BBC NewsPrada launches Indian-made sandals after cultural appropriation backlash
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NYT > Arts'Flower Drum Song,' Once Overhauled, Returns Changed Again
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/theater/flower-drum-song-david-henry-hwang.html
The Guardian FeedsAdelaide writers’ week sacrificed to save city’s prestigious arts festival, documents show
By Kelly Burke
Briefings obtained by freedom of information warned a ‘cascade of withdrawals’ could lead to collapse of 2026 South Australian festival
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/28/adelaide-writers-week-2026-cancelled-to-save-festival
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📰 From 1969 to 2026, Fashion Loves a Breastplate
The 2026 Met Gala, “Costume Art,” places fashion on the same lofty pedestal as fine art media. The breastplate, a hybrid of fashion and sculpture, is an example of both.
🔗 https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/breastplates-in-fashion
📰 From 1969 to 2026, Fashion Loves a Breastplate
The 2026 Met Gala, “Costume Art,” places fashion on the same lofty pedestal as fine art media. The breastplate, a hybrid of fashion and sculpture, is an example of both.
🔗 https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/breastplates-in-fashion
World news | The GuardianAdelaide writers’ week sacrificed to save city’s prestigious arts festival, documents show https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/28/adelaide-writers-week-2026-cancelled-to-save-festival #AdelaideWritersWeek #AdelaideFestival #Culture #SouthAustralia #AustraliaNews #Adelaide #Books
CBC WindsorThis Windsor woman was not allowed to ice skate growing up in Iran. She learned to glide on roller skates
Negar Homayouni was not allowed to ice skate in Iran when she was growing up, so she learned to glide on roller skates. She was so good at it, she became a professional inline skater.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/negar-homayouni-9.7177064?cmp=rss
Negar Homayouni was not allowed to ice skate in Iran when she was growing up, so she learned to glide on roller skates. She was so good at it, she became a professional inline skater.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/negar-homayouni-9.7177064?cmp=rss
World news | The GuardianAdelaide writers' week sacrificed to save city's prestigious arts festival, documents show
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/28/adelaide-writers-week-2026-cancelled-to-save-festival
#NVO987 #ArtHistory #Culture
📰 “My Style Is Evolving”: Kylie Jenner Is Refreshing Her Brand Khy
Jenner is moving away from the collaboration model to focus her fashion brand on a more coherent style, she tells Vogue Business in an exclusive interview.
🔗 https://www.vogue.com/article/my-style-is-evolving-kylie-jenner-is-refreshing-her-brand-khy
📰 “My Style Is Evolving”: Kylie Jenner Is Refreshing Her Brand Khy
Jenner is moving away from the collaboration model to focus her fashion brand on a more coherent style, she tells Vogue Business in an exclusive interview.
🔗 https://www.vogue.com/article/my-style-is-evolving-kylie-jenner-is-refreshing-her-brand-khy
Hussein Al-alakLike the Arabic language, Islamic calligraphy is read from right to left. Its bold simplicity requires precision and a deep understanding of proportion.
Whilst Sehar Shahzad describes her art as "a form of meditation" and a "form of worship", it's worth remembering that Arabic is also a Semitic language.
Arabic stands alongside languages including Aramaic and Hebrew, where one word can have a number of different meanings.
How an Islamic calligraphy artist is preserving the ancient tradition
Nation.CymruMusic festival set to mark 30 years with ambitious line-up
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Music festival set to mark 30 years with ambitious line-up
A music festival is set to mark its 30th annual event with a diverse and ambitious programme of music. Celebrations are set to take place in Crickhowell this May Bank Holiday weekend as the Crickhowell Choral Society marks its 30th annual festival. This year’s theme, Rites of Passage, explores the milestones of human life through […]