Couture Week Opens With a Cinematic Bal d’Été, Directed by Sofia Coppola at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Though MAD has hosted galas before, the museum’s president, Lionel Sauvage, described this one as its “first real family ball.” “Everyone here is close to the museum,” he said of the event, which he hopes to stage every other year. He credited Jean-Victor Meyers, president of the gala’s honorary committee,Continue Reading

What causes flash floods? Here’s how they get so destructive so quickly

ByChristina Nunez and Domonique Tolliver Flooding is one of the most common, and most destructive, natural disasters in the world. Triggered by heavy rains, storm surges, or rapid snowmelt, floods can strike with little to no warning. Climate change is fueling more intense storms, leading to heavier, faster rainstorms.  RecentContinue Reading

Protests against foreigners, ex-pats, gentrifiers, ‘gringos’ turn violent in Mexico City

Protests in Mexico City turned violent on Friday as demonstrators rallied against tourism, gentrification, and skyrocketing living costs in the Mexican capital. Protests in Mexico City turned violent on Friday as demonstrators rallied against tourism, gentrification, and skyrocketing living costs in the Mexican capital. The unrest resulted in damage toContinue Reading

“Still processing it all. It might take a while”: Joe Bonamassa wraps his Rory Gallagher tribute shows and delivers a stunning cover of As The Crow Flies on Gallagher’s original 1932 National resonator

(Image credit: Zetkom YouTube / Getty Images) Joe Bonamassa has wrapped three superlative tribute shows to Rory Gallagher in the late blues guitar player’s hometown, and helped bring the gigs to a close with an emotional encore of As The Crow Flies with Gallagher’s own 1932 National resonator guitar. Bonamassa’sContinue Reading