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☆ Gold Gala fashion: ‘It’s the one place where you can really represent’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Stephy Chung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On Saturday, stars gathered on the steps of The Music Center in Los Angeles for the Gold Gala — a celebration of Asian Pacific influential talent across entertainment, fashion, technology and more, hosted by the non-profit Gold House. Actor Eugene Lee Yang attends the Gold Gala in an eye catching ensemble. It’s not something that I grew up imagining I’d have for myself.”Lucy Liu, wearing a gown by Bibhu Mohapatra, and Karan Johar exchange a greeting at the Gold Gold 2024. Michael Kovac/Getty ImagesFrom left to right, Shelby Rabara and Harry Shum Jr. attend the Gold Gala. So that’s been wonderful to see people take chances, and how we’ve knocked it out of the park,” Lakshmi told CNN.

Persons: Karrueche Tran, Thai Nguyen, “, ”, Tran, Nymphia, Sheng Cheong, Karan Johar, Agnez Mo, Eugene Lee Yang, Charley Gallay, Araya Doheny, Jeannie Mai, ” “, Padma Lakshmi, Lucy Liu, Joel Kim Booster, ” Lucy Liu, Bibhu Mohapatra, Michael Kovac, Shelby Rabara, Harry Shum Jr, Monica Schipper, USC Annenberg, Tommaso Boddi, Rodin Eckenroth, that’s, we’ve, ” Lakshmi, Prabal Gurung Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, The Music Center, CNN, Getty, Pacific, Gold House, USC Locations: Los Angeles, Pacific, American, Vietnamese, African American, City, ”, Indonesia, Hollywood, Thai

☆ Displaying art in your home? Here are some do's and don'ts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Andreas Von Einsiedel | Corbis Documentary | Getty ImagesThere are two common mistakes people make when hanging art in their homes, according to art consultant Louisa Warfield. People sometimes make the mistake of hanging artwork too high, according to art consultant Louisa Warfield. Louisa Warfield Art ConsultancyA guideline is to hang the work so that its center is about 150cm above the floor, Warfield said. Louisa Warfield Art ConsultancyIn a large home, a gallery wall might be about 160cm in height and about the width of the couch the art will hang above, Warfield said. Art collector Helen Sunderland Cohen said she aims for a "harmonious and balanced" environment when it comes to playing art.

Persons: Louisa Warfield, Andreas Von Einsiedel, Warfield, it's, David Price, Rachael Harding, —, Louisa Warfield's, Sophie Carter, Yoko Kloeden, Helen Sunderland Cohen, Yinka Shonibare, Aimee Parrott, Prunella Clough, Simon Bejer, Sunderland Cohen Organizations: CNBC, Sunderland, City & Guilds School of Art Locations: British, Nigerian, London

☆ 9 Home Designs That Evoke the Flow of Water
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Yelena Moroz Alpert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity. Water is a popular motif with product designers because it symbolizes tranquillity and clarity. But this force of nature also “adds movement, freedom and flow in a space,” said Golnar Roshan, who with her partner, Ruben de la Rive Box, recently introduced a rug collection called Fluid that evokes the moody skies reflected in the canals of Amsterdam, where they live. “I like to mix worlds that seem far apart, create unexpected connections and imaginative short circuits between things,” Paola Navone, a designer in Milan, said of her collection of new pendant lights with diffusers of milky white or limpid blue glass that visually create an oceanic sway. (The lamps are called Oblò, which is Italian for “porthole.”)These and other fresh, splashy products are presented here.

Persons: ”, Golnar Roshan, Ruben de, ” Paola Navone Locations: Amsterdam, Milan

☆ This entrepreneur was actually the best-dressed person on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe 2024 Met Gala came and went in a flash of glamorous red-carpet fashion. AdvertisementBut one of the best takes came from Mona Patel, a philanthropist and entrepreneur who made her Met Gala debut. Related storiesHer work in the fashion world led her to the 2024 Met Gala, where she arrived in a custom Iris van Herpen couture gown. AdvertisementMona Patel on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet. Mona Patel walks up the steps at the Met Gala 2024.

