Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday made a rare visit to Tibet, stressing Beijing’s determination to strengthen its control over the region as it marked 60 years of being declared a Chinese autonomous region. Xi Jinping highlights political importance of his visit. While addressing a gathering of 20,000 people in Lhasa, Xi Jinping underlined the…
Dubrovnik’s summer heat may be a challenge for visitors, but for Hong Kong architect and travel sketch artist Vanessa Leung, it has become part of the creative process. Leung, who is known for documenting her travels through vibrant sketches, shared her experience on Instagram while staying in Dubrovnik. She described meeting up with a fellow…
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images Justin Bieber had his “One Less Lonely Girl.” Charli XCX has her designated “Apple” dancer. Sabrina Carpenter has her fuzzy pink handcuffs. And now, the viral pop-concert trend filling everyone’s TikTok feeds is Role Model’s Sallies. Since his hit song “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” dropped in…
And Just Like That gave fans no shortage of nostalgia — particularly when it came to easter eggs in the form of throwback fashion nods to Sex and the City. If you are still recovering from Sarah Jessica Parker’s emotional Instagram tribute to her on-screen alter ego Carrie Bradshaw — which featured a staggering 27…
Charlotte, Lisa, Carrie, and Seema head to the bridal fashion show, where Carrie is still complaining about the restaurant she voluntarily went to, as her gaggle of yes women validates her feelings. This would bother me more if this scene didn’t provide such a feast of fashion for the eyes, so let’s dive into the…
China’s Xiluodu Dam, among the world’s largest hydropower plants, has reportedly switched entirely from foreign control chips to domestically developed technology. The transition addresses national security and supply chain concerns, according to Loongson Technology, a leading Chinese chip supplier. The dam, on the Jinsha River at the Yunnan-Sichuan border, previously used programmable logic controllers, or…
Live Nation is set to open Tides, a 1,500-capacity live music venue in Kowloon, offering a much-needed mid-sized space for Hong Kong’s performance scene. Live Nation announced today that it will soon open Tides, a new mid-size live music venue with a standing capacity of 1,500 that occupies the first and upper-first floors of the…
“What happened to Elon Musk’s America Party? It’s been a month and we’re still waiting.” – Indy100 The America Party was announced in the middle of a public breakup between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. The two parted ways at the end of May. Musk criticized Trump’s signature tax cut and his “Big Beautiful…
“I’m not a big nostalgia person, because I think it’s a waste of time,” says the renowned photographer Pamela Hanson—whose 40-plus-year career includes shooting Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Coppola, and countless stars. Her images of Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi Campbell in the 1990s were integral to shaping our perception of the…
“Wellness” is a word influencers use as a hashtag on videos of them pouring collagen into smoothies and as the theme of a celebrity chef’s new cookbook. It’s even an obsession of the US health secretary. But what does it mean to be well? That’s the question we answer this week on Explain It to…