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Ushering in a New Age of Jazz With Phony Ppl

The Blue Note Jazz Club in New York’s Greenwich Village is a small venue with old, Art Deco decor and a long history. It’s played host to some legendary musical acts since opening in 1981: Dizzy Gillespie played there; Ray Charles played a full week at the Blue Note every year in the Nineties; Sarah Vaughan was a regular act. And now, the club is home to Phony Ppl — a quintet consisting of vocalist Elbee Thrie; keyboard player and pianist Aja Grant; his brother, the bassist Bari Bass; drummer Matthew Byas, and guitarist Elijah Rawk. For the last two years, the band has played a total of three residencies at the Blue Note, taking the late-night slot at the club and getting on stage close to 1 a.m. In 2017, talent buyer and artist manager at the venue Alex Kurland wanted to change up the late-night slot and bring in a more energetic environment. Enter Phony Ppl — whose sound has been described by music publications as everything from progressive r&b to art rock, to new-age soul and h...

Becoming an Actress Made Slick Woods a Square

“I’m Slick motherf–ker, what’s up?” Slick Woods has been in a room at the Roxy Hotel for about “two minutes,” she jokes (we think), but she’s already going stir crazy. It’s hard to imagine her sitting still for long: she first wants a cigarette break, then changes her mind, pulling out her phone to call her mother instead. “Mom, answer the f–king phone,” she says into her mom’s voicemail box, a big grin on her face, gap tooth on display. “Mom, what the f–k? Hey Mom, you got me f–ked up. Answer the damn phone. I love you. What the f–k is going on? I love you.” Woods, the 22-year-old model who notoriously went into labor in the midst of Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty show this past September, makes her acting debut in young director Sam de Jong’s “Goldie,” which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. The movie follows the 18-year-old Goldie through her life in a Bronx, N.Y., shelter, where she lives with her mother and sisters. Her dreams of making life better for her and her family seem in re...

Gentle Monster, Fendi Release Sunglasses Capsule Collection

MONSTER MASH: Gentle Monster is taking a luxury turn through its latest collaboration with Fendi. Dubbed Gentle Fendi, the capsule collection comprises two unisex styles, and will launch May 7. Gentle Fendi No. 1 has a cat-eye shape with a logo on the side of the lens, while Gentle Fendi No. 2 is a teardrop aviator style. The first style comes in black, blue and pink while the second comes in khaki, orange and yellow. Gentle Fendi will be available in both Fendi and Gentle Monster stores worldwide as well as the Gentle Monster store in London and the Fendi Roma Palazzo. The collection will be presented on a rotating display with lifelike mannequins. Customers will be able to try Gentle Fendi gelato bars and desserts at a pop-up café in Seoul. The Korean sunglasses brand known for its experiential interiors will be taking its experimental approach to a video campaign that will run alongside the capsule’s debut. Directed by AES+F, a collective of Russian artists, the video features model...

SeaVees Opens First Flagship in Santa Barbara

Sneaker brand SeaVees is putting down retail roots in Santa Barbara as part of a revival of the fire- and flood-ravaged area that includes the recent opening of Rick Caruso’s Rosewood Miramar Beach resort with its Goop Sundries shop, and this summer the return of a revamped San Ysidro Ranch. The 1,800-square-foot space, on the site of a former surf shop at 24 Mason Street, is in the up-and-coming arts district known as the Funk Zone. Echoing the area’s sun-and-sand lifestyle, it has a tin roof, concrete floor, antique barn wood fixtures and longboards propped against the wall. The store features the brand’s full assortment of canvas sneakers for men, women and kids, $68 to $178, including styles that are part of a recent collaboration with Hoffman, maker of Magnum P.I.’s iconic Hawaiian shirt, and a limited-edition, numbered shoe to mark the store’s opening. There’s also a curated assortment of SoCal merch, including Apolis “Santa Barbara” tote bags, Camp Collection Ts, and vintage OP ...

Prize Possessions: BFC Announces Winners, Shortlists for Emerging Talent Prizes

LONDON – Ahead of an announcement this week of the winner of the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, the British Fashion Council has been touting British talent, and the recipients of funding and support. On Tuesday during an event at The Royal Academy, the BFC confirmed that it raised more than 2.3 million pounds in 2018 for its charities and business support initiatives. Of that figure, 1.1 million poundswill be allocated directly to designer businesses. The remainder will go towards future-proofing the BFC designer charities in times of uncertainty, and towards marketing activity for all the initiatives. In the last year alone, the BFC said it increased the number of scholarships awarded by its Education Foundation from 11 to 21, and increased its financial commitment to students to more than 200,000 pounds. During the morning, the BFC also announced a new round of NewGen sponsorship winners: Ahluwalia Studio, Art School, Asai, Bethany Williams, Bianca Saunders, Paria Farzaneh and ...

Mobile Device Is Primary Shopping Companion to Shoppers in Physical Stores

Consumers today do almost nothing without a mobile device in hand, and shopping in physical stores is no exception. According to a recent survey conducted by Kelton Global on behalf of RetailMeNot, Inc., a leading savings destination, physical retail stores still play a major role in most Americans’ shopping journeys, and some 85 percent of Americans shop in a non-grocery physical retail store during a typical week, visiting up to three stores on average. Baby Boomers visit two stores and Gen X visit 2.75 stores on average. That average goes up to four stores a week among Millennial shoppers and 5.25 among Gen Z, excluding grocery and convenience stores, according to the survey. “In-store retail is still the most important channel for consumers, and the role that mobile plays in the shopping journey is notable to retailers who want to reach in-store shoppers,” said Marissa Tarleton, chief executive officer of RetailMeNot. “The mobile device is the number-one shopping companion, which i...

Macys.com Tops List of Most Trafficked Retail Apparel Sites

In its most recent analysis of U.S. retail apparel site rankings, SimilarWeb cited macys.com as number one with more than 55.7 million monthly visits. The firm noted that of the top 10 retailers it analyzed, macys.com garnered 30 percent of the total traffic. SimilarWeb, a digital market intelligence platform provider, said nordstrom.com was the runner-up with 25.8 million monthly visits. The data was for this past March, the most recent available for publication. Rounding out the top 10 sites was gap.com with just over 25 million and Zappos.com with 15 million. Victoriassecret.com took the number-five slot with 12.5 million, followed by Teespring with just over 12 million. Forever21.com placed seventh with 10.5 million, which was followed by adidas.com with 10 million and dsw.com with 9.6 million. Asos.com was 10th with 9.1 million. “The top shopping sites all exemplify strong brand awareness with the majority of traffic driven by direct visits and organic search,” researchers at the ...

Benefit Gets Into Laser Facials With BenefitSkin

Benefit is betting on lasers. The beauty company, which has been actively expanding beyond color cosmetics as of late, is rolling out a new laser facial service called BenefitSkin. The treatment soft-launched this month in San Francisco, with plans to expand nationally throughout 2019 and 2020. “Customers are much more open to new tools and technologies,” said Sigrun Graeff, Benefit’s senior vice president of global services. “Clients today don’t wait until they are at a certain age to use a superpower cream or a service. Clients of all age groups are interested in getting the best they can get.” A look at BenefitSkin’s treatment room in San Francisco.  Courtesy Image Benefit offers 20 services to about eight million customers per year, according to Graeff. She declined to offer a sales projection, but industry sources predict that BenefitSkin could generate up to $100 million in sales annually once rolled out. BenefitSkin uses a mild laser — a YAG that emits 1,064 nanometers of li...

Hania New York: A Growing Hand-Knit Business in the City

Anya Cole, who was born in Poland and studied classical ballet, performing with the Metropolitan Opera in Poland, learned to knit as a young girl. “If you want it, you have to learn to make it,” was what her mother would tell her. Today, Cole oversees a luxury knitwear business called Hania New York, employing craftswomen to handknit garments in all five boroughs of New York City. Cole uses Scottish and Italian cashmeres from the finest mills in the world to create one-of-a-kind garments for women, men and children. After leaving Poland, Cole escaped to Germany and immigrated to the U.S. 29 years ago not speaking a word of English. She got a job in merchandising at Regatta Sport. After taking some time off to raise her daughter, she launched her own business, Hania New York in 2012. Hania New York sells retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman, Gorsuch and specialty boutiques throughout the country. “Knitters find me,” said Cole, noting it’s often through word of mouth. Today, she has 100 wo...

