Backstage at Christian Siriano’s spring/summer 2024 show, the general atmosphere is electric. Nay, romantic. Held at the iconic Pierre Hotel in New York City, a relic of gilded glory, the floor-to-ceiling murals and elaborate moldings are far from the most opulent items in your line of sight. The venue is no accident: Siriano’s ballet-inspired collection demands a grandiose, celebratory mood. Not only is the designer celebrating 15 years in business (he won Project Runway in 2007 and subsequently launched his eponymous label in 2008), but he’s a Time100 Honoree and a trailblazer in an increasingly inclusive industry. The milestone season…
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Look who returned for Victor’s funeral! Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Silvananoir from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate Salem’s goodbye to Victor, as well as Teresa, Chelsea, and Vivian’s returns. Also, did John’s paternity need yet another plot twist? Read on to see what our round table team has to say. How did you rate Victor’s funeral? Were you happy with the final goodbyes to this iconic character? Silvananoir: Honestly, they did a great job. Getting Chelsea in, bringing back Philip even though it wasn’t Jay Kenneth Johnson playing him. They…
In the realm of hair grooming, the BaByliss Snap FX Hair Clipper has carved out a niche for itself. This top-tier grooming device is renowned for its distinctive attributes, potent performance, and chic design.In this BaByliss Snap FX review, inspired by our own use, market research, and numerous customer reviews, we will dissect every facet of the BaByliss Snap FX Hair Clipper, from its distinct characteristics and efficiency to its aesthetic appeal and build quality. We will also share user feedback and some alternatives. Whether you’re a seasoned barber or seeking a dependable grooming tool for personal use, this BaByliss…
In this articleFSLRDOCUPLKRFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTTraders work as screens display the trading information for Kroger Co and Albertsons Cos Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 14, 2022.Brendan McDermid | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Hudson Pacific Properties — The California-based commercial real estate company slid 4.2% after suspending its common stock dividend. Chief Executive Victor Coleman attributed the move to tougher market conditions including the Hollywood strike.Avid Bioservices — Shares slid 4.7% after the company reported underwhelming quarterly results. Avid reported a loss of 3…
EXCLUSIVE: A24’s Sofia Coppola directed movie, Priscilla, will now go wide on Nov. 3 instead of Oct. 27. The news comes on the heels of a glowing world premiere out of the Venice Film Festival where the movie based on the Priscilla Presley’s memoir Elvis and Me grabbed a 94% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. With Dune: Part Two moving off of Nov. 3, it creates more breathing room for others movies and availability of theaters. And, true, it’s also the last weekend ‘official’ weekend of the Taylor Swift: Eras Concert movie. Talent and creators of the film including Coppola, Cailee…
SAN FRANCISCO — Rubicon Space Systems won a series of contracts with a combined value of about $6 million to deliver ASCENT thrusters to NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory in 2024. “Collectively, these three awards represent NASA and AFRL’s immense interest and trust in Rubicon as a champion of ASCENT-based propulsion,” Daniel Cavender, Director of Rubicon, a division of Plasma Processes, told SpaceNews. “This also represents both organizations’ keen interest in advancing ASCENT.” ASCENT is a non-toxic propellant developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The “Holy Grail” Under a $5.1 million AFRL award, Alabama-based Rubicon will manufacture…
Nintendo reportedly showcased the Switch 2 behind closed doors at Gamescom last month. As per Eurogamer, select game developers got an early peek at the Switch successor, alongside tech demos highlighting its improved performance. One such demo is described to have shown an improved version of 2017’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, targeting a higher framerate and resolution when compared to the original’s 30fps. That said, it’s unclear whether the game will be re-released for the new console, which is eyeing a launch in the second half of 2024. Back in August, Nintendo also sent development kits…
Students give final touches to paintings of U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at an art school in Mumbai ahead of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi, Sept. 5, 2023.Punit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden kicked off his visit to India with a private meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the leaders discussed democracy and joint technology and infrastructure projects.In a joint statement after the meeting at Modi’s home, the leaders agreed to continue action on many fronts, including semiconductors, higher education, reducing carbon emissions, 5G and…
NewsGrimes and Elon Musk Reveal Third Child, Techno Mechanicus, in New BiographyThe couple chose to keep the existence of their child, nicknamed Tau, private until nowBy Nina CorcoranSeptember 9, 2023FacebookXGrimes and Elon Musk, photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty ImagesFacebookXIn his new biography written by Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk revealed that he and Grimes have had a third child. Named Techno Mechanicus, or Tau for short, their new child’s existence was kept private until now. Musk and Grimes similarly waited months to announce their second child, Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, in 2022. Their first child, X Æ A-12, or X, was born…
