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Christian Siriano Resort 2026 Collection
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Sarah Pidgeon, Chase Sui Wonders, Tyriq Withers, Madelyn Cline, and Gabbriette
The cast of I Know What You Did Last Summer followed the ancient rules of dressing to promote a teen slasher movie (girls in hottie dresses, guy in an undershirt). Having said that, they’re being asked to pose in front of a bus, so the overwrought frocks seem a little out of place. Tyriq looks cute and we like the dress pants and boots, if only for being a little unexpected. As for the ladies…
Sarah Pidgeon, Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, and Gabbriette
From left to right: Chase kept it all very simple and summertime chic. There’s nothing technically wrong with Madelyn’s look, but it feels both too dressy and a little dated. Sarah’s dress has a similarly breezy sort of feel to it as Chase’s but those horrifying shoes absolutely ruin the look. Gabriette is completely out of step with the other gals, but the ancient rules long ago determined that your hottie teen flick must have at least one hot goth chick in it. She looks great – and we hate black lace dresses, but going goth is the only way to make them look cool.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.
Directed by: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Story by: Leah McKendrick & Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Screenplay by: Sam Lansky & Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Produced by: Neal H. Moritz
Executive Producers: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Jackie Shenoo, Karina Rahardja
Cast: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, Austin Nichols. with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt
[Photo Credit: Eric Charbonneau/Sony Pictures via Getty Images – Video Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube]
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Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman Promote OH, HI! in New York
Jun. 17th, 2025 05:15 pmprojectrungay_feed
Professional cute people Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman displayed appropriate levels of cuteness while promoting their cutely titled film Oh Hi! in New York.
AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING EVENT
See? Very cute. Breezily low-key, but still put-together and professional. Her dress is cute and we wouldn’t change a thing about the styling, although we might have rec’d a little more paint because she’s looking washed out. You have to be a professional cute person in order make Logan’s outfit work.
AT THE OH, HI! TRIBECA FESTIVAL PREMIERE
The styling brief seems to be “just throw some clothes on,” although we’re not actually having a problem with it. The type of movie and the age of the stars don’t really call for highly formal looks, so this sort of “hooked up at a friend’s wedding” vibe feels right. He looks cute. We can’t say we’re loving that yellow for her, though.
Style Credits:
Logan Lerman:
First Look: Thom Browne Ensemble
Second Look: Thom Browne Ensemble
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Iris has met her perfect guy, Isaac, and is enjoying their first romantic getaway together — what could go wrong? This clever and charmingly odd dark comedy takes on the highs and lows of modern dating and the ways it makes us all a little crazy.
Directed by: Sophie Brooks
Screenplay by: Sophie Brooks
Story by: Sophie Brooks & Molly Gordon
Starring: Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, John Reynolds and David Cross
[Photo Credit: Roger Wong/INSTARimages, Marion Curtis /StarPix for Sony Pictures Classics/INSTARimages – Video Credit: Sony Pictures Classics/YouTube]
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands in Natan at Music Education Agreement Event
Jun. 17th, 2025 04:30 pmprojectrungay_feed
Queen Máxima stepped out in a pretty fabulous frock to do her queenly duty as the honorary chair of More Music in the Classroom, at the re-signing of the Music Education Agreement at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. But because she’s Queen Máx, there’s always one or two slightly off details.
It’s a fantastic dress in a gorgeous color that really sings on her and the paisley pattern is fun. Once again, she’s throwing a cardigan on over a dress that isn’t quite suited for it. That neckline just doesn’t work with a piece over it. If she’s shy or there’s protocol about revealing the royal shoulders, she should stop picking sleeveless dresses or have them altered rather than attempting this move, which makes it look like she works in an office and this is her air conditioning sweater. The earrings are gorgeous.
We so badly want to introduce this queen to the low ponytail, which is a never-fail, always chic way to pull the hair off the face for a dressy-casual day look. Either that or someone needs to introduce her royal head to some industrial-grade hair fixatives. She appears to have a lovely, full head of hair, but it all goes wispy and stringy-looking when she wears it down for outdoor events.
Style Credits:
Natan ‘Josie’ Royal Blue Sleeveless Dress with Piqué Cotton and Stencil Pattern
[Photo Credit: Dutch Press Photo/Cover Images]
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Callum Turner for Louis Vuitton’s LV BUTTERSOFT Sneaker Ad Campaign
Jun. 17th, 2025 03:45 pmprojectrungay_feed
A fusion of Pharrell Williams’ signature dandyism and streetwear, the LV BUTTERSOFT Sneaker introduced in the Men’s Fall-Winter 2025 Collection unites refined craftsmanship with the casual comfort of a running shoe — unveiled by House Ambassador Callum Turner in a kaleidoscope of rich hues. Crafted from exceptionally supple leather for a pillow-like effect, the model is enhanced by emblematic details and references to the vintage allure of 60s style sportswear.
[Photo Credit: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton]
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Heidi Klum at the Calzedonia Press Event in Cologne
Jun. 17th, 2025 03:00 pmprojectrungay_feed
Heidi Klum turned what would have been a fairly un-noteworthy career as a Victoria’s Secret model into a lifelong business plan that has never stopped yielding results (press, hosting jobs, brand collaborations and $$$$) for the last quarter century. We have nothing but respect for her and we think the evidence of her savvy and smarts is completely inarguable. Having said all of that, our very favorite thing about Heidi Klum, the one celebrity whose style we’ve been documenting longer than any other…
… is how refreshingly uncomplicated she is. We don’t mean that she’s dumb or shallow; we mean that she knows exactly where her lane is and she’s never once shown any pretensions about getting out of it. She’s here in Cologne at a press event for the Calzedonia ad campaign; a smart German girl who knows exactly what the public expects of her. Yeah, the jeans are a little crazy-high, but that’s the way things are trending at the moment.
[Photo Credit: Willy C. Randerath/Future Image/Cover Images]
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Red Carpet Rundown: F1: THE MOVIE New York Premiere
Jun. 17th, 2025 02:15 pmprojectrungay_feed
Brad Pitt ditched the clownpants and joined his co-stars, supporters, and girlfriend on the red carpet for the premiere of F1 The Movie.
Brad Pitt (in Anderson & Sheppard) and Ines de Ramon (in Chanel)
We suppose he’s saving the wacky wear for his more casual appearances, because this is downright Clooney-esque in its simplicity. It’s a little boring, but we’ll let him have it this time. Her ensemble is a deeply silly thing and we will say no more about it.
Lewis Hamilton in Dior Homme
The jacket is gorgeous, interesting and impeccable, so it pains us to see those bog-standard black dress pants puddling around his feet.
Javier Bardem
The outfit’s dull and we’d normally be apoplectic about someone popping the lapels on a sports coat, but he’s doing it to show off the “PALESTINA” pin he’s wearing and considering he got cut off on The View the other day talking about Gaza, we suspect this is a bit of guerilla red carpetry. In other words, he was almost certainly told not to do what he’s currently doing. RESPECT.
Damson Idris in Prada
It’s a little low-key, but it’s clearly very fine and the jewelry is extremely well chosen for it.
Kerry Condon in Elisabetta Franchi
Meh. It’s fine, we guess, but pretty forgettable. The choker scarf looks weird with the spaghetti straps.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
From Apple Original Films and the filmmakers from Top Gun: Maverick comes the high-octane, action-packed feature film F1, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Joseph Kosinski. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Kosinski, seven-time FORMULA 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman.
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team’s hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
F1 also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, and Javier Bardem, and has been shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport.
