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Puig and Fondazione Dries Van Noten Signed a 3-Year Partnership
CANAL PLUS: Spanish beauty and fashion firm Puig is further accompanying Dries Van Noten in his post-runway career, signing a three-year partnership with his new cultural venture in Venice....
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Reign Over the 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet
Rihanna turned to Maison Margiela for her dramatic red carpet look at the 2026 Met Gala in New York City on Monday night. The artist’s intricate ensemble came courtesy...
Zoë Kravitz Puts a Python-print Twist on the Clear Shoe Trend in Saint Laurent at Pre-Met Gala Dinner
Zoë Kravitz took the clear shoe trend into sharper Saint Laurent territory on Sunday, arriving for Anna Wintour’s pre-Met Gala dinner in New York in a pair of PVC...
This Cult Pizzeria Backed by Remo Ruffini’s Archive Lands in Rome
CARB LOAD: Rome just secured an extra dose of carbs, courtesy of Remo Ruffini. The cult pizza restaurant Concettina ai Tre Santi, which the entrepreneur invested in in 2023 through...
World
The Idea That Reshaped Identity Politics Has a Complicated Backstory
Plenty of scholars and journalists have written histories of these contentious terms, “intersectionality” and “critical race theory.” Now Crenshaw has written something different: a history of herself. In “Backtalker:...
Harriet Clark’s Début Is a New Kind of Coming-of-Age Novel
Now a third joins their company, Harriet Clark’s superb first novel, “The Hill” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). It is narrated by Suzanna, who lives with her grandparents in New...
The American Revolution Wasn’t the Main Event
America’s influence went beyond haberdashery. Several of the world’s leading revolutionaries had spent time in the country. The English-born Thomas Paine started his radical career writing “Common Sense” in...
The Norteño Burrito Takes New York
I wake up hungry, most days. Not peckish, not in need of a little boost—hungry, immediately and completely, hunger as urgent as any alarm clock. The morning appetite is...
Business
Alphabet kicks off six-part euro debt offering
The company says it is planning as much as US$190 billion of capital expenditures in 2026Published Tue, May 5, 2026 · 05:27 PM[CALIFORNIA] Alphabet has kicked off its latest...
Ryanair seeks pause on France biometric border controls
Ryanair has called on the French government to pause the introduction of new biometric border controls linked to the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), warning of disruption to passenger...
Puig and Fondazione Dries Van Noten Signed a 3-Year Partnership
CANAL PLUS: Spanish beauty and fashion firm Puig is further accompanying Dries Van Noten in his post-runway career, signing a three-year partnership with his new cultural venture in Venice....
China’s carmakers chase ‘Yaris moment’ to ignite overseas growth
Overseas markets offer room to grow – and to charge more – if Chinese brands can persuade consumers they understand local tastes[BEIJING] China’s carmakers are hunting for their own...
News
White House Lawyers Secretly Prep Trump Team for Brutal Midterms
“The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need,” said attorney Julie Le when pressed as to why...
Turn the Met Gala Into a Fundraiser for The Washington Post
The Post holds governments accountable, both at home and abroad, as my stepdaughter Claire Parker, the Post’s Cairo bureau chief, explained eloquently in January—shortly before she was laid off,...
Trump Derails White House Event to Spiral Over State of His Health
“The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need,” said attorney Julie Le when pressed as to why...
Has Trump Ever Actually Played UNO Before?
Donald Trump has the reputation of being a bit of a card shark—but apparently, he has no idea what he’s doing at the table.The president was roasted alive on...
Beauty
Valuations reflect growth prospects as Siemens Energy expands capacity
Reported net profit was Rs 310 crore. Excluding the impact of the new labour code, adjusted net profit was Rs 360 crore. Net profit was also boosted...
AI integration in road, transport can help avoid accidents: MoRTH official
There is a lot of scope for AI integration in the road and transport industry to help avoid accidents and check issues of vehicular pollution, a government official...
T20 WC: It”s about adapting, says England’s Tom Banton on new No 4 role
England batter Tom Banton says he is relishing his new role at No.4, adding that he is now "older" and "more mature" with a better understanding of his...
