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“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun”
― Pablo Picasso
CHICAGO NEWS
• And you say Chi City!!! After weeks of speculation and leaked reports, it’s been officially confirmed by the Barack Obama Foundation that his presidential library will be built in Chicago. In a videotaped announcement, President Obama remarked “All the strands of my life came together, and I really became a man, when I moved to Chicago.” [NY TIMES]
NATIONAL NEWS
• Shhh don’t tell but we are the unidentified buyers of that record breaking Picasso. Last night Christie’s auction house fetched $179,365,000 for a 1955 Picasso oil painting “Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’)” making it the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Ten artists’ records were set at the Christie’s special “Looking Forward to the Past” sale netting a total of $705.9 million. The Picasso last auctioned in 1997 for $31.9 million, can you say ROI?! [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
• Another earthquake hit Nepal, the nation still recovering from its most devastating earthquake, Tuesday. The 7.3 magnitude quake, that hit about 11 miles southeast of Kodari has left more than than a dozen dead. [WASHINGTON POST]
SPORTS
Roger Goddell means business and following last week’s findings from the deflate gate investigation, he’s dropped the hammer on the ePatriots and star QB Tom Brady. Brady has been suspended 4 games, which he will appeal; The team has been fined $1million and loss of two draft picks. [USA TODAY]
BUSINESS
Pay me all cash, so we know it’s real. Verizon communications, the largest U.S. wireless provider, will buy AOL Inc. for a reported $4.4 billion, paying $50/share. AOL’s ad technology which is in direct competition with Google & Facebook will help Verizon get a new revenue stream as it expands its mobile-video offerings. It’s certainly come a long way since the dial-up free 100 hours CD days which apparently 2.3 million still pay services for. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• The Fox hit show “Empire” at the upfronts yesterday announced it will be expanded to 18 episodes plus guest stars that includes Chris Rock, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz next season and Neyo will which also included musical performance by the series’ cast. The up fronts are the TV networks’ opportunities to showcase to advertisers, whose coveted spending dollars they are courting. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
Shark Tank Judge Robert Herjavec who has denied a relationship but recently raised eyebrows after a passionate kiss with his ‘Dancing with The Stars Partner Kym Johnson, may in fact be getting cozy as they were spotted “cuddling” in Palm Springs. Herjavec, 51 filed for divorce from his wife of over two decades in 2014.
FASHION
Raf Simons Christian Dior showcased their cruise collection at the Bubble Palace, ‘Palais Bulles’, in Cannes ahead of the The 68th Annual Cannes Film Festival. In attendance were Marion Cottilard, Dakota Fanning, Teresa Palmer, Pierre Cardin, Zoe Kravitz. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Cressida Bonas @ Dior Cruise Collection
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