Sea silk: the world's most exclusive textile is being auctioned this week
Decorative sea silk, woven from the spun byssus threads produced by the large bivalve mollusc, the Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis). Photograph: Nature Picture Library/AlamyDecorative sea silk, woven from the spun byssus threads produced by the large bivalve mollusc, the Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis). Photograph: Nature Picture Library/AlamyFashionThe ultra-rare material made from fibers – byssus – harvested from giant mollusks was once the height of fashion, for items such as the hat going under the hammer in New York
Tour Alicia Keys Breathtaking $20 Million Mansion From MDLLA
The property was first featured on the season 12 premiere of Million Dollar Listing L.A. "The Razor House is, I think, one of the most spectacular pieces of architecture," Flagg said during the episode. "The fact that it is in La Jolla on that magical cliff, it makes me want to cry."
He also noted that the home's curved walls and extensive amount of glass are "pretty hard to duplicate."
As for Altman, he compared the house to that of a superhero's—just not Iron Man.
Boosie Badazz Plans To Sell Half Of His Independent Catalog For Up To $20 Million
With over twenty years in the game, Boosie Badazz built up quite the impressive and respected catalog over the years. Many of his big hits and moments are collaborative, but he holds just as much weight as a solo artist. What's more is that the 40-year-old also owns a significant chunk of his music, from which he gets a lot of revenue. Still, with more things to think about and amid a new phase in his life, he's thinking about the smartest moves for the future when it comes to his music.
Elvis Presley's Ex-Girlfriend Confirmed 1 Strange Aspect About His Feet
Those who are familiar with Elvis Presley know all about the women of his past. His relationship with Priscilla Presley is the most notable, but he also had a long romance with Linda Thompson. Thompson ultimately left Elvis for a different lifestyle, but she’s certainly spilled secrets regarding what it was like dating the king of rock ‘n’ roll.
It seems Thompson also knew a little something about Elvis’ feet. Here’s what she said about his webbed toes.
Inside the house of Emmerdale stars Charley Webb and Matthew Wolfenden
Emmerdale co-stars Charley and Matthew have two children, Buster and Bowie, and are expecting a third this year. Picture: Getty/Instagram The soap star couple have created a quirky family home full of colourful art and reclaimed furniture
Emmerdale stars Charley Webb and Matthew Wolfenden announced they were expecting their third child together last month after marrying in a surprise ceremony last February. The couple, who first met on the ITV soap in 2006, are already parents to two sons, Buster and Bowie, and live in a beautiful house together in Yorkshire.
Mad Men, series two, episode nine: Six Months' Leave | Mad Men
TV and radio blogMad MenMad Men, series two, episode nine: Six Months' LeaveMarilyn Monroe is dead, Freddy Rumsen is fired and Betty Draper is confused. Our episode-by-episode blog of Man Men continues …Spoiler warning: Don't read on if you haven't seen any of the first series of Mad Men, or the first eight episodes of series two. Watch Six Months' Leave on iPlayer.
Last week left us with Betty telling Don to remove himself from the Draper family home, Joan being gazumped by Harry's ignorance and Peggy still keeping it all in.
Mary Kay Letourneau's Rape Case, Marriage, Kids
As a teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau was praised as someone who could see things through the eyes of a child. But with 1997's revelation that she had raped one of her students, a 12-year-old boy, that previous observation took on a darker tone. “The incident was a late night, and it didn’t stop with a kiss,” Letourneau recounted in a 2015 sit-down interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20. “And I thought that it would, and it didn’t.
Ree Drummond to Attempt Acting in the First Food Network Original Christmas Movie
Something snapped yesterday when Starbucks brought back pumpkin-spice lattes for 2021. But perhaps nothing exemplifies this tilt toward fall-weather cheug more than today’s announcement that food-media personality Ree Drummond, a.k.a. the Pioneer Woman, will star in Food Network’s first-ever original scripted movie, Candy Coated Christmas. Food Network making its own Christmas movie is frankly genius, as Pioneer Woman’s existing aesthetics and audience are already barely a step removed from Hallmark and Lifetime’s whole holiday vibe.
Sittingbourne Murder Investigation
A man has been charged with murdering a 21-year-old following a confrontation just hours into the New Year.
Jurijs Popovs, 47, is accused of killing Dmitrijs Titovs who suffered a suspected stab wound outside a block of flats.
Officers were called to a disturbance at the block in Henley Place, London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, at 1.30am on New Year's Day and the incident was resolved.
But half an hour later police were called to the same place again following a report a man was lying injured outside the flats.
Sunseeker Experience Day Tour
Enjoy a taste of the luxury life aboard a top-of-the-range yacht sailing on the Solent.
Courtesy of Sunseeker London, based in Mayfair, The Heart Angels will pick you and a guest up from your home (must be within Four Counties) and chauffeur you down to the Sunseeker factory in Poole, Dorset.
Your tour will commence at the Sunseeker Poole office and will continue on to the technical centre and then into the factory to view the production line of the Sunseeker range of luxury yachts in various stages of the build.