Persons: —, J.G . Ballard, Mona Patel, Patel, Iris van Herpen, Iris, Dimitrios Kambouris, Casey Curran, Cindy Ord, MG24, Roach, Law Roach, Zendaya's, he's, Chris Martin, Edgar Martin Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, Business, Haute Mona, Forbes, The Met Museum, Vogue India, Vogue Fashion, Zendaya's Locations: India, Mumbai

☆ Bidens roll out the diplomatic – and literal – red carpet for Japan state visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The White House will lean into the full pomp and circumstance of a state visit as the president seeks to emphasize the strong alliance between the two countries. The Bidens welcomed the prime minister and his wife to the White House on Tuesday evening, hosting the couple for a casual dinner at BlackSalt, a local seafood restaurant. The White House will serve wines from the Willamette Valley and Columbia Valley in the Pacific Northwest. The Bidens presented their counterparts with a three-legged black walnut table handmade by a Japanese American owned company in Pennsylvania, the White House said. The Biden White House has previously hosted the leaders of Australia, India, France and South Korea for state visits.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kishida Fumio, Kishida Yuko, Paul Simon, Biden, ” Jill Biden, ”, Bryan Rafanelli, “, Cris Comerford, Susie Morrison, George W, Bush, Lyndon B, Johnson, Carlos Elizondo –, ’ toasts, Elizondo, Billy Joel, CNN’s Arlette Saenz, Kayla Tausche, Sam Fossum Organizations: CNN, Japanese, White, White House social, Wing, State Department, White House, US, National Soccer Team, National Football Team, Biden White Locations: China, Ukraine, Gaza, United States, Japan, BlackSalt, California, Willamette, Columbia, Pacific Northwest, American, Pennsylvania, Australia, India, France, South Korea

☆ The eyes have it: The intriguing history of kohl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Zahra Hankir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

A Palestinian woman Hadeya Qudaih applying traditional kohl eyeliner to her granddaughter in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in March 2020. Hadeya Qudaih makes and sells traditional kohl eyeliner for medical and cosmetic purposes (photograph taken in February 2020). A Bedouin man wearing traditional kohl, photographed in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Kohl is so commonly worn in the area that girls are sometimes named or nicknamed Kahla by their parents or friends, roughly meaning “the girl who appears to have kohl around her eyes.” Kohl is also a feature of many millennia-old myths, rituals, and legends. “Even if she doesn’t (make kohl) anymore, I will for sure continue to do this myself,” Abu Issa said.

Persons: CNN — Kohl, kohl, Hadeya, kohl eyeliner, Khan Younis, Majdi, Tamam Farhan Abu Issa, Deir al Balah, “, Abu Issa, ”, ” Abu Issa, Issa, Qudaih, Hassan Jedi, Prophet Muhammad —, Alessandro Bigazzi, Jack Sparrow, eyeliner, Kohl, ” Kohl, Zarqa, TikTok, “ Blinkaria Kohl, tightlining, Eyeliner, Fatima Shbair, “ Kohl, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Crusaders, UNESCO, United, kohl, Quds Net News, ZUMA Press, UAE General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments Locations: East, North Africa, Egypt, Europe, Lebanon, Gaza, Gaza’s, Deir, United Nations, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestinian, Petra, Raed, Kohl, Eastern, “

☆ Amina Agueznay: Moroccan artist awarded prestigious contemporary African art prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Callum Sutherland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, designed to elevate the work of contemporary African artists, has found its latest artist to thrust into the spotlight. The Moroccan artist was invited to the ksar as architect Salima Naji was renovating its structure. “It’s a collaboration for African artists to expose their work, position them within the global art landscape and also give them the opportunity to exhibit a representation of contemporary African art,” she said. Agueznay is the third artist to win the prize, following Malian painter Famakan Magassa and South African sculptor Bonolo Kavula. She takes home $35,000 in prize money, and has been awarded an artist residency in London, supported by the Outset Contemporary Art Fund.