StatsGuru: AI companies seek footing in India, need funding boost
Individuals and companies from over 30 countries will participate at the five-day India Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit 2026 beginning Monday. Of the 32,600 AI companies globally, India...
Celebrity
UP govt receives ₹20,300 crore of FDI proposals amid investor push
These proposals have flowed in under the “Uttar Pradesh FDI/FCI, Fortune Global 500, and Fortune India 500 Company Investment Promotion Policy 2023”, the government said.
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Traffic curbs in Delhi for AI Impact Summit 2026: Check advisory here
New Delhi is under heightened security as the five-day AI Impact Summit begins today, February 16, at Bharat Mandapam. The Delhi police have deployed over 10,000 personnel and have...
Sanjay’s 68, bowlers seal 31-run win as USA stay alive for Super 8 round
Sanjay Krishnamurthi's explosive unbeaten half-century followed by a disciplined bowling show powered USA to a crucial 31-run win over Namibia, in a must-win Group C clash here on...
India-US trade deal: Transparency on constraints and commitments needed
When I heard of the trade deal that would end the punitive tariff of 25 per cent for buying Russian oil and reduce the reciprocal tariff on Indian...
Culture
Alphabet kicks off six-part euro debt offering
The company says it is planning as much as US$190 billion of capital expenditures in 2026Published Tue, May 5, 2026 · 05:27 PM[CALIFORNIA] Alphabet has kicked off its latest...
Australia’s Regis to take over Vault, creating A$10.7 billion gold producer
The combination would create a miner with production of 700,000 ounces of gold a yearPublished Tue, May 5, 2026 · 10:55 AM[MELBOURNE] Regis Resources will take over smaller peer...
The Leadership Skill Most CEOs Don’t Develop Until It’s Too Late
Look through the lineup of leadership training courses from high-profile, respected organizations. Check out the latest bestsellers that are topping the leadership charts. When you do, you’ll notice a...
OCBC to acquire HSBC Indonesia’s wealth, retail business, adding S$6.6 billion in AUM
This move follows OCBC’s 2024 purchase of Bank Commonwealth Indonesia and deepens its push into the country’s wealth segment [SINGAPORE] OCBC has agreed to acquire the assets and liabilities...
Style
A Century of Marilyn Monroe
In May of 2022, the actress, reality-TV star, and lingerie mogul Kim Kardashian arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the annual Met Gala, wearing another woman’s dress....
Barry Blitt’s “Red, White, and Kinda Blue”
For the cover of the May 11 & 18, 2026, special issue, themed around America’s 250th birthday, the cartoonist Barry Blitt portrays George Washington, the country’s first President, caught...
The Artist Who Made America Look Like a Promised Land
Church’s first important painting, completed in 1846, was “Hooker and Company Journeying Through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford, in 1636,” which depicts early Pilgrims (among them his ancestor...
Sohrab Hura’s Frozen Vision of Kashmir
If Hura had assembled “Snow” in 2019, he would have chosen only photos like these: lateral and coded, often with no humans in them. His taste for the direct...
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Fashion
China’s carmakers chase ‘Yaris moment’ to ignite overseas growth
Overseas markets offer room to grow – and to charge more – if Chinese brands can persuade consumers they understand local tastes[BEIJING] China’s carmakers are hunting for their own...
Grab’s Q1 2026 earnings surges 466.7 per cent to US$136 million
[SINGAPORE] Super app Grab reported a 466.7 per cent jump in earnings for Q1 2026 to US$136 million from US$24 million in Q1 2025.This was driven by higher revenue...
US stocks: S&P 500, Dow tick lower as Middle East tensions unsettle investors
Published Mon, May 4, 2026 · 11:00 PMTHE benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow edged down on Monday (May 4) as investors weighed heightened anxiety over the Middle...
Musk sought settlement with OpenAI before Oakland trial, filing shows
Published Mon, May 4, 2026 · 07:16 PMELON Musk contacted OpenAI President Greg Brockman to gauge interest in a settlement two days before their high-stakes trial got underway in...
