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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Dec 5, 2016
December 5, 2016
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Broadcast, cable and video news:
Good news for fans of HBO's "Game of Thrones" --a California winery is putting out bottles of "Game of Thrones" wine.
The NY Daily Newsreports Vintage Wine Estates in California is introducing a $19.99 bottle of red or chardonnay and a cabernet sauvingnonthat will set you back $39.99 a bottle. The wines will be out in stores this spring, to mark the upcoming seventh season of the show, which begins in July.
And as PETER DINKLAGE, who plays Tyrion Lannister and guzzles his share of wine says: "Everything's better with some wine in the belly."Off the beaten path:
You can get a pretty good deal on real estate this Christmas if you don't mind moving to the North Pole.
Real estate website Zillow.com has published a listing for SANTA CLAUS's house. The website estimates Santa's abode to be worth $657-thousand dollars. The cost to rent it: $3,228-dollars a month. Zillow says Santa's pad was constructed in 1822 and renovated in 2013. The 25-hundred square foot home sits on a 25-acre lot. It features a toy factory, sleigh parking, reindeer stables, and plenty of "Old World charm."
The bad news is, although the home's value is listed --it's not actually for sale. The company tweeted that they "don't anticipate Santa moving any time soon." (Still)Designer Update:
Givenchy plans to unveil a full children's wear collection in the New Year. The RICCARDO TISCI-designed line includes a 60-piece girls collection and 40-piece boys collection and another 30-piece collection for babies. It will include t-shorts, pants, dresses, pajamas and outerwear. You likely have BLUE IVY CARTER, and NORTH and SAINT WEST to thanks for the $85 to $320-dollar designer duds. Their parents --you know them as BEYONCE and JAY-Z and KIM KARDASHIAN and KANYE WEST of course-- are often swaddling their toddlers in Givenchy's pricey garb.
Editor's note:Meanwhile, the rest of us keep our spitting-up and drooling bundles of joy naked as much as possible during the summer and wrapped up in $2-dollar terry cloth bibs the rest of the year. (Bartha)On, off and way-off-Broadway:
The hot, new Broadway musical, "Dear Evan Hansen" opened last night at the Music Box Theater, starring BEN PLATT. And, the reviews are in:
--New York Times: "A Lonely Teenager, a Viral Lie and a Breakout Star."
--New York Daily News: "The current theater season is only about halfway over. No matter. It's still a sure bet that when it comes to thrilling and unforgettable moments few will rival the one that comes 15 minutes into the dazzling "Dear Evan Hansen," at the Music Box Theatre. Yes, that special."
--TheHollywood Reporter: "A tearjerker that earns every sob." (Marino) -
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