA if Trump is elected as president
Donald Trump as the president of the United States of America is not an accepted version by some of the American stars. Several American celebrities threatened that they would leave the country, writes madame lefigaro fr. Among these stars is the well-known actress Whoopi Goldberg, the singers Cher and Barbra Streisand. The actress Whoopi Goldberg stated in January that 'could … [Read more...]
Prince Harry denounces the harassing and abusive behavior at the address of her girlfriend
Prince Harry of Great Britain accused 'the harassing and abusive behavior' from the public space at the address of his girlfriend, the American actress Meghan Markle, 35 years old. The British press reported everyday about Markle, starting from the end of October, and about her meetings with Prince Harry, which happens for few months. The Kensington Palace issued a press … [Read more...]