MJ’s Glove Sells for $350,000
The famed sparkling white glove of Michael Jackson sold for $350,000 at an auction on Saturday. The glove, expected to only fetch $50,000, was auctioned off with other rock’n’roll memorabilia at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square.
"It was a bargain—we were expecting to pay more," said Hoffman Ma, a Hong Kong hotel executive, according to New York Daily News. "We're going to put it on display in our hotel. It will be free for everyone."
Jackson died tragically on June 25, at the age of 50, after being administered a dangerous cocktail of prescription drugs.
Audrey Hepburn's Wardrobe to Be Auctioned
Part of Audrey Hepburn’s wardrobe is up for auction in London on Dec. 8, reports Reuters.
"She personified that svelte, chic, minimal, European look of the post-war period," said the fashion auctioneer Kerry Taylor to Reuters. "And she was a firm believer that less is more." Other Hepburn designs have recently sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
50 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund and UNICEF.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Surgery and Sequel
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been admitted to the hospital due to an infection after prostate cancer surgery.
The 61-year-old composer’s surgery was otherwise successful and he is expected to recover, which is good news for fans for more than one reason.
The composer recently announced he is staging a sequel to his Phantom of the Opera, named Love Never Dies, which is due to open in London in March, 2010.
Sir Paul McCartney to Receive America’s Top Pop Award
Sir Paul McCartney is going to receive America’s highest Award for pop music, the Gershwin Award from the Library of Congress.
The 67-year-old former Beatle will collect the award next year at a ceremony at the White House, while plans for an all-star tribute concert are underway.
Paul Simon received the inaugural award in 2007 and Stevie Wonder was honored in 2009.
"It's hard to think of another performer and composer who has had a more indelible and transformative effect on popular song and music of several different genres than Paul McCartney," James H. Billington, librarian of Congress, said in a statement published in the Washington Post.
Palin’s Book 'Going Rogue' Huge First Day
Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day on the shelves—that’s among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book.
The print run for Going Rogue has already been increased from 1.5 million copies to 2.5 million, HarperCollins announced Friday.
Palin, the former Alaska governor appeared onto the national political stage like a comet, chosen as running mate for presidential hopeful John McCain. But as the campaign progressed, Palin became a lightning rod for both praise and cutting criticism.
Palin’s recent retreat from the front lines of politics, combined with the release of this memoir, seems to be her way of taking a step back and clearing the slate once and for all. She is now in the midst of a nationwide promotional tour.
Compiled by Katy Mantyk, Epoch Times Staff
