November 2024
How Mecca outfoxed Sephora in the Australian beauty glow-up
For 10 years, the retail rivals have faced off. One is the clear winner, but the other is still opening stores and has the weight of LVMH behind it.
March 2024
Gates, Zuckerberg join billionaire’s lavish Indian wedding party
Tycoons from around the world descended on a small Indian city where billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani kick-started wedding celebrations for his son.
Gates, Fink, Zuckerberg set to party with Asia’s richest man
The lavish pre-wedding celebrations for Mukesh Ambani’s son include chartered jets and a performance by Rihanna. Wall Street and Silicon Valley titans are coming.
February 2024
Super Bowl 2024 and the Australian connection
Former Perth glazier Mitch Wishnowsky will play for the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs in Monday’s Super Bowl. Here is a guide to the game.
August 2023
MrBeast is a YouTube megastar. Can he make it in business?
Even creators with hundreds of millions of followers can find their names mean little to older audiences, hampering their chances of building a brand outside social media.
June 2023
AI helps complete ‘last’ Beatles song with John Lennon’s voice
More than 50 years after the Beatles broke up, Paul McCartney said artificial intelligence helped create one last song that will be released later this year.
March 2023
Michelle Yeoh makes history with Oscars win
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” swept the awards, winning best actress, best picture and five other Oscars.
February 2023
Cranky Bing chatbot scolds users, offers puzzling responses
Microsoft’s new Bing search engine, powered by artificial intelligence, has been offering an array of inaccurate and at times bizarre responses to some users.
January 2023
At rehabbed Globes, Yeoh, Spielberg and White Lotus win
Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC opted not to televise, saying the awards needed time to make ‘meaningful reform’.
April 2022
Is this the most expensive Pilates class?
At a studio that recently opened its first New York outpost, a 55-minute group class costs $105, as opposed to usual rates of about $25. Celebrities love it.
Rihanna redefines maternity style
The musician and businesswoman has turned her baby bump into a fashion accessory.
February 2022
Storm tears the roof off London’s O2 stadium, kills at least nine
An Atlantic storm battered northwestern European on Friday with record winds of up to 196 kilometres.
September 2021
Tennis sensation Emma Raducanu caught in transatlantic Vogue tussle
The overnight teenage tennis sensation is being fought over by Anna Wintour in the US and her counterpart at British Vogue, Edward Enninful.
August 2021
Rihanna is a billionaire now, but not because of her music
The singer’s latest news once again has nothing to do with her long-awaited next album, but with her status as a beauty and fashion mogul.
March 2021
Jack Dorsey’s Square to buy Jay-Z’s music service Tidal
Square has agreed to buy a majority stake in Tidal, the streaming music service led by rapper Jay-Z, as part of an effort to expand the company’s suite of financial tools to musicians and emerging artists.
February 2021
Jay-Z and LVMH, two of the world’s biggest brands, join forces
Moet Hennessy is buying a 50 per cent stake in the rap star’s Armand de Brignac champagne brand, the latest luxury brand to try to broaden its appeal with a celebrity tie-up.
Why Rihanna and Greta Thunberg are taking on India’s Modi
Global celebrities are helping Indians to fight their government’s crackdown on dissent.
India trolls Rihanna, other celebrities over support for farmers
A social media post from the singer prompted an uproar in India as pro-government supporters trolled her, accusing her of tweeting in exchange for money.
October 2020
Nigeria feels the wrath of youth and celebrity
The social media power of musicians is giving global reach to protests which now target the regime.
February 2020
Victoria’s Secret is out: its CEO should get out
With malls as passé as buxom supermodels trussed up in sapphire-studded bras, Victoria’s Secret is on the wrong side of history. High time for Leslie Wexner to call it a day.