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Doug Ischar
Amid the AIDS crisis, this photographer documented a sunlit haven for gay men
Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos and spouse Lauren Sanchez Bezos leave the Aman Hotel on the third day of their wedding festivities, in Venice on June 28, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wrap up three-day Venice wedding extravaganza
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Luxury brands are more expensive than ever. They’re telling you why they’re worth it
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 30: Fashion designer Marc Jacobs arrives to the Marc Jacobs 2026 Fashion Show at New York Public Library on June 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
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Look of the Week: Marc Jacobs totes a boxed Labubu
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Edward Burtynsky
Photographer finds surreal beauty — and few humans — inside a Chinese EV factory
MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 21: Models are walking the runway outside the show venue at Metropol, during Dolce & Gabbana, during the Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 on June 21, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
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Here’s what we saw at the menswear shows in Milan
PARIS IN LOVE -- I Do, Dont I? Part 2 Episode 113 -- Pictured: (l-r) Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian West -- (Photo by: Todd Williamson/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Dress codes: Why do brides wear veils?

Arts

A traditional priest and fisherman was buried inside a giant blue teapot in Ghana’s Central Region in 2009. The teapot was chosen as his coffin as the priest would use a blue teapot in rituals, according to photographer and academic Regula Tschumi, who has spent decades documenting colorful funerals across Ghana.
Regula Tschumi
Photographer shows the secretive, colorful world of Ghanaian funerals
These hyper-realistic pencil portraits are raising awareness of visible skin differences
Arnaldo Pomodoro, whose bronze spheres decorate prominent public spaces around the world, dies at 98
Georgette Chen. Self-Portrait. c. 1934.
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Asian artists were marginalized in 1920s Paris. Now their works fetch millions at auction
This artist just spray painted a public square in Switzerland
Louvre museum shuts its doors as staff say they are overwhelmed
Alice Austen, The Darned Club, 1891, Original glass plate negative, 4 x 5 in, Collection of Historic Richmond Town.
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A new art exhibition says we’ve gotten sexual identity all wrong
This South Korean artist is turning strangers’ Instagram posts into portraits
Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? The cultural origins of an enduring superstition

Architecture

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An ambitious vision of a city built from lava
512 Airport Road features distinctive archers above its windows.
Hussain AlMoosawi
This Abu Dhabi photographer is on a mission to define his country’s ‘architectural identity’
Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko has resigned as dean of the Spitzer School of Architecture at City College in New York, citing a crippling workload and a lack of empathy for black women. Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is a Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and novelist. Seen near her home in Edinburgh, Scotland UK 15/10/2020 © COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY See details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution. sgealbadh, A22N6S
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Lesley Lokko is on a mission to transform architecture, fostering a new generation of ‘more dynamic thinkers’
<em>Serpentine Pavilion 2025 A Capsule in Time, designed by Marina Tabassum, Marina Tabassum Architects</em>
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Designing the Serpentine Pavilion is an architect’s dream job. Meet the woman behind this year’s building
Heatherwick Studio.
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Shortlisted designs for Queen Elizabeth II’s official London memorial unveiled
May 9, 2025
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 8: The sun sets on midtown Manhattan and the Chrysler Building seen from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on August 8, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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Why the Chrysler Building is an Art Deco icon
Apr 28, 2025
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (14680209k) The 597-meter high Goldin Finance 117 Tower, known as the world's first unfinished building, is pictured in Tianjin, China, on August 28, 2024. The construction of Goldin Finance 117 Building in Xiqing District, Tianjin, begins in September 2008, and on September 8, 2015, Goldin Finance 117 completes the main structure. Goldin Finance 117 becomes an unfinished building, stalled by Goldin's plunging market value and poor sales. World's First Unfinished Building in Tianjin, China - 30 Aug 2024
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Construction of world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper to resume after a decade
Apr 25, 2025
The Sagrada Familia has taken more than 140 years to build.
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Vatican puts Sagrada Família architect on the path to sainthood
Apr 15, 2025

