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Friday, July 11, 2025

Who is Morgan Riddle? A fashion influencer at Wimbledon who attends boyfriend Taylor Fritz’s matches by The Associated Press

By KEN MAGUIRE LONDON (AP) — Morgan Riddle’s effect on Wimbledon semifinalist Taylor Fritz’s rise in the rankings has been significant. He says so himself. Riddle has been at the All E…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:21AM

Photos of Cuban women embracing nail art as escape from economic crisis by The Associated Press

By RAMON ESPINOSA HAVANA (AP) — Despite Cuba’s economic crisis, many women are embracing elaborate nail art as a bold fashion statement. Manicurists like Marisel Darias Valdés treat it …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:14AM

Cuban women embrace extravagant nail art despite economic hardships by The Associated Press

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — Cuban women are embracing extravagant nail art with many willing to spend the money to have extremely long and intricate nails despite the economic obstac…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:11AM
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’ by The Associated Press

By JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netfli…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Stéphane Rolland lets couture speak for itself with space-age glamor by The Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — Stéphane Rolland went back to what he does best on Tuesday: unadulterated couture. This season at Paris Couture Week, Rolland stripped away gimmicks and let…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:06AM

Chanel marks 110 years with style — and stars — by supersizing its couture salon in a palace by The Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — Only Chanel would call its legendary Rue Cambon salon “too small” — then rebuild it, supersized, in a palace. On Tuesday, as the house marked 110 years…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:58AM
Monday, July 7, 2025

Among couture’s last independents, Iris Van Herpen unveils ‘living’ algae dress in Paris by The Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — For years, Dutch wunderkind and celebrity favorite Iris Van Herpen has occupied fashion’s edge — not just with boundary-pushing designs conjured from ban…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:59AM

Thousands of voices unite in song at traditional choir festival celebrating Estonia’s culture by The Associated Press

By DASHA LITVINOVA and KOSTYA MANENKOV TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia this weekend, and a huge crowd of spectators…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Saturday, July 5, 2025

Veterans and civilians bond over beers and bluegrass at Nashville’s American Legion Post 82 by The Associated Press

By KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matthew “Moose” Musquiz was working as a diesel mechanic in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, when h…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Friday, July 4, 2025

10 songs to celebrate Oasis’ reunion, from top hits to B-sides by The Associated Press

By MARIA SHERMAN The reunion to end all reunions is set to take place this Friday. That’s when the Britpop band Oasis gets together for a five-month world tour kicking off in Cardiff, Wale…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

What to Stream: Spielberg looks back at ‘Jaws,’ Clipse reunite and ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ is flirty by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Steven Spielberg reflecting on his shark blockbuster in the documentary “Jaws @ 50″ and Clipse, the dynamic duo of Pusha T and Malice, returning for the album “…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AM
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

2025’s best movies (so far) include ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sorry Baby’ and ‘One of Them Days’ by The Associated Press

By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as the Oscars Industrial Complex revs into high gear. The first half, though, can …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:40AM
Monday, June 30, 2025

UK police say Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s performances at Glastonbury Festival are subject to a criminal investigation by The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — UK police say Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s performances at Glastonbury Festival are subject to a criminal investigation.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:56AM
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Fusion between culture and modernity as children dance in Kenyan refugee camp by The Associated Press

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI KALOBEYEI, Kenya (AP) — Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open calabashes, while their peer…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Irish rap group Kneecap plays for a big Glastonbury crowd despite criticism by The Associated Press

By LOUISE DIXON PILTON, England (AP) — Irish-language rap group Kneecap gave an impassioned performance for tens of thousands of fans on Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival despite critic…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:58AM
Friday, June 27, 2025

Glastonbury music festival in photos by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press PILTON, England (AP) — Music lovers have flocked to a farm in the southwest of England for the legendary Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. This …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:50PM

Issey Miyake transforms the Cartier Foundation into living sculpture garden with light and movement by The Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — As Paris wilted under a ruthless June sun, Issey Miyake sent out a battalion of intergalactic fashion soldiers who shimmered at the Cartier Foundation Thursd…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Count down to Glastonbury with all the numbers you need to know by The Associated Press

By LOUISE DIXON LONDON (AP) — This week, thousands of music lovers from across the U.K. and beyond will flock to a farm in the southwest of England for the legendary Glastonbury Festival o…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji is an animator, illustrator and ceramicist. And they met on Hinge by The Associated Press

By JOCELYN NOVECK NEW YORK (AP) — Rama Duwaji’s Election Day post on Instagram was only four words long, but said all it needed to say: “couldn’t possibly be prouder.” It was accom…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:32PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway by The Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across the plaza outside Paris’ Pompidou Center Tuesday, clearing the way for a diff…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:35PM

Taylor Mac’s ‘Prosperous Fools’ skewers wealthy philanthropists in a biting satire by The Associated Press

By JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Mac does not set out to bite the hand that feeds in a new play satirizing cultural philanthropy. The MacArthur “genius grant” recipient claims t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Monday, June 23, 2025

Giorgio Armani misses Milan Fashion Week for the first time in 50 years, but his designs shine by The Associated Press

By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani’s menswear collection for the next warm weather season encoded the geography of summer in textures, geometrical designs and his signature rel…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:12AM
Sunday, June 22, 2025

2,500 revelers in baroque costumes dance until dawn at Versailles’ masked ball by The Associated Press

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Dressed in their finest baroque costumes and signature masks, guests danced the night away at the Palace of Versailles. On Saturday night, the Great Masked Ball b…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:07PM
Saturday, June 21, 2025

Dolce & Gabbana embrace wrinkled romance for spring-summer 2026 by The Associated Press

By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Dolce & Gabbana beckoned the warm weather with crumpled, take-me-anywhere comfort in their menswear collection for spring-summer 2026, previewed during Mi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:51AM
Friday, June 20, 2025

Giorgio Armani, 90, will not attend runway shows during Milan Fashion Week by The Associated Press

MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani will not be present to take his bows as usual after the upcoming Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani runway shows during Milan Fashion Week, his fashion house ann…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:53AM

South Korea’s last circus, Dongchoon, holds up as it marks centennial by The Associated Press

By HYUNG-JIN KIM ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike stunts. No more singing or acting on stage. Several hundred spectators still cl…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

List of the top summer movies since ‘Jaws’ turned it into blockbuster season in 1975 by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jaws” turns 50 this week, and its legacy of the summer movie blockbuster remains strong. The titles that have packed the most summer moviegoers into theaters since …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

10 songs to celebrate the life and legacy of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson by The Associated Press

By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82. Attempting to di…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:07PM
Saturday, June 7, 2025

What to Stream: Dierks Bentley, Sydney Sweeney, Alex Cooper and ‘Deep Cover’ by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dierks Bentley returning with the album “Broken Branches” and Sydney Sweeney in the dark, dramatic thriller “Echo Valley” …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Peckham or Sarajevo? Bosnian brothers spark joy with replica van from iconic British sitcom by The Associated Press

By ELDAR EMRIC SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — There is an unmistakable air of Peckham these days in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, as the legendary yellow three-wheeled van from the BB…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM