Author: Ewang Johnson
Across the discipline, designers are breathing fresh perspectives into Haute Couture. Kevin Germanier repurposes Berluti outfits worn by the French Olympic team. Stéphane Rolland encourages model Farnoush Hamidian to talk out about her native Iran. Julien Fournié extols the virtues of diversity. Yuima Nakazato battles AI with dresses made of ceramics. Charlie le Mindu makes masterpieces from hair. Finally, Imane Ayissi expresses his African identity through an unveiling of the creative process. Source link
Looking back on it with a 2025 lensIt will be interesting to see how the perception of the show is shifted yet again by the airing of the Netflix series. Banks takes the chance in it to express some regret for what went on: “I knew I went too far. I lost it…” she says of her infamous moment of anger. Mok, too, is remorseful: “I take full responsibility for that shoot,” he says of the infamous “crime scene”-themed challenge. “That was a mistake. I look back now and I think it was a celebration of, like, violence. It was…
Ms. Tekea Tesfamicael, President of the National Union of Eritrean Women, conducted seminars for members of the Union in the sub-zones of Keren, Asmat, Halhal, and Habero from 7 to 11 February. The seminars focused on the role and contribution of Eritrean women during the armed struggle for independence, safeguarding national sovereignty, and participation in national affairs; the eradication of harmful practices and backward thinking; the current responsibilities shouldered by women; the significance of organization; as well as activities aimed at enhancing women’s awareness and capacity. Ms. Tekea also called on participants to encourage their female children to concentrate on…
Indian writer Arundhati Roy on Friday said she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over the jury president’s Gaza remarks. The award-winning author and activist was set to attend the world premiere of a restored version of 1989 cult classic “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones”, which she wrote and starred in. The film provides hints of her unflinching courage, 37 years after its release. Source link
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne has adapted William Golding’s classic novel for his latest TV series about murderous male youth – but it’s a very different beast.Jack Thorne has long been an acclaimed and prolific playwright and screenwriter, with credits including mega stage-hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Nevertheless, last year’s Netflix phenomenon Adolescence, which he co-created with actor Stephen Graham, sent him into a different stratosphere, given how its tale of a 13-year-old killer cleaned up at the Emmys and sparked a global debate. So you might say that Thorne choosing next to adapt William Golding’s classic novel Lord of…
Deputy President, Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, Chairperson of the Water Task Team, today convened a meeting with Ministers and government officials to assess the water supply challenges across Gauteng following recent disruptions. The Water Task Team was briefed that electro-mechanical failures at Rand Water pump stations and a major pipe burst in late January temporarily reduced bulk supply. Rand Water has since restored full capacity. However, municipal systems — particularly in the City of Johannesburg — remain under pressure due to low reservoir levels, high demand during the heatwave, ageing infrastructure, and water losses averaging 33%. To accelerate recovery, the following…
February is delivering a packed slate of must-watch television. Critic Dheepthika Laurent reviews the French release of “Heated Rivalry”, which brings a steamy, taboo-breaking hockey romance to new audiences, as well as the Netflix show that revisits the legacy and controversies of “America’s Next Top Model”. Legal drama fans can dive into a high-stakes new season of “The Lincoln Lawyer”, with Mickey Haller facing his toughest case yet – his own. Source link
She is also the subject of a new nine-part drama from Ryan Murphy, creator of American Horror Story and American Crime Story. The first season of his latest franchise Love Story is about the courtship and marriage of Carolyn and John F Kennedy Jr, the son of the former president and his wife Jackie. The show has already caused controversy. Jack Schlossberg, nephew of the late JFK Jr, criticised Murphy for “profiting off” his uncle’s story.Meticulous simplicityFans of Bessette were up in arms online over some test shots of actress Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn, and what they insisted were the…
An exhibition in connection with the 36th anniversary of the Operation Fenkil commemoration was opened this morning in the port city of Massawa under the theme “Heroic Fenkil Operation: Heritage for Generations.” The opening ceremony was attended by Mr. Tewolde Qelati, Minister of Marine Resources, and other senior officials of the Northern Red Sea Region. The exhibition, which included photo displays by the Ministry of Defense and the Eritrean Naval Force, as well as products from the Ministry of Marine Resources, public institutions, and student performances and youth village displays, was officially opened by Ms. Asmaret Abraha, Governor of the…
In this episode of arts24, we meet Ghanaian-Dutch visual artist Joel Quayson, who won the 2025 Dior Prize for Photography and Visual Arts for Young Talents, one of the most closely watched awards in contemporary photography. Born to Ghanaian parents and raised in the Netherlands within a devout Christian household, Quayson’s work is shaped by the tension between faith, cultural heritage and queer self-expression. That deeply personal conflict lies at the heart of his prize-winning video “How do you feel?”, now on view at Paris’s Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP). Source link