Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Singer Ray LaMontagne Collapses Onstage During Nashville Concert
Ray LaMontagne is on the mend after an onstage health scare. The folk singer caused concern on Sept. 5 when he collapsed while performing at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. As seen in footage circulating on social media, LaMontagne was strumming the final few chords to his 2004 single “Jolene” when he let out a…
Read More6 Timepieces From Geneva Watch Days Worth a Closer Look
The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter Sandblasted titanium: $80,000; rose gold: $123,000 Bulgari has spent more than a decade pushing the limits of mechanical watchmaking through the Octo Finissimo, which has earned 10 world records for ultra-thin construction. Although the collection has previously served as a canvas for architects and artists, the…
Read MoreDWTS’ Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa Tease “Piping Hot” Tea From Season 35 Rehearsals
DWTS’ Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa React to Juilliard’s “Shady” Post About Her (Exclusive) Leave it to Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa to twist and shout. The Dancing With the Stars contestant and her pro partner teased how they’ve been leveling up their dance rehearsals ahead of the season 35 premiere on Sept. 15. “The…
Read MoreLance Oppenheim On Venice’s Most Uncomfortable Premiere
Primetime director Lance Oppenheim. Photo by Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Sleaze trumped prestige at Venice this week with the world premiere of docudrama Primetime, Lance Oppenheim’s opportunist take on an opportunist journalist. Chris Hansen’s gotcha news program To Catch a Predator, a scuzzy spin-off of the more sober broadcast newsmagazine Dateline NBC,…
Read MoreInside Tennis Stars Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro’s Billionaire Family Empires
Who Are Jessica Pegula’s Parents? Jessica is the daughter of Terry Pegula and Kim Pegula, who own the NFL team the Buffalo Bills. The pair purchased the organization in 2014, three years after they bought local NHL team the Buffalo Sabres. According to Kim’s Bills bio, she became the first female president of both an NHL and an…
Read MoreWhy the U.K., Canada, and France Are Banning Trade With Israeli Settlements
Eighty attacks carried out by Israeli settlers resulted in casualties or property damage between Aug. 11 and Aug. 24, according to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. More than 1,040 Palestinians have been injured in such incidents across 2026, it reports, and 79 Palestinians, including 19 children, have been killed by either Israeli…
Read MoreYes, There Has Been an Uptick in High-Profile Art Heists. Here’s Why
Police officers outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on Oct. 27, 2025. —Nathan Laine—Bloomberg via Getty Images Nearly a year after precious jewels were stolen from the Louvre in broad daylight, France’s museums suffered another loss of major art when thieves stole four valuable paintings from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera on…
Read MoreOff Campus’ Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli Shut Down Feud Rumors With Joint Video
The Australian actor won’t be in season two of Off Campus, as Hannah realized that her crush Justin was not the guy for her. But maybe Justin is just taking a gap year, since, as series creator Louisa Levy told TV Guide, “We never got a chance to meet Stella, who is the person he…
Read MoreIntentionally Smaller and Slower, the 16th Gwangju Biennale Traces a Path of Change
The 16th Gwangju Biennale runs through November 15, 2026 in Gwanju, South Korea. Photo: Jeon Byung Cheol © Gwangju Biennale Foundation “You Must Change Your Life” is the title of the 16th Gwangju Biennale, which runs through November 15 and asks us to radically reconsider the way we look at our position in the world,…
Read MoreCaterpillar’s Digital Chief Ogi Redzic on How A.I. Is Redefining Construction Work
After unifying Caterpillar’s digital infrastructure, Ogi Redzic is now using that foundation to accelerate A.I. across construction. Courtesy Caterpillar Beneath attention-grabbing headlines about driverless taxis and laundry-folding robots, some of the most consequential deployments of physical A.I. are actually unfolding quietly in construction and earthmoving. One company leading this shift is Caterpillar. In 2018, when…
Read MoreSalma Hayek Goes Skinny Dipping in Sultry Photos for 60th Birthday
Salma Hayek is feeling some kind of beautiful as she enters her next chapter. But in honor of her 60th year of life, the Grown Ups star donned her birthday suit—literally—and leaned into the whimsy of youth with a little skinny dipping. In the sultry snaps, a naked Hayek lies in shallow water, coyly biting…
Read MoreWe Must Defend the Refugee Convention
That journey never left him. When the war ended, Europe was filled with people who had also lost their homes, their families and, in many cases, nearly their lives. Around 11 million people were displaced in Germany: Holocaust survivors, former prisoners of war, forced laborers, and others left in camps, waiting for the world to…
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