Fashion Is Looking at Footwear Market Share

The turf wars continue in the land of ath-leisure. Nike, Adidas and Under Armour — brands that have long been known for selling sneakers to men — are rolling out expansion plans in the apparel market, mostly targeting women.  But some of the hottest apparel players are taking their offensive to a new playing field and staking out territory in footwear. Within the last year Canada Goose, Lululemon and Everlane have laid out plans for a footwear collection under their own brands. Last week, Columbia Sportswear said it was doing the same, growing its footwear selection to include a year-round assortment. “Expansion into new categories without straying too far from the root provides a tried-and-true path to growth,” Marshal Cohen, chief industry adviser for the NPD Group, told WWD. “Reaching a customer that is a loyal outerwear or athletic wear user makes for introducing them to footwear an easy transition, as well as a believable one.” Everlane dropped its first sneaker collectio...

Bridget Foley’s Diary: I’m Sorry Alexandra Shulman, You ARE Too Smart to Have Written That

By now, you surely know of the brouhaha. On Saturday, former British Vogue editor in chief Alexandra Shulman posted a bizarre piece on the Daily Mail taking Helena Christensen to task for the look she wore to Gigi Hadid’s birthday party. By Monday, it had erupted into a social media maelstrom. Playing into the denim theme for the fete at L’Avenue at Saks Fifth Avenue, Christensen paired high-rise, loose-legged jeans with flat sandals and a black lace bustier. Shulman did not approve. The look unleashed her harshest inner school marm and a reactionary talking-to to Christensen and along with her, to all of us women in the 50-plus category about just where we stand in the sensuality stakes. Her take isn’t pretty. How Christensen looked in her bustier is almost beside the point of Shulman’s tirade. That said, from my vantage point — and social media suggests that legions of people agree — she looked fabulous. And not “fabulous for 50,” but just plain fabulous. Still, often a good look is ...

Retail’s Latest Disruptor: The Resale Industry

Old clothing is finding renewed potential in the resale market. In fact, resale is so hot in fashion that some think it might be the retail industry’s next big disruptor. What was once reserved for discount shoppers and unfashionable castoffs is quickly becoming the go-to destination for shoppers as the stigma behind secondhand wears off. And the trend has only just begun. Some industry experts say the total resale market’s value will more than double — from $24 billion to $51 billion — in the next five years. “We’re really at the tipping point where resell behavior is moving away from niche behavior and really becoming the standard,” Charles Gorra, founder and chief executive officer of Rebag, told WWD earlier this year.   Even luxury shoppers are buying vintage on platforms like Farfetch and Rebag, which offers hard-to-find designer goods for a fraction of the price.   Then there’s The RealReal, ThredUp, Vestiaire Collective, Poshmark, Tradesy, Rebag and GOAT, among oth...

Google’s Q1 Misses on Hefty EU Fine

Google-parent company Alphabet disappointed Wall Street with first-quarter revenue misses on Monday, as it grapples with a hefty European Commission fine. Had it not been for the $1.7 billion penalty, which was levied on the Internet giant last month for anticompetitive practices in online advertising, Alphabet would have sailed over expectations of $10.60 per share, as outlined by a Refinitiv analyst survey. Its earnings per share would have come to $11.90. But instead, with the EU fine, Alphabet’s EPS rang in at $9.50, while revenue clocked in at $29.48 billion, coming in under the $30.04 billion expected. Growth of paid clicks on Google sites showed a steep drop-off, compared to the previous two quarters: Over the first three months of 2019, paid clicks grew 39 percent, year-over-year. The third and fourth quarters of 2018 gains clocked in at 62 and 66 percent. Not all the news was bad: Traffic acquisition costs amounted to $6.86 billion, or 22 percent of advertising revenue, which ...

Scott Jameson Joins Carbon38 as Chief Operating Officer

Carbon38 has hired Scott Jameson as chief operating officer, overseeing operations, finance, retail and strategy. The post is a new one for the e-commerce company that specializes in what it calls “performance fashion.” Jameson is based in Carbon38’s Culver City, Calif., headquarters and reports to Katie Warner Johnson, Carbon38 cofounder and chief executive officer. Carbon38 is one of several tech-centric activewear brands vying for market share in the increasingly crowded market with Outdoor Voices, Bandier and Fabletics among the others. Most recently, Jameson served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer at The Collected Group, home of the Joie, Equipment and Current Elliot labels. After Jameson exited the company in November, The Collected Group’s ceo James Miller took on Jameson’s former responsibilities, according to a company spokeswoman. Jameson said he aims to bring “some process and structure” to Carbon38, as in listing the 10 biggest initiatives that are goi...

