Mary Quant, the fashion queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, died on Thursday at the age of 93, her family said.. Quant "died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK, this morning", they said in a statement, calling her "one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the 20th century and an outstanding innovator".
The Cannes Film Festival will announce its line-up later on Thursday with the 76th edition already set to be a star-studded affair. . The full line-up is due to be announced by festival director Thierry Fremaux around 0900 GMT. There are normally around 20 films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or, which can give a major boost for arthouse cinema such as last year's winner "Triangle of Sadness", which went on to win several Oscar nominations.
French first lady Brigitte Macron turns 70 on Thursday, but don't expect her to talk about it.. Naturally talkative, outgoing and sociable, Brigitte has battled to curb her tendency to be frank and direct in public.
Dozens of excited Haruki Murakami fans queued outside a bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday for the midnight release of the world-renowned author's first novel in six years.. As much as I want to savour each sentence, I will probably read the whole thing in one go," the 39-year-old told AFP. "I'm excited to think that this book will take us to a new world again," added Mitsumoto, a member of a Murakami reading group.
The first Harry Potter television series is set to be made, with author JK Rowling acting as an executive producer, Warner Bros.. "She's an executive producer on the show.
More than a dozen women have accused veteran French actor Gerard Depardieu of sexual violence, with some allegations going back decades, according to a report from French investigative news website Mediapart.. The Mediapart investigative website reported on Tuesday that 13 other women had come forward to accuse Depardieu of molesting them on the set of 11 films or series that came out between 2004 and 2022, or in locations off set.
Prince Harry will attend the coronation in London of his father King Charles III but without his wife Meghan, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.. Archewell, Harry and Meghan’s charitable foundation, issued a near identical statement to Buckingham Palace confirming his attendance.
Netflix said on Wednesday it planned to expand operations in Africa, building on the success of hit shows like the South African drama "Blood and Water.". In 2020, "Blood and Water" received international praise, becoming the first South African show to reach No. 1 in the United States.
Another 13 women have accused French actor Gerard Depardieu of sexual violence over two decades, investigative website Mediapart has reported, in the latest such allegations against him.. Even when this alleged abuse happened on set in front of witnesses, when the women complained, crews often laughed it off, saying it was just the actor's way, the investigative website reported.
It's been a rite of passage for American leaders since John F. Kennedy, one which many describe as a highlight of their time in the Oval Office.. JFK's landmark visit in June 1963 -- made without Jackie who was pregnant at the time -- entranced the nation, where his family's journey from famine-hit Ireland in the mid-19th century to the White House was seen as the pinnacle of the American Dream.
