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Iris Van Herpen Fall 2026 Couture: Space Jam

Lifestyle

Iris Van Herpen Fall 2026 Couture: Space Jam
The best haute couture ultimately comes down to mastery over materials, if one thinks about how, for example, Yves Saint Laurent was able to realize an off-the-shoulder dress wherein...
With Muje, Chef Jungsik Yim Expands His Culinary Palate
Chef Jungsik Yim, whose TriBeCa restaurant Jungsik remains the only three-Michelin starred Korean restaurant in America, is broadening his purview. Yim has debuted Muje, a new restaurant that follows...
Melania Trump Wears Adam Lippes Dress for Fourth of July Celebration
Despite the heat wave that has gripped the Northeast and a delayed start due to the threat of thunderstorms, thousands turned out Saturday night to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary...
Taylor Swift Walks Down the Aisle in Custom Christian Louboutin Shoes to Marry Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift kept one very familiar red sole in the mix for her wedding to Travis Kelce. The singer married the NFL star at Madison Square Garden in New...
Viktor & Rolf Are Getting a Paris Retrospective
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs is to showcase 30 years of couture by Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf. Curated by Thierry-Maxime Loriot, the major retrospective is scheduled to...
Taylor Swift’s Wedding: Dress Predictions, Guest List Rumors and Reception Details
Dark-windowed black SUVs were waved through security clearance outside of Madison Square Garden Thursday morning. Dozens of camera crews and reporters were camped out in front of the side...

World

China’s Biren raises $892M to challenge Nvidia
Nvidia can barely sell its best chips in China. A crop of local challengers is racing to fill the gap. One of them just raised nearly $900m to speed...
US government body paid $1M in data-theft extortion
TL;DRA US government entity paid about $1m to the Kairos extortion group to keep stolen files private, according to a Ransom-ISAC case study based on a leaked negotiation chat...
Palantir’s CEO spent $200M on properties nobody can find
TL;DRPalantir CEO Alex Karp has assembled a $200M+ real estate portfolio centred on seclusion, from a 3,700-acre Colorado monastery to a Miami compound. The privacy-obsessed lifestyle contrasts sharply with...
Alibaba to ban Claude Code over alleged backdoor risk, source says
The workplace ban, starting July 10, lands weeks after Anthropic accused operators linked to Alibaba’s Qwen lab of running the largest known distillation campaign against Claude. Alibaba will bar...
Alibaba and its US payment processor will pay 600 million dollars to settle a DOJ probe into illegal drug sales
TL;DRAlibaba and its US payment arm will pay 600 million dollars to resolve a DOJ probe into illegal pharmaceutical sales on its e-commerce platform. Alibaba and its US digital...
TikTok settles second addiction case, leaving Meta and Snap to face a jury alone
TL;DRTikTok settled with a Florida teen ahead of the second bellwether social media addiction trial, leaving Meta and Snap as the remaining defendants. TikTok has reached a confidential settlement...

Business

What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows
Of course, at some point Sky could decommission some ITV shows - or renegotiate their contracts. You don't take over another company without believing there are savings to be...
World Cup 2026: England fighting against history in Mexico
England had hoped to keep their location secret after hundreds of Mexico supporters surrounded the base of last-32 opponents Ecuador's base, using car horns, roaring motorcycle engines and loud...
What we know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding
About 1,000 names were reportedly on the guest list, including some of the biggest stars from music, Hollywood and sport.Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Hugh Grant, Gracie Abrams, Gigi Hadid,...
How to walk 30 minutes a day – your tips
Ed Shirt, 25, recommends fitting in the 30 minutes wherever you can in the day and splitting it into chunks if that makes it more manageable."Walk before work, on...
Taylor Swift’s rumoured wedding celebrations kick off in New York
For several days, media outlets have watched every move outside the arena. They spotted trucks with cryptic labels like "GP" and "garden party" on it and crews unloading tons...
Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions
Sir Keir Starmer will make a formal apology on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions in England and Wales.An estimated 185,000 babies were...

News

Angry Trump Humiliated as Effort to Prosecute Dems Backfires Again
In a hard-hitting assessment of the DOJ’s targeting of Trump’s enemies, Politico columnist Ankush Khardori notes that they’ve produced a string of embarrassing pratfalls. Those include the stalling-out efforts...
Minneapolis Mayor’s Emotional Message to Trump: You Failed to Break Us
In today’s episode, we talk to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about the latest developments in his city. Donald Trump and border czar Tom Homan have said they’re winding down...
What Today’s Democrats Can Learn From Jesse Jackson
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84....
FCC Attempt to Kill Stephen Colbert Interview Completely Backfires
The Trump administration tried to prevent late-night television host Stephen Colbert from airing his interview with Texas state Representative and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, but the attempt has...
Rhode Island Hockey Game Shooter Had Nazi Tattoos
The far right is using the murder of a mother and one of her sons to attack transgender people, completely ignoring the fact that the shooter had massive Nazi...
Trump Posts Old Photos With Jesse Jackson in Bid to Rewrite History
“There has been no change to the pardon process,” another White House official said. “The Administration has always had a robust review process which involves the Department of Justice,...

