Rachel Zoe has decided to cancel her fall 2014 runway show just days before New York Fashion Week is set to begin. According to an official release from the designer and longtime stylist’s PR reps, Zoe’s latest family addition— second son Kaius was born on December 22— and subsequently busy personal schedule was the culprit in the last minute change …
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Change : Amazon considers $40 Prime price hike
Amazon Prime customers may have shell out even more to receive service. According to USA Today, the online retailer is considering increasing the subscription price by $20 to $40. The possible price change came up during a conference call with analysts on Thursday, following a disappointing quarter. Amazon Prime currently costs $79 a year and includes streaming video and free …
Read More »Snowboarder Torstein Horgmo out of Olympics
The slopestyle snowboarding course at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games will be changed after the Norwegian favorite broke his collarbone during a training run on Monday. However, International Ski Federation (FIS) organisers blamed Torstein Horgmo’s injury on the jump he was attempting rather than the course at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park where the event is due to make its …
Read More »Legendary supermodel Christie Brinkley at 60
Legendary supermodel Christie Brinkley retired from the runway decades ago and is still the envy of women half her age. The mother of four has shunned plastic surgery, saying that she hasn’t gone under the knife but wouldn’t rule it out in future to preserve her stunning looks.
Read More »UFC President Dana White talks the return of Brock Lesnar
Alistair Overeem called out Brock Lesnar following a dominant victory over Frank Mir at UFC 169, but the act appears to have been for naught. Speculation has surrounded Lesnar recently in regard to a possible UFC return, as promotion president Dana White previously indicated that the former heavyweight champion had expressed interest in competing once again.
Read More »Michael Dunn trial: Florida Man accused of shooting teen over music
The circus comes to Jacksonville Monday. But this ring of murder, white-on-black crime and racial tension is not the kind you bring the kids to. On the high wire is 47-year-old Michael David Dunn, accused of murdering 17-year-old Jordan Davis after an argument over his loud “thug music.” The ringmaster is State Attorney Angela Corey, trying to rehabilitate her national …
Read More »Giuliani, Ryan and Jindal all defend N.J. Gov Chris Christie
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is maintaining support from some fellow Republicans following new allegations that he was aware of lane closings that intentionally snarled traffic onto the George Washington Bridge. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and U.S. Representative Paul Ryan, the party’s 2012 vice presidential nominee, said Christie should remain chairman of the Republican Governors Association, which raises money for …
Read More »Debi Thomas : First African american to win a medal at a Winter Olympics
Debi Thomas was the first African American to win the Championship event at the United States National Figure Skating Championships. She won the title in both 1986 and 1988.
Read More »Herb Brooks : Do you believe in miracles?
I recently saw the movie Miracle. It’s an inspiring true story that illustrates how talent alone is never enough and how belief can carry a team to the top. At the 1980 Olympic Games, a ragtag squad of college kids from the United States went up against the legendary Soviet Union hockey juggernaut and won. With the world watching, the …
Read More »Metallica Frontman Calls Orion Festival A Financial ‘Disaster’ : Interview (audio)
Don’t hold your breath for another edition of Metallica‘s Orion Music + More festival. Frontman James Hetfield said in a January 27th interview with a Houston radio station that the two-year-old event “has been a disaster financially, and it’s not able to happen again because of that. So it’s a bummer.”
Read More »Amanda Knox’s Judge Says He Agrees With Guilty Verdict
The judge who presided over Amanda Knox’s second murder conviction says he suffered over the verdict but that he and the jury agreed about her guilt in the death of British student Meredith Kercher. Judge Alessandro Nencini said he agreed to be interviewed by Corriere della Sera for Saturday’s editions because he knew the sentence would create a media storm.
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