Month: March 2021

Photo: Handout (Getty Images), Jeremie Richard (Getty Images) In a different week, the story of a volcano erupting in Iceland or a cargo ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal would be notable enough to stand on their own. Both of these events happening at the same time, though, is an unprecedented example of how people around the world react to giant stuff making life more difficult. Iceland’s Volcano Eruption Iceland has responded to the Geldingadalir volcano eruption with a healthy mixture of scientific curiosity and human absurdity. In order to safely accommodate international rubberneckers, the country has set up a live stream of the natural phenomenon that lets users experience the vicarious thrill of hanging out next to a field of deadly lava without actually burning alive in th...

He moved to the Washington area and with a partner opened his first Booked Up store in 1971, dealing in rare books. He opened the much larger Booked Up, in Archer City, in 1988 and owned and operated it until his death. In a 1976 profile of Mr. McMurtry in The New Yorker, Calvin Trillin observed his book-buying skills. “Larry knows which shade of blue cover on a copy of ‘Native Son’ indicates a first printing and which one doesn’t,” Mr. Trillin wrote. “He knows the precise value of poetry books by Robert Lowell that Robert Lowell may now have forgotten writing.” A Knack for Female Characters While much of Mr. McMurtry’s writing dealt with the West or his Texas heritage, he also wrote novels about Washington (“Cadillac Jack”), Hollywood (“Somebody’s Darling”) and Las Vegas (“The Desert Ro...

Jerry Seinfeld has listed his sprawling Telluride, Colorado mountain retreat, 10 years after his first attempt to offload the property. The 66-year-old actor and his wife Jessica Seinfeld, are asking for $14.95 million for the 12,300 sq ft ranch-style property that sits on 27-acres and has 11 bedrooms, 11 full bathrooms and two half baths.  Additionally, Jerry and Jessica have listed a four-bedroom guest house, which sits on a separate 17-acre parcel, for $2.775 million.  Mountain getaway: Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld have listed their beautiful 11-bedroom ski retreat in Telluride, Colorado for $14.95 million The right time: The Seinfelds listed the property in 2011 for $18.3 million but took it off the market after a few months. The couple have no...

Khloé Kardashian is no longer keeping up with Cleveland. The “Good American” founder announced on Instagram Friday that she and her boyfriend, Tristan Thompson, are moving out of their $3.25 million house in Bratenahl, Ohio. “I am in Cleveland packing up the Cleveland house, and this will be goodbye,” she said in her Instagram Stories, while giving a tour of the swanky home overlooking Lake Erie’s shores. “I will miss this view so much,” Kardashian added while showing the balcony and its water views. “There’s literally nothing like it.” Thompson bought the pad, which is located in an exclusive gated community, in 2015 while he was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but listed it late last year after inking a deal with the Boston Celtics. Since...

President Barack Obama presents novelist, essayist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry with a National Humanities Medal in September 2015. Leigh Vogel/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leigh Vogel/WireImage/Getty Images President Barack Obama presents novelist, essayist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry with a National Humanities Medal in September 2015. Leigh Vogel/WireImage/Getty Images ...

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen once did the deed at the Democratic National Convention. The supermodel spilled the beans to James Corden during a game where she could either reveal the strangest place she’s ever had sex — or eat “bull penis.” “… One time at the Grammys I had said, ‘We had sex at that Obama thing.’ And that came out wrong, because what I actually meant was, it was that Obama thing, but wasn’t like with them or near them … I believe it was at the DNC, actually,” she said on “The Late Late Show.” A surprised Corden clarified, “Sorry, so when you said ‘that Obama thing’ you meant the Democratic National Convention, otherwise known as ‘that Obama thing’?” She said they got busy in the bathroom. But that’s not the only public place Tei...