We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his new memoir, “What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life” (Knopf), veteran actor Billy Dee Williams – whose roles have ranged from romantic leads to a swashbuckling “Star Wars” hero – writes about an early …
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A woodshop is a place where Tom Bodett can remove some of life’s rough edges. Upstairs from the woodshop is Bodett’s home recording studio – and that’s how you may know him, as the voice of Motel 6. [“I’m Tom Bodett for Motel 6, and we’ll leave the light on …
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Writer-comedian Alex Edelman is star of the one-man show “Alex Edelman: Just for Us,” now on Broadway: There are so many things that make Broadway shows great. Huge musical numbers. Amazing sets. A cast of stars performing timeless classics. I mean, my show is a solo comedy show, so it …
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They are the touchstones of our youth: The Rock-a-Stack, the Xylophone, and those Little People. No matter how old we are, everyone remembers their favorite childhood toys – like a toy that everybody knows, the Corn Popper. Then there’s the lesser-known Bunny Scoot. It was introduced in 1931, part of …
Read More »The mystery of the reappearing Klimt painting: “Portrait of a Lady” vanished from an Italian art gallery 23 years ago – and then just as mysteriously turned up last month, hidden within the gallery’s walls
She looks unfazed – not a bit like a woman who’s been missing nearly 23 years. But Italian authorities claimed Friday they’d authenticated the stolen “Portrait of a Lady,” painted by Austrian master Gustav Klimt. As art mysteries go, how good is this? “Well, it’s stuff upon which mini-series are …
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