Boy George launches first ever NFT collection

Even if you’re not someone super familiar with skateboarding, you’ve likely heard the name Tony Hawk. For decades, Hawk’s name is synonymous with skateboarding and the public image of the entire sport.

A fish swims in murky water as a teen girl struggles to come to the surface. Someone above yells, “Beth!” while a montage of her life flashes before her eyes.

The new Star Wars book, The Art of The Mandalorian: Season 2, reveals that Star Wars creator George Lucas had a very specific worry about Grogu, aka Baby Yoda.

Zack Sharf “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett” creator Jon Favreau delivered the ultimate “Star Wars” gift to fans in Jan. 2020 by posting a photo of Baby Yoda (or Grogu as he’s officially named) with franchise creator George Lucas on set.

Georges St-Pierre and Apple are teaming up to make your walk a breeze.

A talented young singer is heading to New York for a 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity.

Life imitating art! After previously sparking dating speculation, Dominic Fike and Hunter Schafer seemingly confirmed their romance in an adorable way.

The first phase of plans to redevelop Piccadilly Gardens has been revealed.

Valentine's Day is over, there's another holiday coming up very close to people's hearts - you guessed it, Pancake Day of course.This year, pancake day falls on March 1 and customers will no doubt be saving any leftover Valentine's chocolates to add to their impressive pancake stacks on Instagram.If you're keen to have the most 'instagrammable' flip or the sweetest stack of delectable treats on show, Ocado has just launched the perfect piece of kit to get you on your way.The online retailer has released the Tefal Sausage Dog Pancake Frying Pan, which is available to buy now on Ocado and retails for £20.This frying pan features an outline of a Sausage Dog so you can create your own edible art like a pro. The set comes complete with a squeezy bottle that has a precision tip to ensure your pancakes are drawn to perfection.As a nation of dog-lovers, we expect these paw-fect pans to fly off of the virtual shelves ahead of March 1.

Former Saturday Night Live writer Julio Torres, co-creator and star of HBO’s Los Espookys, has signed a first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max. Under the two-year pact, he has two half-hour comedies in the works: Little Films (working title), written, executive produced and headlined by Torres, which has received a series order by HBO; and Lucky, co-written and executive produced by Torres, which is in development at HBO.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Los Espookys” co-creator Julio Torres has signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max.Torres has two new projects already in development under the pact, “Little Films” (working title) and “Lucky,” the former of which he’s set to star in and is produced by Emma Stone.In “Little Films,” which has a production commitment at HBO, the former “Saturday Night Live” writer stars as himself. The potential show follows this version of Torres as he tells the tale of when he lost a golden oyster.

Zack Sharf Zack Snyder’s science-fiction epic “Rebel Moon” has announced its full cast. Joining Sofia Boutella in Snyder’s next Netflix-backed tentpole are Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Doona Bae, Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E.

security guard who claimed he was “bored” on his first day at work.Three Figures, painted by acclaimed Russian artist Anna Leporskava in 1932, was on display at the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and was being looked after by a 60-year-old man.But something odd was spotted by art lovers who were checking out the image, worth £740,000.The security guard had decided to draw a pair of eyes on two out of the three faceless figures while on shift in December, 2021.The news, which has only just made headlines outside of Russia this week, presumably did not go down well at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, where the painting was on loan from.Despite the obvious vandalism, Russian police refused to open a criminal case against the man, as there were “no signs of a crime as defined by the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” local news reports state.And the Yeltsin Center refused to give CCTV footage to the police, and also waited two weeks to report the vandalism.

Annika Pham Versatile Finnish helmer A.J. Annila (“Sauna,” “Shadow Lines,” “Peacemaker”) is on board to direct the thriller series with a working title of “ID” which marks HBO Max’s first commission of a Finnish premium TV show.Set in the art fraud world, the six-part series is co-created by seasoned writer Aleksi Bardy (“Tom of Finland,” “Moscow Noir”) and Mia Ylönen (“Bad Apples,” “Moscow Noir”) for Finnish production powerhouse Helsinki-Filmi, a subsidiary of Finland’s Aurora Studios.“ID” revolves around art fraud investigator Emma who goes undercover to infiltrate an auction house in Stockholm in order to investigate the firm’s connection to a notorious money launderer known as Blanko.