Persons: Amina Agueznay, “, ” Agueznay, Ashraf Jamal, Salima Naji, Agueznay, Amina Agueznay Agueznay, it’s, ”, Caroline Greyling, Famakan Magassa, Bonolo Kavula, Sotheby’s, who’s Organizations: CNN, Norval Sovereign African Art, Loft Art, The Norval Foundation, Art, Norval Foundation Learning, Norval Foundation Locations: Moroccan, Morocco, Tissekmoudine, ”, Casablanca, Malian, London, South Africa, Cape Town

☆ Opinion: Jon Stewart’s brilliant return
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Opinion Bill Carter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images Stewart waves goodbye backstage after taping the last episode of "The Jon Stewart Show" in 1995. M. Caulfield/WireImage/Getty Images Stewart appears on an episode of CNN's "Crossfire" with Paul Begala, left, and Tucker Carlson in 2004. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Stewart signs an autograph on the Emmys red carpet in 2009. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Stewart appears on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2019. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS/Getty Images Stewart smiles as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks by him on Capitol Hill in 2019.

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☆ Henry Olonga: Exiled for standing up to a ‘vicious dictator,’ former cricketer finds solace in singing career
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Henry Olonga was at the peak of his career as a professional cricketer when he took a stance that would ultimately force him to leave Zimbabwe. Alexander Joe/AFP via Getty ImagesThese days, Olonga is more concerned with pursuing his career as a singer. The emotions, though, are still raw: after the World Cup protest, Olonga explains how he was “vilified” as a “rebel” and “controversial figure” in Zimbabwe. Flower (left) and Olonga were both exiled from Zimbabwe following their Cricket World Cup protest. “Now, I’m creating new memories in a new sphere and a new world, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it … I’ve found peace here.”

Persons: Henry Olonga, Robert Mugabe’s, Olonga, ” Olonga, Zimbabwe’s, Andy Flower, ”, Mugabe, “, I’m, “ It’s, Alexander Joe, David Coltart –, I’d, Max Nash, –, Flower, ” Mugabe, Howard Burditt, – Olonga, didn’t, he’s, I’ve Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Namibia, Getty, Voice Australia, India, Cricket World, Reuters, England, Zimbabwe Locations: Zimbabwe, England, Adelaide, Australia, AFP, …, Africa, Rhodesia, Pakistan, India, South Africa, London, Australian

☆ Paris 2024 Olympic medals to feature iron from the Eiffel Tower
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The medals at this year’s Olympics in Paris were not only inspired by the Eiffel Tower — they each contain an original piece of the 19th-century landmark. The design was overseen by French jeweler Chaumet, whose parent company LVMH signed a major sponsorship deal with Paris 2024 last summer. The Paralympics medal, meanwhile, is decorated with a graphical representation of the Eiffel Tower, as if viewed from below. From right: Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee on the Eiffel Tower with French cyclist Marie Patouillet, fencer Sara Balzer and athlete Arnaud Assoumani holding Olympic and Paralympic Games medals. In a statement announcing the designs, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet said the decision represented a “coming together” of the two events.

Persons: Chaumet, LVMH, Benoit Tessier Benoit Tessier, Clémentine Massonnat, Schaller, ” Massonnat, Tony Estanguet, Marie Patouillet, Sara Balzer, Arnaud Assoumani, Benoit Tessier, ”, Massonnat, Mathieu Lehanneur’s, Louis Vuitton, Moët Hennessy Organizations: CNN, Eiffel, Paris, Nike, Paralympic Games, Chaumet’s, Paralympic, Reuters, Olympic, Olympics, Dior Locations: Paris, Athens, French

☆ David Hockney painting ‘California’ expected to fetch up to $20 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —An early work by British artist David Hockney, a painting depicting his well-known pool motif and not seen in public for more than 40 years, is headed for auction with an estimate of around $20 million. The painting, last seen in public in 1979, is a highlight of auction house Christie’s “20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale” on March 7. It is listed with “a price on request,” with an estimate in the region of £16 million ($20.37 million). English artist David Hockney printmaking at the Edition Alecto Press studios, London, circa 1965. “There is a lot of crossover between the two works but also we’ve seen since that world record price in 2018 a real broadening of the market for David Hockney,” Lord said.