Beauty

13 date night outfit ideas for curvy women who are tired of wearing black | The Curvy Fashionista
Let us face the music because getting ready for a romantic evening out can send even the most confident woman into a closet-staring spiral. For years, society told curvy...
10 plus-size work outfits that look polished without trying too hard | The Curvy Fashionista
Getting ready for the office often feels like a puzzle with missing pieces. You stare at your closet, hoping a magical outfit will assemble itself while you sip your...
10 Must-Have Items for Every Summer Getaway | The Curvy Fashionista
Summer travel season has arrived, and Americans are hitting the road, heading to airports, and planning long-awaited escapes in record numbers. According to AAA, nearly 72 million Americans traveled...
A Los Cabos Wedding Where Lush Florals Met the Desert at Acre Resort
Food and drinks were an important part of the guest experience throughout the wedding weekend. The celebration included multiple events beginning with a pool party and welcome celebration before...
The Hidden Emotional Pressure Behind Plus-Size Wedding Dress Shopping | The Curvy Fashionista
If you have ever stepped out of a fitting room in something you loved, only to have someone else’s face drain the joy out of the moment, you already...
Survival of the Thickest Season 3: Alecsys Proctor-Turner Talks Fashion, Joy and Nyla
Survival of the Thickest Season 3 brings back one of my favorite television characters: Nala. The ambitious fashion student has a way of pulling you in from her very first...

Celebrity

ITV Boss ‘Hopeful’ Sky Acquisition Will Clear Regulators: ‘The Market Has Changed So Fundamentally’
Following news on Monday morning that NBCUniversal-owned Sky is acquiring 70-year-old British public service broadcaster ITV, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall joined a series of calls with investors and media...
‘Chica Checa’ Review: Šimon Holý’s Karlovy Vary Competition Entry Is Worthy but Clumsy
Momentous events such as the sale of the family home, a young man coming out to his family, or the staging of a drag performance in a small town...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Getting Married at Madison Square Garden on Friday
After days of speculation, the Associated Press has confirmed that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday. Police assigned to...
Taylor Swift Wedding Frenzy: The Power Guest List, the NDAs and A-List Panic Over Lack of Details
To attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, do you need to know the bride and groom all too well? That’s the big question this week as fans, media...
How Pathé’s ‘De Gaulle’ Fought Its Way Back at the French Box Office With a Push from YouTuber Inoxtag That Lured Younger Crowds
Antonin Baudry’s “De Gaulle: Résistance,” Pathé’s ambitious two-part historical epic about the making of Charles de Gaulle as a resistance leader, has fought its way back into a leading...

Culture

Loyalty Beats Talent In Business Every Time
I’ve built companies on spreadsheets, strategies, and smart hires. But the edge that keeps showing up isn’t a tactic. It’s loyalty. Real friendship—yes, friendship—in business outperforms raw talent, fancy...
Why Live Events Still Matter For Marketers
There’s a reason I’m making noise about meeting up in person again. Live events aren’t a side show; they’re the main event for real connection and real business growth....
5 communication mistakes that destroy trust in startups
Trust is one of the few startup advantages you can build before you have a recognizable brand, a large customer base, or significant funding. It shapes how your team...
4 reasons your leadership credibility is built in private
Leadership often looks public from the outside. Team meetings, investor pitches, keynote talks, and company announcements are the moments everyone notices. But the founders who earn lasting trust know...
7 coaching habits that turn average employees into top performers
Every leader has looked at a capable employee and wondered why they never seem to reach their full potential. More often than not, the answer is not talent. It...
Scaling Your Startup: When Hiring Becomes a Founder Problem
As a startup, you are at a huge disadvantage when it comes to recruiting. You need to hire the best people as fast as possible to grow your company....

Style

David Wain’s Wet Hot American Comedy
There are two ways to describe what “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” is about. One is, What if someone actually tried to use their celebrity sex pass?...
The Summer When Everyone Wanted a Good, Good Night
I find it hard to even write the words “DJ Earworm.” I’ve tried to say the word “mashup” out loud alone while I’m typing, and it feels as though...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Marriage Plot
Celebrities get engaged all the time; sometimes they even go through with the wedding. Dua Lipa and Callum Turner recently got married at a town hall in London and...
Iconic Presidents Incognito
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Ryan McGinley Tries to Photograph What It Means to Be Alive
A few years later, McGinley’s work took an Edenic turn. He and his friends would pile into vans and light out for the territory in the grand tradition of...

Politics

China-backed AI tool behind fake Brad Pitt fight making Hollywood inroads
Earlier this year, a widely circulated 15-second AI-generated video of Brad Pitt fighting Tom Cruise on a rooftop sparked outrage across Hollywood. One screenwriter called the cinematic clip “terrifying.”...
As Trump reports $2.2 billion in 2025 income, ethics experts raise alarms
Ethics experts sounded the alarm Wednesday after new financial disclosure reports revealed that President Trump’s income ballooned to $2.2 billion in 2025, with $1.4 billion coming from various new...
Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living
A federal lawsuit alleging that gas companies in California are colluding to keep prices high through their use of AI-powered software will test the state’s antitrust law at a...
After Amazon drops OpenAI movie ‘Artificial,’ film finds new home at Neon
A Hollywood portrayal of OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman portrayed by actor Andrew Garfield will be released later this year, after Amazon MGM Studios dropped the movie.“Artificial,” which chronicles...
Anthropic partners with California to expand AI use by government workers
Anthropic teamed up with California to get more state workers to use its artificial intelligence assistant Claude as part of an effort to leverage technology to make the government...
Swipeless online dating? How AI is reshaping the search for love
Tired of the same old dating apps like Bumble and Hinge, Marie Lansley tried talking to an artificial intelligence matchmaker.For roughly 15 minutes, she chatted with an AI voice...