Kosinski directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. The film is executive produced by Daniel Lupi. Collaborating with Kosinski behind the scenes are his creative team, including director of photography Claudio Miranda, production designers Mark Tildesley and Ben Munro, editor Stephen Mirrione, costume designer Julian Day, casting director Lucy Bevan and composer Hans Zimmer.
Apple Original Films Presents a Monolith Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer / Plan B Entertainment / Dawn Apollo Films Production, A Film by Joseph Kosinski, F1, distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theatres and IMAX nationwide on June 27, 2025 and internationally beginning 25 June 2025.
[Photo Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures, Dave Allocca/Starpix, Marion Curtis/StarPix for Apple Original Films/INSTARimages – Video Credit: Warner Bros./YouTube]
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Alison Chapman Andrews Remembered
Jun. 17th, 2025 03:02 pmrepeatingislands_feed
Allison Thompson and Alissandra Cummins (AICA-CS) review the artist trajectory of Alison Chapman Andrews, British born artist whose work in Barbados—including her own production and work on the development of the visual arts— spanned over 40 years. Here are excerpts from Aica Caraïbe du Sud.
The ancient watercourses of my island
Echo of river, trickle, worn stone,
The sunken voice of glitter inching its pattern to the sea,
Memory of foam, fossil, erased beaches high above the eaten boulders of st philip
My mother is a pool
Kamau Brathwaite’s Mother Poem, is dedicated, he writes in the preface, to “my mother, Barbados: most English of West Indian islands, but at the same time nearest, as the slaves fly, to Africa.” Barbados’ most important poet puts into words the spirit of his country, capturing that profound emotional relationship to a tiny 166 square mile island which is home. “These fields and hills beyond recall are now our very own”: lines from Barbados’ national anthem express for a newly post-colonial Caribbean island the need to take possession not only of the land but its stories, its memories and its representation. The older expression “my navel string is buried here” perhaps better conveys the close physical, emotional and ancestral associations that are invested in the earth.
What others have expressed in words, Alison Chapman Andrews captured in paint. She fashioned a visual language that articulated for a nation its most profound sense of selfhood. Chapman-Andrews worked with a singular and independent focus for the development of the visual arts in Barbados for more than forty years. She was renowned as an influential art teacher, an insightful art critic, a passionate advocate for cultural projects, and a keen collector. But her name is synonymous with landscape painting, and it is here that her impact has been greatest. Her strongly patterned interpretations of the Barbadian landscape are amongst the most profound investigations of the environment and our relationship to it.
Arriving in Barbados from England in 1971, during the first decade of political independence, Alison began to paint the physical features of the island, particularly the countryside. She is now acknowledged as one of the first artists during the post-colonial era to investigate the Barbadian landscape, and to translate it in a way that revealed its historical and spiritual significance. Much of the landscape was transformed through the colonial process including extensive deforestation, the oppressive cultivation of sugar cane, and the importation of foreign plants such as the royal palms – markers of the pervasive sweep of colonialism; however, with the advent of political independence it was ownership of the land that stood as the source of pride.
While her landscapes are familiar and identifiable, they are also transformed, edited, articulated, as part of a process of mining them for some kind of essence. She reshaped for Barbadians a vision of their environment into something which conveyed a sense of identity and pride and ownership, and inspired generations of younger artists in their own interpretation of it. Alison was equally generous in acknowledging the influence of others around her, and through this process, a national aesthetic emerged redefining the landscape as a synonym for cultural identity. [. . .]
Writers have often pointed to Alison’s representations of gullies, those rare oases of indigenous vegetation. Trinidadian artist Ken Crichlow noted that Alison spent much time painting the Barbadian gully, “bad lands that are unsuitable for cane cultivation…. the only survivor of the past sugarcane plantation development which overwhelms views of Barbados.” Whittle described these as “a clarion call for those remaining patches of the Barbadian quilt, which have escaped the rape of sugar, to be preserved or simply left alone.”
A 1997 solo exhibition entitled “Sugar Hill Gully” presented a body of large paintings inspired by this singular location. The works were not so much records of the land, but rather investigations of her relationship to it. In a review, Allison Thompson wrote: “…the viewer is engulfed by Alison Chapman-Andrews’ mature vision of the Barbadian landscape. Surrounded on all sides by large canvases of verdant majesty, we are transported into the heart of a St. Joseph gully. Here familiar vegetation metamorphoses under animistic powers, and nature spirits call to us in a language we forgot we knew.”
The impact of her work on the wider Barbadian society was evident when in 1994 she was honoured by the Barbados Assembly of Women and the Environment for “her contribution to the sustainable development of small island states by heightening our awareness of the environment.” In her response she stated, “When starting to exhibit work in Barbados, two decades ago, I was asked ‘why paint the countryside? Everyone knows what cane is like’. This is not true, we don’t really “see” our surroundings. We are virtually blind both to its faults and its beauty. One of the best things about drawing in the country was driving home, eyes opened by the concentration Everything looked different, wonderful, interesting.” [. . .]
For full article and artwork, see https://aica-sc.net/2025/06/11/alison-chapman-andrews-remembered/
[Shown above: 1) “The Coconut Garden,” Barbados Museum Collection. 2) “Young Palms,” Collection the Barbados National Art Gallery.]
New Book— “Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis”
Jun. 17th, 2025 02:59 pmrepeatingislands_feed
Toa Leigh Goffe’s Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis (Doubleday, 2025) has been described as “a groundbreaking investigation of the Caribbean as both an idyll in the American imagination and a dark laboratory of Western experimentation, revealing secrets to racial and environmental progress that impact how we live today.”
Description: In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on the Caribbean Island of Guanahaní to find an Edenic scene that was soon mythologized. But behind the myth of paradise, the Caribbean and its people would come to pay the price of relentless Western exploitation and abuse. In Dark Laboratory, Dr. Tao Leigh Goffe embarks on a historical journey to chart the forces that have shaped these islands: the legacy of slavery, indentured labor, and the forced toil of Chinese and enslaved Black people who mined the islands’ bounty—including guano, which, at the time, was more valuable than gold—for the benefit of European powers and at the expense of the islands’ sacred ecologies.
Braiding together family history, cultural reportage, and social studies, Goffe radically transforms how we conceive of Blackness, the natural world, colonialism, and the climate crisis; and, in doing so, she deftly dismantles the many layers of entrenched imperialist thinking that shroud our established understanding of the human and environmental conditions to reveal the cause and effect of a global catastrophe. Dark Laboratory forces a reckoning with the received forms of knowledge that have led us astray.
Through the lens of the Caribbean, both guide and warning of the man-made disasters that continue to plague our world, Goffe closely situates the origins of racism and climate catastrophe within a colonial context. And in redressing these twin apocalypses, Dark Laboratory becomes a record of the violence that continues to shape the Caribbean today. But it is also a declaration of hope, offering solutions toward a better future based on knowledge gleaned from island ecosystems, and an impassioned, urgent testament to the human capacity for change and renewal.In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on the Caribbean Island of Guanahaní to find an Edenic scene that was soon mythologized. But behind the myth of paradise, the Caribbean and its people would come to pay the price of relentless Western exploitation and abuse. In Dark Laboratory, Dr. Tao Leigh Goffe embarks on a historical journey to chart the forces that have shaped these islands: the legacy of slavery, indentured labor, and the forced toil of Chinese and enslaved Black people who mined the islands’ bounty—including guano, which, at the time, was more valuable than gold—for the benefit of European powers and at the expense of the islands’ sacred ecologies.
