Mar. 15, 2025
Steve Mensch on April 3, 2019 in Atlanta.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
Steve Mensch, the president of Tyler Perry Studios, was killed in a plane crash at age 62.
The Georgia-based film executive was piloting a small plane when it crashed on Friday, Dec. 6, at about 8 p.m. in Homosassa, Florida. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, it was a single-engine Vans RV12 and only Mensch was on board.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
Mar. 15, 2025
PresidentDonald Trumpaddressed reporters during a live briefing on Thursday, Jan. 30, regarding thedeadly American Airlines collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopterover Washington, D.C.
On the evening of Jan. 29, AA Flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River as the passenger flight approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The crash, which involvedthreesoldiers on the helicopter and64 peopleon the airplane, is believed to be themost deadlyaircraft incident since 2001.
Mar. 15, 2025
Madeline Argy talks about the ‘Sentiments on George Orwell’.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Mariner Books Classics
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Mariner Books Classics
1984, may just be the next read forMadeline Argy’s book club on herPretty Lonesomepodcast.
The book, which was written in 1948, focuses on the consequences of totalitarianism, the government’s mass surveillance of the public and how truth and fact can be manipulated.
Madeline Argy at Saint Laurent Ready To Wear Spring 2024 in Paris.
Mar. 15, 2025
Stock image of manicured hands holding a wallet full of cash.Photo:Getty
Getty
Pretty privilege— the idea thatattractivepeople reap unearned benefits due to their appearance — affects finances, with conventionally good-looking people earning thousands of dollars more annually than their less conventionally attractive counterparts.
Attractive people can earn a salary that’s 2.4% higher, and over 15 years, they earn $2,508 more a year, according to the study, “When Does Beauty Pay? A Large-Scale Image-Based Appearance Analysis on Career Transitions.
Mar. 15, 2025
In Fensome’s version, multicolored socks stand in as cravats, doilies take the place of lace caps and — in perhaps his most notable innovation — safety-pinned T-shirts recreateElizabeth Bennet’s regency-period neckline. (Since he officially began the series last August, Fensome reckons he’s ruined at least three T-shirts — though he’s managed to stab himself with a stray pin only once.)
Ben Fensome; Jennifer Ehle in ‘Pride and Prejudice’.somebenfen/TikTok/Ben Fensome; Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo