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☆ The Met Gala theme is ‘The Garden of Time:’ Why culture is obsessed with JG Ballard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In February, the Met revealed Ballard’s 1962 short story “The Garden of Time” as the forthcoming red carpet theme. Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesThere is little glitz and glamor in Ballard’s world — or if there is, it doesn’t last for long. David Cronenberg's adaptation of JG Ballard's "Crash" debuted at Cannes Film Festival in 1996. In 2021, American designer Thom Browne’s Spring-Summer catwalk at New York Fashion Week also imagined life behind Count Axel’s garden wall. And now with the Met Gala theme, the beautiful flower that dies as soon as it’s plucked, it connects back to fashion being ephemeral.

Persons: Manus, Andrew Bolton, JG Ballard, Count Axel, Axel, Count, Countess, Thom Browne, Victor Virgile, —, you’ve, Steven Spielberg’s, David Cronenberg’s, ”, it’s, Ballard, David Cronenberg's, Ronald Siemoneit, Thom Browne’s, Browne, Alon Livné, Andrew Groves, Estrella de Mar, ” Groves, McQueen, Jeremy Scott, Marie, Christiane Marek, Jeremy Scott's, Jeremy Scott “, ” Scott, Scott, “, Nigel Coates, Caffè, Coates, Caffè Bongo, brandished Coates, Caffe, Edward Valentine, Charli XCX, Madonna’s, Ian Curtis, Stanley Donwood, Groves Organizations: CNN, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, West, Technology, Costume Institute, Bolton, New York, Sun, Cannes Film, Estrella de, Paris Fashion, Division, Preachers, Fourth Estate Locations: China, British, France, American, Israeli, London, Estrella, Tokyo, “

☆ A Footpath in England, Torn Down, Keeps Being Rebuilt by ‘Fairies’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A small, beloved footbridge in the county of Norfolk has been dismantled twice only to be replaced by “local fairies,” according to village lore, in a long-running dispute between a coastal English village and the National Trust, a conservation charity. The bridge, which provides a pathway to beloved salt marshes on the English coast, had been used for more than 50 years until the National Trust took it down last year, citing safety concerns. Villagers received no warning of the plans to remove a crucial route, said Ian Curtis, a resident campaigning to have the bridge replaced.

Persons: Ian Curtis Organizations: National Trust Locations: Norfolk

☆ The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst lovingly reflects on the goth subculture in his new book
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Goth is for everyone, Tolhurst writes, and it’s not a “phase” one has to outgrow. “My life in Goth served as a kind of communal reverse meditation,” Tolhurst writes. Part of what appealed to Tolhurst in goth, and why he continues to consider himself goth, is its “inclusive philosophy,” he said. As long as they could pay cover and were old enough to enter, they were welcomed, Tolhurst writes, whether they were dressed in a blazer or black leather. Tolhurst writes about the crushing death of Ian Curtis of Joy Division in "Goth: A History."

Persons: he’s, Lol Tolhurst, Tolhurst, Jacknife Lee, ”, it’s, Goth, ” Tolhurst, Dave Hogan, — Tolhurst, don’t “, ” Goth, Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Nick Cave’s, Joe Strummer, Ian Curtis, Curtis ’, Rob Verhorst, “, Siouxsie Sioux, Gus Stewart, Redferns, Nico, Julianne Reagan, Gitane, Death, Smith, nodded, —, ‘, Fryderyk Gabowicz, Eilish ”, Sioux, Tracy Fahey, they’re, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Hulton, Getty, The, Bauhaus, Party, Siouxsie, Joy, dynamos, Roll Hall of Fame Locations: Soho , London, England, Brixton, London, Sioux, Siouxsie

☆ Mural of Joy Division's Ian Curtis returns to Manchester
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Artist Akse P19 works on a mural of singer Ian Curtis of Joy Division in Manchester, Britain, September 8, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble Acquire Licensing RightsMANCHESTER, England Sept 8 (Reuters) - The northern English city of Manchester welcomed back a mural of its late music icon Ian Curtis on Friday, newly restored after it had been painted over last year to outcry from local residents. Aitch said he had no control over the location of the Amazon Music billboards and was "fuming" at the decision to paper over the mural. The restoration of the mural precedes World Suicide Prevention Day on Sunday. Manchester's Joy Division produced two studio albums before Curtis' death but they cast a long shadow over British pop music.

Persons: Ian Curtis, Phil Noble, Curtis, Akse, Aitch, Andy Burnham, Manchester's, Andy Bruce Organizations: Joy Division, REUTERS, Rights, Star, Mental, Manchester, Amazon, Amazon Music, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, Rights MANCHESTER, England, English, British

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