TAO LEIGH GOFFE is a London-born, Black British award-winning writer, theorist, and interdisciplinary artist who grew up between the UK and New York. Her research explores Black diasporic intellectual histories, political, and ecological life. She studied English literature at Princeton University before pursuing a PhD at Yale University. She lives and works in Manhattan where she is currently an Associate Professor at Hunter College, CUNY. Dr. Goffe has held academic positions and fellowships at Leiden University in the Netherlands and Princeton University in New Jersey.
For more information, see https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725301/dark-laboratory-by-tao-leigh-goffe/ and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385549911?tag=randohouseinc7986-20
‘Water is coming for the city, how do we live with that?’ asks TBA21 in Venice
Jun. 17th, 2025 02:41 pmrepeatingislands_feed
We are happy to share excerpts from an excellent article by Will Jennings (*Wallpaper), which addresses installations by Nadia Huggins (A shipwreck is not a wreck) and Tessa Mars (A call to the ocean)— curated by Yina Jiménez Suriel— at Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza’s TBA21 exhibition in Venice, Ocean Space. This exhibition will be on view at Chiesa di San Lorenzo until November 2, 2025.
That Venice is slowly sinking into the lagoon is well known. Each year, the water laps a little higher up the historic buildings and technological solutions are proposed to slow the impact of climate breakdown on one of the world’s most important cultural sites. Culture, especially that across the city’s biennales, is often used to discuss the importance of recognising climate issues or to ‘raise awareness’ of crises we collectively face (as if most of the planet wasn’t already acutely aware), but not many organisations actively enmesh their cultural offer with direct action.
TBA21, established by philanthropist and art patron Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza in 2002, is based in Madrid with an experimental exhibition space in the basement of the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. From the outset intended as a platform for advocacy, education, and outreach as well as art, it presents projects across the world, including in one of Venice’s grandest spaces for exhibition.
Ocean Space is TBA21’s Venetian offer, located within the Chiesa di San Lorenzo, a 16th-century church with such immense internal height that upon entering, visitors immediately whiplash their heads back to look upwards. With the quality of light and sense of depth within, the feeling has something of the sense of looking up to the surface from an ocean bed, a quality built on by A shipwreck is not a wreck, Nadia Huggins’ sculpture, sound and video work that invites visitors to recline on the floor under an upended hull skeleton, amongst coral, rocks, sea creatures, and bodies. ‘We’re on the sea floor, and the ceiling projection looks at these people swimming overhead – it gives a 360 view of being underwater,’ Huggins says of a work both disorientating but also deeply relaxing.
Huggins’ work speaks to colonial and oceanic histories and how the ocean may inform not only how humans may respect subaquatic ecologies, but also offer lessons for how we could work better in our own world. Ocean Space is split by a double-sided altar with openings that allow sight and sound to travel between, with sculptural paintings by Tessa Mars standing in the other side of the chasmal space. Mars’ A call to the ocean is a series of theatre-style flats onto which the artist has painted mountain landscapes, perhaps landscapes submerged under oceans, unseen by human eyes. Characters seem to melt into the scenes, a compression of life and nature, again inviting future relationships between us and the world we are in.
Both installations were curated by Yina Jiménez Suriel as part of her three-year research project as Curatorial Fellow with TBA21-Academy, the research arm of the organisation that seeks to not only use art as a creative tool to consider the oceanic world, but as a methodology that intersects with science, politics, activism, policy, and conservation in quite unique ways. It is part of several intersecting strands of the TBA21 programme, all centring art as a process more than an outcome. [. . .]
For full article, see https://www.wallpaper.com/art/exhibitions-shows/ocean-space-exhibition-tba21
[Shown above, photo by Jacopo Salvi: Tessa Mars, a call to the ocean, 2025. Installation view of ‘otras montañas, las que andan sueltas bajo el agua’ (other mountains, adrift beneath the waves), Ocean Space, Venice. Commissioned by TBA21–Academy.]
T LOunge for June 17th 2025
Jun. 17th, 2025 01:12 pmprojectrungay_feed
Zoe’s Restaurant at Fairmont Château Laurier – Ottawa, Canada
It’s TUESDAY, the world is on fire once again, and those two sorry facts call for some soft, pretty eleganza in our surroundings. Plant your ass on pink velvet and shut out all concerns as you sip something fizzy and anesthetizing.
Rachel Brosnahan Gets Amanda Seyfried Ready for Superman Summer
Rachel Brosnahan was in the bathroom at Aritzia when the call came: She’d been tapped to play Lois Lane in Superman, James Gunn’s new take on the OG superhero. The 34-year-old actor is best known for her Emmy-winning turn as the title character in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel—but if Superman soars at the box office, that could all change. As she tells her friend Amanda Seyfried: no pressure at all.
Why Former ‘Gossip Girl’ Star Leighton Meester Is Suddenly Everywhere All at Once
With a slew of new projects — including NBC’s ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ and an HBO series about clueless influencers — the 38-year-old actress is leaning into her second act and finally feeling “comfortable in my skin.”
Over the course of the past year, she’s joined season two of Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers, a loose adaptation of an unpublished Edith Wharton novel that filmed in Scotland, and is currently shooting an untitled HBO series from Zillennial comedian Rachel Sennott. It’s about a group of clueless influencers trying to make it in L.A. while completely unaware that they’re the butt of the show’s joke. “At least I hope that’s what we’re doing,” Meester cracks. “Because that’s what I’m doing.”
This fall, there will be even more on her call sheet: She’ll be appearing alongside Brody on the second season of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, playing a momfluencer. “It’s a show where everybody feels happy to be there,” she says, noting that most of the time she barely notices with whom she’s co-starring. “I truly do watch him and forget that I’m watching my husband.”
‘We’re Running Out of Mansions’ How The Gilded Age makes absurdly low-stakes period drama into must-watch television.
The series does take historical accuracy quite seriously — it has touched on union strikes, the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, and battles over the most important opera company in New York City. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, a professor of African American studies at Emory and the show’s resident historian, finds inspiration in reading newspapers of the era, especially the gossip columns (this season deals with the then-newfangled social rules of divorce). “My fantasy is always that the audience runs and looks things up on Wikipedia and then reads books about it,” says Fellowes. […] The Gilded Age films at a rapid pace, often in many locations at once. The show has constructed a replica of an Upper East Side street, as well as standing sets at separate soundstages for the van Rhijn and Russell households, on Long Island and also on location in Newport. Over the past few years, in spring and fall, when the beach and sailing crowds aren’t overwhelming, The Gilded Age heads there to use historic houses with the enthusiastic support of Rhode Island’s film commission and the local preservation society.
Love Story, JFK Jr., and Carolyn Bessette: Release Date, Cast, and Latest News
After Camelot, before the brain worms, there was a stylish, tragic Kennedy love story that briefly captured the entire world’s attention. Money, sex, politics, power, death…of course Ryan Murphy is turning it into a TV show. After much speculation, it looks like Love Story (FKA American Love Story) is finally underway, and we just got our first glimpse of the lead actors in character (well, in costume, at least) as John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Read on for everything we know about the show.
Meghan Markle Wishes People Would “Tell the Truth” About Her
In an upcoming interview with entrepreneur Emma Grede, the duchess opens up about how her public image has changed since she was known only as an actor.
It’s been about two weeks since Meghan Markle ended the first season of her new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, but the Duchess of Sussex isn’t planning on leaving the spotlight anytime soon. On Tuesday, she will join Emma Grede, CEO of Good American and a Skims founding partner, on a new episode of her podcast, Aspire With Emma Grede.
In an exclusive clip from the episode, Meghan explains that her public image is now “very different” from what it was when she was just known as an actor.
In response, Grede asks what she would change if she could do it all over again. “I want to say this to you in the best way, because I wonder: If you could rewrite your public narrative from scratch, is there anything that you would do differently?”
