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Lifestyle & Culture

The Armani Renaissance Is Officially On

On Sunday evening, on the way to the Emporio Armani fashion show here, I did what I always do with … oh, six free minutes of my day: I checked eBay. Perhaps to get in the Armani spirit, I searched “vintage Armani” (a search I’ve had saved in my account for a couple of years […]

Lifestyle & Culture

2025 Oscar Nomination Voting Is Officially Over

As firefighters gradually gain control over the wildfires across Los Angeles, life in Hollywood is edging back toward normalcy. After a series of speed bumps, the 2025 Oscar voting process is gearing back up, with a big milestone finally achieved as of 5 p.m. PT Friday. There was a time just a few weeks ago […]

Entertainment

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Case Is Officially Over

Almost six months after a Santa Fe judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in the Rust tragedythe case is finally over. On Monday, the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release that special prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the state’s notice of appeal filed on Nov. 21. Had it moved […]

Science

The position of the magnetic north pole is officially changing. Why?

On Dec. 17, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geological Survey (BGS) released an updated version of the World Magnetic Modela prediction for how Earth’s magnetic field will shift and change over the next five years. The World Magnetic Model, which predicts the difference between magnetic north and true north at […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Annie Leibovitz’s Spectacular Portraits of the King and Queen of Spain Are Officially on Display

In the 20 years that they have been married, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have posed for official portraits by many photographers. None, however, have been the subject of as much anticipation as those taken by Annie Leibovitz, one of the most celebrated photographers in the world, for the Banco de España’s collection […]