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Are American designers too caught up in nostalgia?
By Rachel Tashjian, CNN (CNN) — American designers have a very special someone on their moodboards this season: themselves. Marc Jacobs namechecked his own collections from 1993, 1995, 1998, 2003 and 2013 as influences in his show notes (alongside ’90s Prada and the cult Lower East Side vintage store Ellen). Michael Kors, celebrating his brand’s
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‘Off-putting’ and ‘confronting’: Bikinis banned on Sydney bus after modesty complaints
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A Sydney council has banned beachgoers from boarding a community bus while shirtless or wearing bikinis, reigniting a decades-old debate over public decency in Australia. “Please dress appropriately. Clothing must be worn over swimwear,” reads a sign for the Hop, Skip and Jump bus, which is funded by Northern
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Missing Canadians, ‘white gold’ and a snow drought: The strange US ski season
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — Steven Wright knew he had a problem long before the first snowflake fell. Wright, who runs the Jay Peak ski resort in northern Vermont, realized something was wrong last summer while talking to Canadian season pass holders who had decided they wouldn’t be coming to the US — or
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‘History is being erased’: Artist Nick Cave brings his ancient mammoths to the Smithsonian
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — On a brisk winter day in Chicago last month, mammoths seemed to return for a fleeting afternoon. The ancient leviathans lumbered along the lakefront, the city skyline behind them. But visible through their skeletons, made of metal and hair, were puffer coats and scarves. Performers hoisted the animal-like sculptures
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The Epstein files come for Hollywood royalty
By Alli Rosenbloom, Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Casey Wasserman was literally born to be a titan of the Hollywood industry. This week, the powerhouse talent agent has faced a revolt after appearing in the Epstein files, for both riding on the late convicted sex offender’s plane and exchanging suggestive messages with Jeffrey Epstein’s
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This American man spent $1 million on a new home in Italy. Here’s what he got for his money
Silvia Marchetti (CNN) — His ancestors migrated from Italy to the United States in the late 1800s, and a century and a half later, Vito Andrea Racanelli decided to do it all in reverse — leaving his home in Denver to return to the country his family left behind. Unlike many Americans who have been
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Ireland is paying artists a basic income in a pioneering scheme
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Irish government is implementing a pioneering scheme that will give 2,000 artists a basic income for three years, allowing them to focus on their creative output while maintaining an adequate standard of living. Under the scheme, which follows a three-year pilot, eligible creatives will receive €325 ($386) a
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A ‘Wuthering Heights’ adaptation as shallow as a puddle glittering in the sun
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — To stand even a chance at enjoying Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights,” you must let it wash over you. Every split egg yolk, every inch of snail mucus, every glistening raindrop on screen — it’s all designed to sit slickly on the surface, never going more than skin deep. The
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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died
CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — James Van Der Beek, the soft-eyed actor whose boyish good looks and earnestness landed him the leading role in ’90s teen drama “Dawson’s Creek” and catapulted him to stardom, has died. He was 48. The actor died Wednesday, according to a statement posted to his verified Instagram.
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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — James Van Der Beek, the soft-eyed actor whose boyish good looks and earnestness landed him the leading role in ’90s teen drama “Dawson’s Creek” and catapulted him to stardom, has died. He was 48. The actor died Wednesday, according to a statement posted to his verified Instagram. “He
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Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith nearly lost their dream home in the LA fires. Here’s how they rebuilt
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In 2020, Mandy Moore and her musician husband Taylor Goldsmith bought their dream home in Altadena, California, as a family of two, hiring a team to begin renovating the romantic Spanish Colonial Revival property and update its 1930s charm. In 2023, as a family of four, with another baby
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A K-pop star, a cliff edge and 2,000 daily visitors: How one Australian beauty spot spiraled into crisis
By Trista Kurniawan and Yixin Wang, CNN (CNN) — Lincoln’s Rock has long been one of the Blue Mountains’ quieter sunset spots — a rocky overhang with sweeping views across eucalyptus valleys just outside Sydney. But in recent years, the once-sleepy Australian lookout has found itself at the center of a global social media storm.
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Coach Snoop is having a blast at the Olympics
By Sheena McKenzie (CNN) — After delighting onlookers with a series of stylish cameos at the Paris Games in 2024, Snoop Dogg is back at the Olympics with a new, slightly more official, job: coach. The gig comes with a fresh wardrobe of looks cooler than the snow-capped Italian alps. So far, he’s been spotted
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Chappell Roan leaves Casey Wasserman talent agency after Epstein files revelations
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Grammy Award-winning singer Chappell Roan said Monday she’d left the talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after emails released by the US Justice Department showed he exchanged flirtatious messages with Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago. The emails were released last month as part of the department’s dump
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These Americans are clinging to hope for Italian citizenship
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Growing up near Boston, elements of Italian-American culture were threaded through much of Liz Fitzgerald’s life. Every Christmas Eve, her uncle would visit her family’s home to celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes, bringing dishes like stuffed shrimp, calamari and clam chowder, while her aunts poured batter into
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The exacting vintage stores offering the cure to your fashion fatigue
By Leah Dolan, CNN Les Archives, located in Paris’ 6th arrondissement, is a secondhand designer store rendered entirely in millennial pink. This is not your typical Aladdin’s Cave vintage shop, where rails are stacked on top of each other and garments fill every corner. The blush-toned space is sparse, with a smattering of shoes on
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Catherine O’Hara was being treated for cancer when she died of a pulmonary embolism, death certificate says
By Associated Press (AP) — Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with cancer as the underlying cause. A Los Angeles County death certificate issued Monday lists the pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery in the lungs, as the immediate cause of the actor’s January 30 death at age 71.
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Catherine O’Hara cause of death revealed
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Beloved comic actress Catherine O’Hara died of a pulmonary embolism with rectal cancer listed as a secondary factor, her death certificate revealed today. O’Hara, 71, who starred in “Home Alone” and a host of other movies and television shows, died on the morning of Jan. 30 at St. John’s Health Center
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance redefined what it means to be an American patriot
CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In just over 13 minutes worth of music, stars and symbolism, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny rewrote what it means to be American in a time of strife. For months, conservatives from the president on down have painted him as anti-American. Last night, Bad Bunny asked: What if
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