A corpse doesn’t count?: Hearse driver caught using carpool lane
A hearse driver transporting a corpse was stopped for using a carpool lane — but let off with a warning after he claimed it counted as a passenger.
Off with their heels! Dior leads footwear revolution
Dior had fashionistas rocking back on their stilettos by taking footwear down to earth with a bump in its Paris haute couture show.
After backlash, Kardashian drops ‘Kimono’ name from underwear line
Kim Kardashian announced that she will change the name of her new “Kimono” line of underwear, after being accused of cultural appropriation.
Mexicans hail Paris designer amid cultural appropriation row
Italian designer Maurizio Galante gave a lesson Sunday in how to take inspiration from indigenous cultures without being accused of cultural appropriation.
Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry
A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo.
Argentine cartoonist Guillermo Mordillo dies aged 86
Argentinian cartoonist Guillermo Mordillo, known for drawing characters with bulbous noses, has died in Spain aged 86, his representatives said Monday.
‘Stoned’-baked pizza? South African eatery can oblige
If you are keen on pizza, you can aim higher with a South African eatery proud to unveil a new kind of pizza featuring cannabis.
Drag Queen Story Hour: Once upon a time in a bookstore…
“[Our] message is to empower the youth to be good people and to accept everybody for who they are, through storytelling,” says drag queen Athena Kills.
Bolshoi ballet star pays tribute to Coco Chanel in new show
The life of “Coco” Chanel will be celebrated in a new ballet at Moscow that highlights the designer’s love of Russia and starring Svetlana Zakharova.