Persons: Reuters —, David Hockney, Hockney, Christie’s, ” Tessa Lord, Tony Evans, ”, ” Lord, “, Paul Allen Organizations: Reuters, Press, Timelapse, Hulton Locations: British, California, Los Angeles, Christie’s, London, ” “ California, Paris, New York

PARIS (AP) — An air of surrealism enveloped Chanel’s Spring Couture show Tuesday as celebrity guests including Naomi Campbell and Kendrick Lamar faced a navigational challenge: walking past a towering pair of open metal scissors. Here are some highlights of Tuesday’s spring couture shows:BUTTONS AND BALLETThe button is a humble icon, but it was not always so. Viard used the button-jewels as a spice for the drama of the ballet stage, scattering them across contrasting and often segmented silhouettes. The house was keenly aware of its history: 2024 marks a century since Coco Chanel first ventured into ballet design. In a world that often seeks the innovative, Mabille reminds us of the enduring allure of classic couture.

Persons: Naomi Campbell, Kendrick Lamar, Baz Luhrmann, Gabrielle “ Coco ” Chanel, “, Virginie Viard, Viard, Coco Chanel, Léon Bakst, Sergei Diaghilev, Chanel, ” Viard, Karl Lagerfeld, didn’t, Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell, Dave Free, Barbra Streisand’s, ”, Rue, Anna Mouglalis, Alexis Mabille Organizations: PARIS, Palais, Russes, Rue Cambon Locations: Paris

☆ Where to Stream the 2024 Oscar Nominees
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Scott Tobias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But ultimately, it became a motif that runs the whole way through the film. And I think, to some degree, applying the pressure to Cillian as Oppenheimer that this hearing was applying. Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss being shot on IMAX black-and-white film. And he’s here talking to Alden Ehrenreich who is absolutely indicative of the incredible ensemble that our casting director John Papsidera put together. And we try to give that as much visibility, grandeur, and glamour to contrast with the security hearing that’s so claustrophobic.

Persons: I’m Christopher Nolan, “ Oppenheimer, Jen Lane, Andrew Jackson, Kai Bird, Martin, ”, Murphy, Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer, ” “ We’re, Emily Blunt who’s, Kitty Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr, Lewis Strauss, Alden Ehrenreich, John Papsidera Locations: Trinity

☆ I grew up in the West Bank under military occupation. Now I pay homage to my homeland through my fashion designs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Rami Kashou, a Palestinian American fashion designer. I grew up during the second intifada under the Israeli military occupation. Courtesy of Rami KashouMaking clothes as a kid living in the West BankEven when I was younger, I was fascinated with fashion. AdvertisementIn the West Bank, making your own clothes was a way to be fashionable because we don't have much access to the rest of the world. Draping comes from a culture where women drape themselves in fabric, whether it's a shawl, a veil, or a long dress.

Persons: —, Rami Kashou, I'd, Elsa Klensch, sister's Barbies, Paris Hilton, Penelope Cruz, Kim Kardashian, I've Organizations: Service, Business, West Bank, US Locations: Palestinian American, Jerusalem, Ramallah, America, —, Hollywood, Palestine

☆ Milan Fashion Week: This is what men will be wearing next fall
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Scarlett Conlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This yellow coat and matching hat channeled fisherman chic at SS Daley. Giovanni Giannoni/WWD/Getty ImagesA seafaring element was evident in the collection at Emporio Armani too. To complement the sleek lines of suits came long coats in fine wool and leather that were part “Bladerunner,” part “Matrix” and part ode to the 1990s. The brooch is back, pinned to lapels at S.S. Daley, Magliano, Emporio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana. Functional, useful and classic, as above at Emporio Armani, were the key themes of the season in Milan.

