Amid fast-changing fashion trends, Wimbledon has remained a bastion of “classy” style, with players and attendees donning their finest whites at the London tennis tournament which some say is reminiscent of traditional British high society.”This is Wimbledon! You’ve got to dress up,” Jari Hedman, 65, said with a smile. The Finnish tennis coach had bought […]
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‘Not easy, but not impossible’: Iraq’s film industry sees slow revival
In the heart of old Baghdad, legendary movie theatres stand abandoned and shrouded in dust, bearing witness to Iraq’s once-vibrant cultural scene. A few kilometres away, director Ali al-Bayati oversees his camera operators as they adjust their lenses for a scene in his upcoming horror film, which he hopes to showcase internationally as a new […]
‘Royal wedding’: Epic Swift-Kelce fairytale marriage begins
The first act of pop sensation Taylor Swift’s wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce kicked off Thursday, with a rehearsal dinner for 100 guests ahead of a star-studded extravaganza at the famed Madison Square Garden. The billionaire singer and three-time Super Bowl champion, both 36, have kept fans guessing, but media reports describe an over-the-top […]
One stitch at a time: Artist’s mission to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry
Ten years ago England-based artist Mia Hansson embarked on a painstaking project that continues to this day: creating a replica of the 70-metre (230-foot) long Bayeux Tapestry. At her home in Wisbech, in the eastern county of Cambridgeshire, the Swedish-born Hansson carefully embroiders each intricate scene from the 11th century artwork that depicts the 1066 […]
New York ready for epic Swift-Kelce love story wedding
The first act of pop sensation Taylor Swift’s wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce was set to kick off Thursday, with a rehearsal dinner for 100 guests ahead of a star-studded extravaganza at the famed Madison Square Garden. The billionaire singer and three-time Super Bowl champion, both 36, have kept fans guessing, but media reports […]
Renovations on historic Paris Opera house extended by three years
The Paris Opera announced Thursday that it had been forced to extend planned renovations on its historic home in the French capital by three years because of lead contamination. The beloved institution had already announced two years of work from 2027-2029 for the Palais Garnier, which will close one of the most iconic sites of […]
Ceuzany, Cape Verde’s golden voice with volcanic emotion
Barefoot, arms raised and teeming with emotion, Ceuzany belts out the signature track from her latest album, a song dedicated to the fight against domestic violence, in a powerful voice that sends shivers through the Cape Verde bar. From the very first notes the deep yet soaring timbre of the song, part of a new […]
Fearing Russian strike, Kyiv’s Holodomor museum evacuates exhibits
In a dark hall of Kyiv’s Holodomor museum, four men were carefully lifting the protective glass cases off robes, icons, books and metal agricultural tools. The items are a memory to the millions that perished in the 1932-33 manmade famine under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, which many in Ukraine and around the world call a […]
New York prepares for Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding
Pop singer Taylor Swift and pro-athlete Travis Kelce’s official wedding plans are tightly under wraps, but New York is bracing to host the celebrity marriage of the year this week at Madison Square Garden. The billionaire superstar and three-time NFL Super Bowl champion, both 36, have kept fans guessing, but details are beginning to emerge […]