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Tiger Woods Expresses Gratitude For The Support From The Golfing Community
The PGA Golfer made his first public statement, since the accident which left him hospitalised late last month. He expressed his gratitude for other golfers who wore his signature red shirt and black pants during a tournament.
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Electronic Duo Daft Punk Has Parted Ways After More Than Two Decades Of Music Making
The duo have called it quits after working together for 28 years.
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Blue Desert Cabo Is the Resort to Visit If You Want to Vacation Like an A-Lister
The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque: From Its Wartime Conception To Its Fate Post-Brangelina
Angelina Jolie is set to auction off the iconic WW2 piece with an estimated value of $3.4 million. We look at the painting’s journey from its creation during the War, subsequent owners, and its current fate at auction.
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Bachelor Stars Are Promoting a Birth Control App on Instagram That Experts Say Uses One of the Least Effective Contraceptive Methods
Television Titan, Larry King Passes On At 87 Years Old
Survived by three sons, Larry King has graced our television screens for over two decades by interviewing individuals from all walks of life.
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Singapore Bags Six Awards at the 25th Asian Television Awards
The biggest winner this year's Asian Television Awards was none other than the local Mediacorp drama Last Madame.
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What to Know About Britney Spears, Her Conservatorship and the #FreeBritney Movement
Run-DMC Honours Their Late Member Jam Master Jay With A Special Limited Edition Vinyl
With only 500 copies available… the fastest finger will be lucky to own this masterpiece that commemorates the group’s legacy through the years.
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Sean Connery’s James Bond Gun to Go Under the Hammer in December
A Walther PP pistol used in the first-ever James Bond movie will go up for auction next month in Los Angeles.
Scottish acting great Sean Connery, who passed away last month at the age of 90 at his home in the Bahamas, wielded the gun in 1962's Dr. No. It is estimated to fetch US$150,000 to 200,000 (HK$1.16 million to 1.55 million).
"The silhouette of 007 holding this gun would go on to become the James Bond franchise's most iconic image and one of the most recognisable pop culture references of all time," said Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien's Auctions.
In Dr. No, James Bond is ordered by his British Secret Service bosses to reluctantly trade in his old, misfiring Beretta gun for the Walther, which has "a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window."
"The American CIA swear by them," Bond is informed.
Versions of the Walther remain 007's signature firearm, some 25 films later. The deactivated handgun prop, one of two used in Connery's debut film, was owned by the original movie's armorer until it was sold off in a 2006 auction.
It will be one of more than 500 items in the "Icons & Idols Trilogy: Hollywood" auction held in Beverly Hills and online on December 3. Other notable memorabilia will include a pilot's helmet worn by Tom Cruise in Top Gun and Arnold Schwarzenegger's leather motorcycle jacket from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
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The late Sean Connery's Walther PP pistol used in the first-ever James Bond movie will go up for auction next month in Los Angeles. (Image: AFP)[/caption]
Bond's next cinematic outing — believed to be the final movie for current 007 Daniel Craig — has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. No Time To Die is currently scheduled for an April release.
Connery earned lasting worldwide fame and adoration for his smooth, Scottish-accented portrayal of the suave licensed-to-kill spy over several films.
The first actor to utter the unforgettable "Bond, James Bond," Connery is seen by many fans as giving the definitive portrayal of novelist Ian Fleming's creation. He suffered from dementia in his final years, according to his widow Micheline Roquebrune.
(Main and featured image: Julien's Auctions)
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Salt Bae Incorporates Body Positivity and Thoughtful Meal Planning into His Regime
Salt Bae's fitness motivation involves fueling his body to work out, and rewarding it with the food he loves.
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Emily Ratajkowski Realises The Importance of Owning One’s Image
From covers to galleries and runways, Emily Ratajkowski learns a hard lesson in the importance of owning rights to yourself.
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