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Pella y Pilliard cubren las primeras dos mil millas a ritmo de rcord

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El trimarán 'Use It Again', con el español Álex Pella y el francés Romain Pilliard como tripulantes, ha cubierto (a las 17:00 hora española, -1 GMT) la sexta jornada de navegación en su intento de récord de la vuelta al mundo este-oeste (contra vientos y corrientes dominantes) y está a punto de completar las primeras 2.000 millas (3.700 km) de su recorrido. La ventaja actual sobre el récord vigente es de 723 millas náuticas (1. Read More...

Song dynasty painting fails to break Chinese record as Asian art market cools

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Pre-sale hype comparing Chinese artist Su Shi to Leonardo da Vinci failed to see a rare painting by the Song-dynasty polymath break the existing record for Chinese paintings and calligraphy. On Monday, Christie’s sold the 1,000-year-old Wood and Rock for HK$463.6 million (US$59.2 million), around HK$30 million short of the record set in 2010 by Huang Tingjian’s Dizhuming, which also dates from the same era. The auction house had aggressively marketed the painting as “possibly the world’s rarest and most valuable Chinese painting”, evoking a certain beer commercial in its hyperbole. Read More...

The Breakfast Club Gets New Co-Host Following Angela Yee Exit

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The Breakfast Club has reportedly hired Jess Hilarious to replace Angela Yee in its lineup after more than a year of the popular syndicated morning show being just a two-man operation. The former Wild N’Out star made the announcement in her hometown of Baltimore, MD on Saturday (December 23). “It’s official,” she said. “I’ma put the fuck on for my city. Specifically, West Baltimore.” AD LOADING... Neither The Breakfast Club nor iHeartRadio have officially confirmed Jess Hilarious’s claim, but the moment was captured on video by the party promoter DJ Quicksilva. Read More...