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Matthew McConaughey Visits L.A. Firefighters Who Battled Wildfires
In case you’ve lost track of all the wildfires currently burning in the state of California, you’re not alone. But firefighters are working tirelessly to ensure that the fires are put out. In an effort to support the first responders battling the many fires in the Los Angeles area, Matthew McConaughey, Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell and a group...
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Kylie Jenner Strips Down for NSFW Nude Playboy Photo Shoot With Travis Scott
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are teaming up for a very intimate photo shoot. The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star and the Grammy nominee are set to be featured in Playboy magazine’s upcoming Pleasure Issue. Ahead of the magazine’s release, Kylie took to Instagram to tease a NSFW photo from the shoot.
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Plant Lovers Find Each Other at Swaps, Online or in Person
Plant lovers have long gotten together to trade seeds and growing advice, and the latest generation is following suit with modern plant swaps. The swaps (sometimes called plant exchanges) for amateur horticulturalists are popping up in homes, parking lots, trendy gardening stores and online. They’re about exchanging advice and meeting like-minded people, says 35-year-old Ana Carlson, who has attended several...
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Mexico Accuses Carolina Herrera of Cultural Appropriation
The Mexican government has accused the New York-based fashion house Carolina Herrera of cultural appropriation in its Resort 2020 collection. Mexican Minister of Culture Alejandra Frausto sent a letter Monday to the Venezuelan designer and to Wes Gordon, creative director of Carolina Herrera New York, asking for a public explanation to justify the use of “cultural elements” that belong to...
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Ancestry Pulls Slavery-Era Ad After Backlash
Ancestry.com on Friday apologized for an ad that showed a mixed-race couple discussing escaping to the North during the Civil War era. The ad drew widespread criticism on social media for whitewashing slavery, prompting the DNA testing company to remove it from TV and its YouTube channel. Ancestry started running the ad on TV on April 15, according to research...
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Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Choupette Could Be Set to Inherit a Fortune
Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette is reportedly set to inherit some of the Chanel designer’s estimated $195 million fortune.
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Burberry Apologizes for Hoodie With Noose Knot
The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury fashion powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway. The knotted strings surfaced after Sunday’s show when a model hired to walk (but not wear the outfit) complained both before the show and on Instagram, saying...
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Chanel Visionary Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85
Karl Lagerfeld, the powerhouse designer behind French luxury brands Fendi, Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, has died.
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Chanel: Iconic Couturier Karl Lagerfeld Has Died
Chanel’s iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old. Such was the enigma surrounding the German-born designer that even his age was a point of mystery for decades, with reports he had...
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Gucci to Step Up Diversity Hiring After ‘Blackface' Uproar
Italian fashion house Gucci announced a major push Friday to step up diversity hiring as part of a long-term plan to build cultural awareness at the luxury fashion company following an uproar over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface. Gucci also said it will hire a global director for diversity and inclusion, a newly created role that will be based...
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Gucci Creative Head Breaks Silence Over ‘Blackface' Sweater
Gucci’s creative director broke his silence Tuesday over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface, saying racism was never his intention.
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Michael B. Jordan Makes Debut as New Face of Coach
Michael B. Jordan is starting off 2019 as the new face of Coach menswear. The luxury apparel company’s newest advertising campaign features the “Black Panther” star wearing several different pieces from their spring menswear line, including a blue leather moto jacket and the Signature Rivington Backpack. “I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Michael over the last few years,” said Stuart...
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‘Blackface Makeup': Houston Poll Worker Cited for Racially Charged Incident
A poll worker was issued a citation for assault by contact Tuesday after an altercation with a voter at a Houston, Texas polling place. Rolanda Anthony said Juanita Barnes, a poll worker, became aggressive when Anthony tried to cast her ballot. “Perhaps if I put on my blackface makeup today you would be able to comprehend what I’m saying,” Barnes...
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Kate Spade, the Company, Honors Kate Spade, the Fashion Icon
A rosy hue washed over a room at the New York Public Library as models wearing vibrant pinks, greens and blues followed a winding silver line of glitter on a pink carpet. The shimmering line was an homage to late designer Kate Spade at the New York Fashion Week show of her former brand.
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Judge Rejects Plea Deals in Deadly Ghost Ship Oakland Warehouse Case
A California judge on Friday rejected the plea deals of two men who were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter after a 2016 California warehouse fire. In handing down his decision, Judge James Cramer said 48-year-old Derick Almena didn’t accept “full responsibility and remorse” for the fatal blaze which occurred during an unlicensed concert at the dilapidated Oakland warehouse...
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Oakland ‘Ghost Ship' Warehouse Fire Victims' Relatives Slam Plea Deal
Tearful relatives of the 36 people killed in a 2016 Northern California warehouse fire testified Thursday that the involuntary manslaughter plea deals the two defendants reached with prosecutors is too lenient, with one calling it a “sweetheart deal.”
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All in the Family: Kanye West, Mariah Carey and More Artists Pose With Kids for Harper's Bazaar
West, North and Saint are joined in the issue by Mariah Carey and her twins, Christina Aguilera and her two kids, Lionel Richie and Nicole Richie, Keith Richard’s daughters Theodora Richards and Alexandra Richards, as well as Bruce Springsteen and daughter Jessica Springsteen
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Post and Beam From Yankee Barn Homes
Jeffrey Rosen, The creative director of Yankee Barn Homes, talks about their pre-fab work, post and beam, trends in housing and how they build eco-friendly structures quickly.
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Fifth Quarter: Former Football Star Martellus Bennett Tackles Authoring Children's Books Following NFL Retirement
After announcing his retirement from the NFL last month following an 11-year career that included a Super Bowl victory with the New England Patriots in 2017, Bennett said his decision to walk away wasn’t about the sport at all. It was about no longer letting a dream of his be deferred.
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Milan Fashion Week Opens With #MeToo Moment of Reflection
Milan Fashion Week got underway Wednesday with a moment’s pause to put focus on women who have come forward as victims of sexual misconduct.