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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: Selena Gomez attends as she hosts the Inaugural Rare Impact Fund Benefit Supporting Youth Mental Health on October 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Rare Impact Fund)
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John Waters: Pope of Trash Exhibition, on Wednesday September 13, 2023 at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, California
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VERSAILLES, FRANCE - JUNE 26: Karol G attends the "Le Chouchou" Jacquemus' Fashion Show at Chateau de Versailles on June 26, 2023 in Versailles, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Bianca Saunders 'YELLOW' SS20 campaign. Shot and Styled by Ronan McKenzie
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PROJECT RUNWAY -- Episode 2014 -- Pictured: Bishme Cromartie -- (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/Bravo)
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Arts

Collection galleries at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
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These books are being used to train AI. No one told the authors
A painting valued at $15,000 turned out to be by Rembrandt. It could now sell for $18 million
Ryu Seungryong plays Jang Ju-Won, a former spy with regenerative powers in "Moving."
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Nobel Prize in literature goes to Jon Fosse for ‘innovative’ works that ‘give voice to the unsayable’
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China's military released a video on its official social media account on National Day, marking the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military’s goal of Taiwan ‘reunification’
Turkish film festival canceled amid ‘censorship’ controversy
One family’s battle to be reunited with art looted by the Nazis

Architecture

An artist's impression of world's tallest hybrid timber tower in South Perth, Australia.
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World’s tallest wooden tower to be built in Australia
Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad photographed in their living room, which features a vintage George Smith sofa upholstered with Schumacher antique strie velvet, vintage swivel chairs upholstered in Loro Piana cashmere and a water-bottle chandelier by Willie Cole.
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See inside author Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winner Jon Batiste’s Brooklyn sanctuary
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Mitsui Fudosan
‘Like building skyscrapers in Central Park’: Tokyo redevelopment plan sparks protests
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The design of diplomacy: See inside the lavish reception rooms at the US State Department
The Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre, shown in a rendering, could be a model for cultural spaces in permanent refugee settlements.
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One of the world’s largest refugee camps is getting a groundbreaking new arts center
London skyline with dome of St Paul's cathedral on a cloudy day
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This 350-year-old London landmark just hosted its first techno night
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Miami’s latest lavish skyscraper will be courtesy of Dolce&Gabbana;

Fashion

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The runway show that changed hip-hop fashion forever
Los Feliz, CA - *EXCLUSIVE* - Shaggy haired actor Chris Pine is spotted stopping for a cup of coffee after attending a dance class in Los Feliz. Chris was rocking a very colorful cardigan paired with a PBS tee during the morning outing. Pictured: Chris Pine BACKGRID USA 6 OCTOBER 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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Look of the Week: Chris Pine ushers in sweater weather with a chaotic workout look
LOS ANGELES - MAY 31: Victoria and David Beckham attend The 2003 MTV Movie Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on May 31, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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USA. Virginia. A black girl and a white girl make up in the ladies room before an integration dinner party during the civil rights strike in America. 1958.
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Venice, ITALY - *PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* -*Web Embargo 11:11 AM EDT on October 3, 2023** Anya Taylor-Joy and Malcolm McRae get married out in the romantic city of Venice at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta on the Grand Canal. The Queen's Gambit Actress Anya Taylor-Joy winner of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award is seen out on a balcony in preparation for the big day where a whole host of celebrity guests arrive via boat to the lavish Italian ceremony. September 30, 2023 Pictured: Anya Taylor-Joy BACKGRID USA 3 OCTOBER 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: Cobra Team/Splash News / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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Look of the Week: Anya Taylor-Joy stuns in unconventional wedding dress
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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 24: Donatella Versace attends the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023 during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 on September 24, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)
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Donatella Versace slams Italian government’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies
MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 20: Linda Evangelista, Naomi Watts, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci, Amber Valletta, Demi Moore, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Nikolai von Bismarck attend the Fendi Spring Summer 2024 fashion show on September 20, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo M. Raule/Getty Images for Fendi)
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Milan Fashion Week: Stars and style align at the Spring-Summer 2024 shows

