A photograph of a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy, the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, has won the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition for a team of amateur astronomers. The giant arc captured by the team led by Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty, in the […]
Spanish water worker finds ancient gold necklaces on hillside
Two gold necklaces dating from around 2,500 years ago have been found by chance in northwestern Spain by a worker for a local water company. Sergio Marciandi was working in Cavandi, Asturias, on August 29 when he spotted a gold necklace among some rocks. He got word to Pablo Arias, a professor of prehistoric archeology […]
Picasso masterpiece depicting his young mistress could sell for over $120 million at auction
A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this fall. The 1932 oil painting will take center-stage at a two-day event at Sotheby’s in New York in November, when the collection of Emily Fisher Landau goes on sale. The piece, which […]
Ariana Grande reveals she had ‘a ton’ of lip filler and Botox, but stopped years ago
Ariana Grande has revealed she’s taken a hiatus from lip fillers and Botox injections in recent years. Grande’s comments came during a video made for Vogue about her beauty secrets, during which she got candid — and emotional — about how her relationship with beauty has shifted over time. The singer and the actor has […]
Princess Diana’s ‘black sheep’ knit is the most valuable sweater ever sold at auction
Princess Diana wore many show-stopping outfits over the years, leaving behind an indelible impact on fashion history as it relates to royal dress codes, semiotics and more. From her unforgettable wedding dress to the black velvet cocktail dress, affectionately dubbed her “revenge dress” in the media, she wore in 1994 to even the pioneering penchant […]
Vogue World: Stars flock to Britain’s answer to the Met Gala
It was billed as Britain’s answer to the Met Gala, and last night’s inaugural “Vogue World” at the Theatre Royal on London’s Drury Lane didn’t disappoint. Stars turned out in force for the extravaganza — organized by US Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and British Vogue editor Edward Enninful — heralding the start of London Fashion […]