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The February issue is here.

A World-Class Omakase in America’s Most Landlocked State

Lifestyle

Printemps Group Names Former Zadig & Voltaire Chief Rémy Baume as New CEO
PARIS – After nearly nine months without a chief executive, French department store group Printemps has appointed former Zadig & Voltaire head Rémy Baume as CEO, effective immediately. Baume...
Goodr’s Sunglasses Get the Barbie and Ken Treatment
Sunglasses brand Goodr is stepping into summer with new shades fit for Barbie and Ken. The affordable brand partnered with Mattel for a limited-edition capsule of sunglasses styles with...
Kendall Jenner Takes Minimalist Suede Sandals Into K-Beauty Ambassador Mode in SoHo
Kendall Jenner took a clean, minimalist approach to her Anua appearance on Friday, attending the Korean skin care brand’s “Dew On the Go” pop-up in SoHo in a white...
How Nike Made Its Most Fashionable and Expansive World Cup Collection to Date
Could soccer take over for basketball at the center of sneakers and streetwear? The 2026 World Cup might prove the marker. As evidence, consider the push in crossover product...
CeraVe Elevates Content Creation Competition to Global Stage
Dermocosmetics brand CeraVe took its content creation competition to the next level – the global stage – in an event in Los Angeles that ran May 3 to 4....
How the Graphic T Made a High-fashion Comeback
From the runways and red carpets to off-duty celebrities and models, graphic T-shirts are back in full force. Once synonymous with early-2000s style — from tabloid-era slogan Ts to...

World

China wants slimmer EVs after batteries and features made them too heavy for parking spaces
TL;DRChinese EVs are a third heavier than in 2012 and some barely fit in parking spaces. Beijing enforced the world’s first mandatory EV energy standard on Jan 1. China...
Audi’s 1,001 PS Nuvolari is its fastest car ever, and it’s not electric
TL;DRAudi revealed the Nuvolari, a 1,001 PS hybrid supercar with a 10,000-rpm V8 and three electric motors. Only 499 will be built. Deliveries start in 2027. Audi has revealed...
Russia readies a smaller Starlink, and a 2027 deadline it keeps moving
Russia intends to switch on a commercial version of its homegrown answer to Starlink next year, according to people familiar with the programme cited by Reuters, the latest milestone...
Upwind, the next-gen Wiz, now secures every corner of the AI stack
Upwind just dropped a new product announcement today, and it signals a fundamental shift in how the company thinks about AI risk. CEO Amiram Shachar published a lengthy post this morning laying...
Microsoft omits key pay question from employee survey results
TL;DRMicrosoft excluded its long-running “good deal” compensation question from the main results of its latest employee survey. Workers are questioning the decision on internal forums, with some noting a...
Trump signs narrowed AI order with voluntary 30-day model review
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict...

Business

My drinking days are over. Here are my tips for an alcohol-free World Cup
Sober or sober-curious? One football fan shares his tips for having a great alcohol-free World Cup. Source link
Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach ‘invasion’ D-Day speech
Sea arrivals into mainland Europe peaked in 2015, when the UN said more than a million people crossed the Mediterranean. Between April 2025 and March 2026, there were a...
World War Two veterans arrive in France on anniversary of D-Day
Tributes are under way to mark the largest military seaborne operation ever attempted. Source link
Anthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72
The 72-year-old British actor also had roles in shows including Merlin and Little Britain. Source link
Hezbollah rejects US-backed Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim militia, political party and social movement, is Lebanon's most powerful group and, with support from Iran, has built an armed force more formidable than the...
Newspaper headlines: ‘Top cop sorry’ and ‘Prince of pubs’
The fallout from the Henry Nowak case and the Prince of Wales' pledge to support pubs dominate Thursday's papers. Source link

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

A Winter Wedding with Crimson Blooms at St. Simons Lighthouse
[section title=”The Planning”] [field title=”Wedding Colors”] Caroline & Brady’s wedding centered entirely on a winter palette of soft rose and rich crimson layered with intention throughout the day. The...
An Intimate Tuscan Villa Wedding Steeped in Old-World Romance at Villa Valentina Vorno
[section title=”The Planning”] [field title=”Wedding Colors”] Green, white and peach pink [/field] [field title=”Design / Vibe / Vision”] Set in the heart of Tuscany, their wedding took place at...
Your Complete Guide to Plus Size Floral Prints: How to Wear Them, Style Them, and Own Every Look | The Curvy Fashionista
We want to be transparent with you about how we make money. This website uses affiliate links. This means that if you click on an affiliate link and make...
A Luxe Modern Wedding with Romantic Details and an Elevated Party Atmosphere
[section title=”The Planning”] [field title=”Wedding Colors”] We initially envisioned a classic black-and-white palette and believed it was the best way to create a chic, timeless look—though my husband was...
Ariana Johnson on Social Work, Representation, Modeling, and Building Community
When we talk about representation in the plus size community, the conversation often centers around models, influencers, designers, and creators. And while those voices absolutely matter, they’re not the...
June 2026 Horoscope: What Every Zodiac Sign Needs to Know About Receiving More
theme: receiving, expansion + allowing yourself to be seen june feels different. after months of rebuilding, reflecting, and recommitting to yourself, this month invites you to step out of preparation...

