Bin X. Nguyen came of age in the mid-2000s at the height of celebrity paparazzi culture, watching MTV, poring over Teen Vogue, and following icons like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from his bedroom in the suburbs of San Jose. “Escaping the mundane life of suburbia was really what influenced my childhood,” Nguyen says. “When…
An eerie quiet hung over the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Entire stretches of storefronts were shuttered. The only noise was the low thump from a boombox in front of a boba shop. At what few businesses were open, customers were few and far between. A rumor had circulated — via a…
Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum Noah Davis, “1975 (8),” 2013, oil on canvas in artist’s frame, 49 1/2 × 72 1/2 in. Private collection. (Kerry McFate / Courtesy of the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner) The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his…
Georgia O’Connor, a British boxer who was unbeaten in her young professional career, has died at age 25. The promotion company BOXXER said in a statement Thursday that it was “heartbroken by the passing” of a fighter it had represented for all three of her professional bouts. “A true warrior inside and outside the ring,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Frankel, a 36-year-old business owner in Miami. It has been edited for length and clarity. My primary business is Thrift Vintage Fashion, which I launched in 2020 with my wife, Evelyn. We supply secondhand clothing — mostly men’s wear, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, and denim…
Are you confused about Donald Trump’s tariff policy, including why he instigated a global trade war, what its effect impact will be on the U.S. economy and how hard it will hit your pocketbook? Join the club. So too are economists, trade experts, political prognosticators and Trump himself. Their bewilderment has only intensified with the…
People are now thinning out from Canada Gate. While well attended, the crowd had not quite fully packed out the square outside Buckingham Palace. Dave, a now slightly soggy man from Bromley, said he felt that the security had been a bit over the top, with many road closures, and as a result he had…
A light drizzle has started on The Mall but crowds are still waving flags and holding phones in the air as their await the Red Arrow flypast. A few umbrellas have been put up, but those watching are still cheering on the procession. The King helped to wrap up the veteran Joy Trew, 98, in…
Ivy Duong, 26, does an hour of resistance training three times a week, averages 7,000 steps a day, plays intense sports once or twice a week, and has an active job as an ambassador for a nonprofit organization. For the latest installment of Business Insider’s Nutrition Clinic, Duong, who is based in Canada, told Business…