Glowing fingers and googly eyes: Klum is ET
NEW YORK: Heidi Klum lived up to her nickname as the “Queen of Halloween” and stepped into the spotlight as the alien ET at her famous annual party in New York. Together with her husband Tom Kaulitz (35), who wore the same outfit except for a few accessories, the German showed off a glowing fingertip, like the model from Steven Spielberg’s classic 1982 film. In addition, wrinkled, grayish skin covered the entire costume -Body of the 51 year old. Klum’s eyes and mouth were only visible through the wrinkles on the alien’s neck. According to the New York Times, which accompanied Klum during the transformation, the movements of the huge head with large blue googly eyes and a movable pink mouth were controlled remotely by an employee.
Lisa Paus: Many appointments do not protect against loneliness
BERLIN: According to Family Minister Lisa Paus (56), the feeling of loneliness does not necessarily mean that you are alone. “A busy schedule doesn’t protect you from being lonely,” said the Green politician in an interview with “Spiegel” magazine. In it she talks, among other things, about the time after the death of her partner. As a politician, she is “constantly among people and at many receptions”. “But the quality of relationships plays an important role, especially when it comes to loneliness,” she explained. Pau’s partner died of cancer in 2013. After his death, she turned, among other things, to an advice center for relatives of dying people, says Paus. “I then realized that I didn’t want to be alone at home. That’s why I founded a single-parent shared apartment.”
Author Klaus-Peter Wolf finds inspiration in the crime museum
NORTH: Best-selling author Klaus-Peter Wolf (70) finds inspiration for his East Frisian crime novels in a new museum in his adopted home town of Norden, which is dedicated to crime fiction culture in the region. “There’s something about a corpse in a crime museum,” Wolf told the German Press Agency. He is already thinking about whether a plot could take place in the exhibition for a new novel. “It makes sense that I should put a corpse in the crime museum. I just don’t know yet whether it’s upstairs or downstairs.” Wolf’s crime novels, which according to Fischer-Verlag have sold more than 15 million copies, are known for being set in real locations and for some literary characters having real models. Like the main characters in his East Frisian crime novels, the author lives in the Lower Saxony coastal town of Norden (Aurich district).
Tony Bennett souvenirs auctioned – Lady Gaga contributes
LOS ANGELES: Jewelry, paintings, sketches, music trophies: all 350 souvenirs offered for the jazz legend Tony Bennett, who died last year, were auctioned off in Los Angeles. According to auction house Julien’s, a gold Rolex watch fetched $13,000, having previously been valued at $4,000. A valuable Tiffany necklace, a gift from Bennett to his wife Susan, also fetched $13,000. A sketch that the singer had made of Lady Gaga had been lovingly dedicated by the singer as a copy back to Bennett. «Thank you for believing in me. With love, Lady Gaga,” she writes, among other things. Estimated at $600, this auction item found a new owner for more than $4,400. The two Grammy-winning industry giants often expressed their admiration and affection for one another. They also released albums together.
James and Brosnan are filming new “Cliffhanger” in Austria
LOS ANGELES: Sylvester Stallone did it in 1993: in the action thriller “Cliffhanger” he fought as a climber on steep mountain walls against a gang of criminals. The Finnish Renny Harlin directed the blockbuster filmed in the Dolomites. Now the Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra (“Black Adam”, “The Commuter”) is following suit with a new edition of the climbing classic. To do this, he brings former “James Bond” Pierce Brosnan (71) and British actress Lily James (35) in front of the camera. Filming has started in Austria, reports the US industry newspaper “Variety”. Stallone is not on board for the reboot. The script for the new action story comes from screenwriter and director Ana Lily Amirpour (48, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon”).
