Month: November 2019

On Thursday evening, fashion’s elite took a break from Milan’s runway shows and presentations to celebrate the launch of Valentino’s latest eyewear collection, Valentino Mirage.  ‘We are very happy to present the first collection—under the collaboration with Luxottica,” said Valentino CEO Stefano Sassi. “We believe that this partnership, that combines our savoir faire and Luxottica’s great…

It wasn’t always glitz, glam (and fabulous spring haircuts) for Jennifer Lopez. Back in the day, when she was an up-and-coming dancer and trying to make it, she was struggling, and there was one food she remembers eating all the time to survive. “I remember only getting to have one piece of pizza every day…

Beyoncé gave you just another reason to proudly call yourself a member of the Beyhive after she gifted a Houston teen battling cancer the surprise of a lifetime. Alief Hastings High School student Ebony Banks, whose nickname is “Ebob,” has been fighting a rare form of Stage 4 cancer for most of her senior year,…

Priyanka Chopra has a jam-packed schedule, with the second season of Quantico underway on ABC and Baywatch being released in theaters in May. That means she wasn’t able to travel back to her native India to celebrate the epic and beautiful Hindu spring festival of Holi, which is also aptly referred to as the “festival…

From dancing around in cupcake bras with cherries on top to ranking her exes based their bedroom skills, Katy Perry is someone who seems more than comfortable with her sexuality. However, that wasn’t always the case for the pop star, who grew up in an extremely strict household with her Pentecostal pastor parents. And when…

The military upheaval in Turkey, whose final consequences are yet to be seen, highlights a major weakness in worldwide efforts to promote democracy. This event underscores the need to establish binding international legal principles to ban the recognition of military regimes as a result of coups d’état. Establishment of such principles, and the creation of…

Queen Elizabeth had to fight for the love of her life. As depicted on the hit Netflix series The Crown, whispering courtiers – along with Elizabeth’s father King George VI – had reservations about Philip Mountbatten, a young, dashing naval officer. But the young Elizabeth only ever had eyes for Prince Philip, who announced his…

In the tumultuous aftermath of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the European left is responding with a mix of reason, measured reassurances, and righteous defiance. Left Unity, a populist UK political party, released a statement early Friday morning that criticized the right-wing organizers of the Leave campaign and vowed to “step up the…

About 40 million adults in the U.S. will suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. Which is why so many people are sharing their experiences with anxiety on Twitter using the hashtag #WhatAnxietyFeelsLike. They want to break down the stigma around this mental illness, because there’s nothing shameful or weak about…

Global warming is on track to top 3° Celsius, the United Nations warned this week, because today’s climate pledges are “not nearly enough” to prevent dangerous levels of warming. “Governments are drinking in the ‘last chance saloon’ if the lofty goals of the Paris climate agreement are to be met.”—Asad Rehman, Friends of the Earth…