10 Highlights Of The Venice Biennale 2024: Collateral Events

Venice Biennale, 2024 Joanne Shurvell The world's most prestigious contemporary art exhibition, the Venice Art Biennale, opened last week and will run until November 24 in two main locations, the Giardini and the Arsenale, as well as all over Venice, in museums, foundations, galleries, churches and palaces. These “side events” are free and open mostly […]

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Zendaya Dominates Box Office With ‘Challengers’ And ‘Dune: Part 2’

In a quiet weekend at the box office before the start of the summer movie season next week, Zendaya is dominating the box office this weekend with her new film Challengers and a resurgence Dune: second part. Josh O'Connor and Zendeya star in 'Challengers' Source: MGM Challengers offers an adult entry into a market lately […]

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Billy Idol Talks ‘Rebel Yell’ On The Classic Album’s 40th Anniversary

Portrait of Billy Idol in a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, 1984. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty … [+] pictures) Getty Images When British rocker Billy Idol was recording his second full-length solo album in 1983, he lived in New York City decades before it became a gentrified tourist attraction. At the time, the former lead […]

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Lyrics And Memes Explained

Taylor Swift performs on stage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Allianz Parque in November … [+] 24, 2023 in São Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management) Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift's latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” has sent waves across the Internet, sparking […]

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How Suzy Batiz Used Clever Branding And Design To Build Her $500 Million Odor-Eliminating Empire

It's a truth universally acknowledged that few brands in the history of consumer culture have managed to turn the most basic of human functions into a $500 million empire with the same panache and flair as Poo-Pourri. Since its launch in 2007, the natural toilet spray has become a cult hit, turning a once-taboo topic […]

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AI Transports Star Wars Movies Back To The 1950s, Charming Fans

Meet Yoda, the AI-generated Jedi Master. Screenshot from Abandoned Films by Leslie Katz Not so long ago (this month) in a galaxy not so far, far away (You Tube), the Star Wars movies were remade 1950s style using artificial intelligence. The result? Two vintage-looking Star Wars trailers, one for the original film and one for […]

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Find Out Why This Architect Made Luxury Hotel Design His Calling Card

Jean-Michel Gathy was chosen by Aman to design the first hotel of its sister brand, Janu, now open. … [+] in Tokyo Photo courtesy of Denniston Jean-Michel Gathy is at the origin of the most beautiful hotels in the world. The award-winning Belgian architect and interior designer with more than four decades of experience at […]

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Clarks Originals Celebrates Six Decades With Wallabee Day On April 26

Rapper Daz Dillinger wore Wallabee shoes in 1997 in downtown Los Angeles, California. (Photo by … [+] (Gregory Bojorquez/Getty Images) Getty Images From Slick Rick to Ghostface Killah to Pharrell Williams and Justin Beiber, the Clarks Originals Wallabee shoe has caught the attention of street kids, style enthusiasts and sneaker fans alike. Known for its […]

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Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait Of Fräulein Lieser” Sells For $30-Million-Plus, Just Beating Its Estimate

The “Lost” Klimt: Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, in the image of the Auctionhaus im Kinsky exhibition hall … [+] in Vienna ahead of its sale on April 24. Photo credit and Copyright: © Auktionshaus im Kinsky GmbH, Wien It was an exciting journey through the eighteen lots in the rooms of the Auktionshaus im Kinsky […]

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Why ‘Lost’ Klimt Portrait Will Draw More Than $30 Million Estimate At Vienna Auction Today

Masterpiece under the hammer: Klimt's “Bildnis Fräulein Lieser” or “Portrait of Miss Lieser” in … [+] Kinsky Palais in Vienna before the auction. Photo credit and Copyright: © Auktionshaus im Kinsky GmbH, Wien Today's Vienna sale of Gustav Klimt's sumptuous, rather haunting and thought-to-be-missed 'Bildnis Fräulein Lieser' or 'Portrait of Miss Lieser' at the Auktionshaus […]

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