Let's be honest: Eye-catching evening bags and clutches are nothing new to Hollywood's red carpets -- especially at the 2021 Oscars. After all, the tiny bag style is perfect for carrying essentials for the night, including lipstick, house keys and perhaps an acceptance speech. But at the 93rd Academy Awards, stars went for even bolder styles with their statement bags, if they chose to carry one.
The 2021 Oscars red carpet saw no shortage of noteworthy style moments -- including a swoon-worthy moment between Riz Ahmed and his wife, novelist Fatima Farheed Mirza, and an aww-inducing appearance from Minari's Alan Kim. Read More...
Society booksInterviewHow to avoid a civil war, by the man who predicted TrumpDavid ShariatmadariAcross the west, popular misery and ‘elite overproduction’ are fuelling crisis, argues data-driven historian Peter Turchin. So what can we do to turn things around?
In February 2010, Peter Turchin, a relatively obscure researcher at the University of Connecticut, wrote a letter to the distinguished journal Nature. He was responding to their “2020 visions” issue – an upbeat dawn-of-the-decade exercise that collected predictions of progress from across science and politics. Read More...
Julia Stiles looked almost unrecognizable as she stepped out on her first red carpet in months to celebrate the premiere of her upcoming medical drama The God Committee on Saturday night.
The 40-year-old star, who shot to fame after starring in the hit 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate About You, put on a very elegant display at the Tribeca Film Festival event, looking a world away from the tomboy character that first propelled her to stardom more than two decades ago. Read More...