Sterling Invokes High Court Ruling in Discrimination Case

Sterling Jewelers Inc. might have just gotten a helping hand from the Supreme Court.  And women sales staff who have battled with the retailer for more than a decade, claiming that they have suffered gender discrimination, might face the prospect of pursuing their fight alone.  When workers square off with their employers, the balance of power is usually on the side of the companies, which have the funds and legal fire power to keep on fighting. One key counterbalance for workers has always been their ability to team up — either in public lawsuits or arbitration proceedings — and form a class, or a group of people with similar complaints who can pool resources and share the rewards. But employers gained more clout last week when the Supreme Court made it harder for workers in arbitration to form a class. The retail ripples are already being felt. Sterling is pointing to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela to support its argument that those who h...

Sweet Stock Awards for CEOs at Target, Abercrombie

The salaries and incentive pay are good in the corner office, but it’s the stock awards — if they pan out — that make up the biggest part of compensation for many chief executive officers. That was the case for both Brian Cornell at Target Corp. and Fran Horowitz at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., both of which had their compensation detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday. Stock awards can be fleeting, though, and are subject to vesting schedules, market fluctuations and company performance, which is meant to be a proxy for ceo performance. Cornell’s compensation at Target tallied $17.2 million last year, up from $8.4 million in 2017, and included $10 million in stock awards, in addition to a $1.4 million salary and incentive pay of $5.3 million. At Abercrombie, Horowitz’s compensation hit $8.4 million, down from $10.3 million, and included $5.1 million in stock awards as well as a salary of $1.3 million and incentive pay of $2.1 million. Fran Horowitz at t...

China Set to Become Bulgari’s Top Global Market This Year

BEIJING — What China slowdown? Fifteen years after Bulgari opened its first store in mainland China, a tiny 8-square-meter boutique in Beijing’s Peninsula Hotel, business is looking better than ever for the Roman jeweler. On Monday evening, the brand made a big show of opening its “Serpentiform” exhibition in Chengdu, inviting celebrities including Jolin Tsai and Kris Wu to appear on the red carpet. The exhibition will run until August 25 at the Chengdu Museum. Speaking by phone from the Sichuan capital as the event was about to get underway, Bulgari chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin revealed why these big investments are worth the cost. “Mainland China will be, in 2019, the number-one world market for Bulgari,” he said. “China continued to grow very fast on a big base already last year, so it will be by the end of the year. The outlook is extremely positive. “We are, according to Hurun Institute, which polls the richest people in the country, the most reputable and desired...

Handbag Industry Continues to Face Declining Sales

The handbag market has continued to lag in the first quarter of 2019, according to a study published by the NPD Group today. As previously reported by WWD, handbag labels have found it difficult in recent years to gain traction, dictate trends and develop “It” styles. According to NPD, this has resulted in an 11 percent decrease in sales for women’s bags and small accessories. The forecasting and consulting agency said that tote, crossbody and satchel styles “continue to fuel declines,” while backpacks, wallets and fanny packs are silhouettes on the rise. Men’s bags and small accessories fared even worse in the first quarter, declining by 19 percent. NPD said the fall-off was mostly due to poor wallet sales, while fanny packs are continuing to grow. Luggage sales were less dismal, only declining 3 percent “due to losses in units [down 7 percent], while average price grew 4 percent,” the study’s findings read. “We’re in a different fashion and retail environment, and the accessories mar...

Hanro Unveils New Mural at Its Beverly Hills Shop

Hanro’s Beverly Hills shop just got a makeover. That is, the Swiss intimates apparel brand, which dates back to 1884, has teamed with contemporary artist Blanda to create a new mural for the Southern California location. Calming shades of pale blue and goddess-like figures embody the Hanro x Blanda mural, which spans an entire wall of the Beverly Hills shop. “The two-dimensional image works in perfect synergy with the room and is rendered three-dimensional by the architecture,” the artist, who is also from Switzerland, said in a statement. “In that respect, the store visit can become an experience on many levels and blurs the lines between creative and commercial.” The Blanda mural in Hanro’s Beverly Hills shop.  Courtesy Blanda added that the goal of the mural is meant to evoke “an emotion of well-being and ease.” “Inspired by shape, form and movement, the mural artwork strives to create a visual composition that harmoniously flows with the fabrics, colors and textures of the Hanr...