Soft Matte Makeup Is Trending — These Matte Blushes Make Achieving a French-Girl Inspired Flush Completely Effortless
Powder, liquid, cream — all have had a matte makeover
As a beauty editor I like to stay up to date on all the latest makeup trends, I must admit, I’m a complete sucker for a blush trend. Whether it’s TikTok-approved looks, like sorbet blush or cold girl makeup, the arrival of new blush formulas and textures (hello highlighting blushers) or simply a single blusher’s rise to cult status — I make it my business to know it all. So, when recently I saw a rise in matte makeup looks on the red carpet and social media, I knew there was one area in particular I had to get to the bottom of, the matte blush look, and in particular, how to achieve it.
Here’s What Nail Trend You Should Try for Your Next Manicure, According to Your Star Sign
It’s written in the stars
If you’re anything like me, every manicure appointment entails staring gormlessly at the wall of 200 nail polish shades, agonising over which one to choose. After entertaining the idea of a powder blue or even a forest green, I inevitably panic and default to Ballet Slippers or its equivalent. And while a milky pink is a failsafe option for chic everyday nails, it can start to feel a little…boring when it’s always your go-to, especially as we enter the warmer, more playful summer months.
If you’re in need of a little inspiration before your next salon visit, look no further than the night sky. No, we’re not talking about nail art in the shape of a crescent moon (although…). We’re talking about astrology and how it can be a celestial cheat sheet for determining your perfect cosmic manicure match.
Suede Sandals are Trending These Are Our 10 Favourite Pairs
I guess we’re going sandal shopping
Pedicures at the ready because I’ve got another sandal trend to introduce you to and you’re going to want to add it to your summer outfit rotation asap. After weeks of painstaking research (also known as scrolling my instagram feed), I’ve discovered all the cool girls are relying on one simple sandal style to look polished and put together this summer. I’m of course talking about the suede sandal — the expensive looking update that we can’t seem to get enough of.
So, why the suede sandal? Well, this is a trend that actually owes its origins to a few different places. First up, let’s look to the SS25 catwalks, where suede sandals made an appearance at Miu Miu, in the form of suede clogs, Isabel Marant, where models wore suede gladiator sandals, and 16Arlington, where each look was styled with a pair of suede lace up heels. Here in proves the versatility of this season’s suede sandal trend as there are no rules when it comes to the style, just as long as you stick to the soft touch fabric.
No Summer Outfit Is Complete Without Sunglasses—and This Label Has Made 2025’s Most Elevated Silhouettes
The Vivienne Westwood Sun Collection has it all
I tend to stick to overwhelmingly understated summer outfit formulas to avoid any discomfort-related meltdowns, which means I have come to rely on one accessory to make my monochrome looks feel distinctive: sunglasses.
Statement frames are the one thing I don’t think I will ever believe I have enough of. In my book, each outfit is deserving of a different glasses silhouette. But that doesn’t mean I’ll invest in just any—I’m extremely picky with the pairs I go for, needing them to be simultaneously singular, modern, but also something that will stand the test of time.
How to get rid of split ends and prevent breakage, according to hair experts
Time to break up with frazzled strands.
Noticing forked ends? Or strands that suddenly resemble a frayed rope? Consider these red flags that your hair has split ends.
As for what’s happening to the hair to cause this splintering effect? Put simply, the hair’s cortical cells have peeled away. These cells are a little like overlapping scales that protect the core structure of the hair so, when they become damaged, you get split ends.
We also put our hair through a lot. “Split ends are the result of wear and tear, dryness, hair colour and heat styling,” says hair colour expert and styling trend forecaster, Zoe Irwin. “The ends of your hair are also the oldest part of the hair shaft, so understandably they can get weaker over time and eventually splinter.”
17 best polka dot dresses for summer 2025, because, yes, they’re trending again
And not just at Zara…
Polka dot dresses are nothing new to those with their finger on the pulse – AKA, the people who (vividly) remember the viral Zara dress that caused nationwide domination in 2019. They are, however, having another moment in the spotlight, with A-listers, influencers and everyone in between adopting the symmetrical print once more.
As we well know in the world of fashion, time is a flat circle. It’s always a good idea, therefore, to keep a handful of trend pieces in your wardrobe that are likely to come back round again; polka dot dresses being one of them.
Luckily they’re not so obscure that you could even class them as a capsule wardrobe piece.
Brokeback Mountain Started as a Punch Line. 20 Years Later, It’s an Undisputed Classic
For years, no one would make it. When it came out, some celebrities refused to see it—or vote for it at the Oscars. Brokeback Mountain’s filmmakers reveal what it took to defy the odds.
“It was a laughing stock—the ‘gay cowboy’ script.” That’s how producer James Schamus remembers the reputation surrounding Brokeback Mountain as it first started making the Hollywood rounds in the late 1990s. An adaptation of Annie Proulx’s lauded short story, the screenplay by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry had long been languishing in development limbo by the time Schamus, then best known for producing the films of Ang Lee and Todd Haynes, acquired the rights in 2001. “A producer who shall not be named, but who’s currently on a rehabilitation tour, let the rights lapse,” Schamus says. (He presumably means Scott Rudin, who’d briefly backed a version of the movie to be directed by Gus Van Sant.) “But every single possible variation on this thing—everyone passed. And so the option lapsed.”
This was the aughts, of course—a different era for Hollywood and American culture. George W. Bush was president; same-sex marriage was outlawed at the federal level. “Gay cowboys” were an easy target. “I don’t think people got over the punch line,” Schamus says. Until they did.
The Best Lip Colours To Wear Based On Your Horoscope This Summer
Your star sign could hold the secret to your most flattering shade.
When it comes to lip colours, there are plenty of influences at play. Colour trends, celebrity looks and brand-new product launches all hold sway over what we reach for at the beauty counter.
But sometimes, it feels like there’s another force guiding our choices — something more instinctive. Why are we suddenly drawn to an unexpected new shade, or still loyal to a long-standing favourite that we just can’t let go of? Enter: the effect of your horoscope.
The Best Perfumes For Women In 2025, Plus A Guide To Finding Your Scent
From spring scents to just-landed aromas, discover the flacons that get the seal of approval from the ELLE UK beauty team.
As is the case with every category in the ever bulging beauty industry right now, finding the best perfume isn’t exactly a straightforward affair. Aside from the boundless scents to choose from, you have to consider olfactive categories, sillage, sustainability, suitability, among many other factors.
Those who have found their signature scent might be reluctant to venture into unknown territory, while others might go through flacons at a rate of knots unable to find the one that truly sticks. And for some, it’s a complete fluke when they do find the perfume that has people asking them ‘what are you wearing?’ on the tube (for me, that’s Diptyque’s L’Eau Papier). But there is in fact a learned art when it comes to finding the best perfume for you.
Smash Burger Secrets: The 6 Most Common Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Get crispy, caramelized edges every time.
Thin and crispy with caramelized, craggy edges, smash burgers have taken America by storm. From jalapeño-onion smash burgers to MSG and banh mi-inspired riffs, the flavor possibilities are endless, but the core technique remains the same.
If you’re a beginner, fear not: Making these lacy, restaurant-style burgers at home is easier than you might think. All you need is a ripping-hot griddle, a sturdy spatula, and a few essential tips. To help you get it right, we’ve rounded up the most common mistakes that stand between home cooks and smash burger success.
3 Tips That Will Instantly Level Up Your Sparkling Wine Game
It’s not all about Champagne.
As a non-expert wine lover, I have an almost formulaic process for buying a bottle of bubbly.
