Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Venus Williams Marries Andrea Preti in 5-Day Palm Beach Wedding
That’s game, set match, and a marriage for Venus Williams. After a series of wedding ceremonies over the last few months, the tennis champion confirmed she is married to Italian actor and producer Andrea Preti. Venus, 45, and Andrea, 37, first said their “I dos” during a small September ceremony in Ischia, Italy, where the couple…
Read MoreAustin-area tamale business battles tariff impacts
Tamale Addiction has been in business for 16 years with their main operation based in Manor. Just like a lot of small businesses in Central Texas, they’re having to adjust with lingering tariffs. Source link
Read MoreArt as Infrastructure: How Cultural Programming Is Redefining Luxury Hospitality
From artist residencies to institutional partnerships, Oram Hotels is testing a new model where culture drives place-making. Michal Rzepecki This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, where industry leaders, innovators and strategists distill years of experience into direct, practical takeaways and deliver clarity on the issues shaping their industries. In San Diego, Oram Hotels…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Donates $1 Million to Feeding America During Holiday Season
Taylor proved her generosity tenfold amid The Eras Tour, when she gave hefty bonuses to not only her crew, band and team, but also donating significant sums to food banks in the cities she made tour stops in. The Chief Marketing Officer at the Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver Aditi Desai confirmed that…
Read MoreREDCAT’s 22nd NOW Festival Showcased the Breadth of L.A.’s Performance Art Scene
A “mixed media scrapbook,” notes on building a foundation, 1963 bridges the gap between the legendary and the living. Photographed by Angel Origgi. Courtesy of REDCAT. Performance art is always a negotiation between procedure and provocation. It is an art aimed at infiltrating a neural pathway, at constricting the muscles behind one’s neck, at confiscating…
Read MoreInside Alexandra Champalimaud’s Haute Holiday Wishlist
If you’ve ever sipped a cocktail in a gilded hotel bar or wandered through the luminous halls of a grand dame property, chances are you’ve unknowingly encountered Alexandra Champalimaud’s work. A member of the Interior Design Hall of Fame and one of the most influential women in hospitality design, Champalimaud reveals the delights topping her personal wish list…
Read MoreNXP is putting its longtime US HQ on market in Austin
NXP Semiconductors NV is putting its 155-acre Oak Hill campus — which has served as its longtime U.S. headquarters — on the market as it scours the area for a new office space, several sources told the Austin Business Journal. Source link
Read MoreThe Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Now Comes in a Pill
People turning to injectable GLP-1 treatments—a class of drugs that mimics that hormone to control diabetes and promote weight loss—now have another way to take the medication. On Dec. 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Wegovy pill from Novo Nordisk. The pill will contain 25 mg of semaglutide—the same compound in the…
Read MoreSigourney Weaver, 76, Clarifies Avatar Kissing Scene With Then-Teenage Costar Jack Champion
The Masters of Sex star had a similar approach when it came to sex scenes with co-star Lizzy Caplan. “Often when it comes to sex scenes, it can be gray area, people feel uncomfortable talking about it directly,” Michael shared with The Wrap in 2015. “Early on, we were very clear that there couldn’t be…
Read More10 New York Museum Shows Worth Slowing Down for Over the Holidays
MoMA, through Feb. 7, 2026 MoMA is hosting Ruth Asawa’s first major museum survey to reach New York following its debut at SFMOMA. Spanning six decades, the exhibition offers a comprehensive view of Asawa’s sustained exploration of the formal and emotional resonances between natural and human-made structures across media including wire sculptures, bronze casts, paper…
Read MoreR.I.P. Adam “The Woo” Williams: Travel YouTuber dead at 51
Adam “The Woo” Williams, best known for running the YouTube travel blog The Daily Woo, has passed away at the age of 51. TMZ was the first to report his passing. Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched around 12:24 p.m. Monday (Dec. 22) for a wellness check where they were unable to make…
Read MoreSubtle changes show big safety improvements through Vision Zero
On average, 500 people are seriously hurt or killed in crashes in Austin a year, but the city of Austin’s Vision Zero initiative is working to reduce that number. Source link
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