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‘It’s not much but, at the same time, it’s very much’: the enduring impact of Sade’s style | Fashion

‘It’s not much but, at the same time, it’s very much’: the enduring impact of Sade’s style | Fashion

Published by Sam Flores

Earlier this month it was announced that Sade, the British group fronted by Sade Adu that found fame in the 80s and 90s, would be inducted into the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And although the music is indisputably worthy of such a distinction, if there were a similar accolade for style, Adu would have been inducted a long time ago. With her scraped-back hair, red lipstick, hoop earrings and penchant for simple black dresses or denim and polo necks, she has become the last word in understated – but somehow unattainable – style. Sade haven’t released a new album since 2010, but Adu’s image is everywhere. Drake is a Sade superfan, with two tattoos of Adu on his torso, and – it was revealed this month– a 9ft sculpture of the singer in his home. The song No Ordinary Love featured in the recent series Love Story, with John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette dancing to the song as it plays on a jukebox. And the cropped jacket, Levi’s jeans and …

The enduring legacy of medieval Christian depictions of Islam in today’s political discourse

The enduring legacy of medieval Christian depictions of Islam in today’s political discourse

Published by Sam Flores

(The Conversation) — The war with Iran is not just a geopolitical conflict. We see religious rhetoric used to cast strategic interests as a moral or sacred matter. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson described Iran’s majority faith tradition, Shiite Islam, as a “misguided religion” while discussing the ongoing U.S. strikes against Iran on March 4, 2026. A complaint made to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation alleged that same month that an unnamed military commander had said that “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.” In the Book of Revelation, Armageddon represents the final battle between good and evil, associated with the second coming of Jesus Christ. Soon after the U.S. attack on Iran, right-wing pastor Andrew Sedra commented that “Trump is going after the head of the snake, which is Islam.” He added that “God is using President Trump in a prophetic moment of time to execute judgment on evil and wicked civilizations.” In part, such religious rhetoric draws …

What Is Behind the Enduring Appeal of Fascism?

What Is Behind the Enduring Appeal of Fascism?

Published by Jenni Sidey

Fascism is the troublesome political ideology that just won’t go away. It usually begins with great enthusiasm, only to end with catastrophe and regret. Despite this record of misery and failure, fascism continues to attract true believers. It typically gains traction when levels of frustration, fear, anger, and resentment rise a little too high within a relatively free society. People love answers, true or false, that seem to explain their unease. They demand change, and some especially want the kind of change that hurts groups of people they don’t like. Enter stage right, the grinning pseudo-patriot problem solver who promises to make it all better with a mild dose of fascism. Fascism lacks a concise universal definition, so it may be helpful to think of it as a kind of nebulous political religion. Or, more practically, consider it a cruel playbook for gaining power at the expense of others. At its core, fascism is an emotional, anti-democratic, and anti-intellectual slide into authoritarian rule. Citizens’ rights and the rule of law are trampled by fascism’s run …

The Queen & I: Angela Kelly Details Her Enduring Friendship With Queen Elizabeth

The Queen & I: Angela Kelly Details Her Enduring Friendship With Queen Elizabeth

Published by Sam Flores

Though her official title was Her Majesty’s personal assistant, adviser, and curator (jewelry, insignias, and wardrobe), Angela Kelly was much more than a servant to Queen Elizabeth, her boss of almost 30 years. She was also a confidant and friend—one of the few people who really knew the woman behind the crown. “The queen was committed to doing her duty to the very end. Her Majesty never let anyone down. Even when she felt unwell, Her Majesty would not want anyone to know,” says Kelly in an emotional and rare interview. “As I worked alongside the queen, year after year we were getting older, but we were both young at heart, the queen still had a twinkle in her eye. The banter and mischief continued until Balmoral. When the queen passed away she was surrounded by her family. It was a shock to the nation, to everyone. It was very sad, but it was an honor to serve the queen until the very end.” It was the unlikeliest of friendships: the working-class daughter of a …

Kurt Russell lifts the lid on enduring romance with Goldie Hawn

Kurt Russell lifts the lid on enduring romance with Goldie Hawn

Published by Daniella Wilson

Kurt Russell shared how his latest role in The Madison was a perfect reflection of his life with his longtime love, Goldie Hawn, whom he has been dating since 1983. The 75-year-old spoke to Men’s Health about the series, which was created by the mind behind Yellowstone, Taylor Sheridan. In the show, he portrays Preston Clyburn, the late husband of Michelle Pfeiffer’s Stacy Clyburn, whose untimely passing prompts Stacy to move from NYC to Montana.   “Some of the conversations that [Preston and Stacy] have, I’ve had,” Kurt told the publication. “Goldie and I have had very similar conversations. Their relationship, it’s the kind of relationship you almost never see anymore. It’s a truly loving relationship. It’s not like there’s another shoe to drop. That’s what makes it so difficult for [Michelle’s] character when she loses her husband.” © Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesThe duo portray Preston and Stacy in The Madison “She’s realizing how much more they could have had that they didn’t have because of something she didn’t do,” he continued. “I think a lot …