Many people might be familiar with the same situation: In anticipation of a brunch, birthday, or special occasion, you head to your nearest wine store in search of sparkling wine. Once there, all the bubbly options look strikingly similar. Faced with indecision, I inevitably choose the same thing every time: a bottle of Prosecco in an accessible price range, typically between $15 and $20. But the result of always opting for the familiar is that you miss out on the vast world of beautiful, bubbly wines, and you may not be getting the best value for your money.
Heinz Is Officially Rebranding Its Ketchup — Here’s Everything We Know
America’s favorite ketchup brand wants a seat at the breakfast table.
The age-old breakfast debacle: to add ketchup or not to add ketchup to eggs?
You never know when you reach for that ketchup bottle at brunch — whether it’s going to gross out people at the table or if you’ll find fellow ketchup lovers to relate to. While I’m definitely a hot sauce on my eggs kind of person, I’m also not one to judge. Breakfast is the first meal of the day, and condiments are a matter of personal choice. While some diners may tolerate the addition of ketchup on home fries, hash browns, or even eggs, most are particularly against ketchup on bacon.
The Best TV Shows of 2025, So Far
Returning hits like “Severance” and “The White Lotus” inspired plenty of chatter, but did they make our top TV list?
The first half of 2025 saw the return of strike-delayed hit shows, like “Severance,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us,” that took turns dominating the cultural conversation. But only one of them made our top TV list.
Read on to find out which one and to see which other series, new and old, scripted and nonfiction, impressed our television critics the most (listed alphabetically).
A prequel series to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) — and arguably the most acclaimed “Star Wars” story of any kind since that film — “Andor” offered one of TV’s deepest explorations of the political realities and human costs of rebellion. Its two-season run wrapped up in May.
A Sexy (Joke) Bakery for ‘Sex and the City’ Fans
An enthusiastic crowd turned up for an event in which a Manhattan cafe transformed itself into the Hot Fellas bakery from “And Just Like That …”
The fictional business became “a fan favorite story line from the moment it first appeared,” Dana Flax, a marketing vice president at HBO Max said in an emailed statement, citing the engagement and enthusiasm for the Hot Fellas on social media. […]
Over the weekend, that fictional cafe spilled into reality when Librae Bakery in downtown Manhattan was transformed into Hot Fellas, festooned with fictional branding, baguette-shaped light sconces sourced straight from the set and signage with quotes from the show, like, “He made my sourdough rise in the workplace.”
Kate Middleton’s Summer of Strength: ‘There Are Some Major Shifts Coming’
As the Princess of Wales privately rebuilds after a year of cancer treatment, she’s stepping out with fresh purpose — and the pose of a queen-in-waiting
It was a moment of quiet strength. Sitting tall in the open carriage at Trooping the Colour on June 14, Kate Middleton smiled at the thousands lining the Mall. She didn’t say a word, but the message was unmistakable.
Just a year ago, Kate, 43, had taken part in the same ceremony while undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed form of cancer, her role more limited as she focused on healing. This time, she was present at every turn, including a significant appearance on the parade ground alongside King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, fulfilling her role as honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards.
“She projected the confidence of someone who has enthusiastically reconnected with her public duties,” royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.
What Is Kimchi? Here’s How to Use This Umami-Packed Superfood
This fermented vegetable dish deserves a spot in your refrigerator.
With fermented foods like kombucha and kefir gaining ground in our daily diets, now may be the time to add kimchi, another gut-friendly treasure, to your repertoire. What is kimchi, exactly? It’s a Korean staple that’s not only delicious and nutritious—it’s also astoundingly versatile. We caught up with culinary experts to learn more about this probiotic concoction and the best ways to enjoy its pungent flavors.
The Right Way to Wash Silk Sheets for Luxurious Softness Every Night
Luxury bedding deserves the VIP treatment.
There’s nothing quite like slipping into bed and feeling the cool, buttery softness of silk sheets against your skin. They’re the epitome of bedtime luxury—equal parts timeless and indulgent. But with that indulgence comes responsibility: silk is a delicate fabric that requires a little extra care. Treat it well, and it will reward you with years of comfort and a bed that is dressed to impress.
The good news? With the right know-how and a gentle touch, you can keep your bedding looking and feeling its best. Here’s how to properly wash silk sheets for long-lasting softness every night.
The Health Benefits of Yogurt and the Best Ways to Enjoy It
There are so many pluses to eating this popular fermented food.
As a fermented food, the benefits of yogurt are often associated with gut health, but the tangy ingredient offers so much more. It’s packed with essential nutrients and minerals, making it an excellent food for supporting overall health. Plus, yogurt is deliciously creamy and versatile—it can be eaten alone or used in recipes.
Typically, the process of making yogurt involves heating and fermenting milk with live bacteria. The bacteria consume the sugars in the milk, which produces lactic acid. This results in the thick texture and sour flavor that yogurt is known for. Most commonly, cow’s milk is used to make yogurt, but it can also be made with sheep’s milk, goat’s milk, and non-dairy milks. There are also different types of yogurt, including Greek yogurt, a popular alternative to the regular variety. If you’re not eating yogurt regularly, consider adding it to your diet. It has many impressive health benefits and culinary uses, as our experts share.
This Small City Is a Quieter Dupe for Florence—and It’s in Italy’s Iconic ‘Food Valley’
Parma is also famous for its Parmigiano Reggiano.
Have you ever stopped to think where the Parmigiano Reggiano you grate on your pasta comes from? If it is indeed authentic Parmigiano Reggiano—a product with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)—it was made in or around Parma, a charming Italian city about an hour from Bologna.
The cheesemaking process involves strict rules and regulations, including precisely where it can be produced, as I learned early one morning while watching cheesemakers work fresh milk into curds at Caseificio Montecoppe, a family-run dairy. True Parmigiano Reggiano must be made using a fully natural process, without any additives, the same way it’s been done for hundreds of years.
This Island off the Coast of Maine Has One of America’s Most Beloved National Parks—How to Visit
We arrived on Mount Desert Island just before Labor Day weekend, after which our sons, Louis and Gabriel, would be returning to school. The summer up until then had been built around extended visits to family and friends. This trip to Maine, my wife, Anne, and I had decided, would be a retreat for just the four of us, with as few distractions as possible. We pictured rocky, remote islands, pine trees, and tents under a night sky filled with stars. There would be days with no cell phones or computers, spent wandering around Acadia National Park, which covers roughly half of Mount Desert Island.
[Photo Credit: chateaulaurier.com, frankarchitecture.ca]
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Ham & Macaroni Dinner in the Crock Pot - Deliciously Simple
Jun. 17th, 2025 06:00 amtheenglishkitchen_feed
I knew I was going to have an extremely busy day the other day and so I threw dinner into the crock pot/slow cooker in the morning so that I would have a tasty meal ready and waiting for me when I was ready to eat. No fuss, no muss, and not a lot of effort involved.
I really rely on my crock pot/slow cooker, especially in the warmer months. It is something that allows me to cook a really tasty dinner without heating up my kitchen overly much, plus it is convenient as well. I can just pop what I am cooking into it and then get on with whatever it is I have to do with my day.
I also love using it on Sundays. It was a life saver when my children were growing up. I could get everything ready and into the crockpot early in the day and feel confident knowing that my starving babies were going to have a delicious and filling meal waiting for them when we got home from church.
I don't think there is anything more enticing than the aroma of a tasty home cooked meal wafting into your nostrils as soon as you walk into the house! I don't know about your kids but mine were always clambering to be fed as soon as we got home from church! The crock pot/slow cooker was always my best friend when it came to that!
