Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork, Comedian—a banana duct-taped to a wall—has sold for an astonishing $6.2 million (£4.9 million) at Sotheby’s in New York, shattering pre-sale expectations that estimated its value at one-fourth of the final price. The winning bid came from Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who outpaced six other bidders to secure the piece. […]
Former President Donald Trump says he will introduce new taxes on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China if he becomes president again. He claims this will help stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the U.S. Trump announced that on his first day as president, he will sign an order to put a 25% tax […]
Renowned author Percival Everett has won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel James, a groundbreaking retelling of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The book, which reimagines the classic tale from the perspective of Huck’s enslaved companion, Jim, has been hailed as a transformative work that explores race, survival, and humanity. […]
Across the United States, dozens of Black Americans have reported receiving disturbing text messages inviting them to “pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” The messages, sent from anonymous numbers, began appearing just hours after the contentious presidential election concluded earlier this week. One recipient, Monèt Miller, a 29-year-old publicist from Atlanta, described her shock upon […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes, a celebrated American preacher and motivational speaker, experienced a medical emergency on Sunday while delivering a sermon at the Potter’s House, the megachurch he founded in 1996. The 67-year-old pastor was in the middle of his sermon when the incident occurred, abruptly halting the service. A viral video captured the dramatic moment […]
