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Hair raising tales from Deepika Padukone’s hairstylist Yianni Tsapatori
We are at a Dyson masterclass with celebrity hairstylist Yianni Tsapatori who holds his power tool – the new Dyson Airwrap multi-styler in his hand. Despite the brilliance of the mane machinery in front of him, the question on everyone’s mind is how to recreate Deepika Padukone’s beach waves.
As the hairstylist behind some of Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma’s most incredible red-carpet, on-screen, and editorial looks, Yianni Tsapatori is known for his unfu
Harris team champions her ‘strong’ foreign policy record in memo
<div>The VP's team sent memo to national security professionals highlighting the new Democratic nominee’s "strong record” on foreign policy.</div>
Japan and South Korea top diplomats pledge even stronger cooperation
<div>The pair reaffirmed the importance of cooperation in order to maintain and strengthen a free and open Indo-Pacific region.</div>
As foreign ministers meet, China says relations with Japan at 'critical stage'
<div>The pair discussed thorny issues, including Japanese nationals detained in China, food import bans and semiconductor curbs.</div>
South Korea expresses 'regret' over Olympics opening ceremony gaffe
<div>The South Korean athletes were introduced as representing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea — the official name for North Korea.</div>
J.D. Vance’s ‘cat ladies’ insult sparks criticism of Trump’s VP pick
<div>Comments JD Vance made in 2021 disparaging "childless cat ladies” are drawing criticism from not only Democrats, but also some members of his own party.</div>
Trump offers Israel's Netanyahu warm words after White House friction
<div>It was as much as Netanyahu could have hoped for in making the trek to Florida after he gave a speech to Congress that was criticized by Democrats.</div>
FBI confirms Trump hit by bullet in assassination attempt
<div>Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indeed hit by an assassin's bullet or a fragment of one, the FBI said Friday, putting to rest questions over the nature of the Republican candidate's wounding at a campaign rally this month.</div>
Captured alleged Mexican drug kingpin pleads not guilty to U.S. charges
<div>The arrests were seen as a dramatic achievement for U.S. law enforcement that could usher in a seismic shift to Mexico's criminal landscape.</div>
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
<div>The sprawling opening ceremony delivered on the promise to send athletes down the River Seine and culminated in the stirring return of superstar singer Celine Dion.</div>
Japan should display full history of Sado mine, South Korean archaeologist says
<div>He will not advise the South Korean UNESCO delegation against accepting the designation of the mine if Japan explains its history properly.</div>
Jupiter’s Incredible Shrinking Spot
Mysteries around Jupiter’s Great Red Spot have been swirling for centuries. No one is sure when the tremendous whirl—the largest and longest-lived storm in our current solar system, with a diameter wider than planet Earth and wind speeds of more than 260 miles per hour—began. Or why it’s red. Or even who first observed it (was it a 17th-century Italian or Briton—or a 19th-century German or American?).One of its latest mysteries is why it’s been shrinking dramatically over recent decades. This qu
When the Composer Is a Geneticist
This article originally appeared in Knowable Magazine.Evolutionary geneticist and choral singer Jenny Graves has performed Joseph Haydn’s masterpiece, The Creation, on many occasions. The famous oratorio chronicles the seven days of biblical creation as described in the Book of Genesis. Yet Graves, who has spent the past 60 years studying the wonders of evolution, grew tired of singing about Adam and Eve. So she penned a secular retelling of our origin story—drawing from scientific discoveries
Choi + Shine Architects Collaborate with Communities Around the Globe to Crochet Monumental Lace Works
“The Urchins,” Marina Bay, Singapore. All images © Choi + Shine Architects, shared with permission
Whether working in Scottsdale, Arizona, or Fukuoka City, Japan, Jin Choi and Thomas Shine have found that crochet is a universal language. The pair engage communities around the world in large-scale projects that involve crafting elaborate lace patterns to be fastened to an iron armature. Both delicate and monumental, the finished works emerge from hundreds of hands and even more hours of labor, al
Alex Chinneck’s Public Infrastructure and Tools Twist to Bizarrely Impractical Proportions
All images © Alex Chinneck, shared with permission
Alex Chinneck has the world tied in knots as he distorts everyday tools and infrastructure. Twisting and twining telephone booths, hammers, and lamp posts, the British artist (previously) warps common objects to exaggerated proportions, rendering each almost entirely unusable. Mop handles form perfect bows, a brush constricts so tightly around a canister that blue paint spills out, and a bright red fire extinguisher appears choked for air. Chinn
7 art and tech ideas I discovered at Meta.Morf 2024 – [up]Loaded Bodies
This year, Meta.Morf 2024 – [up]Loaded Bodies, the Trondheim Biennale for Art and Technology, is exploring “the physical and technological body caught between virtual ecstasy and digital obesity.” The conferences, performances and exhibitions examines whether the digital lives up to its promises of freeing us from our bodies and other physical constraints. The question is as old as the digital itself but the Meta.Morf programme looked at it from multiple, unexpected and bold perspectives: what h
Vividly Rendered Birds, Monkeys, and Butterflies Enliven Jason Wheatley’s Dreamy Paintings
“Pink Moon,” oil on canvas, 39 x 55 inches. All images courtesy of Gilman Contemporary, shared with permission
“I want people to feel like they have stumbled onto a riddle,” says Jason Wheatley about his dreamy scenes. Melding realistic depictions with fantastical elements, the artist warps the time-honored traditions of still lifes by adding animals and insects to the otherwise inanimate subject matter. His most recent body of work, Language of Birds, places a range of exotic, wild birds in lav
Erin Moriarty Tells Helen Hunt Why The Boys is For the Girls
Photos courtesy of Erin Moriarty.
What if I told you that The Boys is for the girls? In a world where morally ambiguous bros masquerade as superheroes, Erin Moriarty saves the day—and passes the Bechdel Test— as Annie January slash Starlight, the good-girl-turned-baddie in Amazon Prime’s gleefully violent send-up of celebrity culture and comic book tropes. In the series, one of Amazon’s most popular originals, Starlight has the ‘supe’ power of harnessing electricity from the energetic pulses aro
Hip-hop legend Flavor Flav relishes role as hype man for U.S. water polo team
<div>The rapper is using his fame to help support the U.S. team.</div>
Author Yasmin Zaher on Patrick Bateman, Birkin Scams, and Her Debut Novel The Coin
Yasmin Zaher, photographed by Willy Somma.
The glamorous protagonist of Yasmin Zaher’s debut novel The Coin is a singular force. She has a capsule wardrobe of designer clothing and a multi-step Korean skincare routine. She arrives in New York with nothing but a wallet full of cash, an allowance from her sizable inheritance that remains inaccessible to her for vague reasons. American culture, with its “wedding dresses and obesity,” scares her. But above all, she is obsessed with cleanliness. She