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Jessica Alba’s kitchen blends white Zellige tiles with this iconic Farrow & Ball shade – a match made in heaven


The actress taps into two timeless looks in the center point of her home – experts explain why you should replicate the look
The only thing we love more than zellige tiles is when they are paired with an iconic Farrow & Ball shade – as is the case in Jessica Alba’s kitchen.

The actress, best known for Into the Blue, Honey, and Mechanic: Resurrection – shared a look inside her Los Angeles kitchen – a bright white space with pockets of a gray-blue hue, otherwise known as Down Pipe by the aforementioned paint powerhouse.
The tone (described as a ‘dark lead gray’ with ‘definite blue undertones’) is already known to be a favorite among celebrities – with Hollywood counterpart Stanley Tucci recently sharing that he has the same kitchen color in his London home. However, it is Jessica Alba’s pairing with her white Zellige tiles that gets design experts really excited.

When it comes to timeless (but nonetheless trending) kitchen tiles, you could do far worse than investing in Zellige – meaning ‘little polished stone’ in Arabic. These tiles are characterized by their glazed, irregular surfaces that are often used to create mosaics with geometric patterns.
Zellige tiles have existed since the 10th century but have recently become a firm favorite bathroom and kitchen trend – and after seeing Jessica Alba’s space – it’s easy to see why.

The actress has paired her tiles with off-white marble kitchen countertops and the celebrated gray-blue cabinetry; however, the team at Baked Tiles suggests that Zellige works well alongside rustic furnishings and metal accents, too.
‘Currently, there is a move towards a more earthy Moroccan look with traditional products such as Terracotta, Bejmat, and Zellige tiles being used as a backdrop to rustic furniture and natural fabrics, punctuated with aged metal accents,’ they say.

Feras Irikat, an expert from Lunada Bay Tile, mirrors these sentiments – adding that rustic-style tiles (including Zellige) are a worthwhile investment that will accentuate any size or style of kitchen.
‘Tile is having a moment. And why shouldn’t it? Tile has been an integral element in design for thousands of years in most parts of the world, coveted for its beauty and durability and as a material for artisans to create interior works of art. Today, we are reaping the rewards of tile’s rich legacy,’ Feras says.
Feras IrikatDesign and marketing Director at Lunada Bay TileFeras Irikat is the director of design and marketing for Lunada Bay Tile, a maker of handcrafted glass, stone, metal, wood, and ceramic tiles, located in Harbor City, California. He is regarded as an innovator in the tile design industry – overseeing the creation of tiles for kitchens, bathrooms, and exterior use far beyond the Golden State.
And, of course, Jessica Alba’s Zellige splashback did not go unnoticed. ‘Using tiles as a kitchen splashback is an exquisite way of displaying and accentuating their pattern, texture, and glaze,’ Feras adds. ‘[They] are beautiful pieces of art on their own and have the power to utterly transform a room.’
Is our future kitchen rooted in the 10th century? Thanks to Jessica, we’re inclined to believe so.

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‘I am officially off the market’: When Margot Robbie revealed she made the ‘conscious’ decision of not dating actors


Margot Robbie revealed her decision to not date actors because of the media scrutiny that came with a public relationship of two high-profile actors
Back in 2015, A-lister Margot Robbie made a declaration that she would not be dating any actors. The actress may have alluded to her fiance Tom Ackerley, who she married the following year in 2016. In an exclusive interview with Marie Claire, she revealed that being in a relationship as an actor herself came with its own set of challenges. She believed that dating someone who was popular would add on to the media scrutiny.

Margot Robbie opened up on why she made a conscious decision to not date actorsTalking to Marie Claire, she claimed, “I am officially off the market.” She then shared the reasoning behind her decision and added, “I made a conscious decision not to date actors.” She continued to explain, “But not because I hate actors. That’s a nasty generalization to make, and that’s not the case. People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile, it puts a lot of stress on a relationship.”
The Barbie actress continued, “So two people with profiles, I figure it’s just double the amount of scrutiny, and I’d like to avoid that at all costs.” This came after reports of her locking lips with Tarzan co-star Alexander Skarsgard started making rounds. It was reported that she was caught kissing the actor during the Sundance Film Festival.