Odilon Dimier | PhotoAlto | Getty ImagesEven though more students feel priced out of college entirely, there are efforts to improve access to higher education that seem to be working.In 2011, San Francisco made headlines when it became the first city in the nation to kick off a college savings account with $50 for every child entering kindergarten in the public school system.Now those students are about to enter college.More from Personal Finance: Strategy could shave thousands off college costsPublic colleges aren’t as cheap as you’d thinkHere’s how families are paying for collegeYadira Saavedra, 17, is one of the more than…
Netflix’s Virgin River based on the novels by Robyn Carr has been fulfilling fans’ need for small town drama for five seasons, and the latest one had so much of that drama, it had to be split in two. In part one, the season finale ended with a time jump and some cliffhanger info. With the upcoming release of part two, here’s everything you need to get reacquainted with the residents of Virgin River and their never ending parade of twists and turns.Who stars in Virgin River Season Five Part Two?At the end of part one, all the familiar characters…
Fall is the perfect time to merge some of our favorite things — Hallmark Channel movies, football, and college sweethearts. In Fourth Down and Love, Pascale Hutton and Ryan Paevey portrayed former college sweethearts Erin and Mike, who saw each other for the first time in years. Mike was a pro football player at home nursing an injury, and Erin was a single mom who was rooting for her flag football-playing daughter. Sparks flew on and off the field as soon as they reunited. We all have had big dreams. Mike Hanson wanted to win the championship ring for the…
In Mobility, Bunny, as aptly named as Jay Gatsby and Elle Woods, is the daughter of a public affairs officer in foreign service. “Silly but not stupid,” she splits her adolescence between boarding school and posts in Greece and Azerbaijan. Mostly, Bunny thinks of material possessions, teen soaps like Dawson’s Creek, thinness, and older white boys in boat shoes and Nantucket reds who, if not individually attractive, are “gorgeous in the aggregate.” Unambitious yet connected, she lands a position as an administrative assistant for an engineering company. Through her early twenties, she is surrounded by the “inelegant comfort of Costco…
In this articleKRFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTA customer shops in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesGood news for consumers could be bad news for Kroger.As prices that shoppers pay for groceries stabilize or fall, the supermarket operator’s sales are sagging.On Friday, the company posted fiscal second-quarter sales that missed Wall Street’s expectations. The company stuck with its full-year outlook, but said the slowing rate of inflation will mean less revenue.Here’s how the grocer did in the three-month period that ended Aug. 12 compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based…
Going with the flow: Björn Hof in his lab. (Courtesy: Nadine Poncioni/ISTA) Pumping patterns that mimic the human heartbeat can drastically reduce turbulence in a fluid that is pumped through pipes, researchers in Austria have discovered. Through a simple set of experiments, Björn Hof and colleagues at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria showed how pumping pulses interspersed with rest periods could lead to the development of far more efficient pumping techniques. The pumping of fluids plays crucial roles in industry, agriculture and the provision of utilities such as water. Indeed, it is estimated that 10% of all electrical…
Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to an oil painting of U.S. President Joe Biden, at his workshop in Amritsar on September 5, 2023, ahead of the two-day G20 summit in New Delhi.Narinder Nanu | Afp | Getty ImagesNEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden pledged Friday to deepen the partnership between their countries in their second bilateral meeting in less than six months, as Delhi prepares to host a meeting among leaders of the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing countries.The two leaders met shortly at Modi’s official residence after…
The Nun 2 made $3.1M last night at 3,200 locations. New Line’s Conjuring universe sequel, though expected to open lower than the original movie’s franchise record breaker of $53.8M, will keep what’s been a summer clock going with a projected $30M+ start. The first Nun back in 2018 made $5.4M previews before booming to a $22M first Friday. There was a lot of walk-up business from Latino and Hispanic moviegoers, and a similar halo could occur here with the sequel. Michael Chaves, the director of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and The Curse of La Llorona, takes…
WASHINGTON — Operating under a veil of secrecy reminiscent of a national security launch, Virgin Galactic performed its third commercial suborbital spaceflight Sept. 8 with three private astronauts on board. The company’s VSS Unity spaceplane, attached to its VMS Eve mothership aircraft, took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico at 10:34 a.m. Eastern. Unity separated from the aircraft and reached a peak altitude of 88.6 kilometers before gliding back to a runway landing at the spaceport at 11:36 a.m. Eastern. The “Galactic 03” flight was the third commercial mission for Unity, after the Galactic 01 research mission June 29…