Norma Kamali on Rebelliousness, Creativity and How She Made a Lasting Business

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How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol

Fashion’s book obsession is no longer subtle. What started as the occasional literary reference has become a broader wave of book clubs, salon-style events, campaign imagery and products designed to signal that a brand — and its customer — has cultural depth. It’s all happening a ...  Show more

Anoushka Shankar: Creativity Is an Act of Hope

Anoushka Shankar has spent three decades building one of the most distinctive bodies of work in contemporary music. She has taken the sitar — an instrument rooted in centuries of North Indian classical tradition — into completely new territory, blending the ancient Hindustani rag ...  Show more

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