America’s enduring appetite for Trump’s deportation cruelty

America’s enduring appetite for Trump’s deportation cruelty

Published by Sam Flores

Most Americans know the names of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, two unarmed American citizens who were killed in January by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis because they dared to help the human targets of Donald Trump’s cruel policies. Their moral stand against injustice led to their deaths.  Many others have also suffered because of the Trump administration’s policies. We must never forget their names. They are real human beings and not collateral damage. Power and policy are not abstractions — they hurt real people’s bodies, minds and lives, and the well-being of the larger community. On Feb. 26, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar who spoke little English, was found dead on a street in Buffalo, New York. Reported missing on Feb. 19, he was dropped off by Border Patrol agents at a coffee shop, on a cold day, alone. He had no shoes, only the orange booties given to him at a detention center.    Alam was in the country legally, but he had been detained for almost …

The 10 Enduring Ideas of Plato That Still Shape Our World

The 10 Enduring Ideas of Plato That Still Shape Our World

Published by Sam Flores

Published: Feb 27, 2026written by Michael Arnold, BA Art History, MA Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, 1787. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York   If the concerns of Classical Greek philosophy could be reduced to three words, they would be truth, beauty, and goodness. To contemplate these ideals with sincerity is to approach what Plato believed to be the intelligent order behind the universe, a realm the human soul is meant to rediscover.   A disciple of Socrates, Plato developed ideas that gave birth to Platonism and later Neoplatonism. These traditions shaped early Christian thinkers such as St. Augustine and influenced Western thought for centuries. Plato and Socrates were concerned with The Good, The Beautiful, truth, justice, the higher self, and the nature of the soul. These themes appear throughout the Socratic dialogues.   In The Republic, Plato discusses the organization of states, but he begins with the interior life of the human soul, linking the harmony of the individual to that of society. Above all, he emphasizes the …

New research highlights the enduring distinctiveness of marriage

New research highlights the enduring distinctiveness of marriage

Published by José Betancourt

New research suggests that when given the option between marriage and domestic partnership, same-sex couples in the United States overwhelmingly choose marriage. The findings indicate that marriage retains a distinct and powerful status due to its legal benefits, social clarity, and perceived level of commitment. This study was published in the Journal of Marriage and Family. Social scientists have debated the status of marriage in American society for decades. One prominent theory, known as deinstitutionalization, suggests that the social norms and rules surrounding marriage are weakening. This theory posits that marriage is becoming less distinct from cohabitation, or living together without being married. For same-sex couples, this question has been particularly complex. Historically excluded from marriage, many couples relied on alternatives like domestic partnerships to secure legal recognition. Domestic partnerships are legal relationships available in some jurisdictions that grant couples some of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. Before marriage equality was established federally, debates occurred within the gay rights movement regarding the value of marriage. Some activists argued for assimilation into the tradition of …

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s enduring reminder of Queen Elizabeth at new Sandringham home

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s enduring reminder of Queen Elizabeth at new Sandringham home

Published by Daniella Wilson

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has finally made the move from Royal Lodge in Windsor to the Sandringham estate at the request of King Charles. Having had his royal titles and honours removed by the monarch in November after his renewed links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew, 65, moved to Norfolk on 3 February, and is currently living at Wood Farm while his permanent home undergoes renovations.  It is at Sandringham where the former Duke of York will be reminded of a childhood tradition with his late mother, Queen Elizabeth. Darren McGrady, a former royal chef, previously gave HELLO! a rundown of the late queen’s diet.  © GettyQueen Elizabeth would eat a certain dessert with Andrew While reminiscing about how royal chefs would go about compiling a menu for Queen Elizabeth, Darren told us: “The chefs would pick the menus, and she would put a line through the ones she didn’t want. Sometimes she’d put a line through it all and put something different – like if she was having dinner with Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor], his …

‘The most quietly romantic town we have ever visited’ – the enduring charm of Chiavenna, Italy | Italy holidays

‘The most quietly romantic town we have ever visited’ – the enduring charm of Chiavenna, Italy | Italy holidays

Published by Sam Flores

The ancient settlement of Chiavenna, in Lombardy, near Italy’s border with Switzerland, was once well known among travellers. “Lovely Chiavenna … mountain peaks, huge boulders, with rippling miniature torrents and lovely young flowers … and grassy heights with rich Spanish chestnuts,” wrote George Eliot in 1860. Eliot wasn’t the only writer to rhapsodise about this charming town. Edith Wharton described it as “fantastically picturesque … an exuberance of rococo”. For Mary Shelley it was “paradise … glowing in rich and sunny vegetation”, while Goethe described it as “like a dream”. For those pioneering travellers, gentle, sunlit Chiavenna marked their arrival in Italy, having crossed the Splügen Pass, one of the earliest transalpine routes connecting northern Europe to the south. Today, few tourists bother with Chiavenna, heading instead to the better-known Como that lies 60 miles (100km) to the south. They are missing a treat. Intrigued by the praise once heaped upon this mysterious town, with a picture-perfect location at the foot of the snow-flecked Alps, I decided to spend a week here with my husband. Surrounded by thick …