By the time Justin Bieber took the stage Saturday night at the first weekend of Coachella, the festival was already running on Bieber energy. His set delivered exactly what the music festival thrives on: nostalgia, spectacle and a crowd fully aware they were watching a cultural reset in real time. Beyond Justin Bieber’s music career, …
Step 1: Think about your favorite part of Laufey’s music. This could be a specific song, the jazziness, the classical techniques, etc. Why does that stand out to you, and how does it make you feel? Past winners of the contest have emulated their personal relationship to Laufey’s music, resulting in outfits of varying styles …
After the runaway success of “Heated Rivalry,” Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams’ lives will never be the same. “Heated Rivalry” is a six-episode adaptation of Rachel Reid’s eponymous novel, released in 2019. The saga follows the secret relationship between professional hockey players Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, whose on-ice rivalry grows into romance. The show …
Wellness has long been a major industry, but companies have increasingly commercialized a concept that once simply promoted a healthy lifestyle. In doing so, it often overlooks environmental, socioeconomic and systemic factors that shape health. More concerningly, it can equate being fit with moral virtue, implying that those with “unhealthy” lifestyles have committed a sin. …
When “The Devil Wears Prada 2” arrives in May, it won’t just be another sequel — it will be a litmus test. Not for nostalgia (that’s guaranteed), but for relevance. When “The Devil Wears Prada” first defined the intersection of fashion, power and aspiration, it did so with surgical precision. Meryl Streep’s cerulean monologue alone …
More than a decade later, Glossier remains one of the most recognizable brands in the industry.
Ultimately, the rules of performance and live entertainment are being rewritten. As popular culture becomes more knitted into the new media ecosystem, seemingly timeless genres like Broadway must adapt accordingly before they become obsolete. The priority should be engaging younger theatergoers while giving actors of all backgrounds — including celebrities — the freedom to experiment within a form that demands elevated artistry and offering digital natives a meaningful, in-person creative community.
These artists, while heading in different directions, started in the same place and are all reaching for stardom.
I felt most at home listening to Latin music, and Spanish was the first language I learned to speak. As a kid, I heard it everywhere — in living rooms, quinceañeras and corner cafés in my parents’ native country of Colombia. My mom sang boleros and old romantic ballads as she made breakfast, and my …