IK Ogbonna fronts 2017 Menswear Collection 'Regal Man'

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  139 words  |  Martina Birk

The brand who debuted their first female collection at the recently concluded Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2017 previewed some of the pieces on the runway. "The collection exude designs that are classy, timeless and regal. What makes these pieces the ideal choice is that they are created from high quality fabrics, with embellishments at strategic points" a rep for the brand revealed via email. ADVERTISEMENT Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna and former Mr Nigeria runner up Austin Igwilo who are known for their sartorial styles were handpicked to model the bejewelled collection that come featuring casual day wears or bold looks even for night time. [Read More]

IRELAND: The Broth of a King

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  511 words  |  Billy Koelling

Inishmurray is a 100-acre sliver of rock off the northwest coast of Ireland’s County Sligo. In World War I, a British destroyer mistook its low-lying shape for a German submarine, let fly with a torpedo. The explosion shook the island up a bit but it failed to deflect the inhabitants from the pursuit of customsstemming back to the time of Saint Columba, who is said to have stopped off at Inishmurray on his way to convert Scotland to Christianity. [Read More]

J.D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye: Read TIME's Original Review

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  561 words  |  Tandra Barner

“Some of my best friends are children,” says Jerome David Salinger, 32. “In fact, all of my best friends are children.” And Salinger has written short stories about his best friends with love, brilliance and 20-20 vision. In his tough-tender first novel, The Catcher in the Rye (a Book-of-the-Month Club midsummer choice), he charts the miseries and ecstasies of an adolescent rebel, and deals out some of the most acidly humorous deadpan satire since the late great Ring Lardner. [Read More]

John F. Kennedy (35th US President)

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1994 words  |  Patria Henriques

Profession: 35th US President Political Party: Democratic Political Titles: Senator from Massachusetts Presidential Term: January 20, 1961 - November 22, 1963 Preceded By: Dwight D. Eisenhower Succeeded By: Lyndon B. Johnson Biography: The youngest-ever person elected President at age 43, Kennedy assumed office at the height of the Cold War. As such his time in office was spent managing relations with the communist states. In 1961 Kennedy approved the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in an attempt to overthrow the communist-aligned regime of Fidel Castro. [Read More]

John Lee Is Hong Kong's New Leader. Here's What to Know

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  858 words  |  Patria Henriques

John Lee became Hong Kong’s new leader on July 1, when he was sworn in by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lee is the first chief executive to be installed since anti-government protests roiled the city in 2019 and the special administrative region of China underwent a major reform last year, intended to allow only “patriots” to run the city. Lee was the sole candidate to lead the city of 7.5 million. [Read More]

L'Wren Scott - Women in Luxury

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  516 words  |  Patria Henriques

Six-foot-three L'Wren Scott left Roy, Utah, in September 1985 to become a model in Paris, and since then she has led a star-studded life. In Paris she befriended the designers she worked with, including Karl Lagerfeld and Thierry Mugler. She landed jobs as a hosiery model and hardly escaped notice: she was Pretty Polly and the leggy Dim Up girl in the talked-about campaign shot by renowned photographer Jean-Paul Goude. [Read More]

Lindsay Lohan in Jail - The 20 Best (Topical) Halloween Costumes for 2010

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  126 words  |  Kelle Repass

What you'll need: • Orange jumpsuit (or orange minidress) • Handcuffs or shackles When actress Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to jail in July, the world looked on in horrified fascination. The crying in the courtroom, the profane manicure; it was a fall from celebrity grace worthy of Greek tragedy. So to distinguish yourself from the rest of the inmates this October, put a funny spin on your prison attire. For starters, try a more scandalous version of the classic orange jumpsuit. [Read More]

March 10th, 1997 | Vol. 149, No. 10 | U.S.

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  7 words  |  Martina Birk

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Milestones, Jul. 14, 1941 | TIME

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  336 words  |  Billy Koelling

Married. Leila Ernst, 21, Pal Joey ingenue; and Bostonian Stacy B. Hulse Jr., recent Harvard graduate; in Manhattan. Married. Knute Rockne Jr., son of the late, great football coach; and Margaret Siewert; in South Bend, Ind. Married. Dancer Paul Nathaniel Saltonstall Draper, son of Novelist Muriel Draper, great-grandson of the late, great Publisher Charles Anderson Dana; and Ballet Dancer Heidi Vosseler; in Rio de Janeiro. Married. Ken Murray, 38, film and radio comedian; and Cleatus Caldwell, photographer’s model; he for the second time; in Hollywood. [Read More]

Phebe Cates' Bikini in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' - Top 10 Bikinis in Pop Culture

 Posted on August 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  120 words  |  Billy Koelling

A generation of boys know this scene because it was their ultimate fantasy. The hot girl in school Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates) emerges from a swimming pool in a tiny red bikini. No one is expecting her to take it off, but that's exactly what she does, right after telling the uber-awkward Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold), "You know how cute I always thought you were," and giving him a kiss. The only problem is, for Brad, it's just a dream. [Read More]