Persons: Milan, Miuccia Prada, Raf Simons, Simons, officewear, Victor Virgile, ”, Daley, Giovanni Giannoni, Emporio Armani, Steven Stokey Daley, Harry Styles, Silvia Venturini Fendi, Anne, Britain's Princess Anne, Alessandro Levati, ” Fendi, Princess Royal, “, chunky knitwear, Neil Barrett, British Harris, Brunello, —, JW Anderson, Justin Shin, tailcoats, Stefano Gabbana, Domenico Dolce, Gabbana, Stefania D'Alessandro, Sabato de Sarno, Tom Ford, Sabato de, Gucci, Daniele Venturelli, de Sarno, Magliano, Massimo Giorgetti, Franco Albini, Gabanna, Armani Organizations: Milan CNN, Prada, CNN, Balmoral, Gabbana, Gucci, Dolce, Milan Metro, diamante Locations: Milan, British, Florence, Wellington, S.S, Saltburn, Italy

☆ Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has a grudge against federal agencies. He holds their fate in his hands
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Her memoir was, appropriately, entitled: “Are You Tough Enough?”Her son Neil Gorsuch, a Supreme Court justice since 2017, has shown his own brand of defiance and anti-regulatory fervor. In recent years, Justice Gorsuch has voted against regulations that protect the environment, student-debt forgiveness and Covid-19 precautions. He has led calls on the court for reversal of a 1984 Supreme Court decision that gives federal agencies considerable regulatory latitude and that, coincidentally traces to his mother’s tenure. The lawyers who will argue on behalf of the challengers are seasoned appellate advocates who once served as Supreme Court law clerks, as did Solicitor General Prelogar. That argument has prevailed in courts for decades, but the Supreme Court has signaled that it is ready for a new era.

Persons: Anne Gorsuch, Ronald Reagan White, Neil Gorsuch, Gorsuch, Chevron, Charles Koch, Trump, “, ”, ” Gorsuch, Elizabeth Prelogar, ” Neil Gorsuch, Ronald Reagan, –, Robert Burford, Anne Burford, Neil, John Paul Stevens, Thomas Merrill, Stevens, Merrill, Magnuson, Koch, Prelogar, Roman Martinez, ” Martinez, ” Paul Clement, ” Clement, ” Prelogar, Biden, Don McGahn, Anne Gorsuch Burford, McGahn, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, Environmental Protection Agency, Congress, Ronald Reagan White House, Chevron USA, Inc, Natural Resources Defense Council, Chevron, Marine Fisheries Service, ”, Supreme, “, White House, Land Management, Columbia University, Conservative, National Marine Fisheries Service, Loper Bright Enterprises, Stevens Conservation, Management, “ Chevron, Trump Locations: Washington, Chevron, Colorado

And the stars appear to be out in force again for the 29th Critics Choice Awards, which this year returns to Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar. “I’m not always playing dark characters.” Michael Tran/AFP/Getty ImagesTracee Ellis Ross in Fendi. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesMargot Robbie in custom Balmain. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images“May December” actor Charles Melton wore a red Valentino suit paired with a black skinny tie featuring a V-shaped metallic accent. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesTyler James Williams Jordan Strauss/Invision/APVanessa Morgan Michael Tran/AFP/Getty ImagesBrit Marling Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesTatanka Means Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Persons: Santa Monica, Barker, Margot Robbie, Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, “ Rustin ”, Colman Domingo, Rosamund Pike Jordan Strauss, Jeremy Allen White Amy Sussman, WireImage, Jennifer Aniston Jordan Strauss, Lily Gladstone Michael Tran, Rustin, Valentino, ”, “ I’m, ” Michael Tran, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jordan Strauss, Pedro Pascal Frazer Harrison, Greta Lee Jordan Strauss, Allison Williams Jordan Strauss, Moorjani Christopher Polk, Moorjani Gilbert Flores, Rachel Brosnahan Alberto Rodriguez, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt Matt Winkelmeyer, Billie Eilish, Thom Browne, Michael Tran, Christina Ricci Frazer Harrison, Kieran Culkin, Martin Katz, Danielle Brooks, Monsoori, Frazer Harrison, Matt Winkelmeyer, Charles Melton, Chelsea Handler, Alex Perry, Quinta Brunson Frazer Harrison, Dominic Sessa Jordan Strauss, Singer Dua Lipa, Tyler James Williams Jordan Strauss, Vanessa Morgan Michael Tran Organizations: CNN, Globes, Hollywood, Santa, Golden Globes, Getty, Variety, Singer Dua, Tiffany Locations: AFP, Fendi, Balmain

