This year, the Cannes Film Festival updated its dress code to ban nudity on the red carpet.
Cannes has formally banned nudity on the red carpet, tightening a long-unspoken rule amid fashion’s trend toward sheer and skin-baring looks. The updated dress code was announced ahead of the festival’s Tuesday debut, and also restricts oversized gowns that obstruct guest movement.
A single night’s auction total of $489 million at Christie’s bodes well for “museum grade” works.
Christie’s pulled in $489 million across two back-to-back sales in one evening, driven by a slate of blue-chip, museum-grade works that have signaled strength at the market’s upper tier. While the hammer total fell short of estimates, high-performing lots by Mondrian, Rothko, and Monet underscored buyers’ continued appetite for the preeminent names in painting.
The Paper, a spinoff of The Office, has been announced—along with a September 2025 release.
Peacock has slated The Paper, a mockumentary set in The Office universe that follows the newsroom of a struggling Ohio paper, for release in September. The series comes from The Office co-creator Greg Daniels and writer Michael Koman.
Fashion designer Patrick McDowell has won the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British design.
Patrick McDowell has been granted the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, an honor that recognizes his consistent efforts in pushing sustainable fashion forward without compromising craftsmanship. Since launching their label in 2018, McDowell has built a reputation for made-to-order pieces that blend offbeat materials with sharp tailoring and theatrical volume. The award honors designers whose work combines environmental responsibility with community impact, and was presented to McDowell by the Princess of Wales.
Spotify’s A.I. DJ feature is getting more advanced—and some users can now request songs.
Spotify’s A.I. DJ now lets premium-tier users request songs by speaking prompts tied to mood, genre, or vibe—offering a more interactive, voice-driven experience. Human editors help script the DJ’s commentary as part of Spotify’s broader push to blend machine learning with editorial insight across its algorithm-driven tools.
Today’s attractive distractions:
This rehearsal hall for Brazil’s youth orchestra will live in the middle of a forest.
Liu Jiakun accepted his Pritzker Prize at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
More than 50 years after PaJaMa disbanded, the artist trio’s oeuvre continues to inspire.
All of those sleek On campaigns are translating to a 43 percent net sales increase.