Queen gave a subtle nod to her dad by wearing presents he gave her for her 18th birthday in a new picture to mark her Platinum Jubilee. Candid snaps of the monarch admiring cards and various memorabilia at home have been released as she kicks off her jubilee celebrations.Royal fans will recognise the pair of dazzling brooches adorned on the left shoulder of her dress, as the set given to her as an 18-year-old.The accessories given to her by King George VI are a touching tribute to him 70 years since he died this Sunday (February 6), the Mirror reports.And it's not the first time the Queen, 95, has chosen to pay a subtle tribute to her loved ones with sentimental jewellery.The Queen has also worn sentimental jewellery for other important occasions including her Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and the 75th anniversary of VE Day.The then-Princess Elizabeth had a close relationship with her father and the two aquamarine and diamond clip brooches that he gave her on her 18th birthday in 1944 are believed to mean a lot to her.The two-piece art deco-style brooches were made by luxury jewellery company Boucheron from aquamarines and baguette, oval and round diamond.The Queen is pictured for the jubilee photo looking through her Platinum and Golden Jubilee cards and memorabilia as she sat with one of her pet corgis in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle.She came to the throne on February 6, 1952, following the death of George Vl from lung cancer. He died in the early hours of the morning at Sandringham.

Wilson Chapman editorPeacock has unveiled the official trailer for its new miniseries “Joe vs. Carole,” starring John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon.Based on the Robert Moor-hosted Wondery podcast “Joe Exotic,” “Joe vs. Carole” focuses on the bitter rivalry between big cat zookeeper Joe Exotic (Mitchell) and animal sanctuary CEO Carole Baskin (McKinnon), which was immortalized in the first season of the popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.” In addition to Mitchell and McKinnon, the miniseries also stars Kyle MacLachlan, Brian Van Holt, Sam Keeley, Nat Wolf, Marlo Kelly, William Fichtner, Dean Winters and David Wenham.The trailer depicts McKinnon and Mitchell in character, as Baskin and her husband (MacLachlan) set out to take down Exotic for his abuse of his animals and breeding of big cats for profit.

Dua Lipa has today launched her “global style, arts and culture newsletter” called Service95.The free platform was announced last November and will be released weekly to subscribers – you can sign up here. Talking about the venture, Lipa said: “I find huge joy in telling people what I’ve learned about in any given city and love finding connection in our shared experiences.

William Earl It’s been more than two decades since Björk’s once-maligned, now-revered Marjan Pejoski “swan dress” became the talk of the 73rd Academy Awards red carpet, and since then her way-left-of-center proclivities have become more and more commonplace. Kanye West wearing a mask while performing the seismic Yeezus Tour? Lady Gaga’s meat outfit? Katy Perry’s singing, phallic mushrooms during her Vegas residency and latest “SNL” performance? All seem directly sprung from the Icelandic singer’s performance art universe.

In a letter to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences today, Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said the organization had the “highest ever participation during voting at any time in the Academy’s history”.  She notes ballots were submitted from 82 countries (from 9487 eligible voters who could participate)  and makes a continued plug to use the Academy Screening Room for viewing contenders and “extra” content  going forward in the season, especially since this the first year physical DVD screeners have been banned, mostly for environmental concerns.

EXCLUSIVE: Cut Throat City producer William Clevinger, multi-hyphenate Sidney Elle Brocious, actor Jonny Weston (Chasing Mavericks, Project Almanac), Chairman & CEO of Amalgam Jeremy Jordan Jones, Jerry Easter and Trena Cook-Easter—the parents of high school basketball prodigy Jerry Easter II—are joining forces to launch The Big Picture.

Kanye West has asserted his commitment to physical art forms, declaring on social media that he will not be joining the trend of artists releasing non-fungible tokens (or NFTs).“My focus is on building real products in the real world,” the rapper – who is legally known as Ye – wrote in a handwritten letter posted to his Instagram page today (February 1). He cites “real food”, “real clothes” and “real shelter” as three of his current focal points, before making a very clear demand of his fanbase: “Do not ask me to do a fucking NFT.”West isn’t barring the possibility of exploring the option later, though, with his letter ending, “Ask me later.”A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Though he’s adamant on keeping off the blockchain for now, West has utilised digital formats in the past.