Alès Groupe in Full Transformation Mode

PARIS — Alès Groupe is in full transformation mode. The French beauty company, parent of brands including Phyto, Lierac, Jowaé and Laboratoire Ducastel, said on Monday that it has a new minority shareholder, Co-Capital. Co-Capital is a manufacturer and distributor of medicines and cosmetics, which has been working with Alès Groupe for some years. Co-Capital is investing 20 million euros in Avila, the holding company of the Alès family, Alès Groupe’s majority shareholder. Then this summer, Alés Groupe will launch a capital increase of up to 25.5 million euros, to be subscribed by Avila for a maximum of 20 million euros. “This operation permitted the conclusion of a long-term accord with the group’s financial partners in view of rescheduling its debt,” the company said in a statement, referring to a deadline now of 2024. “This new financial structure will give the group the necessary flexibility for the execution of its strategy and the pursuit of its transformation plan.” The company sa...

New York Times Gets Into Festivals, Derides ‘Content’ at NewFronts

There’s a lot of “content” floating around in media these days, but The New York Times wants no part of it. Yes, it does podcasts, TV, custom brand advertising and written reportage, and is ramping up on all of those fronts. But in such a moment of “peak content,” as the paper’s critic-at-large Wesley Morris put it during this year’s NewFront presentation to advertisers, the Times is planning to keep producing only at the highest level it can. “I hate the word,” publisher A.G. Sulzberger told Morris, the one who said he hated “content” first. “It is a useful word, but a useful word for junk — the junk you shovel onto YouTube and Facebook. What we do as journalists is fill a void. Content is cheap and that’s why the Internet has gravitated to it in a marketplace of shrinking margins.” But do expect to see more of the Times as a brand and representations of its journalism than ever this year. A big part of this is the upcoming premiere of “The Weekly” on FX and Hulu, which will take a be...

Spa Services Show Biggest Gain in Mother’s Day Gifts, Brand Keys Survey Predicts

Stuck on what to give for Mother’s Day? Spa services are showing the biggest growth in Mother’s Day gifts this year, according to Brand Keys’ annual survey. “This year besides the traditional cards, flowers and clothing, spa services have come into their own as they are seen as more personalized and customizable gifts to pamper Mom,” said Robert Passikoff, president of Brand Keys, Inc., the New York-based consumer loyalty and emotional brand engagement consultancy. “The spa category continues to grow with an 11 percent increase over last year, more than two times the growth of gift cards, the next largest growth category.” Celebrants intend to spend on average $233 for Mother’s Day, according to the survey. Men, following a long-standing tradition, will spend more than women, reporting an anticipated average spend of $255. Women anticipate they will spend $211. Overall, Mother’s Day spending is predicted to be up 4 percent over 2018, the survey found. This year, some 8,200 men and wome...

Joe’s Blackbook Scholarship Foundation Names Two Winners

TWO FOR THE ROAD: As part of its ongoing commitment to support the next generation of designers, the Joe’s Blackbook Foundation has awarded two $10,000 Scholarships — one for women’s wear and the other for men’s wear. Juniors at top U.S. design schools compete via a project. Designers judge the submissions in a two-stage process. Six finalists are selected to present in front of a panel of judges each April. Joe’s Blackbook founder Joe Medved cooked up the idea for the scholarship foundation in 2011. Juniors from such schools as Parsons, Fashion Institute of Technology, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of Cincinnati, Academy of Art University, Otis College of Art and Design and the California College of the Arts were in the running for this year’s scholarships. This year’s winner for the women’s competition is Aaron (Kam Shun) Mak from Parsons and the winner for men’s wear is So Jung (...

Rag & Bone Unveils Limited-edition T-shirts

Rag & Bone is paying homage to the “iconic white T-shirt” with new imagery in the company’s 2019 Photo Project. The project features Helena Christensen, musician Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, L.A.-based twin-sister band Say Lou Lou, and former professional skateboarder Peter Bici. The campaign images, shot by photographer Quentin De Briey, were taken against a backdrop of New York City, the brand’s headquarters. In addition to the imagery, the cast has collaborated with Rag & Bone to produce a limited run of 100 T-shirts that will be sold through rag-bone.com and exclusively at the brand’s SoHo flagship in New York, starting May 16. The participants were asked to provide a self-captured image inspired by the attitude and feeling of New York City that will be printed on the exclusive run of T-shirts. The Ts, each selling for $150, will be produced in limited quantities. Twenty percent of sales will benefit a charity of each participant’s choice. Helena Christensen’s T-shirt for Rag ...

