MILAN – Milan Fashion Week opened and closed under a beating early summer sun. Zegna wrapped up four days of shows Monday with an outdoor event set among bales of raw linen behind Milan’s City Hall, allowing city workers a view out of their windows. For the sweltering fashion crowd, Zegna fashion offered iced coffee … Read more
HOUSTON – Houston rapper Big Pokey was pronounced dead over the weekend after collapsing on stage. Big Pokey, whose real name is Milton Powell, died at the age of 45 on Sunday. A video circulating on Twitter shows Big Pokey on stage with a microphone when he collapses backward. CNN and KPRC, KSAT’s sister station … Read more
AMSTERDAM – Henk Schiffmaker’s needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian Rachmaran’s back. “Highbrow to lowbrow” is how the famous Dutch tattoo artist describes his latest project — inking sketches by Rembrandt van Rijn onto the skin of visitors to the building the Golden Age master once called home. … Read more
Loved “Everything Everywhere All at Once?” Can’t get enough of “The Flash” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” this month? Then this list is for you. We’ve compiled a non-exhaustive sampler of fiction about alternate universes and multiverses — from movies to TV to comics to books. It’s a great starter kit if your media tastes … Read more
Opal Lee is widely credited for helping make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The 96-year-old activist was in San Antonio Sunday. SAN ANTONIO — 96-year-old Opal Lee, better known as “The Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is preparing to walk 2.5 miles Monday in Fort Worth. This is in honor of the federal holiday she spent years advocating … Read more
DC and Warner Bros.’ long-in-the-works superhero movie “The Flash” opened to $55 million in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Though a fair amount of money by normal standards, a sizable jump from DC’s last release, the “Shazam!” sequel, and enough for a first place start, it’s … Read more
Netflix gave audiences first looks at some planned and upcoming projects including “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “One Piece” and the third season of “Bridgerton” at a fan event on Saturday. The event, called “Tudum,” was live-streamed from São Paulo, Brazil with the participation of talent like Kevin Hart, Chris Hemsworth, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Boyega and … Read more