TOKYO- A Japanese zoo has taken the catwalk to a wild new level, using some of its fiercest inhabitants to rip and claw jeans to a fashionably distressed look. The facility northeast of Tokyo has...
PARIS, Helen Rowe- Christian Dior designer Raf Simons on Monday took Paris fashion on a journey through history with a haute couture collection in which Edwardian coats and bodices met flapper...
MONTREUX, Nina Larson- "Clap along if you know what happiness is to you," Pharrell Williams sings and the room pulsates with clapping hands and joyous dance moves. Williams, whose ubiquitous hit...
ROME, Ella Ide- Fashion house Fendi kicked off the restoration of Rome's famed Trevi Fountain Monday, unveiling a transparent suspended walkway which will give tourists a whole new vantage point of...
LONDON, Alice Ritchie- Monty Python returned to the stage for the first time in over 30 years on Tuesday with a reunion show in London full of silly jokes and smut and ending in a mass sing-a-long by...
LONDON, Alice Ritchie- Cult British comedy troupe Monty Python promised Monday their long-awaited reunion shows in London would feature scantily clad dancers and astrophysicist Stephen Hawking --...
LOS ANGELES- The fourth installment of the smash "Transformers" franchise topped North American box office returns in its opening weekend, preliminary industry data showed Sunday. Some bad reviews...
MOULINS, Helen Rowe- What would Lady Macbeth be without something extravagant in which to sweep on stage or Hamlet without a silk doublet and padded hose? Costumes -- the unsung heroes of...
LOS ANGELES- "22 Jump Street" leapt straight to the top of the North American box office, industry figures showed Monday, edging out "How to Train Your Dragon 2" as the summer film season gets into...
FES- African superstars Johnny Clegg and Youssou N'Dour paid homage Sunday to late South African icon Nelson Mandela at the 20th edition of the World Festival of Sacred Music in Morocco. The show in...