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GCDS Taps Into Collectible Toy Craze With Italy-themed Polly Pocket Compact
WWD - New York
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July 16, 2025
MILAN — With the Labubu craze far from winding down, GCDS cofounder and creative director Giuliano Calza is offering some compelling competition and tapping into the collectible toy fever with a project sprinkled with a dash of nostalgia. Calza...
'Not every story is a fairytale' - Inside the Cofidis team car on France's national holiday
The New York Times
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July 16, 2025
The wooded slopes of the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert are lined with polka dots and screaming fans. Camper vans are parked nose to tail; a washing line stretches from the roof of one to a nearby tree branch. Three T-shirts are drying in the...
Scandinavian Film Festival: diverse and thought–provoking
Echonetdaily
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July 15, 2025
Sentimental Value The 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival presents the best new cinema from the Nordic region this July and August at Palace Cinemas, showcasing a diverse and thought-provoking selection from Sweden, Norway, Finland,...
Skipton’s Ben Crick leads music extravaganza for Yorkshire Day
Craven Herald and Pioneer
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Yorkshire Calling, on Friday, August 1, will see the composer and conductor bring together an array of stars and talent to showcase the county to the world and it will be the first evening concert to open the region’s new venue - the gloriously...
Madrid busy with activity: music, sports and celebration
Euro Weekly News
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July 16, 2025
Madrid at sunset. Credit: pcjvdwiel @ pixabay On the morning of 16 July 2025, madrileños wake to a city humming with activity in many realms: cultural, sporting and financial. From stadium lights to boardroom whispers, multiple stories converge...
This is why handheld fans in Spain are enjoying undimmed popularity
Gulf Today
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July 16, 2025
As passengers wilted in a packed Madrid metro, one traveller defied the summer heat by snapping open her handheld fan — a quintessential Spanish accessory enjoying undimmed popularity. The burst of coolness drew envious eyes to a must-have item...
CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: Britain was once known as a ‘nation of shopkeepers.’ Now, not so much
CNBC
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July 16, 2025
This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter by Ian King. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch England, Napoleon Bonaparte reputedly once said, is a nation of shopkeepers. These days, he might observe that it is...
Unreleased Beyonce music was stolen from a car in Atlanta
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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FILE - Beyonce, left, accepts the Innovator Award during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) (AP) — A choreographer and a dancer traveling with Beyonce for her concerts...
Tickets now available to September’s Stefanos Korkolis concert
Cyprus Mail
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July 16, 2025
One of the most atmospheric concerts is set to take place this September in Cyprus, at two unique locations. The Medieval Castle of Paphos and Eleftheria Square in Nicosia are preparing to welcome the talented composer, pianist and performer...
Behind the music - Dr. Strangely Strange
RTE Ireland
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July 16, 2025
Veteran Irish experimental folk group Dr. Strangely Strange launch their new album, Anti-Inflammatory, in Hyde, Dublin on 25 September. We asked front man Tim Booth the BIG questions . . . Tickets priced €22.50 for the show are available here. We...
A huge new EU competitiveness fund?
EurActiv
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July 16, 2025
It’s B-Day! The European Commission will today unveil its seven-year spending plan, the so-called MFF. No, it doesn’t stand for 'mutha-fuckin farmers’ – though farm lobbies will be protesting in the streets of Brussels this afternoon. We got a...
Italy minister warns concert with pro-Putin conductor risks turning into propaganda coup
The Straits Times
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July 15, 2025
ROME - A concert in Italy by a top Russian conductor shunned in the West since the invasion of Ukraine could send the wrong message, the Italian culture minister said on Tuesday, stopping short of asking organisers to cancel it. Valery Gergiev -...
Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell wears rose-tinted glasses but not for fashion
Leicestershire Live
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July 14, 2025
Many TV fans will wonder why Simon Cowell wears sunglasses - but he says they are not a fashion statement. The music mogul previously revealed a severe condition he is battling, following rumours of a 'mystery illness'. "I just found out according...
Inside Three of Britain’s Top Summer Events
Harper's Bazaar
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July 15, 2025
I didn’t waste any time on my first trip to London. My objective was simple: five days, three major British events, very little downtime. Summertime in the UK is packed with various social and sporting events throughout the months of June, July,...
JOEY DEMAIO Confirms MANOWAR Is Working On New Music: 'It Is Heavy' And 'Brutal'
Blabbermouth - California
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July 15, 2025
In a new interview with Metal Talk, MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio confirmed that there are still plans for the band to release a new studio album in the not-too-distant future. "Yes, we've been working on new music, and once we unleash it, you'll be...
Uncovering ‘Big Jim’ Larkin’s forgotten role in the 1907 ‘Music Hall War’ strike
The Irish News
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July 16, 2025
James Larkin’s leadership of Belfast’s dock strike in 1907 and Dublin’s 1913 lock-out are landmarks in the history of trade unionism, but now his overlooked links to a third iconic industrial action – the ‘Music Hall War’ – have come to light. The...
Teenage pregnancy rates are a barometer of Britain’s progress. The tale they now tell is not reassuring
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
It takes the passing of time to fully grasp the scale of the previous government’s vandalism. Think where we would be now had the Tories not dismantled the social programmes they inherited from New Labour, with so many showing rapid progress....
The Bold and The Beautiful recap (July 15, 2025): Bill and Grace discuss treatment options for Liam while Nick asks Brooke to go to Italy
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
On July 15, 2025, the latest episode of The Bold and the Beautiful took a dramatic turn in Los Angeles. Doctor Grace Buckingham shared an opportunity with Bill Spencer regarding his son Liam, while Brooke Logan was approached by two people to...
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece: The Hidden Jewel of Europe’s Travel Scene
Breaking Travel News
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July 16, 2025
If you’re dreaming of a destination that blends untouched landscapes, ancient civilizations, vibrant traditions, and cosmopolitan flair, look no further than Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. Tucked away in the northeastern corner of Greece, this...
SOIL To Enter Studio In September 2025 To Record New Music
Blabbermouth - California
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July 15, 2025
In a new interview with Chicago's Rebel Radio 92.5 FM, SOIL bassist Tim King gave an update on the band's recent and upcoming activities. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Just last year we did a completely sold-out headline U.K....