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HEADLINER
The Queen of England, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 today. The official celebration won’t be until May though the Queen took part in a walkabout to unveil a plaque marking The Queen’s Walkway. Portraits taken at Windsor Castle by Annie Leibovitz were recently released by Buckingham Palace including the one above with the queen’s grandchildren James, Viscount Severn, Lady Louise Windsor and great-grandchildren Princess Charlotte, Mia Tindall, Prince George, Savannah and Isla Phillips. Royal gun salutes have been fired from each of the UK’s capital cities. Follow the well wishers with #HappyBirthdayYourMajesty Read more
MORE NEWS
• Amazon.com Inc. has won a $30 million contract to sell digital textbooks to New York City’s public schools.
• There’s a whole lot going on at any given moment in Chicago but right now everyone’s talking about Chicago Teacher’s Union President Karen Lewis calling Gov. Bruce Rauner an ISIS recruit. Mayor Emanuel said the recommendations from the police reform task force review will be implemented immediately. The city’s financing plan for George Lucas’ Star Wars museum is garnering mixed reviews.
• Yesterday the US Treasury announced sweeping changes to the currency. The $20 bill will now feature prominent abolitionist Harriet Tubman on one side and Andrew Jackson on another side. Alexander Hamilton will stay on the $10, perhaps in thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hot hot play? Changes made to the $5 $10 $10 here
ENTERTAINMENT
• Glamour magazine’s Game Changers Luncheon, co-hosted by Editor In Chief Cindi Leive and Zendaya at Jessica Biel’s new restaurant Au Fudge yesterday, with attendees including Modern Family’s Ariel Winter, Lea Michele, Regina King, Maria Bello, Jaime King, Tika Sumpter Emily Ratajkowski, Sophia Amoruso (NastyGal founder), Aja Naomi King, Effie Brown.
FASHION
• Balenciaga is launching a menswear line for spring 2017 for the first time in the fashion house’s 99-year history, they will stage a runway show on June 22 during Paris fashion week. “The show will debut the masculine vision of Balenciaga’s new artistic director Demna Gvasalia.”
• Designer Carolina Herrera of her namesake brand will be honored by the Savannah College of Art & Design, SCAD with the Etoile award on May 21 along with the exhibition “Refined Irreverence” which will be showcased simultaneously in Savannah and Atlanta at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta and SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, respectively.
“Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman.” ― Conrad Hilton
Former pitcher & baseball analyst Curt Schilling? He gone
Joanie Laurer known as WWE Chyna was found dead, age 46
Louis Vuitton, team petty or just cautious?
Have you seen the drug tunnel that went from Tijuana, Mexico, to a home in San Diego
Who would’ve thought Michael Strahan leaving one job for another would stir up all this drama
LOOK OF THE DAY
Zendaya
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*images via: Guardian(Annie Leibovitz/Getty Images), Dailymail
