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The opening days of Lollapalooza 2026 have delivered a new collection of expressive beauty looks, with performers and festivalgoers embracing graphic makeup, experimental hair and highly personal styling. Among the early standouts are appearances from artists including Sombr and Ecca Vandal, whose looks treat beauty as part of the performance…
BTS has reportedly withdrawn its comeback album Arirang from Grammy consideration in protest against the newly created Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. The group’s position is that separating Asian pop from the general field risks marginalising the artists the award is intended to recognise. The decision brings an important…
Luxury’s most ambitious summer activations are transforming beach clubs, hotels and holiday destinations into immersive brand worlds. This season’s highlights include Dolce & Gabbana at Sicily’s San Domenico Palace, Burberry at Hôtel Belles Rives in Antibes, Dior at Capri’s Il Riccio and Jacquemus at the Mandarin Oriental on the Turkish…
New York’s Museum of Modern Art opens It’s Alive! A Century of Animation from the Collection today, bringing together a hundred years of experiments in movement, illustration and visual storytelling. The exhibition spans early characters such as Felix the Cat and Gertie the Dinosaur, postwar avant-garde films, Sesame Street animator…
A historic townhouse in the Czech Republic has been given a deeply tactile new life through reclaimed materials, handcrafted finishes and a careful respect for its architectural past. Rather than erasing the building’s imperfections, the renovation treats them as part of its character, combining preserved elements with thoughtfully introduced contemporary…
The remote Træna archipelago, located at the edge of the Arctic Circle, is being positioned as an unexpected alternative to Europe’s crowded Mediterranean coast. Its newest arrival is Ytri, a 38-room hotel on the tiny island of Husøya, where an almost lunar landscape meets contemporary Norwegian design. Created with regional…
A new travel feature explores Italy through the 11 properties of Sina Hotels, a family-owned hospitality group founded in 1958. Its hotels occupy historic buildings across destinations including Venice, Florence, Rome, Perugia and Capri, each combining distinctly Italian grandeur with carefully considered contemporary updates. At the Sina Bernini Bristol in…
Whole Foods has launched its first co-branded merchandise collection with cult tinned-seafood brand Fishwife. The colourful regenerative-cotton bags come in three sizes, including a miniature tote designed to carry a single tin of fish and perhaps a lemon. The collaboration reflects the growing “Kitchen Couture” movement, in which food brands…
Australian artist Michael Zavros has won the 2026 Archibald Prize People’s Choice Award for Alex with His Tefillin in the Sea, an intimate portrait of Jewish community leader Alex Ryvchin created in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack. The emotionally charged painting explores grief, faith and cultural continuity. A…
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has announced Chairman, his first book and the most comprehensive survey yet of his colourful chair designs. The monograph traces more than a decade of work shaped by Nigerian storytelling, London life, diasporic identity and the transformation of discarded furniture. Ilori’s chairs are never simply functional…
