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A painting by British artist David Hockney sold for $90.3 million at Christie’s last night (November 15th), breaking the record by far for a work by a living artist sold at auction. The 1972 painting, “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures),” is part of Hockney’s “pool” series and is considered one of the best works by the now 81-year-old artist. The painting, whose buyer was not immediately revealed, had been long held by a private collector. The previous record for a work sold at auction by a living artist was Jeff Koons‘ “Balloon Dog,” which sold for $58.4 million in 2013.
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A British soccer referee has been suspended for three weeks after having two Women’s Super League play “rock, paper and scissors” to decide a kickoff after forgetting the coin needed for the usual coin toss.
The Football Association says David McNamara accepted a charge of “not acting in the best interests of the game.”
The laws of the game require a coin toss to decide kick-offs
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ENTERTAINMENT
- “Crazy Rich Asians” (PG-13, Comedy): This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family. (Constance Wu, Henry Golding)
- “The Domestics” (R-Rated, Mystery/Suspense): In a terrifying post-apocalyptic world inhabited by gangs divided into deadly factions, a husband and wife race desperately across the countryside in search of safety and must work together as they are pushed to the breaking point in order to survive. (Kate Bosworth, Tyler Hoechlin)
- “Little Italy” (Not Rated, Comedy/Romance): A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance amidst a war between their families’ competing pizza restaurants. (Hayden Christensen, Emma Roberts)
Earlier this year, Steve Carell finally got a chance to meet Kelly Clarkson. . . 13 years after shouting her name in THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN”.
TODAY IS……………….
“World Hello Day”, the annual celebration of the simplest salutation that now takes place in some 180 countries. Participants are asked to spread goodwill by saying ‘hello’ to 10 people.
- “Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day” (GOHARD), the 8th annual day of support for those who challenge themselves through long-distance running. The day’s motto: ‘Hug a Runner and Share the Sweat!’.
1877, THOMAS EDISON announced his newest invention: A hand-cranked foil cylinder PHONOGRAPH, which he dubbed a “talking machine”. The first thing recorded? “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.
1995, DISNEY released the first entirely computer-animated movie . . . “TOY STORY”.
2010 Jimmy Johnson becomes the 1st driver ever to win 5 straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
Born on this day in Phoenix, Arizona, was Dierks Bentley who has 9 number #1’s
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Drink Your PBR Now, Because Pabst Is in Serious Trouble
Pabst Blue Ribbon is on the verge of going EXTINCT.
Here’s what’s going on. Pabst has something called a contract brewing deal with MillerCoors, where MillerCoors brews, packages, and ships its beer. Pabst, and other smaller companies, just don’t have the infrastructure to do that themselves.
Pabst’s deal with MillerCoors started in 1999 and is scheduled to end in December of 2020 . . . and MillerCoors says they’ll only renew it for almost TRIPLE the price.
So Pabst is suing MillerCoors to keep their contract deal. The trial is going on in Milwaukee right now, and it’s scheduled to last until the end of the month.
And if Pabst loses . . . well, it seems like they won’t have any choice but to go out of business.
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Miller High Life, the Champagne of Beers, Will Now Come in Champagne Bottles
Miller High Life’s slogan is the “Champagne of Beers.” And now . . . you’ll be able to buy it in gold CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES.
Miller has sold them before in Chicago and Milwaukee . . . but for this Christmas season, they’re rolling them out nationwide.
So for just $3.49, you can toast with the champagne of beers on New Year’s Eve instead of, you know, actual champagne.
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
This might seem like a ‘small’ story, but it’s been HUGE for this kid. Andrew Kirby is a high school sophomore in Boiling Springs, South Carolina.
He’s a great kid, but he was born with a condition called neurofibromatosis that’s required multiple surgeries. As a result, he’s very shy and doesn’t have many friends. And for years, he always sat alone at lunch.
His mom says she worried about him around lunchtime every day. And they’d usually text each other, because he had no one else to talk to. So she used to pray for him to just find ONE other kid to sit with.
Well, on his first day of school this year, he was sitting alone like he always did. But then a few members of the student council saw him and decided it just wasn’t right. So they asked him if he wanted to come sit at THEIR table.
And now instead of just one other kid to sit with, he’s got about TEN.
They’ve been sitting with him every single day so far this year. And they all went to a movie together a few weeks ago. So they’ve also been hanging out even when they’re not at school.
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BIRTHDAYS
[76] Joe Biden, politician (US Vice President 2009-17)
[43] Dierks Bentley, country singer
[41] Josh Turner, country singer
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NOT HOLDING THE RAIL
The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to hear the case of a woman who was ticketed and arrested after she refused instructions to hold onto an escalator handrail.
