Cora Pearl's extravagant personality made her popular among France's 19th-century elite. But that era's legendary debauchery soon went out of style — and so did she.In 1860s Paris, excess was en vogue — so was Cora Pearl. One of the most sought-after call girls with a black book of aristocratic lovers, Cora Pearl lived a life properly extravagant for the times, steeped in celebrity and infamy.
As French writer Alfred Delvau wrote of the courtesan in his book Les Plaisirs de Paris or The Pleasures of Paris, “You are today, Madame, the renown, the preoccupation, the scandal and the toast of Paris. Read More...
A severe snowstorm in northern Denmark left six Ikea shoppers and two dozen employees stranded overnight at the store, where they ended up sleeping in the showroom beds. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesPolice guide motorists to safety during the snowstorm in Aalborg, Denmark.
On Wednesday evening, when a snowstorm began to pass over Aalborg, Denmark, most residents were at home. However, for lingering Ikea shoppers, conditions quickly became too hazardous to travel through — and they found themselves trapped inside the store. Read More...
People are upset that Disney chose an actress whose ethnicity is not true to the original film, which is set in the imaginary land of Agrabah. John Sciulli/Getty Images for WIREDActress Naomi Scott, who was cast to play Princess Jasmine.
It would be hard to cast a film with ethnically appropriate actors if that film is set in an imaginary place. Still, a lot of people feel that Disney did not do a good enough job when picking the female lead for its live-action remake of 1992’s Aladdin. Read More...
