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A Mississippi prosecutor went on a racist crusade to have a black man executed. Clarence Thomas thinks that was just fine. That’s the message of an astonishing decision today from the Supreme Court. The facts of the case, known as Flowers v. Mississippi, are straightforward. As Justice Brett Kavanaugh put it, in his admirably blunt […]

The first time I noticed that quite a lot of people on the Internet seemed to be begging celebrities to kill them was a couple of years ago. “Can lana del rey step on my throat already,” one person tweeted. “Snap my neck and hide my body,” another announced, when Lady Gaga posted a new […]

After Barack Obama abruptly called off a missile strike on Syria, in August, 2013, he appeared in the Rose Garden on a Saturday afternoon, alongside his Vice-President, Joe Biden, to explain that his decision was driven by a desire to obtain congressional authorization. (The authorization never came; neither did the strike.) Donald Trump’s Rose Garden […]

Critics are formed by their early experiences, which congeal into the ideas, tastes, habits, and prejudices that inform a lifetime of work. If they’re both conscientious and lucky, critics also find ways of overcoming their prejudices. The joyful shock of watching new movies is one way of doing so; confronting the work of other critics […]

Share 20th Jun 2019 In a first for an American designer, US fashion luminary, Ralph Lauren, has been named an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) for his services to fashion. WWD reports that the legendary designer — whose brand has been seen on royals Kate Middleton and […]

Image Credits: François Goizé Just last week, Cartier threw an event fit for royalty to celebrate the launch of its new high jewellery collection, Magnitude. Actresses Claire Foy, Letitia Wright, Ella Balinska and Lily Collins were in attendance for this ultra-exclusive affair.  Guests dazzled in jaw-dropping gowns for the cocktail attire dress code at London’s […]

Image credits: Getty Images Fifty years ago this year, the police waged a violent raid on the Greenwich Village gay bar the Stonewall Inn. Such attacks happened all too frequently, but this time the LGBTQ+ community fought back harder than ever before – marking what is widely considered the birth of the gay rights movement. […]

Fashion designer Carla Zampatti’s signature aesthetic — an elegant balance between refined beauty and streamlined function — is most apparent in her home in Sydney’s Woollahra, an exquisitely secluded four-bedroom Italianate-style building surrounded by a lush garden scattered with sculptures. In the back of the house, Amalfi chaise lounge from Janus Et Cie. Zampatti’s intuitive […]

Share 18th Jun 2019 The Duchess of Sussex may be on maternity leave from royal duties after giving birth to son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on May 6, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to hear from or see the actress-turned-duchess until she returns to royal duties reportedly in the UK autumn (Australia’s spring) this […]

Irresponsible Ghost You come into the kitchen to find dirty dishes piled everywhere. You thought you turned off the lights when you went to bed, but, when you wake up, they’re all still on. You try to dispute your alarmingly high electric bill by claiming that it’s your ghost’s fault, but you had this problem […]