Margot Robbie revealed she opted for a minimal lifestyle even after becoming an actorIn the interview, Robbie also opened up about how she was adapting to fame. She shared, “I have a normal 24-year-old life. If I were a waitress, I’d probably have the exact same lifestyle. I’d go to the same clubs I go to already, live in the same house with the same housemates, hang out with the same people.”
However, Margot Robbie tied the knot with Tom Ackerley who is an English producer and actor. The duo met on the sets of 2013 movie Suite Francaise where Tom was working as an assistant director. Post marriage, both of them launched their production company LuckyChap Entertainment.

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Monica Bellucci and Tin Burton at lunch in the restaurant in Selci Lama


For All Saints’ Day, the Hollywood star from Tiferno returned to his native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and then visit his parentsOn the occasion of the All Saints’ Day celebrations, the Hollywood star of Tiferno origin, Monica Bellucci, returned to her native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and to visit her father Pasquale and her mother Brunella.Flanked by her current partner Tim Burton, she went to lunch, together with about twenty old friends, at the Osteria del Musicista, which has always been her favorite restaurant, in Selci Lama.Menu dedicated to typical dishes of the area, which includes an appetizer with breadsticks lined with coppa, duck in porchetta and grilled pork livers, polenta with wild boar sauce accompanied by the very typical cappelletti in broth.To conclude, a dessert based on fried “ciaccia” with Nutella and roasted chestnuts.
Having paid the bill and greeted the restaurant owner and lifelong friend, Roberto Polchi, Monica brought home cappelletti and broth for a family dinner.

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‘Rocky’ Was Quite Different In His Original Screenplay, Sylvester Stallone Claims


Sylvester Stallone took his friend’s advice on a rewrite of the original screenplay to Rocky. A few tweaks later, he was on his way to major success.
In the new Netflix documentary Sly, Stallone discussed how he initially conceived of the project, which had a much harder edge. In the early version, Rocky was depicted as a “thuggish” character, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s crime drama, Mean Streets.

But Stallone’s perspective changed when a friend read the script and thought the boxer was too cruel for audiences to actually care about him.
Stallone recalled her crying.

“She goes, ‘I hate Rocky. I hate him. He’s cruel. He hits people. He beats them up.’”
Stallone took it to heart, and asked what he could do to soften the character.

“I said, ‘what if you stop short of it?’ Like, maybe he almost did. He could have, that’s his job, but he doesn’t?’ ‘That’d be nice,’” he added. “I said, ‘What if he had a girlfriend or something?’ ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ So I go back, start writing that: ‘Girlfriend. Nice.’”
$117 million in box office later, a franchise was born.

Stallone also revealed that actor Dolph Lundgren sent him to the hospital during one fight scene in Rocky IV.
“Dolph Lundgren… he pulverized me,” Stallone says in the documentary. “Later that night, my heart started to swell—which happens when the heart hits the chest—and then my blood pressure went up to 260, and they thought I was going to be talking to angels. Next thing I know, I’m in intensive care, where I’m surrounded by nuns, and I thought, ‘OK, that’s curtains.’”
Stallone was in the hospital for nine days following the incident, praying for “one more round.”
“For the first minute of the fight, it is going to be a free-for-all,” Stallone told Lundgren. The Swedish actor joked in a separate interview that all he did was “obey orders,” explaining, “[Stallone] was the boss. I did what he told me.”
Doctors allegedly told Stallone that he received a blow to the ribs that made his heart rattle around in his ribcage, a condition typically seen in head-on collisions. “I did hit a bus, of sorts,” Stallone joked.

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