Inside the life of Warhol-muse Candy Darling
Fifty years after her death at age 29, Candy Darling (real name Jimmy Slattery, Massapequa, Long Island), Andy Warhol’s underground film star, has long been a transgender icon. He finally achieved the coveted stardom. In her 418-page biography, Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar, Cynthia Carr writes: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux], Candy was a “beauty queen, […]
Dow, S&P 500 hit record highs, fueled by AI darling Nvidia
Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared on Thursday as investors rushed into growth and tech stocks following strong earnings and prospects from artificial intelligence leader Nvidia. It closed at an all-time high. Nvidia shares soared 16% after the chip designer predicted first-quarter revenue would soar nearly three-fold due to strong […]