You end up with a really rich and creamy, perfectly cooked macaroni and cheese, studded generously with nice sized bites of smoky ham. I adapted the recipe from one that I found in the Fix It and Forget It Cooking for Two: 150 small-batch slow cooker Recipes cookbook that I have on my kindle. This is the first recipe that I have cooked from it, and it did make four servings, not two.
I added an optional buttered cracker crumb topping to mine because I think casseroles like this deserve a buttered cracker crumb topping.
This was delicious. Quick and easy to make and very satisfying. It would be lovely served with a side salad to complete the meal. A salad is also something you can have ready in the refrigerator, just awaiting its dressing.
Talk about mealtime convenience!
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE CROCK POT HAM & MACARONI DINNER
Five simple ingredients (exclusive of the topping) and a crock pot/slow cooker. That's all.
- 1 cup (120g) grated strong cheddar cheese (or any cheese of your choice)
- 1 cup (116g) uncooked macaroni
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) whole milk
- 1 can (10 1/2 ounces/297g) condensed cream of mushroom or chicken soup
- 1 1/2 cups (225g) cooked ham cubed (I used a small ham steak)
Optional Crumb Topping
- 1 sleeve of saltine crackers, crumbled (8 single crackers)
- 1 TBS butter, melted
I used elbow macaroni. It was the Catelli, high fiber one. Whole milk and full fat cheese will add a nice touch of richness. That is what I used.
You can use any type of cheese you wish. I had sharp cheddar, orange, in the house and that is what I used.
For the ham I used a small ham steak (President's Choice) which I cut into 1/2 inch cubes. They come 1 in a pack and that is perfect for this recipe. At only $4.39 they are an economical choice, and they taste great. You could also use leftover ham if you wished.
I used condensed cream of chicken soup as that is what I had, and it worked perfectly.
For those of you are in the U.K. Condensed soup is a type of soup that you need to add a liquid to in order to reconstitute it so that it can be eaten as soup. The brand that I used to use in the U.K. was Batchelor's condensed soup.
It is a very convenient product to have in your store cupboard, but if you are a person who loathes this sort of thing, you can always make your own substitute.
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT HAM & MACARONI DINNER
Nothing could be easier. Simply add it all to the crock pot/slow cooker, stir and cook. Do make the optional buttered cracker crumb topping if you can. It adds extra interest and texture.
I used a 2QT slow cooker, which is a smaller one. Spray it with some non-stick cooking spray.
Add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker. Give them a stir to combine well.
Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.
To make the optional cracker crumb topping. Mix the crumbled crackers with the melted butter.
Spread out on a small baking sheet and bake in a 350*F/180*C/gas mark 4 oven for 5 to 8 minutes until golden brown.
Sprinkle the buttered cracker crumbs over top to serve.
HINTS AND TIPS FOR CROCK POT COOKERY
Here are all my hints and tips for success when cooking in the crock pot/slow cooker.
1. Slow cookers work best when they are 2/3 to 3/4 of the way full so choose the size of the crock pot carefully when deciding to cook a recipe. You may need to increase the cook time if you have exceeded that amount or decrease the cook time if you have put in less than that amount.
2. Put any vegetables in the bottom of the crock pot. This puts them in more direct contact with the heat of the slow cooker. You can mix everything together later.
3. The fuller your slow cooker, the longer it will take its contents to cook. Also, the more densely packed the cooker's contents are, the longer they will need to cook. Also, the larger the chunks of meat or vegetables, the more time they will need to cook.
4. Keep the lid on. Every time you lift the lid to peek you lose 20 minutes of cook time. That is why most slow cookers/crock pots have a glass lid. So that you can check on the contents without lifting the lid.
5. Sometimes it is beneficial to remove the lid. If you want your dish to thicken up a bit, take the lid off during the last half hour of cook time. This will help it to thicken.
6. Remember the outside of your crock pot/slow cooker will be hot. Be cautious. This applies to children or for yourself.
7. A quick read meat thermometer is a handy tool to have. This will help remove the question of whether or not your meat is fully cooked and will also prevent you from over cooking your meat.
8. The basic rule of thumb is to NOT put frozen meat into the slow cooker. Meat will not reach the proper internal temperature in time. This especially applies to thick cuts of meat. Proceed with caution is the way to go!
9. Add any fresh herbs 10 minutes before the end of cooking time to maximize their flavor.
10. If you have a recipe which calls for adding cooked pasta, add it 10 minutes prior to the end of cook time if cooking on high, 30 minutes if cooking on low. That way it won't get mushy.
11. If you are using a recipe which calls for adding sour cream or cream, stir it in 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time, just to heat through. That way it won't split or curdle.
I was really pleased with how this came out. I had not expected it to come out nearly as good as it did. The sauce was rich, creamy and cheese, and thickened up considerably upon standing.
I was a bit concerned that the macaroni would either be too soft or that it would be too hard, but it was just perfect.
Do make the cracker crumb topping if you can. It adds a bit of visual interest and some buttery crunch.
Altogether I quite enjoyed this!! A salad or vegetable and some crusty bread would work well on the side.
If you are as big a fan as I am of cooking in the crock pot, then the following recipe options might also interest you! I promise you that they are delicious!
CROCK POT MONGOLIAN BEEF - Tasty, tender and totally hands off. Tender pieces of beef with decidedly oriental flavors. Delicious served over rice with some of the tasty cooking juices spooned over top and a garnish of spring onions.
CROCK POT HAM, BEANS & POTATOES - This is an old, old recipe gleaned from a Mennonite Community Cookery book many moons ago. It's such a simple dish and yet so delicious! Proof positive that food doesn't have to be complicated to taste good. Everything simply gets layered in the crock pot and then cooked. This is an old family favorite!
Yield: 4 servings
Ham & Macaroni Dinner
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 3 HourTotal time: 3 H & 5 M
This might not look like much, but it is delicious. This makes a great meal for those days when you know you are going to be too busy to spend much time cooking a meal!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (120g) grated strong cheddar cheese (or any cheese of your choice)
- 1 cup (116g) uncooked macaroni
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) whole milk
- 1 can (10 1/2 ounces/297g) condensed cream of mushroom or chicken soup
- 1 1/2 cups (225g) cooked ham cubed (I used a small ham steak)
Optional Crumb Topping
- 1 sleeve of saltine crackers, crumbled (8 single crackers)
- 1 TBS butter, melted
Instructions
- I used a 2QT slow cooker, which is a smaller one. Spray it with some non-stick cooking spray.
- Add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker. Give them a stir to combine well.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.
- To make the optional cracker crumb topping. Mix the crumbled crackers with the melted butter.
- Spread out on a small baking sheet and bake in a 350*F/180*C/gas mark 4 oven for 5 to 8 minutes until golden brown.
- Sprinkle the buttered cracker crumbs over top to serve.
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Exhibition — “The Botanical Afterlife of Indenture: Imaginative Archives”
Jun. 17th, 2025 03:28 amrepeatingislands_feed
There is still time to see the exciting multimedia exhibition “The Botanical Afterlife of Indenture: Imaginative Archives.” The exhibition opened on June 10, and will continue through June 21, 2025, at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago (located at 3-7 St. Vincent Avenue, Port of Spain, Trinidad). The exhibit asks, “How can we continue to document the legacies of indenture which we have all inherited?” The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, see Campus News (UWI-St. Augustine).
Description: This innovative exhibition honours the legacy and contribution of Indian indentured labourers to our landscape through the seeds, spices, plant cuttings and flora brought with them as they travelled in the ships’ hold.
