Lost Wizard of Oz dress found in DC

A long-lost dress worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz has been found decades later in a box at a university in Washington, DC. The dress is the sixth version of Dorothy’s dress from the 1939 film known to still exist.

Catholic University announced that the dress, gifted to the school nearly 50 years ago by actress Mercedes McCambridge while she was serving as the drama department’s artist-in-residence, was found by drama department lecturer Matt Ripa in a box placed atop some mail slots near his desk.

Ripa said he had often gone searching for the dress during his free time after hearing about the long-lost item in 2014, but he was apparently beaten to the discovery by Thomas Donahue, a now-retired drama professor, who had placed the box in Ripa’s office before leaving the school last year.

Taylor Swift’s alternate version of The Lakes

Taylor Swift shared on social media an alternate, orchestral version of her song, Lakes, in time for the first anniversary of her eighth studio album, Folklore.

“To say thank you for all you have done to make this album what it was, I wanted to give you the original version of The Lakes,” Swift tweeted. “Happy 1 year anniversary to Rebekah, Betty, Inez, James, Augustine and the stories we all created around them. Happy Anniversary, folklore.” The orchestral version of the hit was a bonus track on the album.

New stickers from Minecraft

Panini has launched its new official Minecraft Treasure Sticker Album and Collection, a series of 256 stickers for fans of the video game franchise, with special versions that allow collectors access to Minecraft videos via the Panini Collectors app.

Minecraft is an open-ended, block-building sandbox game in which fans can explore their own worlds and creations. Recognised as the best-selling video game in history, Minecraft currently boasts over 139 million monthly players, with more than 200 million copies sold worldwide.

The new collection includes special stickers that allow fans to watch Minecraft content through the Panini Collectors app. Fans can explore the Overworld, the Nether, and the End, as well as interact and create, play and enjoy the art and ‘live the adventure’ of Minecraft.

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 31st, 2021