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Trump hosts Kennedy Center honorees and teases hosting skills: ‘I’m sure they’ll give me great reviews’

George Strait, ‘Sly’ Stallone and Kiss accept medals from president, who says he was ‘98% involved’ in choosing them

Donald Trump on Saturday evening hosted the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Oval Office for a medal-presentation ceremony, celebrating country music singer George Strait, actor-singer Michael Crawford, actor Sylvester “Sly” Stallone and the members of the rock band Kiss.

“This is a great evening, it’s a great honor,” Trump said. “And I’m delighted to welcome to the Oval Office – the world-famous, most famous office in the world, most powerful office in the world – our truly exceptional 2025 Kennedy Center honorees.”

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© Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

© Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

© Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

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Bold shapes and binoculars: Frank Gehry’s stunning California architecture

From his home town of Los Angeles, the architect designed a career around defying what was predictable

In Frank Gehry’s world, no building was left untilted, unexposed or untouched by unconventional material. The Canadian-American architect, who died in his Los Angeles home at 96, designed a career around defying what was predictable and pulling in materials that were uncommon and, as such, relatively inexpensive.

Gehry collaborated with artists to turn giant binoculars into an entryway of a commercial campus, and paid homage to a writer’s past as a lifeguard by creating a livable lifeguard tower. And while dreaming this up, he transformed American architecture along the way.

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© Photograph: Ted Soqui/Corbis/Getty Images

© Photograph: Ted Soqui/Corbis/Getty Images

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World of Warcraft : promis, juré, Blizzard n’abandonnera pas le housing à l’extension suivante

WoW housing logis

C'est une crainte légitime chez celles et ceux qui entendent investir du temps et de l'or (et même du vrai argent) dans le tout récent système de housing (logis) lancé sur World of Warcraft : tout cela finira-t-il à la poubelle dans deux ans, comme tant d'autres fonctionnalités ? Nous avons posé la question aux développeurs et leur réponse tient en un mot : « evergreen ».

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World of Warcraft : promis, juré, Blizzard n’abandonnera pas le housing à l’extension suivante

WoW housing logis

C'est une crainte légitime chez celles et ceux qui entendent investir du temps et de l'or (et même du vrai argent) dans le tout récent système de housing (logis) lancé sur World of Warcraft : tout cela finira-t-il à la poubelle dans deux ans, comme tant d'autres fonctionnalités ? Nous avons posé la question aux développeurs et leur réponse tient en un mot : « evergreen ».

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