Tag: life&style
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LIFESTYLE | Post-modern classic
Luxury watch manufacture Armin Strom announced the launch of two new models of its ground-breaking Tribute 1. The brand’s post-modern interpretation of the classic dress watch ... -
LIFESTYLE | Silky summer skin
This summer, Aesop is launching a skin-supportive daily-use serum for city dwellers. Central to the anti-oxidant-rich Parsley Seed Skin Care range, Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum ... -
Hallmark media CEO leaves, month after same-sex ad backlash
The head of Hallmark’s media business is leaving the company after 11 years, just a month after its flagship Hallmark Channel faced an outcry over a ... -
Report: Hank Azaria to quit voicing Apu on ‘The Simpsons’
Hank Azaria says he has no plans to continue voicing the character of Apu on “The Simpsons,” according to an industry blog. But that isn’t to ... -
BBC chief Tony Hall to step down amid mounting challenges
BBC Director-General Tony Hall announced Monday that he will step down from the helm of the U.K. broadcaster in six months after seven years in the ... -
Priyanka Chopra Jonas joining Amazon’s spy series ‘Citadel’
Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star opposite Richard Madden in the U.S. edition of “Citadel,” a drama series to be produced in conjunction with programs from several ... -
Springsteen shows up for son’s swearing-in as firefighter
Bruce Springsteen’s son was sworn in Tuesday as a firefighter with the Jersey City Fire Department, along with 15 others. Sam Springsteen was joined by his ... -
‘Bullitt’ Mustang sells for $3.74 million at Florida auction
The Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang GT featured in the film “Bullitt” was sold last week at a Florida auction house for $3.74 million. The sale ... -
Bye, Ricky Gervais: Poehler, Fey to host 2021 Golden Globes
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will share host duties for the Golden Globes ceremony in 2021. Poehler herself shared the announcement at a TV critics meeting ... -
In a 24/7 food culture, periodic fasting gains followers
On low-carb diets, meat and cheese are OK. On low-fat diets, fruit and oatmeal are fine. With the latest diet trend, no foods at all are ... -
Flavored vapes may be pulled from US market
President Donald Trump says the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promising, “We’re going to protect our families, we’re going ... -
Hello, dogo: Two new breeds get the American Kennel Club’s nod
A powerful Argentine big-game hunter and a sociable French water dog have made the American Kennel Club’s list of recognized breeds. The club announced Tuesday ... -
Mexico City zoo welcomes second baby giraffe of the year
The Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City is celebrating its second baby giraffe of the year, already as tall as a full-grown human. The female giraffe was ... -
UK publishes celebrity home addresses by mistake
British officials have apologized after mistakenly publishing the home addresses of more than 1,000 people who received special honors including singers Elton John and Olivia Newton-John. ... -
Newseum hailed free press, but got beaten by free museums
In 2008, the Newseum — a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists — opened on prime Washington real ... -
Dancer born with one hand makes Radio City Rockettes history
A dancer born with one hand is the first person with a visible disability ever hired by New York’s famed Radio City Rockettes. “I don’t want ... -
Lindsey Vonn goes social with P.K. Subban marriage proposal
Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P.K. Subban. “Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!! On our 2 year anniversary, in a “non traditional” move, ... -
30-plus years of ‘Garfield’ comic strips to sell at auction
Cartoonist Jim Davis is offering up more than 11,000 “Garfield” comic strips hand-drawn on paper in an auction that will stretch into the coming years, with ... -
Murakami holds rare public reading to mark debut anniversary
A monkey that confesses he steals women’s identity cards, causing them to temporarily forget who they are, starred this week as author Haruki Murakami marked 40 ... -
Raphael show with famous Madonna paintings opens in Berlin
Berlin is opening the first of three Raphael exhibitions this week as the art world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death next year. ... -
In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads
The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a “wrong decision,” said it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from ... -
Belgian carnival removed from UNESCO list over racism row
A famous Belgian carnival was removed from the U.N.’s cultural heritage list on Friday following complaints that its most recent edition contained blatant displays of anti-Semitism. ... -
Kim Kardashian West sues doctor over ‘Vampire Facial’
Reality TV star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian West is suing an Alabama doctor over claims he wrongly used her image to promote a medical procedure called ... -
No Christmas tinsel in Iraq, in solidarity with protesters
The Christmas tree in the middle of a central Baghdad plaza occupied by anti-government protesters is bare, save for portraits of those killed under fire from ... -
Life & Style | New Zealand finds perfect spokesman: Stephen Colbert
New Zealand has relied on hobbits, bungy jumping and rugby to entice tourists in the past. Now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may have found the perfect ... -
Charges against Remy Ma are dropped
Manhattan prosecutors have dropped their case against Remy Ma. The Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested in May on charges of punching her “Love & Hip Hop New ... -
Obamas’ publisher makes new pledge to education organization
The publisher of Barack and Michelle Obama has pledged to donate 300,000 children’s books to a leading educational organization, adding to the 1 million copies already ... -
Drake is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade
Drake is the king of streaming: the rapper has been named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade. Spotify announced Tuesday that Drake has been streamed 28 ... -
Two K-pop stars get prison terms for sexual crimes
A South Korean court on last week found two K-pop stars guilty of illicit sexual relations with a woman who was unable to resist and sentenced ... -
Author Milan Kundera has Czech citizenship restored
Milan Kundera, the Czech-born author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” has been given back the citizenship of his homeland that he lost 40 years ago. ... -
Daughter in admissions scandal returns to YouTube channel
Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli (pictured, left) posted yesterday [Macau time] her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and ... -
Relic thought to be from Jesus’ manger arrives in Bethlehem
A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived last weekend in its permanent home in the biblical city of ... -
Merry Clickmas | Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4 billion
This year’s Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, as fewer people hit the stores and shoppers rang up $7.4 billion in transactions from ... -
Celebrities like Kate Hudson and Drake get in the spirit
At one time it was scents. Now it seems to be booze. The number of celebrities who have branched out into endorsing — or even helping ... -
Life & Style | Jane Seymour on finding new love in her mid-60s: No Tinder
Jane Seymour was in her mid-60s when her husband of 20 years decided it was over. The actress was floored. “I had a long marriage and ...
