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Dakota Johnson’s Latest See-Through Look Is Her Most Daring Yet
Dakota Johnson is rocking fifty shades of sheer. The Materialists star stepped out in a jaw-dropping take on the naked dress for the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner in New York City Sept. 11. For the outing, Dakota donned a floor-length sheer black Gucci gown with lace detailing that barely covered her skin underneath.…
Read MorePete Davidson Shares What He’s Cutting From His Life to Prepare for Fatherhood
Pete Davidson wants to be the king of fatherhood and philanthropy. The comedian, 31, has decided to trade in his wheels for something more fit for a father. As a result, he’s raffling off his Chevy Blazer to a lucky fan, with all the proceeds going to families of New York City police and firefighters who…
Read MoreHow a Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger Could Make or Break Hollywood
David Ellison is positioning himself as Hollywood’s newest power broker, with his family preparing a bid that could put Paramount and Warner Bros. under one roof. Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures For years, whispers have percolated around a potential merger or acquisition between Warner Bros. and Paramount (now under Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance,…
Read MoreAt Sean Kelly, Anthony Akinbola’s Bold Exploration of Medium and Metaphor
Anthony Akinbola’s “Camouflage” is at Sean Kelly gallery through October 18, 2025. Photo: Jason Wyche, courtesy Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles Camouflage is recognized in science as a form of mimicry, in which an organism or object adopts the appearance of its surroundings to evade detection. It is a physical phenomenon driven by chemical processes…
Read MoreProof Kate Middleton Is Keeping Her and Prince William’s Kids Close to Her Chest
Kate Middleton’s kids are always close by. Or, at least their initials are. Indeed, the Princess of Wales, 43, recently showcased a gold necklace featuring three charms representing the first initial of her and Prince William’s kids Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7. At her Sept. 11 outing to the Sudbury Silk…
Read MoreMark Birnbaum Catches the Next Wave at Mexico’s Private Nauka Community
Mark Birnbaum and Jaime Fasja. Nauka Mark Birnbaum, the co-founder of Catch Hospitality Group, is ready to trade wild late nights for gloriously active mornings. He’s ready to go from scene dining to family-friendly excursions. He’s ready to literally dip his toes in the sand as he heads into his next adventure. Birnbaum is still…
Read MoreScreening at Venice: Anuparna Roy’s ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’
Roy’s approach is melodic and understated, and mines drama from human corners where other storytellers might not think to look. Courtesy Celluloid Dreams A tale of two young female roommates hustling in Mumbai, Songs of Forgotten Trees premiered in the Orizzonti (or Horizons) section at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, where it won debuting filmmaker…
Read MoreSports Art Has Carved a Market Niche But Rarely Makes It into the Museum Canon
A screenprint of Chris Evert by Andy Warhol hangs in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Photo: John Corbett, courtesy the International Tennis Hall of Fame Generalizing, one can both say that art depicts life, and that for many people, sports are life. Yet sports are rarely the subject of works found in art galleries…
Read MoreInside Nina Dobrev and Shaun White’s Summer Before Break Up
Nina Dobrev and Shaun White will always have summer. Ahead of the Vampire Diaries alum and Olympian’s breakup following five years together and a one-year engagement Sept. 11, they shared a glimpse into the final sweet moments as a pair just weeks prior. In a collection of photos Nina, 36, shared to Instagram Sept. 5,…
Read MoreSavannah Chrisley “Devastated” by Death of Friend Charlie Kirk
“I was supposed to be standing next to him at every college this October,” she explained. “Instead, I sit here with a broken heart, devastated beyond words.” Describing his killing as a “political assassination,” Savannah shared the pain she feels for Charlie’s wife Erika Frantzve Kirk, who shared two young kids with the conservative activist.…
Read MoreThe Cost of Limiting Shareholder Voice: How New Restrictions Threaten Economic Growth
Restricting shareholder proposals undermines the checks and balances that protect markets, innovation and social responsibility. Unsplash+ Illegal child marriages. Coerced sterilization. Debt bondage. Until recently, shareholders had the right to raise such human rights concerns through formal proposals to corporate boards, a right protected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for nearly a century.…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About the ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease
Millions of people around the world are estimated to have Chagas disease, a potentially fatal, parasitic illness that can lie dormant for years after the initial infection. Some 280,000 people in the U.S. are among them, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but the disease is not officially considered endemic to…
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