Condé Nast bans fur after decades of protest. Is it a turning point, or another fashion fad?

For decades, animal rights activists, campaigners and ethical designers have fought to strip fur fashion of its glamour and expose the cruelty behind it. From bold celebrity-led protests to quiet shifts in consumer values, these efforts have...

World-Famous Vienna Boys Choir at WSC October 23

WAYNE – Wayne State College welcomes the world-famous Vienna Boys Choir to Ramsey Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 23. The 7:30 p.m. performance in the Peterson Fine Arts Building kicks off the 2025-26 Wayne State Black & Gold Performing Arts Series. The...

Learning from the past: how historical tariffs have impacted the art market

“That everybody could receive something without anyone having to pay,” wrote Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923), the Italian polymath, on the illusory allure of protectionism as the ideal vote-catcher. As any British school pupil studying history will...

Singer-songwriter Vienna Teng to open Club Kuss concert series

Teng, whose sound she describes as chamber folk or indie pop, doesn’t plan a setlist as she performs solo. Instead, she calls herself a “songscapes performer” and will bring her “toys” that include keyboards, a drum pad, looper for voice effects,...

Ronen Chamber Ensemble: A musical migration from the Old World to Indianapolis

Ronen Chamber Ensemble: "Brahms and His Circle" Sept. 28-29 Why is Johannes Brahms well-known in musical circles 128 years after his death, while his equally competent 19th-century composer colleague Heinrich von Herzogenberg, 130 years after his...

Kentucky AG files lawsuit against popular social media, gaming platform Roblox

Kentucky AG files lawsuit against popular social media, gaming platform Roblox IT IS A WEATHER IMPACT DAY AS ROUNDS OF RAIN AND SOME THUNDER MOVE THROUGH GREATER CINCINNATI TODAY. HOW MUCH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PICKS UP? PLUS, MY PREVIEW OF THE 20...

Classical Music Playlist, October 7, 2025

Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresia (1717-1780) in 1759 by Martin van Meytens Haydn's Symphony No. 48 earned the nickname "Maria Theresa" because it was long believed to have been composed for a visit by the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa of...

A Musical Migration from the Old World to Indianapolis

Why is Johannes Brahms well-known in musical circles 128 years after his death, while his equally competent 19th-century composer colleague Heinrich von Herzogenberg, 130 years after his death, elicits, "Never heard of him. What did he do?" The...

Two Austrian women switched at birth meet 35 years later

caption Two Austrian women, who were switched at birth at a hospital in the southern city of Graz have finally met each other 35 years later. Doris Grünwald and Jessica Baumgartner were born at the LKH-Uniklinikum in Graz in October 1990,...

‘Kill Jackie’ First Look: Catherine Zeta-Jones Is a Glamorous Art Dealer Out for Revenge in Thriller Series From Prime Video, Fremantle and Steel Springs (EXCLUSIVE)

Welcome to the world of “Kill Jackie.” Variety can exclusively reveal a glamorous first look at the upcoming thriller series (see above) starring Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones as Jackie Price, an international drug smuggler turned art dealer...

Caithness athlete lifts European Strongman title in U80kg class at event in Austria

Andrew Nicolson lifted the prize for Ultimate Europe's Strongest Man in the U80kg category.A Caithness athlete has powered his way to the top of Europe after winning the U80kg European Strongman title in Austria. 30-year-old Andrew Nicolson, who...

Tales and Tunes: Famous stories behind Western classical music masterpieces

Ah, classical music. Whether we know it or not, we’ve heard it practically everywhere. From evergreen cartoons like Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes to popular movies 2001: A Space Odyssey, there are at least four or five pieces we have heard in our...

Social media abuzz with AI-generated urban nostalgia

A screen grab from an AI-generated video purports to show Athens’ central Omonoia Square in the late 1960s. While it features recognizable landmarks, such as the Bageion Hotel and the yellow kiosk topped with a Paris Match advertisement, the...

Meet Ambassador Eduardo Paes Saboia, Brazil's Leading Diplomat in Vienna

Ambassador Saboia, who holds a law degree from the University of Brasília and speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French, brings extensive diplomatic experience to Vienna. / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei / Ronja...

How to watch NHL 2025/26: live stream every game, TV channels

Watch NHL 2025/26 live streams as hockey teams from the US and Canada clash on the ice once more on the quest for the Stanley Cup. Below we have all the info on how to watch NHL hockey from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV...

Art’s Most Erotic review – unequivocally filthy TV

Here comes Waldemar Januszczak, thundering towards us in his rumpled leisure suit as he gestures frantically at the explicit sculptures between which he finds himself rudely sandwiched. “I mean,” he gasps, “look at that.” We look at that. It is a...

Austrian lingerie house Hanro launches Atelier platform with Arthur Arbesser

For 141 years, Hanro has been dedicated to crafting high-quality lingerie, nightwear and loungewear. Founded in 1884 in the Swiss town of Liestal, in the canton of Basel-Landschaft (Basel-Land), by Albert Handschin and Carl Ronus — whose surnames...

Artefacts from Tang dynasty shipwreck, ancient replica boat meet Western art

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we will explore what China will do in the field of science and...

Ed Sheeran reveals he has 'oil drum' full of unexpected snack in his studio

Ed Sheeran(Image: Getty Images) Ed Sheeran has disclosed the surprising treat he now always stocks in his personal studio, after receiving it as a gift from a producer he collaborated with on his latest album. The Suffolk-based singer, 34,...

Palou: Zak Brown told me we could make Formula 1 happen

Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou told a High Court hearing on Friday that racing in Formula 1 was his dream, but contracts he signed with McLaren were “based on lies and false impressions.” Palou, who won this year’s Indianapolis 500, said in...