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1 day agoEnd of the runway? Fashion world mulls post-COVID futureDue to the coronavirus pandemic the usually glamorous London Fashion Week is feeling decidedly lacklustre.
1 day agoVan Morrison targets virus restrictions in 3 new songsVan Morrison is planning to release three new songs that take a swipe at the coronavirus restrictions imposed by the British government.
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2 days agoNo public at Dutch Saint Nicholas party due to coronavirusThe annual arrival in the Netherlands of Saint Nicholas will happen without public fanfare this year because of concerns about the coronavirus.
3 days agoRestorers uncover new details in a Michelangelo PietaMuseum officials in Florence say a restoration of one of Michelangelo’s sculptures of the Madonna and Christ has uncovered previously unknown details.
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3 days agoNew picture book series celebrates kitties and unicornsA new picture book series will answer one of life's great mysteries: Can a kitty and a unicorn learn to get along.
3 days ago'The Nest' author has new novel scheduled for 2021The author of the million-selling debut novel “The Nest” has a new book coming out next year.
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Gabriela Hearst, Kerby Jean-Raymond win top fashion awardsThe Council of Fashion Designers of America gave its top fashion awards on Monday to Gabriela Hearst for womenswear and Kerby Jean-Raymond for menswear.
ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemicThere won't be any fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches at the Academy of Country Music Awards this year.
Paris Hilton says she 'feels free' after YouTube documentaryParis Hilton says she “finally feels free” after discussing her time at a Utah boarding school as a teenager.
New this week: Alicia Keys, 'Filthy Rich' and the EmmysThis week’s new entertainment releases include Alicia Keys' first album in four years, called “ALICIA,” and the return to TV of Kim Cattrall, who is at the center of Fox’...
Brad Paisley, wife fight hunger with 1 million meal pledgeCountry music star Brad Paisley and his wife are expanding their effort to fight hunger.
Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace PrizeMargaret Atwood's sweeping body of work is being recognized with a lifetime achievement award that celebrates literature’s power to foster peace, justice and understandin...
Source: Oracle wins TikTok over Microsoft in Trump-urged bidMicrosoft says its bid to buy popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, removing a leading suitor for the Chinese-owned app a week before President Donald Trump...
Perfume brand says cutting Black actor from ad was misstepBritish perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to Black actor John Boyega of “Star Wars” fame after cutting him out of the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he help...
Taylor Swift returns to ACM Awards for 'Folklore' premiereCountry-turned-pop star Taylor Swift is coming back to her roots with a performance at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.
North American box office muted; ‘Mulan’ fizzles in ChinaAudiences in North America are not rushing back to the theater just yet.
New PBS film probes construction boom on Latino workersA new film is examining the effects of the construction boom in the American Southwest on Latino workers.
Ex-diplomat Darroch astounded by UK plan to break Brexit lawKim Darroch was British ambassador to the United States until leaked comments about Donald Trump ended his 40-year diplomatic career last year.
