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Well-dressed shoppers queued outside the charity’s new shop in Westbourne Grove, west London, jostling to be first in line for a bargain. The store is the first of three Oxfam “boutiques” to open in London this summer, with more planned across the

Affliction still has a few tests to pass for official go-ahead - CNN Sports Illustrated
Making news this week with a switch of venue from Dallas to Anaheim, Calif., the Affliction-branded July 19 event appears to have a nearly complete lineup ready for approval by the California State Athletic Commission. In addition to the previously

Material girls - Glendale News-Press
Fashion design students at Woodbury University have chosen materials ranging from gritty metal to shimmering organza to interpret their concepts for their senior collection. Glendale resident Rania Salibi s signature is her jacket and skirt suit

Two Men Rescued After Boat Crashes Into Levee - BayInsider
Two men were rescued from waters near Bethel Island Saturday morning after their boat capsized, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The men, both in their 40s, were riding in a 23-foot ski boat when they apparently crashed into the Bethel Island levee

‘Beethoven,’ as Hershey knew him - San Diego Union-Tribune
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony holds secrets that God alone knows, the narrator intones. Another piece, by Mozart, speaks to Beethoven like the voice of God. Lord knows what we’re meant to glean from some of the holy hyperbole that punctuates

Superheroes at the Met - New York Times
The ideas that dominate fashion identity, performance, gender, body shapes, sexuality, logos and the quest for state-of-the-art materials pretty well describe the world of the superhero. These two forces are brought together in Superheroes

Todd Jorgenson: Finding the art of fighting - Denton Record-Chronicle
David Mamet making a film about mixed martial arts seems almost antithetical on the surface. But in reality, the award-winning playwright and filmmaker has been intrigued with the world of martial arts for years, specifically jiu-jitsu, in which

2 Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Bethel Island - KPIX-TV5
BETHEL ISLAND (BCN) Two men were rescued from waters near Bethel Island Saturday morning after their boat capsized, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The men, both in their 40s, were riding in a 23-foot ski boat when they apparently crashed into

Alphadi, JD7 Couture, Kwesi Nti, others shine at Tendances Party - Vanguard
It was the gathering of the best hands in the fashion industry in Africa when the annual Afrik Fashion Show, otherwise known as the Tendances Party, took place last weekend at the Ivorian capital, Abidjan. Fourteen African designers from home and

Business briefs - Chicago Sun-Times
Juicy Couture to open store here May 29 Juicy Couture, a brand popular in department stores, will open its first store in Chicago on May 29. The store, at 101 E. Oak St., will sell women’s and children’s ready-to-wear clothes, the high-end Couture