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Looking every bit of a doll herself, Taylor Swift appeared at last night’s Toy Story 5 premiere in Los Angeles, in a look that held a sweet, subtle sartorial detail in tribute to her favorite cowgirl.Swift opted for Erdem: a mini-dress from the fall 2026 collection which features a strapless bodice adorned with bows and strips of varying floral fabrics, falling into a sculptural skirt with raw, unfinished hems. (It felt just the right side of romantic and nostalgic, a look plucked from designer Erdem Moralioglu’s 20th anniversary show and a collection that “mashed up” all of his own personal…

Motorists drive past an ADNOC Gas a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company facility in Abu Dhabi on March 3, 2026. Ryan Lim | AFP | Getty ImagesOil prices were choppy on Wednesday after the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran, raising concerns that renewed hostilities could threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery fell 0.19% to $88.03 per barrel, paring gains after jumping over 1%. Brent futures, the international benchmark, for August delivery, slid 0.2% to $91.27 per barrel.The U.S. military said it had completed strikes against Iranian military targets near the…

With peak summer wedding season upon us, many brands that may at first read as non-bridal are putting their own twist on what occasion wear should look like. Skip the princess gowns and the chiffon tulle; experimental silhouettes and artfully detailed pieces feel far more exciting these days. If this sounds like your style, you’re in luck: between non-conventional wedding dresses from the likes of Wiederhoeft and Colleen Allen and It-girl accessories from Sandy Liang and Simone Rocha (and, of course, plenty of fancy separates to dress up in in the lead-up to the big day), there’s no shortage of…

U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned Tuesday of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S.The Chinese entities accounted for more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted cyberattacks aimed at tech companies, especially their AI assets, CrowdStrike said in a report.”China-nexus adversaries are escalating espionage against technology organizations to steal the AI capabilities and intellectual property they cannot build fast enough on their own,” CrowdStrike said in a statement.The analysis covered events over the 12 months to March 31. U.S. restrictions on China’s access to AI training chips have restricted Beijing’s tech…

Wes Gordon put women artists on his fall Carolina Herrera runway: Amy Sherald, Rachel Feinstein, Hannah Traore, Ming Smith, And Duong. For resort, he turned to the great Georgia O’Keeffe. The late painter is the subject of a new documentary, Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light, streaming on AppleTV and YouTube, so we may be in for a wave of tributes. Gordon’s new collection wears her influence lightly: Yes, there are lush painterly florals (wild flowers and irises), but they’re not direct references. Instead, here and there, metal hardware evokes the Alexander Calder designed pin O’Keeffe used to fasten her…

There’s something electric about the way American football (ahem, soccer) fans speak about the FIFA World Cup 2026. Taking place from June 11 through July 19, the 39-day event will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Seventy-five percent of all matches will take place on US soil, and soccer fans are champing at the bit. They wonder: Could this be what finally pushes American soccer fandom into the mainstream?The 11 US host cities are banking on it. Restaurants, bars, and hotels are rolling out the red carpet, crossing their fingers and toes that the estimated $3…

A customer shops for gold jewelry at a gold store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 3, 2026. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly four years in May, driven by surging raw material costs from the Iran war and an artificial intelligence investment boom, while consumer inflation came in below estimates.The producer price index jumped 3.9% from a year ago, the highest since July 2022, topping economists’ forecast of 3.8%, and outpacing 2.8% in April, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. Wholesale prices…

When Niall Horan’s unmistakable Irish brogue rings out from the speakers of my computer, it’s obvious he’s in a cheery mood.The former One Direction member has recently released his fourth studio album, Dinner Party (via Capitol Records), and while a certain buoyancy has been a motif of his musical output since the start of his solo career, his latest project is on another level. (Dinner Party riffs on Horan’s relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Amelia Woolley, its title inspired by the way they first met.) Consider a song like “Tastes So Good” (on which Horan croons longingly, “Can’t take another…

If there’s one thing better than a bracing coffee first thing in the morning—and I’m not totally convinced there is—it would be an oversized scoop of coffee ice cream in the middle of the afternoon. Consider this your sign from the universe to go ahead and take Friday off work and make yourself a cute little sundae to eat by the A/C unit in your underwear. What else are summers for?Coffee ice cream works because it leans on a delicate tango of two beloved flavors: sweet cream and roasty coffee. It’s a combo with wide appeal. According to some studies,…

A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesA Social Security trust fund used to pay retirement benefits may run out in late 2032, three months earlier than what had been projected last June, according to the new Social Security Administration annual trustees report released Tuesday. Social Security uses incoming revenue from payroll taxes to pay benefits. When benefit payments exceed payroll tax income, the program relies on the trust funds to help make up the shortfall. The report said…