The exhibition builds on long-standing research, publications, and artistic practice exploring women’s experiences of Indian indenture and its legacies in the Caribbean. It draws from the work of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS). Notably, the IGDS’ online, open-access journal, The Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, published a Special Issue on Indo-Caribbean Feminisms (2012), and led the publication of the edited collection, Indo-Caribbean Feminisms: Genealogies, Theories, Enactments (2016). This interdisciplinary project sits at the intersection of that historical work and the IGDS’ research theme, The Making of Feminisms in the Caribbean, initiated by Emerita Professor Patricia Mohammed. [. . .]
Scholar, writer and activist Dr. Gabrielle Hosein, Senior Lecturer, The IGDS, The UWI, St. Augustine Campus, says, “The botanical is a living archive of survival, and this exhibit memorialises its legacy in a way that connects indenture histories to us all. The rich archive of material at the Alma Jordan Library can help us to better understand the myths and realities that defined Indian indenture experience, particularly for women, contributing to The UWI’s long tradition of being a knowledge-hub for Caribbean women’s history. Producing both publications and visual art that shares research findings in a way that is interdisciplinary and accessible to students, cultural groups, and other members of the public, has long been one of the strengths of the IGDS, and that contribution to public education continues here.” [. . .]
This photography-centered installation showcases original mehndi designs that visualise Caribbean indentured history, highlighting how Indian-descended aesthetic practices can bring practices of remembering into contemporary life. The photographs are the work of pioneering Trinidadian woman photographer Abigail Hadeed and mehndi artist Risa Raghunanan-Mohammed, founder of Henna Trinidad. Here, mehndi or henna is not only body adornment, but feminist and botanical archive. For her, in particular, mehndi is a form of art that hasn’t been sufficiently engaged as a tool of visual history-telling. [. . .]
For full description and more information, see https://bit.ly/45F4mVF
[Shown above: Detail of “An inheritance that belongs to us all” by Abigail Hadeed.]
New Book: “The Coloniality of Catastrophe in Caribbean Theater and Performance”
Jun. 17th, 2025 03:27 amrepeatingislands_feed
The Coloniality of Catastrophe in Caribbean Theater and Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), edited by Camilla Stevens and Jon D. Rossini, is now available via Springer Nature. The volume includes essays by Megan Bailon, Shrabani Basu, José Emilio Bencosme Zayas, Nicolette Bethel, Ian A. Bethell Bennett, Raj Chetty, Christian Flaugh, Eren Jaye, Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, Eric Mayer-García, Priscilla Meléndez, Jon D. Rossini, Emily Sahakian, and Camilla Stevens.
Description: The Coloniality of Catastrophe in Caribbean Theater and Performance calls attention to theater’s capacity to reveal the constructed roots of catastrophe and offer counter catastrophic strategies to live and imagine otherwise.Engaging Anglophone, Francophone, and Hispanophone theater from across the Caribbean and its diaspora, the 12 essays and one interview foster a pan-Caribbean view of theater, identifying shared tropes and theatrical strategies. Essays address a range of 20th and 21st century works that center the relentless cycle of “natural” disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods as well as the catastrophic effects of continuing coloniality more broadly. In doing so, they unsettle the normalization of catastrophe. Exploring the power of theater’s situatedness, its iterative quality, and its special arrangement of time, these works remind us of the impact of embodied co-presence in the political realities of everyday life.
Camilla Stevens is Professor in the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese and Latino and Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, United States.
Jon D. Rossini is Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California, Davis, United States.
For more information, see https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-85791-1
Martinique: Three schools close due to Sargassum accumulation
Jun. 17th, 2025 03:25 amrepeatingislands_feed
Along with other Caribbean countries, Martinique’s daily life has been disrupted in various ways by the excessive accumulation of Sargassum seaweed. A press release from Le Robert announced that the town mayor decided to close schools near the coast due to the excess of Sargassum seaweed, which may have detrimental effects on humans. (See information on impacts on human health after the excerpts below.) Peggy Pinel-Fereol (La1ere-Martinique) reports:
[. . .] The announcement was made this Sunday, June 15, in a press release published on the social media of the city of Le Robert.
“To protect our children, I have decided today, in agreement with the education authority, to close the following schools: Edgard LABOURG Elementary School in Four à Chaux, LES CORAUX Kindergarten in Cité La Croix, and EMILE CAPGRAS Elementary School in Pointe Lynch, effective Tuesday, June 17, 2025.”
Mayor Farell François-Haugrin justified this decision by stating that there was no solution “in the face of increasingly intense arrivals of Sargassum seaweed.” Indeed, “an even larger amount of Sargassum seaweed was observed stranded on the coast this Sunday, June 15th.” He added, “The health of our children and staff is at stake. I remain constantly vigilant and once again issue a solemn appeal for coordinated cooperation to find lasting solutions to this problem that affects us all.” [. . .]
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The United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) explains: “Sargassum inundation events (SIEs) can potentially affect human health nearshore or decomposing on beaches. For example, Sargassum may harbor organisms, like jellyfish, that can cause skin irritation. Exposure to hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, produced during the decay of Sargassum, may also cause mild to serious health effects, including respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological impacts. Additionally, Sargassum accumulates and leaches pollutants, including pesticides and heavy metals like arsenic, which could harm human health and the environment.”
Excerpts above translated by Ivette Romero. For full article, in French, see https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/martinique/trois-ecoles-du-robert-fermees-a-cause-des-algues-sargasses-1595967.html12
For more information on sargassum, see “Sargassum Inundation Events (SIEs): Impacts on Human Health,” at https://www.epa.gov/habs/sargassum-inundation-events-sies-impacts-human-health
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer at the 28 YEARS LATER London Photo Call
Jun. 16th, 2025 09:15 pmprojectrungay_feed
28 Years Later co-stars Aaron Taylor Johnson and Jodie Comer put on their very bad choices for standing in the hot sun and found themselves another London rooftop to stand on. In other words, they stepped out for the photo call. We wonder if the Jurassic World Rebirth photo call was happening at the same time and they could wave to each other from competing rooftops.
The outfit’s fine but dear God, we are choking on the douche fumes. We can accept the hair (although we don’t think it does anything good for him) and the shades are okay for the most part (even if we maintain that shades where you can clearly see the eyes are kind of an asshole signifier), but that beard looks like a creeping fungus.
She looks chic, unfussed, and like a person who has no time for whatever nonsense her co-star is currently sporting.
Style Credits:
Jodie Comer: Gucci Ensemble | Gucci Sunglasses
Styled by Danielle Goldberg
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new “auteur horror” story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Written by: Alex Garland
Produced by: Andrew MacdonaldPeter RiceBernard BellewDanny BoyleAlex Garland
Executive Producer: Cillian Murphy
Cast: Jodie ComerAaron Taylor-JohnsonJack O’Connell Alfie Williams and Ralph Fiennes
[Photo Credit: Doug Peters/EMPICS/PA Images/INSTARimages – Video Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube]
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VARIETY ‘Actors on Actors’: Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton on MATLOCK, LANDMAN and More
Jun. 16th, 2025 08:10 pmprojectrungay_feedIn a new conversation for VARIETY’s “Actors on Actors” issue, Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton discuss how Bates almost quit acting before “Matlock,” “Landman,” and how Thornton was almost in “Misery” — which Bates won an Oscar for.
