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Not so jolly: Consumers take a cautious approach to their holiday spending
Kelly Bergl traditionally has gone on spending sprees for the holidays, a ritual that was turbocharged by the pandemic. She would buy chocolate from Harrod’s in London, lots of stocking stuffers for her two young children, tickets to holiday events and decorations for the house. “We had a bigger budget and more time during the…
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A Nation Revered: Liberty shows support for Israel through study, travel, and service opportunities
Hundreds of Liberty students gathered on campus on Nov. 15 to pray for the people of Israel in the ongoing conflict. Liberty University has a longstanding history of supporting the nation of Israel and offering cultural enrichment opportunities for faculty and students to learn more about the country and its people. Liberty regularly sponsors short-term…
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[Kimono Style] Highlights From One of Japan’s Biggest Kimono Events
Once again, the Tokyo International Forum hosted this year’s Kimono Salone on November 4 and 5, 2023. This annual event is a chance for kimono makers from around Japan to rent a booth, come and show their goods, and meet their customers face to face. For kimono fans, it is also a rare chance to…
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Here’s Why Gala Whisperer Erica Sarlo Loves a Bad Event
Portrait of Erica Sarlo by David Lê. All images courtesy of Sarlo. Erica Sarlo likes to say she fell into event production twice. The first time was fresh out of RISD, where she got a BFA in furniture design. She graduated in the midst of the recession and knew she had to keep her employment expectations…
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This Black-Owned Comedy And Live Music Venue Opens In Brooklyn In A Location That Was Once A Supermarket
Dejon, who was a co-host on the popular hip-hop show known as Video Music Box, is now focusing on his career in comedy. The Brooklyn native has been hosting several shows at various venues in New York. And now, he has opened a venue to bring relief to his hometown residents. “We are the first…
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Meet 26-year-old Madelaine Brockway who had ‘wedding of the CENTURY’
Madelaine, 26, went viral for her extravagant wedding to Jacob LaGrone The couple, from Texas, jetted off to Paris for a five-day dazzling celebration The bride is the daughter a man who runs a multi-million-dollar car dealership By Lillian Gissen For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:45 EST, 21 November 2023 | Updated: 13:09 EST, 21 November 2023
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Inside Saks and Dior’s Carousel of Dreams Window Unveiling With Jennifer Lawrence and More
On Monday night, Dior and Saks Fifth Avenue ushered in the holiday season with the unveiling of their magnificent Carousel of Dreams window collaboration. The early evening celebration, which Jennifer Lawrence, Rachel Zegler, Alexandra Daddario, and more attended, kicked off with pre-show drinks and small bites at Saks Fifth Avenue’s The Vault. The group was…
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Chanel’s multi-million-pound Métiers d’Art show built in Manchester
Chanel hosts an annual Métiers d’Art catwalk showcasing its artisans’ work By Elizabeth Haigh Published: 12:10 EST, 21 November 2023 | Updated: 15:42 EST, 21 November 2023
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Fat, happy and healed: A movement toward fat liberation
Jackie Molloy is a freelance photojournalist who recently went to the Philly FatCon, a convention for people to come celebrate their bodies. She shares her personal reflections on her weekend. When I walked off the elevator, I knew I was in the right place. There were other people who looked like me — who had…
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‘He’s loved universally’: As WIXX’s Murphy in the Morning prepares to sign off after 32 years, he and his co-hosts look back at the magic
BELLEVUE – If he wasn’t Murphy in the Morning on WIXX-FM for the past 32 years, he might have been Jim Murphy, store manager at your local Menards. “Murphy,” as he’s best known, worked part time at the home improvement store chain early in his life and loved it, but it was “a fluky start” in radio that sent…