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Demi Moore Joins Empire in Recurring Role

Demi Moore has joined “Empire” in a recurring role, Variety has learned. The film icon will play a take-charge nurse with a mysterious past who will become ever more treacherously entangled with the Lyon family.

Disney Names Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, Former Sky Chief Jeremy Darroch to Board of Dire

Disney‘s board named Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman and former Sky chief Jeremy Darroch as new directors Wednesday. Additionally, Disney has announced that board member Francis A. deSouza, former president and CEO of Illumina, will not stand for reelection at the company’s upcoming annual meeting, “as he pursues new opportunities in the technology sector that will require his full attention.

Electronic Music Duo Daft Punk Announces Split After Nearly 3 Decades

Daft Punk has announced their split after nearly three decades together. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Simon Reynolds about the legacy of the electronic music duo. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXN9jmlpaGpiZIZ4fJFwb29pZmSyrbHCramoppmYeq7B0qKaZpylpHqlrcWtZKmtnqB6orrNqKynm5WoerS8y6KrZpmWqbKzec2emKukqWKAbrDEnJidnaM%3D

HOUSE OF THE DAY: Sultan Of Brunei Lists His Vegas Compound At $23 Million Markdown

Hassanal Bolkiah, the billionaire Sultan of Brunei, is selling his royal compound in Las Vegas at a $22.5 million discount. You can buy it today for $37.5 million. The 65,000 square foot mansion is on Tomiyasu Lane, the most prestigious street in Las Vegas, and is definitely fit for royalty. The estate is surrounded by a 10-foot stone wall, has two guest homes, a spa, tennis courts, pools, an equestrian center, polo practice field and even its very own discotheque.

How the late jazz great Chick Corea is being remembered in concert

Chick Corea is known as one of the most powerful pianists, composers, and bandleaders in the history of jazz. He earned 27 Grammy awards and blazed trails across bebop, straight-ahead, free jazz, fusion and Latin jazz over the course of nearly 6 decades. When he died unexpectedly last February from a rare form of cancer, he left dozens of musicians heartbroken. On Apr. 15, Jazz at Lincoln Center will celebrate Corea's legacy with a concert of his music performed by band members from every phase of his long career.