Art & Design

Alberto Giacometti didn't sculpt heroes on horseback; he depicted everyday humans — and animals — struggling to get through the day. Above, his 1951 bronze sculpture Dog (Le chien).

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Giacometti's Sculptures Bare The Scars Of Our Daily Struggles

1:20pm June 08, 2018

by Susan Stamberg

Alberto Giacometti worked obsessively on super-slim sculptures that stride and slink like shadows. A Guggenheim exhibition and a new film explore the life of this talented, tormented artist.

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A drone flies a dress at a fashion show held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as seen in a BBC Arabic report.

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Dresses Flutter On Drones In Saudi Fashion Show, But Critics Aren't Buying It

5:36pm June 07, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

The organizer says the novel approach was a way to celebrate fashion while keeping to Ramadan sensibilities.

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Kate Spade's Fashion Legacy

5:11am June 06, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

The fashion designer Kate Spade has died at age 55 of an apparent suicide. She was known for playful handbags and other accessories that millions of women wanted.

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Handbags — which are not examples of the "Sam" mentioned below — hang on display in the window of a Kate Spade & Co. store in Corte Madera, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

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My First (Real) Kate Spade Bag

4:46pm June 05, 2018

by Barrie Hardymon

Weekend Edition editor Barrie Hardymon remembers saving up for her first Kate Spade bag as a young New York music student. Yes, it held her Russian novels — but it also represented something more.

Ahniella Gomez, 44, with her finished hair cut at OM Studio. She left her hair natural 30 years ago. According Laura Om, owner of the salon, more people have decided to keep their hair natural after Hurricane Maria.

After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican Women Embrace Their Natural, Curly Hair

8:00pm June 03, 2018

When Hurricane Maria cut off access to electricity and water on the Caribbean island and U.S. territory, some women started to change how they styled their hair.

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In a secret room located in Florence's church of San Lorenzo the walls are covered in drawings believed to be the work of Michelangelo and his disciples.

This Room Is Thought To Have Been Michelangelo's Secret Hideaway And Drawing Board

7:01am June 03, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Sketches on the walls of a once hidden room of a museum in Florence help shed light on the Renaissance artist's creative process — and on a mysterious and dangerous period in his life.

The Golden Knights' mascot takes up his sword before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. Vegas would go on to win that game against the Washington Capitals — but not before the mascot fought a sweat-drenched duel with a sad-sack stand-in for the

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Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall'

8:58pm May 30, 2018

Sword fights. Neon-visored drum majors. A giant, firework-spitting helmet. The Vegas hockey team's spectacle is an anomaly in the stoic NHL — and that's just the way the team likes it.

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Talley — seen here in a still from the movie — says his love of fashion comes from his love of his grandmother and her fine church wardrobe.

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'The Gospel According to André:' Look Fabulous, And Know Your History

4:31pm May 23, 2018

by Audie Cornish

A new documentary, The Gospel According to André, digs into the colorful life of former Vogue fashion editor, French history expert and noted caftan enthusiast André Leon Talley.

Mark Seliger says a sense of humor is what differentiates his portraits. Above, comedian Jerry Seinfeld as the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz.

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'Get Something That No One Else Has Gotten', Says Photographer Mark Seliger

5:36pm May 22, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Seliger has made portraits of actors, rock stars and presidents. The challenge, he says, is to "create something that's never been done before." A new book collects images from his last 30 years.

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Brandi Chastain after scoring the game-winning goal in the penalty shootout in the 1999 World Cup Final.

Brandi Chastain's Hall Of Fame Plaque Looks Like Basically Anyone But Her

5:11pm May 22, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The bronze depiction of the U.S. soccer legend called to mind Jimmy Carter, Eleanor Roosevelt and Gary Busey. Chastain took it in stride: "It's not the most flattering, but it's nice."