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This infamous ‘80s hairstyle is seeing a resurgence in young men
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Life in limbo: Photographer documents ‘Kafka-esque’ migrant experience
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Christina Quarles, the multiracial queer painter transforming the art of the nude
The new book "90s" published by powerHouse Books features images of supermodels from the era shot by French fashion photographer Thierry Le Gouès.
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Photos capture free-wheeling spirit of 90s supermodel era
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Robot takes podium as orchestra conductor in South Korea
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Basketball court to open high up in a ‘supertall’ skyscraper
Microscopic 'Louis Vuitton' handbag sells for $63K, the latest project from art collective MSCHF.
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Barely visible ‘Louis Vuitton’ handbag sells for over $63,000
Taylor Swift is seen on June 27, 2023 in New York City.
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Taylor Swift makes the case for the summer ‘skort’

Arts

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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-winning novelist, hospitalized with Covid-19
Art-loving Helsinki deputy mayor caught graffitiing the city
Judy Blume’s books were formative for generations of readers. Here’s why they endure
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BMW taps artist Julie Mehretu to paint its latest Art Car
Steeped in history and race, Gary Simmons’ ghostly artworks are timeless — and all too timely
Scholar finds doodles made by Henry VIII in ancient prayer book
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Klimt’s ‘last masterpiece’ sells for record-breaking $108.4 million
This Norwegian couple’s playful, gender-defying portraits were discovered by chance, decades after their deaths
After 25 years and $185m, Spain’s new Royal Collections Museum is finally opening

Architecture

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Japan’s tallest skyscraper, part of ambitious ‘urban village,’ completed in Tokyo
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World’s largest ‘wood city’ to be built in Stockholm
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Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural center to open in Berlin
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Billionaire heiress Aerin Lauder shows off her ‘enchanting’ Palm Beach mansion
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The only skyscraper in Paris is about to turn 50, and many Parisians still hate it
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‘Like entering a forest’: Inside Asia’s largest timber building
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American Museum of Natural History’s soaring, $465M new science center opens

Fashion

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How would Princess Diana have dressed today?
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell welcomes her second child
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Jacquemus’ Versailles show was an ode to Princess Diana
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Rihanna shows off baby bump in new Louis Vuitton campaign
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Princess Diana’s famous ‘black sheep’ sweater is going up for auction
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Remember when Paris Hilton wore a Barbie-branded handbag to a Britney Spears concert?
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Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton star-studded debut sparked joy
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Look of the Week: An Olsen twin in color!

Design

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Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old Stonehenge-like sanctuary in the Netherlands
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‘Barbie’ movie’s pink paint splurge led to global shortage, production designer says
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Lego is heading back to the ’80s with a 2,651-piece model ‘Pac-Man’ arcade cabinet
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Could these air purification towers tackle India’s pollution problem?
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Craft, salvage and sustainability take center stage at Milan Design Week
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King Charles’ coronation cross will contain relic believed to be from Christ’s crucifixion

Beauty

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Roman obsession with hairlessness revealed as more than 50 pairs of tweezers discovered in Britain
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Summer is back, and so is this nostalgic beauty staple
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From diversity to accessibility, can technology change the way we think about beauty for the better?
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The art of growing bald gracefully
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‘Back to school’ Botox blog promoting injections for moms banned
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How Playboy cut ties with Hugh Hefner to create a post-MeToo brand
The $500 billion beauty industry’s ‘green’ ambitions are a patchwork at best. And they’re falling short
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A 106-year-old from the Philippines is Vogue’s oldest ever cover model
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TikTok’s latest trending beauty filter, Teenage Look, returns users to their younger selves
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A juicy new book explores the cultural history of the backside
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Madonna hits back at ageist criticism after Grammy Awards appearance
You can now add top-surgery scars, binders and hearing aids to your ‘Sims’ characters
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Photography

"La ciudad amurallada era una especie de piedra de toque arquitectónico en términos de lo que una ciudad puede ser, no planificada, autogenerada, no regulada", dice el fotógrafo Greg Girard.
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What this playful photo reveals about Hong Kong’s infamous ‘Walled City’
A man holds a Coca-Cola bottle outside the Forbidden City in 1981.
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Photo of a man posing with a Coca-Cola bottle symbolized a cultural shift in China
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This photo of male intimacy in 1980s India was more subversive than it seems
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How this photographer makes sublime landscapes of the American West
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‘How to make applesauce’: A photograph that made time stand still
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Jon Horvath
The small town of Bliss, Idaho, is ‘disappearing’ — a photographer has created a capsule of life there