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The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction on Saturday evening for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price). In the charged atmosphere of the packed bidding hall, the one-of-one car attracted significant interest, with the final winning offer coming from a telephone bidder. The price was a record for a new Porsche sold at auction, according to the auction house.The sale reunited members of the original Cars team who created both the car in the Disney and Pixar film and the life-size Sally Carrera, based on a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera. That team included actress Bonnie Hunt, the voice of Sally Carrera, Jay Ward, Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar Animation Studios, and Bob Pauley, who, as Production Designer for Cars, sketched Sally for the first time 20 years ago. They were joined by Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), and key members of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’s Sonderwunsch team including Alexander Fabig and Boris Apenbrink.
"Wonder Woman 1984" earned $16.7 million at the US box office over the weekend. Business Insider reports that's the biggest opening weekend since the coronavirus pandemic began. The pre-pandemic "Wonder Woman" from 2017 grossed $103 million in the US in its debut. "Wonder Woman 1984" debuted on HBO Max and will be available for 31 days before leaving the service for an exclusive theatrical run.
Brasilia, Dec 16 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Alex Mirkhan) The Brazilian Government presented Wednesday the master lines of its future vaccination plan against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which plans to immunize 210 million inhabitants in about 16 months.
On Monday, Bob Dylan has sold his entire songwriting catalogue of more than 600 songs to Universal Music Publishing Group (UPMG). UMPG didn't disclose how much it paid. The NY Times estimated that UPMG paid more than $300 million. Business Insider reports that this is biggest-ever publishing acquisition for a single act. Dylan has sold more than 125 million records. The deal sees Dylan sells rights to all songs in his catalog, including his songwriter income and control of copyright.
Primary Wave has acquired a majority stake in Stevie Nicks' songwriting catalog. Business Insider reports that Nicks sold 80% of her songwriting catalog in a deal valued around $100 million. Thanks to TikTok Nicks' song "Dreams" reentered Billboard charts after a viral trend, 43 years after the song's release as a single.
Morella (Spain), Nov 20 (EFE).- The extraction of clay in the Vega de Molla de Morella Mining Concession has led to the discovery of the remains of an ornithopod dinosaur, closely related to the genus Iguanodon, which inhabited the area about 125 million years ago.FOOTAGE OF THE REMAINS AND WORKS.