Fashion

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 27: A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend the Dior Homme Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 27, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images for Dior Homme)
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Dior’s next chapter, zoot suits and a Wes Anderson easter egg: What we saw at the Paris Fashion Week men’s shows
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Look of the Week: Lauren Sanchez’s Dolce & Gabbana wedding gown revealed
Diana, Princess of Wales, during her official visit to Nigeria, in Lagos, on March 16, 1990.
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Princess Diana’s ‘caring dress’ fetches over $500,000 in largest auction of late royal’s fashion
November 1988: Michaela Bercu photographed by Peter Lindbergh<br />Wintour's first cover is considered the most groundbreaking. Staring model Michaela Bercu, it featured a couture Christian Lacroix jacket with a beaded cross, paired with stonewashed Guess jeans. The mix, styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, had never been seen on a Vogue cover, and the magazine's printers wondered if it was a mistake.
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Remember Anna Wintour’s shocking first Vogue cover?
In this February 2024 photo, Anna Wintour is seen during New York Fashion Week in New York City.
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Anna Wintour steps down as Vogue editor-in-chief, but will retain control of storied magazine
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Remember When Kylie Minogue’s gold hotpants stole the turn of the millennium?
FX's THE BEAR "System" (Airs Thursday, June 23) Pictured: Jeremy Allen White as Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto. CR: Matt Dinerstein/FX
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Is this the most political fashion item ever?
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the taping of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City, November 11, 1993
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Remember when Kurt Cobain spurned toxic masculinity in a dainty floral frock?

Design

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Video This furniture takes a decade to grow and is priced as an artwork 2:45
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This pinecone-sized device could transform the fight against wildfires
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 25: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 25, 2025 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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You are cordially invited to critique Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding invitation
The translucent bridge is inspired by the tiara Elizabeth wore on her wedding day.
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Winning design for Queen Elizabeth II memorial unveiled
Konel's ZZZN Sleep Aparel System, a "smart" puffer jacket for power naps.
Yusuke Maekawa
This puffer jacket uses light and sound to lull you to sleep anywhere
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Joe Doucet x Partners
What if your house changed color with the seasons? This ‘climate-responsive’ paint could make it happen

Beauty

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Facelifts aren’t just to combat aging. Young people are using it to finesse facial features
ATTENTION: EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 01 FEBRUARY 00:01 GMT! FREI FÜR DONNERSTAGAUSGABEN - 30 January 2024, Berlin: The bust of Queen Nefertiti (around 1340 BC) is on display in the Neues Museum. One hundred years ago, on April 1, 1924, the figure of the ancient Egyptian queen was presented to the public for the first time in Berlin, having been discovered twelve years earlier during excavations in Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. (to dpa-KORR Fascination and desire - Nefertiti has been attracting visitors for 100 years) Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa (Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Why Nefertiti still inspires, 3,300 years after she reigned
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The internet is raving about ‘nature’s Botox.’ Does it work?
Kylie Jenner attends the 2024 CFDA Awards at American Museum of Natural History on October 28, 2024 in New York City.
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Is Kylie Jenner’s surgery revelation a setback for beauty standards?
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Why men are shaving off their eyelashes
TOPSHOT - US' Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the women's 100m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
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Fake tan, fancy nails: How marathons became a catwalk for beauty
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25 years on, Patrick Bateman’s unsettling morning routine is normal
Jayne Foo poses for a portrait on Monday, March 31, 2025.
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‘I want to reclaim my skin’: Why these people are removing their tattoos

Luxury

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This fragrance company is trying to recreate the scent of extinct blooms
Lauren Sanchez leaveS the Aman Hotel on her wedding day with Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos and, in Venice on June 27, 2026. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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At the Bezos-Sanchez wedding: Bride, groom and VIP guests gather on San Giorgio Maggiore for the main event
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At $3,000 a night, luxury farm resorts are the next glamorous getaway
Taylor Swift at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images)
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The latest trend in watches might surprise you
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Pomellato
Rarity over perfection: Why jewelers are championing ‘ugly’ gems
Lady Gaga arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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Hot on the red carpet: Jewelry you can’t buy
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Better by Design
A spotlight on inspiring creatives and their ambitious projects shaping the future.

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Rihanna attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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A couple walked from opposite ends of China’s Great Wall and met in the middle. Then they broke up
In 1988, the artist and her lover trekked from opposite ends of the Chinese landmark and met in the middle. Her new exhibition revisits the epic 90-day performance.

Photography

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What this Polaroid of Cindy Crawford reveals about a 1991 swimwear shoot
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Cecilia Blomdahl
What life is like in one of the remotest places on Earth
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Khashayar Javanmardi 2024 courtesy Loose Joints
Striking photographs document environmental decay on world’s largest lake
Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2024. A group of teenage girls celebrate their friend's birthday at her house. Music and dancing have been forbidden by the Taliban but women continue to dance and celebrate in the privacy of their homes and behind the closed doors. © Kiana Hayeri for Fondation Carmignac
Kiana Hayeri for Fondation Carmignac
In this birthday party portrait, teenage girls celebrate in secret in Afghanistan
A young woman and her customer photographed by Mary Ellen Mark. The late American photographer gained remarkable access to Mumbai's red light district in the 1970s.
Mary Ellen Mark
A photographer gained rare access to Mumbai’s red-light district in the 1970s. Here’s what she saw
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Gregory Crewdson
In Gregory Crewdson’s photographs, an enduring, haunted vision of American life