Virgil Abloh Gone

from WWD Virgil Abloh Dies of Cancer at 41 The designer had privately battled the disease for several years. By JOELLE DIDERICH, LUISA ZARGANI, ALESSANDRA TURRA PARIS — Virgil Abloh, the founder of luxury streetwear brand Off-White and artistic director of men’s...

Primal Bling

from artnet Archaeologists Just Discovered the World’s Oldest Jewelry: This Set of 150,000-Year-Old Snail-Shell Beads in Morocco Archaeologists found 33 snail shell beads in Morocco’s Bizmoune Cave. by Sarah Cascone The world’s earliest known piece of...

Sondheim Gone

from Variety Stephen Sondheim, Composer of ‘Follies,’ ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Dies at 91 By Richard Natale Stephen Sondheim, the dominant voice in American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century and the composer with the most Tony Awards, has died. He was 91....

Dam Simple

from WIRED This Dam Simple Trick Is a Big Green Energy Win Only a small fraction of dams actually produce electricity. Transforming them into hydropower plants might stop new ones from being built. by MATT REYNOLDS PHOTOGRAPH: MAURO PIMENTEL/GETTY IMAGES IN NOVEMBER...

Napolean’s Hat

from The New York Post NYC media mogul buys rare Napoleon hat for $1.4 million By Jon Levine Bryan Goldberg was insistent to The Post that he scored a bargain with the hat. BDG This ‘Napoleon’ is looking dynamite in his new $1.4 million hat. Gotham media mogul Bryan...