Nicolas Ottersten, creative director of Saudi’s popular streetwear label 1886, presented a collection that crystallized the brand’s evolution from its street roots into what he’s dubbed “urban luxury.” It’s a synthesis of…
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Dave Ball, synth-pop hitmaker as one half of Soft Cell, dies aged 66 | Dave Ball
Dave Ball, who as one half of Soft Cell brought dark, cutting-edge synth-pop to the masses, has died aged 66.
Representatives for the musician said he “passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Wednesday”. No cause of death was…
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Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists announced
Who doesn’t need a dancing gorilla to spark some joy in their life right now?
A windswept gannet, laughing lions and a sleepy frog could also lift the mood, which is probably why they…
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Journey Home, David Gulpilil: the ‘extraordinary’ 4,000km, 10-month effort to return the actor home | Australian film
He was a man who danced between two worlds, carried stories across continents and, on his final journey, returned to the land that made him.
Before his death in November 2021, actor David Gulpilil made one final request: to be laid to rest in his…
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Second City’s Side Hustle: Helping CEOs Improvise
An improv comic, an NHL player and a Fortune 500 CEO walk into a theater … but it’s no joke, it’s big business.
The Second City, the venerable Chicago-based improvisational comedy institution, has quietly built out a surprising…
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Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball dies, aged 66
Mark SavageMusic correspondent
Getty ImagesDave Ball (left) formed Soft Cell with Marc Almond in Leeds in 1977 Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering 1980s synth-pop band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66.
Alongside singer Marc Almond, the duo…
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The new Fondation Cartier is helping reshape central Paris – The Economist
- The new Fondation Cartier is helping reshape central Paris The Economist
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Netflix Releasing ‘Stranger Things’ Finale in Theaters
Netflix‘s previously stated plan not to release the series finale of Stranger Things into theaters has been turned upside down.
The streamer announced Thursday that the highly anticipated feature-length ending to the coming-of-age…
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‘I’m alive, but battered’: Philip Pullman’s new novel was a struggle – The Washington Post
- ‘I’m alive, but battered’: Philip Pullman’s new novel was a struggle The Washington Post
- The Rose Field by Philip Pullman – nail-biting conclusion to the Northern Lights series The Guardian
- The Heroine of ‘His Dark Materials’ Is…
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TV tonight: Lauren Lyle heads to New Zealand in a stressful new thriller | Television
The Ridge
9pm, BBC Two
Lauren Lyle, the Karen Pirie star, gets stuck in to another meaty protagonist role in this stressful psychological thriller. Mia is an anaesthetist, and also a recovering alcoholic. After an event at the hospital threatens…
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