Bates on how she almost quit acting before “Matlock”:
“I didn’t watch [the original ‘Matlock.’] Everybody always asked me that — did I watch the show?…Well, let’s say it was a conscious choice. I watched a couple to see what I could get out of it, but our show is just so different. I feel like this part was written with me in mind. Jennie Snyder Urman created it. And I’m lucky because I heard, originally, they wanted to make [my character] Andy Griffith’s great-great-granddaughter. So she’d be 30-something. But Jennie took a walk, and it came to her that she wanted to write something about older women and feeling invisible. When I first read the script, I thought, this is just episodic, and I’m not interested in doing that. And then I finally got to the end, and there’s this twist. I said, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m in. I’m in.’ Because I really had one foot out the door…I just felt that I was getting small roles in films that I loved that people were not seeing. I just began to ask myself, ‘Is this what I want to keep doing? Do I want to sell the house and maybe move to France and call it a day?’ And then I got this script. It just fit me like a glove.”
Thornton on how he was almost in “Misery”:
“There was a time I went in and read for Rob Reiner for ‘Misery’…I swear to God. Originally, Richard Farnsworth, who played the sheriff, had a deputy. I saw Rob Reiner for it. And Rob said right in the room, ‘You’re the guy. We can send everybody else home.’ I was very excited. And I got a call from Rob Reiner — not many directors would do this — he called me and he said, ‘Listen, I’ve been looking at the script and been planning out what I’m going to do with this movie.’ He said, ‘You can come up here and shoot this for the money or the insurance or whatever you need, but I’m just telling you, it’s not going to be in the movie’…He said, ‘I don’t want you to come up here expecting that this is going to be in the movie. And I didn’t want you to be disappointed.’ He said, ‘But I’ll leave it up to you. Do you want to come shoot it anyway?’ And I said, ‘No.’ I thought that was very cool of him.”
Thornton on how the cast of “Landman” didn’t have time to get to know each other before shooting:
“We had to kind of jump in. We had one cast dinner before we started. I don’t know if this makes any sense or not, but they’re all such specific personalities that the chemistry almost happened. Ali Larter [who plays Thornton’s feisty ex-wife] bursts through the room wearing half a sarong and starts bossing me around. It just makes you go, ‘What are you talking about, honey? Leave me alone. I’m trying to watch TV.’ And Michelle Randolph’s like a kitten. I’ve got a 20-year-old daughter in college, so that’s why it’s so easy for me to play that. At the same time, the stuff she says to me? Oh my God. We really did become a family, and I know people say that a lot, but it really is true in this case.”
[Photo Credit: Peggy Sirota for Variety Magazine – Video Credit: Variety/YouTube]
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Benson Boone at the Capital FM Summertime Ball in London
Jun. 16th, 2025 08:30 pmprojectrungay_feed
Benson Boone took his slutty little self out to the Capital FM Summertime Ball and we’ll be honest, we’re not spotlighting him because he made a stunningly discussable style choice for the occasion.
No, if anything, he made a set of completely expected style choices, right down to the Union Jack vest for a Wembley Stadium appearance. This all appears to be very much in order and we’re really only featuring it because there’s been some grumbling lately that there are no men in pop culture using their bodies or dressing skimpily and kittens, that just isn’t true if you know where to look. God bless the slutty boys. They’re feminists, really.
[Photo Credit: Ian West/PA Images/INSTARimages, CelebrityPhotosUK/Cover Images]
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Red Carpet Rundown: Mariska Hargitay’s MY MOM JAYNE Tribeca Festival Premiere
Jun. 16th, 2025 07:45 pmprojectrungay_feed
All of Mariska Hargitay’s best pals came out to the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of the documentary about her mother Jayne Mansfield, My Mom Jayne. Some of them even managed to get dressed up for the occasion!
Mariska Hargitay
We’ve got to figure that this is a direct tribute to her mom because her own style isn’t normally this retro-formal and sparkly. It’s a gorgeous look and it’s clearly right for the occasion, but in a different setting, we’d have advised ditching the gloves and sporting a looser, more modern up do. But she never gets to pay tribute to her mom, so we’ll give her this bit of theme-dressing.
Cher
We honestly kind of love this whole look, although it feels a little too casual for the setting.
Claire Danes
See, that’s how you do Tribeca style. A simple, photogenic dress and a leather jacket; no muss no fuss. You look just formal enough for a red carpet, but also like a New Yorker trying to get somewhere.
Jamie Lee Curtis
This is a nicely unexpected change of pace for her. We can’t remember the last time we saw her in a fitted skirt above the knee, but it looks great.
Brooke Shields
She’s discovered attention-seeking fashion recently and we love that for her. She was dressing way too conservatively for too long. This is fun.
Julianne Hough
Actually, THIS is the perfect Tribeca look. We’re pretty sure it’s Kors, who has a knack for embodying New York style in his womenswear. It looks perfectly chic and effortless.
Chris Meloni
Dude, you’re an asshole.
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
The HBO Original documentary MY MOM JAYNE, a film by Mariska Hargitay, directed by Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning actress and filmmaker Mariska Hargitay, debuts FRIDAY, JUNE 27 (8:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. Hargitay, along with two-time Academy Award® nominated producer Trish Adlesic, previously produced HBO’s Emmy®-winning documentary “I Am Evidence.”
Synopsis: In her feature film directorial debut—and the first time she has delved into her mother Jayne Mansfield’s story—Mariska Hargitay searches for the mother she never knew almost six decades after the Hollywood legend’s tragic death. Through intimate interviews and an extensive collection of never-before-seen photos and home movies, she grapples with her mother’s complicated public and private legacy, uncovering the surprising layers and depth of who Jayne was, not only to her fans, but also to those closest to her.
Mariska was three years old when her mother, Jayne Mansfield, tragically died in a car accident at the age of 34—leaving behind five children. The film follows Mariska as she seeks to answer her long-held questions about her mother and integrate the truths she uncovers into her own sense of self. As she explores the complexities behind who Jayne Mansfield was in public, she reckons with the persona that Jayne created, but was later desperate to escape. Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings, who each has their own memories of their mother, and an excavation of the photographs, letters, and cherished belongings Jayne left behind, Mariska assembles a new picture of the extraordinary, complex woman whose image and legacy she resisted for so many years. With courage and vulnerability, Mariska engages in the process of opening herself to a new, hard-won collection of memories—and a deeper level of truth.
Featuring film clips from Jayne’s work in the 1950s and ‘60s, archival footage from her many talk show appearances and interviews, as well as striking personal footage, the film contextualizes the dazzling star power of the most photographed Hollywood celebrity of her day. A story of loss and longing, healing and transformation, MY MOM JAYNE is a testament to the rewards of an unflinching search for truth, unveiling Mariska’s journey to reclaim her mother’s story—and her own.
Featured Participants: Mariska’s siblings Jayne Marie Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, Jr., Zoltan Hargitay, and Tony Cimber; stepmother Ellen Hargitay; and Jayne Mansfield’s press secretary Raymond “Rusty” Strait.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents MY MOM JAYNE, a Mighty Entertainment Production. Directed and produced by Mariska Hargitay; produced by Trish Adlesic; executive produced by Lauran Bromley. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller; and senior producer, Anna Klein.
[Photo Credit: Dave Allocca/Starpix/INSTARimages – Video Credit: HBO/YouTube]
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Daisy Edgar-Jones for Gucci’s Lido Collection Ad Campaign
Jun. 16th, 2025 05:10 pmprojectrungay_feed
Daisy Edgar-Jones channels the relaxed spirit of the season and the Gucci Lido collection in a series of special images and a video by W Magazine and Gucci.
Daisy Edgar-Jones is captured in sunlit moments wearing pieces from the Gucci Lido collection. The featured selection showcases fluid silhouettes alongside signature handbags like the GG Marmont and Jackie 1961, reimagined for the season in luminous hues and warm-weather textures, while silk Flora-printed scarves and oversized sunglasses add touches of nostalgic glamour.
[Photo Credit: Max Farago, Courtesy of Gucci – Video Credit: W Magazine/YouTube]
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