Celebrity

Ariana Grande Makes Her Audience Wish ‘Sunshine’ Really Was Eternal in Bravura Oakland Tour Opener: Concert Review
One hates to prioritize one artform over another… really, one does. But after seeing Ariana Grande‘s opening show on her “Eternal Sunshine Tour” at the Oakland Arena Saturday night,...
Charlie Puth Cancels Show Due to Illness: ‘I’m Heartbroken’
Charlie Puth took to his Instagram Story to announce that he’s sick and must cancel his Saturday show in Orlando, Fla. “I am so devastated to do this, but...
‘Final Fantasy VII: Revelation’ Set to Conclude Remake Game Trilogy in 2027; Matthew Mercer Joins Voice Cast
“Final Fantasy VII: Revelation” has been revealed as the third and final title in Square Enix’s “Final Fantasy VII” remake trilogy. Joining the voice cast for the upcoming game,...
SAG-AFTRA Members Approve Four-Year Deal With AI Terms and Pension Merger
SAG-AFTRA members have ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, which includes new provisions on synthetic actors and a merger of the union’s two pension funds. Of those...
‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Says Using AI ‘Defeats the Purpose’ of Filmmaking: ‘I Get No Enjoyment From Using Those Tools’
“Backrooms” director Kane Parsons recently sounded off on AI in filmmaking during a recent interview with The Australian. The 20-year-old filmmaker said that he was “in the same boat...
Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt Lead in Early Returns in Bizarre L.A. Mayor’s Race
Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt led in early returns in the race for Los Angeles mayor on Tuesday night, with Councilwoman Nithya Raman running in third. The Associated Press...

Culture

Startups Must Stop Skimping on Branding
Founders tell me they can’t afford branding. I say they can’t afford weak branding. If you’re building something that could be your life’s work, treat it that way from...
3 ways to find your content voice before you feel like an expert
If you’ve ever opened LinkedIn, stared at the blinking cursor, and thought, “Who am I to talk about this?” you’re not alone. Many early-stage founders assume they need more...
Turning Service Sales Into Market Making
I’ve spent my career building and scaling companies by finding simple levers that create outsized results. Here’s one that many leaders miss. Service firms can become market makers, not...
6 things founders misunderstand about personal branding
If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn, you’ve probably had the same thought many founders have: “Do I really need to become a content creator to build a successful...
7 things that happen when you stop curating and start communicating
If you’re building a business in 2026, you’ve probably felt the pressure to look polished at all times. Every LinkedIn post gets edited five times. Every website update is...
Stop Overhyping AI And Get Practical
AI is real. The hype is louder. Lately I keep hearing a line that makes me roll my eyes: spend five hours a week “playing” with AI or you’ll...

Style

A World-Class Omakase in America’s Most Landlocked State
Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung blocks of row houses...
John Early Is Ready to Go There
I saw who you were sitting with.She was talking with Wallace Shawn, who was sitting behind me, and an usher told her, “Your seat is over there.” I had...
“Rafa”: the Destruction of a Man, and the Making of a Legend
For tennis champion Rafael Nadal, pain has always felt like weakness leaving the body, and a new Netflix docuseries shows the boons of this ideology, as well as its...
How City Kids Used to Play on the Streets of New York
Cooper’s work recalls classic Tenement-era images of city dwellers making the most use of the city around them. One picture, of a child bouncing on a trashed mattress, has...
When Should You Say Goodbye to a Pet?
Amy’s vet referred her to Kennedy because Jingo had been diagnosed with tracheal collapse. The rings of cartilage that held open his airway had weakened, and he’d developed a...
Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It
In search of a better understanding of our current moment, I recently went looking for A.I. adopters outside the tech industry. I asked the C.E.O. of a journalism nonprofit...

Politics

California falls behind Texas in Fortune 500 ranking
Texas has dethroned California as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies. The Fortune 500 list ranks the largest U.S. companies by revenue. This year, 57 of the...
Latest data show Californian conundrum: high growth but high unemployment
California, the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, continues to grow its economy faster than the nation, but more people are losing their jobs and the cost of living...
Value of Huntington Beach defense tech startup balloons to $1.8 billion
California defense tech startup Mach Industries said Tuesday it raised $300 million, nearly quadrupling the company’s valuation to $1.8 billion within a year. The Huntington Beach startup’s soaring valuation...
Martin Scorsese is betting on AI to transform the storyboarding process
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is joining the ranks of entertainment industry power players embracing generative AI.Black Forest Labs, the German AI startup behind the text-to-image model Flux, announced Tuesday...
Aspiration co-founder sentenced to 14 years for fraud
The co-founder of Aspiration, Joseph Sanberg, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday after defrauding investors and lenders of over $248 million.The startup, an eco-friendly digital banking...
Ex-girlfriend of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt ordered to pay him $10 million after rape accusations
An arbitrator has sided with former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, saying in a preliminary ruling that he was not guilty of sexual assault against his former girlfriend and...