Bela Kosoian was in a subway station in the Montreal suburb of Laval in 2009 when a police officer told her to respect a pictogram with the instruction, “hold the handrail.”
She replied that she did not consider the image, which also featured the word “Careful,” to be an obligation. She refused to hold the handrail, and tensions mounted after she also refused to identify herself.
The officers detained Kosoian for about 30 minutes before letting her go with two tickets — one for $100 for disobeying a pictogram and another for $320 for having obstructed the work of an inspector.
She was acquitted of the two infractions in Montreal municipal court in 2012 and subsequently filed a $45,000 lawsuit against the Montreal Transit Corp., the City of Laval and one of the officers.
Her suit was rejected by Quebec court in 2015 and by the Quebec Court of Appeal in 2017, which said Kosoian was the “author of her own misfortune.”
It will now be up to the country’s high court to settle the matter.
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THE CDC WANTS PEOPLE TO EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGGIES:
Let’s be honest, fruits and veggies are not the favorite foods of most people.
But a new report reveals just nine percent of adults eat enough vegetables and 12 percent get the recommended amount of fruit daily. In case you were wondering, you’re supposed to have one-and-a-half to two cups of fruit, or its equivalent, and two to three cups of veggies daily.
Men ate far less than women did, and young adults (ages 18 to 30) are less likely than older folks to eat their greens, broccoli, and bananas.
RANDOM REPORT
- Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, and Sarah Michelle Gellarall auditioned for the lead part in “Clueless” before it went to Alicia Silverstone.
- Almost one out of three of Bob Dylan’ssongs make a reference to the weather. No other artist comes close to that many. The Beatles are second, at 16%.
- More than half of the London Underground stations are actually above ground.
- There have been 34 Hollywood movies adapted from video games, starting with “Super Mario Bros.”in 1993. And only the two most recent ones have scores over 50% on Rotten Tomatoes: The new “Tomb Raider”, and “Rampage”.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[76] Joe Biden, politician (US Vice President 2009-17)
[43] Dierks Bentley, country singer
[41] Josh Turner, country singer
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- Two more victims of the California wildfires were found raising the record death toll from to 82. The County Sheriff said the list of missing had fallen to around 700 by last night, down by about 300 from the start of the day. Officials have continued to stress that many people on the list may be safe and not aware that they’ve been reported missing. The Camp Fire, which has destroyed nearly 12,000 homes, was 70 percent contained yesterday
- The Los Angeles Rams beat the Kansas City Chiefs 54-51 last night (November 19th) at home in L.A. in a Monday Night Footballgame that set a record for the highest-scoring Monday night game ever played, and was also the first time in NFL history that both teams had at least 50 points in a game. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was 33 of 46 for a career-high 478 yards with six touchdown passes, but also three interceptions, including two in the final 1:18.
The game was supposed to have been played in Mexico City, but was hastily moved to LA. six days ago because of poor field conditions at Azteca Stadium. The Rams gave free tickets to thousands of first responders and families recovering from the nearby wildfires and the mass shooting at a Thousand Oaks country music bar in which 12 people were killed.
Rams Quarterback Jared Goff said the win was even more meaningful after everything California has been through recently.
- 71% of people say they’re going to do some shopping this weekend, according to a new survey . . . and a quarter of them are planning to actually go to stores
- This is what it sounds like when a race car goes airborne at 171 miles an hour. It happened at the Macau Grand Prix on Sunday. The driver was a 17-year-old German girl named Sophia Floersch. She lost control going into a turn, flew threw the air, and crashed into a bunker for photographers. She needed surgery for a fractured spine, but when you watch the video, it’s amazing she survived.
- Don’t expect to receive any mail if you live in Chatham-Kent.
Unionized Canada Post workers in Chatham went on strike just after midnight Tuesday morning.
The job action affects rural and urban carriers, and Canada Post outlets across Chatham-Kent.
GARTH BROOKS RELEASES ‘ANTHOLOGY PART III LIVE’ TODAY – (11/20/2018)
Garth Brooks releases Anthology Part III – Live today (Tuesday, November 20th), the latest installment in a the five-part series of packages that began with last year’s initial volume, The First Five Years.
Garth describes The Anthology as “the music with liner notes on steroids,” which includes interviews, photos, and live music.
Anthology Part III contains five CDs with 52 live recordings. It also includes the new live album, Triple Live.
THOMAS RHETT ANNOUNCES 2019 ‘VERY HOT SUMMER’ TOUR – (11/20/2018)
Thomas Rhett is already looking ahead to summer. He has announced plans for his 2019 headlining Very Hot Summer tour with special guests Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickersonand his dad and hit songwriter, Rhett Akins. The tour opens on May 17th in Spokane, WA, with initial public on-sales scheduled for November 30th at 10 a.m. local time online at thomasrhett.com.
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