Warp + Weft Partners With Charity:Water

Warp + Weft, a denim manufacturer whose jeans retail for under $100, has joined forces with their supplier, Artistic Denim Mills, to partner with Charity: Water, a nonprofit organization that brings clean water to people in developing countries. The partnership, which will be unveiled May 1, begins with an initial $100,000 donation to Charity: Water that will provide about 3,300 people in Malawi access to clean water. To signify this partnership, all Warp + Weft products will have a consumer facing yellow tag that represents the company’s mission toward both water saving and water giving. “For us, it’s no longer enough to simply save water during the manufacturing process. We are now partnering with Charity: Water to fund water projects globally. We now think in term of water saved versus water donated and hope this initiative inspires our global network of manufacturers and brands to do the same,” said Faisal Ahmed, chief executive officer of Artistic Denim Mills. Sarah Ahmed, founder...

Prince William Jokes That He Knows Just as Much About Baby Sussex's Due Date as We Do

Looks like Prince William knows just as much about baby Sussex as we do! While the royal family has been keeping busy with appearances over the past few days, anticipation is growing as we await the arrival of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's first child, who is due sometime later this month . During Will's visit to New Zealand on Friday, one eager fan couldn't help but ask the royal about the little one's arrival saying, "Any signs of the royal baby?" Of course, the prince had the perfect response, as he jokingly replied, "I haven't got my phone on me. I have no idea! You guys will find out before I do at this rate!" Unlike William and Kate did for the birth of their three children , Meghan and Harry will be keeping the details of their child's birth private . Though the palace will announce when Meghan goes into labor, they don't plan on doing a photo op on the hospital steps like past royals. "Their Royal Highnesses have taken...

Jessica Biel and Son Silas Were the Cutest Spectators as Justin Timberlake Played Golf

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel gave us a rare glimpse of their son Silas on weekend, when the adorable 4-year-old totally stole the show at Bass Pro Legends of Golf tournament at Top of the Rock, MO. Justin was taking part in the tournament, and he carried his son as the two waved to the crowds while walking between holes. Justin was also spotted giving his son a high five and a pat on the back as they walked around the course. Related: 22 Photos of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's Love Through the Years Jessica was also there to cheer on her husband of six years , and she also had some sweet moments with her son. Silas, sporting a huge pair of sunglasses, sat on his mom's shoulders as they cheered for Justin. The singer played alongside retired professional golfer Gary Player in the special tournament, which honours U.S. military and veterans, and if the video is any indication, he had an amazing time. Watch for yourself now, and take a look at some more pho...

Yowza! Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady's Hottest Met Gala Moments

When it comes to scorching-hot PDA, it seems like Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady save their best moments for the Met Gala . Each year that the superstar couple attends the event, they make sure to cuddle, kiss, and even grab each other's butts while on the red carpet. We've seen some pretty hot and heavy action between Tom and Gisele over the years, and can hopefully look forward to more moments this year! Related: 52 Memorable PDA Moments From Met Galas Past from POPSUGAR Celebrity http://bit.ly/2ptUYQU

Look Back at All the Best Photos From Kate and William's Royal Wedding

Prince William and Kate Middleton were married in a beautiful ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011. There were so many picture-perfect moments - we loved the star-studded guest list, the bride's gorgeous McQueen gown, the carriage processional, and, best of all, the balcony kisses! Read through to see all the best highlights from the royal wedding . Related: The 1 Change The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Made to Their Wedding Vows from POPSUGAR Celebrity http://bit.ly/2VsgbLt

Twitter expanding video programming and working with NFL, MTV, Univision and others

You'll soon be able to watch more live and on-demand programming of MTV, NFL, Viacom on Twitter, the social network announced Monday.               from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories http://bit.ly/2GTU9sL

SpaceX's rockets and spacecraft have cool names. What do they mean?

SpaceX makes a point of giving their rockets, spacecraft and other gadgets cool names. But what do they mean?               from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories http://bit.ly/2XPRTIw

The secret method to putting on a duvet cover quickly and easily

The "sushi" method is the way to go.               from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories http://bit.ly/2J4mONc