The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday night, as stars from across the TV industry vied to take home the coveted award. Cedric the Entertainer hosted the show, which was broadcast live from Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+. Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso" came into the night with the most nominations with 13 and took home four awards. Netflix's "The Crown" received 11 nominations and ended up with the biggest haul of the night with seven wins. Debbie Allen received the 2021 Governor's Award. Jean Smart received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on HBO's "Hacks." Kate Winslet, who worked alongside Smart in "Mare of Easttown," another HBO production, was given the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Movie.
Over the course of his iconic career, the artist known as Christo has navigated extraordinary logistics in order to wrap buildings and bridges in his signature colorful fabric. He and his wife Jeanne-Claude have battled Colorado ranchers, New York mayors, and the elements. But Paris’s famed war memorial, the Arc de Triomphe, proved another matter entirely. Before opening “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped” on Sept. 18, Christo had to deal with delays spurred by birds nesting in the monument and a global pandemic. Then, the artist himself died in May. The artist’s team said they felt compelled to push on.
The Met Gala staged its in-person return with predictable wow moments, and I-hope-the-stylist-remembered-to-tape-that-strap-firmly moments. The theme was the lexicon of American fashion, per the Met’s big new exhibit. Some people read the invite, some people thought about it, some people addressed it intelligently, others playfully, and others just dressed up and down for the sheer hell of it. Lil Nas X triumphed in gold, Kim Kardashian was encased in black, A$AP Rocky coveted a colorful blanket, Billie Eilish was Marilyn, and much skin was on show.
The launch of the first all-civilian mission to orbit scheduled for September 15, 2021, is an ambitious test for a burgeoning space industry's futuristic dream of sending many more ordinary people to space in the next few years. Companies and nations envision millions of people living and working in space without having to become professional, government-backed astronauts. Those hopes are riding on SpaceX's next crewed mission, called Inspiration4. Previous launches have taken billionaires to suborbital space or sent space tourists to the International Space Station alongside professional astronauts, but this mission is the first with a crew made up entirely of amateur astronauts.
