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Hotel Cipriani Books Chic New Guest: Dior Spa
Hotel Cipriani in Venice has partnered with Dior to open a dedicated Dior Spa, timed to coincide with this year’s Venice Film Festival. The launch expands the storied hotel’s existing collaboration with Belmond and reflects a wider trend of luxury fashion houses moving into high-end hospitality and wellness experiences at prestigious venues. Designed by architect…
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From a Guest Cameo to a Co-Writing Credit: How Vietnam’s ‘Say Hi’ Universe Grew Up
Vietnamese reality show Tinh Hà Say Hi, the successor to Anh Trai Say Hi, has moved beyond bringing in international stars for one-off finale cameos and is now embedding five foreign hitmakers directly into its songwriting process. Whereas Alan Walker’s brief guest appearance in December 2024 was treated as a national event but remained a…
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Dwarf Fortress co-creator says his life as a millionaire is ‘basically like reattaining what my parents could do with regular jobs’
Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams has said that becoming a millionaire has chiefly restored a level of financial security that his parents could once achieve through ordinary employment. His remarks highlight how rising living costs and weaker economic security have changed what wealth means for many people, even in a successful creative career. Adams co-created…
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Political turmoil, bond rout and gold moves rattle markets amid overseas violence
Burnham clashed with Badenoch at his first PMQs as gilt yields hit 16-year highs, squeezing UK finances; abroad, reports link Russia to Iranian missile tech, Dutch gold headed to London, and an Egypt bus crash killed 21.
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SM Entertainment and Tencent Music establish Beijing joint venture STE, with Super Junior-M’s Zhoumi as CEO
SM Entertainment, one of South Korea’s biggest K-pop agencies, has formed a Beijing-based joint venture with Tencent Music Entertainment Group called STE, aimed at developing and managing artists for the Greater China market. The move deepens ties between the two companies following TME’s purchase of a 9.38% stake in SM from HYBE in May 2025,…
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Sarr’s agent criticises transfer treatment of African players
Ismaïla Sarr’s agent, Diomansy Kamara, has criticised the treatment of African footballers in the transfer market after two deals involving Senegalese players collapsed on deadline day. Crystal Palace rejected a Liverpool bid for Sarr, insisting their top scorer was not for sale, while Monaco pulled out of a £47m move that would have sent Lamine…
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Pizza delivery man deserves a raise after walking past a black bear to deliver customer’s order
A pizza delivery driver in Fontana, California, was filmed calmly delivering an order to a customer’s front door despite a black bear standing just feet away in the front yard. Fontana Pizza Company shared the footage on social media, praising the driver for going “above and beyond” and using the encounter as a light-hearted advertisement…
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Mateusz Smółka named Managing Director of Warner Music Eastern Europe
Warner Music Group has appointed Mateusz Smółka as Managing Director of Warner Music Eastern Europe, taking up the newly created role from 7 September. Based in Warsaw, he will report to Simon Robson, President of EMEA at Warner Music, and will oversee operations across Poland, the Czech Republic, South Eastern Europe and Ukraine, with responsibility…
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After two failed arrest bids, Korean police say HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk will be referred to prosecutors this week – without detention
South Korean police have said they will refer HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors this week, closing a police investigation into the K-pop company’s 2020 stock market listing that has run since December 2024, but they will not detain him after two earlier arrest warrant applications were rejected. Hong Seok-ki, head of the National Office…