Ray J’s ScootEbike Projected to Make Over $200 Million in 2020
According to The Source, William Norwood Jr. aka Ray J has secured a deal with his bike-sharing company ScootEbike that is projected to make over $200 million in 2020. Back…
Centre Pompidou’s New Shanghai Outpost Faced Censorship: Report -ARTnews
Emmanuel Macron (center left) inaugurating the Centre Pompidou’s new Shanghai outpost. HECTOR RETAMAL/POOL/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK The Centre Pompidou museum in Paris is in expansion mode. Last month it announced a 237,000-square-foot “art…
Human Rights Lawyer Blasts British Museum for Displaying ‘Pilfered Cultural Property,’ Urges Repatriation of Stolen Objects -ARTnews
British Museum. DOSFOTOS/SHUTTERSTOCK In his new book, Who Owns History? Elgin’s Loot and the Case for Returning Plundered Treasure, human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC calls on the British Museum…
Blain Southern, Noted London Gallery, Faces Changes as Founders Part Ways -ARTnews
“Zeitleich” by Jonas Burgert in Blain Southern gallery FELIPE TRUEBA/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK One of London’s most important art galleries could go through some big changes, now that its founders are splitting. Graham…
Facing Possible Jail Time Over Protest, Bangladeshi Photographer Shahidul Alam Is Still Optimistic About the Power of Art -ARTnews
Shahidul Alam, Smriti Azad at Protest at Shaheed Minar, Shaheed Minar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1994.“Smriti Azad used to attend political rallies with her sister when she was a child. As a…
Spanish Businessman Accused of Smuggling Picasso Painting Could Face $111 M. Fine -ARTnews
A Picasso painting that Jaime Botín has been accused of attempting to smuggle out of Spain. STR/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK It’s been four years since businessman Jamie Botín was first accused of smuggling…
Beatrix Ruf, Stedelijk Museum Director Who Departed Amid Controversy, Heads to Garage Museum in Moscow -ARTnews
Beatrix Ruf. PETER DEJONG/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK When Beatrix Ruf resigned from her post as director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 2017, many around the world looked on in shock—one of…
‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson says she isn’t single, calls it ‘self-partnered’
Emma Watson is opening up about her life as she approaches her 30th birthday. The former “Harry Potter” star spoke candidly in an interview with British Vogue about the “tough”…
7 times celebs shared too much information
Stars are just like the rest of us, even when it comes to their private lives. They’ve got relationships, mishaps and more that they try to keep out of the…
Baller Moves: LeBron James to bring transitional housing to I Promise School families in need
AKRON, OH – JULY 30: LeBron James addresses the crowd during the opening ceremonies of the I Promise School on July 30, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty…