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Giorgio Armani leaves a legacy as 'the master of luxury ready-to-wear'
September 05, 2025 - 1:52 PM

MILAN (AP) — For Giorgio Armani, it was always the clothes. And his clothes all started with the fabrics.
Greg Iles, Mississippi author of 'Natchez Burning' trilogy, dies of cancer at 65
August 16, 2025 - 8:02 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Greg Iles, the Mississippi author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy and other works, has died. He was 65.
Elie Saab blends 19th-century romance with red carpet precision in fall couture
July 09, 2025 - 4:22 PM

PARIS (AP) — Elie Saab, the Lebanese designer long favored on the red carpet, returned to familiar territory on Wednesday, with fall haute couture — and did so unapologetically.
2025’s best movies (so far) include 'Sinners,' 'Sorry Baby' and 'One of Them Days'
July 01, 2025 - 5:23 PM

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 offer more of a thrill of discovery.
At Hermès, woven leather and quiet confidence set the tone for Paris menswear
June 28, 2025 - 12:44 PM

PARIS (AP) — While much of Paris Fashion Week chased spectacle, Hermès chose a different path.
Chef Nobu serves his famous miso cod with a side of inspiration in a new documentary
June 27, 2025 - 12:59 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — World-famous chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa has been tantalizing foodies for decades as he built his empire to include more than 50 upscale restaurants and several luxury hotels. The new

National Arts Centre Orchestra's tour to Korea and Japan serves up Beethoven, Oscar Peterson, and some cultural diplomacy
June 06, 2025 - 1:14 PM

TOKYO — The daily operation of an orchestra typically runs like clockwork — every minute is meticulously scheduled, rehearsals are tightly run, and the search for precision is constant.
Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-pop’s first deaf group
May 30, 2025 - 6:29 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time.
Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes
May 18, 2025 - 8:19 AM

CANNES, France (AP) — When Richard Linklater first started thinking about making a film about the French New Wave, he figured he'd show it all everywhere except one place.
Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
April 20, 2025 - 12:26 AM

CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe (AP) — A pair of white hands blinding a Black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing the skull of a screaming native with his boot. Chained men in gold mines, and a pregnant woman.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Giorgio Armani leaves a legacy as 'the master of luxury ready-to-wear'

Greg Iles, Mississippi author of 'Natchez Burning' trilogy, dies of cancer at 65

Elie Saab blends 19th-century romance with red carpet precision in fall couture

2025’s best movies (so far) include 'Sinners,' 'Sorry Baby' and 'One of Them Days'

At Hermès, woven leather and quiet confidence set the tone for Paris menswear

Chef Nobu serves his famous miso cod with a side of inspiration in a new documentary

National Arts Centre Orchestra's tour to Korea and Japan serves up Beethoven, Oscar Peterson, and some cultural diplomacy

Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-pop’s first deaf group

Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes

Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy

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