☆ Gillian Anderson and this dress shocked the Golden Globes red carpet
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —At Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, Gillian Anderson’s ivory, strapless, floor-grazing gown made not one but two statements. While upon first inspection, the chic wool and silk cady Gabriela Hearst creation epitomizes old Hollywood glamour, a closer look reveals a more subversive twist: The addition of tens of embroidered vulvas sewn onto the skirt. Speaking to Deadline on the Golden Globes red carpet, the “Sex Education” star explained that she chose it “for so many reasons,” and added, “It’s brand appropriate.”The star said she chose the subversive ivory creation for "so many reasons." According to the actor, each motif took craftspeople 3.5 hours to embroider, totaling around 150 hours. “It’s so comfortable,” she told Extra TV outside the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, where the ceremony was held.

Persons: Gillian Anderson’s, cady Gabriela Hearst, Dan Doperalski, Chopard, Gabriela Hearst —, Anderson, ’, Gabriela, Gabriela Hearst, Hearst, Anderson’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Globe, Globes, British Vogue, Netflix, New York Times, Beverly Hilton Locations: British, Los Angeles

☆ John Woo Has Seen a Lot in Hollywood. He’s Finally Back for More.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Brandon Yu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When John Woo was a child, living in the dangerous slums of Hong Kong, he had two sanctuaries: the church and the movie theater. Both provided respite from a world of poverty and intense violence. He’d use a flashlight to illuminate the glass and, shifting the light, project moving images onto the wall. That 1989 film, starring his frequent collaborator Chow Yun-fat, proved a major work that established both Woo’s style and our notion of modern action cinema. And yet, even as his so-called “bullet ballet” films went on to influence an array of popular culture makers, including the Wu-Tang Clan and Quentin Tarantino, Woo said he never particularly cared for action films.

Persons: John Woo, Woo, Oz ”, it’s, Chow Yun, Wu, Wu - Tang Clan, Quentin Tarantino Organizations: Wu - Locations: Hong Kong, Wu - Tang

☆ Why is medieval art so weird? This new book offers a guide to the era
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Swarthout is the researcher behind the popular art history-inspired social media account Weird Medieval Guys, which has attracted nearly 700,000 followers on X, formerly Twitter, since she began posting with the handle @WeirdMedieval in April 2022. Swarthout is not a historian, but a recently graduated statistician who took art history during undergrad. Württemberg State Library Stuttgart/Courtesy Penguin Random HouseThere’s a reason why Medieval art is particularly, well, weird. Watch: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)The classic satire of Arthurian legend mined the Middle Ages for comedic gold decades before Medieval memes were a thing.

Persons: it’s, Olivia M, commonfolk, Guy, —, ” Swarthout, Swarthout, ”, Jonah, tradespeople, Andreas, Monty Python, Jack Hartnell Organizations: CNN, Dark Times, University of Pennsylvania, Twitter, Stuttgart, Xbox Locations: Camelot

☆ McDonald’s Growing Appetite for Fashion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Kyle Macneill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jeremy Scott had just started interviewing for the job of creative director at Moschino when he had an epiphany of sorts while driving through Los Angeles. “I saw the iconic McDonald’s logo,” Mr. Scott said, “and it just hit me: Moschino, McDonald’s.”“I’ve always been very much about pop culture,” he added. He got the job at Moschino not long after, and he then began to work with its graphics team to contort the fast-food chain’s golden arches into the shape of a heart, a signature motif of the Italian fashion brand.

