They just don’t make ’em like that anymore. And even if they did, anyone trying to follow in Ben Vereen’s footsteps would have a tough time keeping up with the original.
Lei Shujie, a designer in Shanghai, piled up a wish list for the quirky holiday dubbed “Singles Day” that has grown into China’s – and possibly the world’s – busiest online shopping day.
The now-faded blue gingham dress Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” has sold for $480,000. Auction house Julien’s Auctions says the pinafore fetched the highest price of any item during a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia that attracted bids from around the world.
James Bond’s “Skyfall” has extended its worldwide box-office rule to North America, hauling in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at U.S. theaters.
