Once upon a time, there was a princess in Denmark who aspired to become an artist. Though she was the eldest child of the country’s reigning king, for the first 12 years of the princess’s life, only men had the right to inherit the throne. That changed when the Danish constitution was amended in 1953,…
“Far-out” is an accurate, but inadequate, descriptor for the high-flying (and often plain high) cultural magus named Harry Smith (1923-91). And the label “polymath,” too, while true, falls short for this innovative painter-filmmaker-collagist-musicologist-designer-scholar-curator-collector/hoarder, whose very first and very strange (it could not be otherwise) institutional solo is at the Whitney Museum of American Art. When…
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MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzalez and Gavin Edwards Hollywood doesn’t believe in immortals. From Mary Pickford to the MGM musical, Golden Age cowboys to teenage wizards, the city worships its gods only until their box-office power dims. So it feels audacious — if not foolhardy — to open “MCU:…
Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter As Britney Spears gears up for the release of her upcoming memoir, The Woman in Me, focus has been placed on her Instagram…
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Actress-producer Koel Purie Rinchethas now turned an author with her debut novel ‘Clearly Invisible in Paris’, which was published recently. Set in modern day Paris, ‘Clearly Invisible in Paris’ follows four women as they navigate love, life and relationships. In an interview, Koel Purie Rinchet tells us more about her novel and the inspiration for…
After chips quarrel, 11-year-old shoots two teens in Florida. Daily Mail A shocking incident unfolded during a Pop Warner football practice in Apopka, Florida, as an 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from his mother’s vehicle and shot two 13-year-olds following a heated dispute. The altercation had initially sparked over a bag of chips. Eyewitnesses at…
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The ongoing Pakistan Theater Festival in Karachi continues to captivate audiences with its thought-provoking and engaging plays. On the 20th and 21st days of the festival, two remarkable theatre productions, Nocturnal and Art Aur Aata, took centre stage, leaving attendees deeply moved and intellectually stimulated. On the 20th day of the Pakistan Theater Festival, theatre…
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Aditya Roy Kapur and Ananya Panday are said to be dating for a few months. Gen Z women are boldly redefining dating by navigating a path that empowers them to make choices aligned with their desires and ambitions Gen Z women in India are revolutionizing the dating landscape. With increased access to technology and changing…
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This was particularly galling to Mr. Kirkman, a staunch liberal who included an antiwar song, “Requiem for the Masses,” as the B-side of the “Never My Love” single. “I am a natural-born civil rights activist from Kansas, and I was on the road with three guys who were really conservative, reactionary people,” he told Mr….
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Responses to the Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer’s new relaxation of Senate dress codes have so far fallen along partisan lines: Republicans have been deploring it as a lapse in decorum and order. “Most if not all Republican senators think we ought to dress up to go to work,” Mitch McConnell said. Mitt Romney called…