Persons: Jeremy Scott, “, Mr, Scott, “ I’ve Locations: Los Angeles, Moschino

☆ Calida Rawles: The painter submerging viewers into hyperrealistic water worlds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Calida Rawles has been thinking a lot about light and darkness, in her artwork and beyond. The artworks are newly on display at Lehmann Maupin in New York, marking Rawles’ first major solo exhibition on the East Coast. “If I’m upset and I get to go to the ocean, I do sit back and feel more connected to something larger when I’m there," the artist Calida Rawles told CNN. Calida Rawles' cover artwork for "The Water Dancer." “But it’s all in the name of art!”And yet while the importance of water remains central to Rawles’ work, “A Certain Oblivion” also plays with different themes, in terms of form, process and subject matter.

Persons: Calida Rawles, Roe, Wade, ”, Rawles, Lehmann Maupin, “, ” Rawles, Marten Elder, Françoise Vergès, they’re, ” “ We’re, Skye, Sage, I’m, Lilith, Adam, “ We’re, you’re Organizations: CNN Locations: Los Angeles, New York, East, Sienna, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Eden

☆ Picasso painting sells for $139 million, most valuable art auctioned this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Ben Kellerman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting "Femme a la Montre" is displayed at an auction at Sotheby's, in New York City, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ben Kellerman Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million on Wednesday at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year. “Femme à la montre,” which translates from French to “Woman with a Watch,” is a portrait of the artist’s lover Marie-Thérèse Walter seated in a throne-like chair against a blue background. Walter became his subject for a number of artworks, including the 1932 painting "Femme nue couchée," which sold for $67.5 million at auction in 2022. Picasso painted “Femme à la montre” at a pivotal year in his career.

Persons: Pablo Picasso's, Ben Kellerman, Pablo Picasso’s, ”, Emily Fisher Landau, “, Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, Olga Khokhlova, Walter, Khokhlova, Fisher Landau, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Tate, York’s Pace, Thomson Locations: Sotheby's, New York City, U.S, New York, York, Christie’s, Ukrainian, Paris, Manhattan

☆ Three tips to maximize benefits during open enrollment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

More than two out of three employees (67%) spend less than 30 minutes reviewing benefits options during open enrollment season, while almost half spend less than 20 minutes, a new Voya Financial survey shows. To get enrollment over with quickly, more than 90% of employees click the same options as last year, a new report by insurer Aflac shows. Compound that figure from enrollment every November, and you can see how your options can create a solid financial future or a shaky one. "Open enrollment isn't just a formality. After all, things might have changed since the previous open enrollment.

Persons: Eric Thayer, Sean Lovison, Jack Heintzelman, Spenser Liszt, Liszt, Nate Black, Black, it's, Chris Taylor, Lauren Young, Richard Chang Organizations: Macy's, of Labor Statistics, Employers, Employees, Thomson Locations: New York, Moorestown , New Jersey, Needham Heights , Massachusetts, Dallas

☆ Slowly and Steadily, Snails Have Overtaken the Runway
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Ella Riley-Adams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The brand referred to them as “fluid interruptions,” a concept that was echoed in the collection’s flowing organza dresses and fringed skirts. Above all, though, it evoked the secretions of a snail, an animal that has recently been crawling into the realms of design and fashion. In an accelerated age, it makes sense that we’d revere a creature that moves through the world slowly and deliberately. In 2019, he released a wearable snail-shaped art piece made from recycled plastic bottles and bags. At least 1,100 species of land snails are known to be endangered, so it’s only natural that the fashion companies celebrating snails in their designs are usually those that limit waste or rely upon recycled materials: The British label Story Mfg.

Persons: ”, Eric Tobua, who’s, Brent Neale Winston Organizations: British Locations: Bangkok

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