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Chanel marks 110 years with style – and stars – by supersizing its couture salon in a palace
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Only Chanel would call its legendary Rue Cambon salon “too small” — then rebuild it, supersized, in a palace. On Tuesday, as the house marked 110 years of its haute couture — a century and more of Coco Chanel’s revolution in how women dress — it blew up its atelier as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species. On Tuesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Bayeux Tapestry will be displayed in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The Bayeux Tapestry, the 11th-century artwork depicting the conquest of England, will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years. Officials said Tuesday that the treasured medieval tapestry will be on loan from France and arrive next year at the British Museum, where it will star in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chanel turns 110, supersizing its couture salon in a lavish palace set
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Only Chanel would call its legendary Rue Cambon salon “too small” — then rebuild it, supersized, in a palace. On Tuesday, as the house marked 110 years of its haute couture — a century and more of Coco Chanel’s revolution in how women dress — it blew up its atelier as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stéphane Rolland lets couture speak for itself with space-age glamor
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — StĂ©phane Rolland went back to what he does best on Tuesday: unadulterated couture. This season at Paris Couture Week, Rolland stripped away gimmicks and let the clothes do the talking, unveiling a dazzling palette of ivory, black, and red — with giant spangles shimmering like stardust or cosmic fish scales. A live ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meet David Corenswet, cinema’s new Superman
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his “pie in the sky ambition” was to play Superman. At that point, the role was not on the market. And Corenswet, a Julliard graduate and Philadelphia native, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK royals welcome Macron for state visit with migration and Ukraine high on the agenda
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Britain on Tuesday for a state visit mixing royal pageantry with thorny political talks about stopping migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also try to advance plans for a post-ceasefire security force for Ukraine, despite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music Review: English post-punks Wet Leg level up on sophomore album, ‘Moisturizer’
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
A few songs into the second studio album from buzzy English post-punks Wet Leg, singer Rhian Teasdale yells “level up!” And level up they have. The alt-rock duo-turned-group took their time to complete their sophomore release, titled “Moisturizer.” It was worth the wait. The album is a terrific soundtrack for a long, hot summer. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raphael Saadiq talks upcoming one-man show tour, Beyoncé’s work ethic and his work on ‘Sinners’
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raphael Saadiq has always admired the boldness of stand-up icons like Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy who commanded the stage alone with only their stories. Now, the three-time Grammy winner is taking a similar leap, stepping into the spotlight solo for his own one-man show tour, announced Tuesday. The intimate No ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chanel marks 110 years by recreating its couture salon in a palace as Blazy era approaches
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Only Chanel would call its legendary Rue Cambon salon “too small” — then rebuild it, supersized, in a palace. On Tuesday, as the house marked 110 years of its haute couture — a century and more of Coco Chanel’s revolution in how women dress — it recreated its atelier inside the freshly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netflix series “Crash Landing On You,” often to snap souvenir photos. Local leaders in Iseltwald and tourism officials insist the village’s 406 inhabitants aren’t ... Read More »
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