Design

From Heritage Auctions: Screen Matched Hero "Red Leader" (Red One) X-wing Starfighter Filming Miniature with Articulating Servo-Controlled Wings and Lights from Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (TCF, 1977). Built by the team at Industrial Light & Magic which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars, this 1:24 scale filming miniature is one of only four hero filming miniatures created with servo-controlled wings that spread open into "Attack Position". Constructed of resin, vacuum-formed styrene, acrylic, and metal components over an aluminum internal armature, expertly painted and finished as a battle-distressed spacecraft, replete with service wear, blast marks and heat-scorching around exhaust nozzles.
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Long-lost ‘Star Wars’ X-wing model up for auction with starting price of $400,000
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Celebrity florist Jeff Leatham is in full bloom
Aerial view of typical buildings of Barcelona cityscape from helicopter.
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The red room is Von Teese's library. Built-in shelves, designed to mirror the room's preexisting Moorish archways, were added in order to house the star's extensive book collection. (She's a bestselling author herself; Von Teese's latest book, a style guide entitled Fashioning the Femme Fatale, is due next year.) The room showcases a lot of Von Teese's extensive antiques collection—"things were just made more beautifully back then"—but the couch is a reproduction. "I didn't have room for a full-size Art Deco couch, so we created something with a '30s look, but on a smaller scale," she says. Von Teese wears one of her favorite pieces of vintage loungewear, which she happens to collect. "This one's really extravagant," she says. "It has a long train and these long balloon sleeves, and you just can't help but wonder why. Maybe it was made for a movie or something."(Architectural Digest)
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More is more: Maximalism is making interior design fun again
Feb. 19, 1999 - Cupertino, California, U.S. - Apple founder and current chief STEVE JOBS, cross legged and smiling as he holds the iMac that has become the hottest-selling computer on the market. The computer now comes in five fruit-inspired colors including blueberry and strawberry. Shown is the original Bondai Blue color. (Credit Image: © Apple Computer/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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Fig. 1. a--b. a) Overview of the Mörigen arrowhead. Note adhering bright sediment material. Remnants of an older label on the left of the sample number. Total length is 39.3 mm. Photograph: Thomas Schüpbach. b) side view of the Mörigen arrowhead. Layered texture is well visible. Point is to the right.
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Arrowhead made from meteorite 3,000 years ago found near lake in Europe

Beauty

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Miss USA (14131799cj) Miss Utah USA 2023 Noelia Voigt crowned Miss USA 2023 72nd Miss USA Pageant, Show, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada, USA - 29 Sep 2023
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Utah’s Noelia Voigt crowned Miss USA 2023
A screenshot from Ariana Grande's new video for Vogue.
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Ariana Grande reveals she had ‘a ton’ of lip filler and Botox, but stopped years ago
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Tell-all book lifts the lid on troubled beauty brand Glossier
Marisol Suarez's Braided Wig is seen in this 2010 photograph.
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France’s hairiest exhibition explores history’s hirsute trends
Julien Farel cuts the hair of US Open player Austin Krajicek at Farel's salon in Arthur Ashe stadium in Queens, New York, on Wednesday, August 30.
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Serving looks: See inside the exclusive hair salon for tennis players at the US Open
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Zendaya attends the red carpet of the movie "Dune" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 03, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
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Red carpets without actors have repercussions for Hollywood ‘glam squads’
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‘Cosmology’: The Japanese skincare range designed for astronauts
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28: Cara Delevingne walks the runway during the Balmain show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2019 on September 28, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)
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The big business of brows

Luxury

A screen matched light-up C-3PO head from the 1977 film 'Star Wars: A New Hope' (estimated £500,000 - 1,000,000) which is part of Anthony Daniels' personal collection during a preview for the showbiz memorabilia auction, at the Propstore in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Picture date: Wednesday September 20, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images)
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C-3PO ‘Star Wars’ head goes on sale in huge movie memorabilia auction
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Billionaire with ‘more wine than could be drunk in a lifetime’ to sell 25,000 bottles worth $50M
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$10,000 bill from Great Depression era sells for $480,000 at auction
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The last photos of John Franklin’s doomed polar expedition party sell for over $545,000
The skeleton of an adult dinosaur named Barry, a large specimen of Camptosaurus from the end of the Jurassic period, roughly 150 million years ago, is on display at Drouot auction house in Paris.
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Rare dinosaur skeleton, known as ‘Barry,’ goes on sale in Paris auction
The Great Hall at the Château de Ferrières. Watercolor by Eugène Lami.
Christie's Images Limited 2023
Treasures from Rothschild family collection could fetch $30 million at unprecedented auction
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Life in limbo: Photographer documents ‘Kafka-esque’ migrant experience
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"La ciudad amurallada era una especie de piedra de toque arquitectónico en términos de lo que una ciudad puede ser, no planificada, autogenerada, no regulada", dice el fotógrafo Greg Girard.
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