You may know him for his designs and as the host of "Project Runway: All Stars," but did you know Isaac Mizrahi is a singer, as well? The designer and entertainer gives the inside scoop on his upcoming limited run cabaret show at Cafe Carlyle.
"Isaac Mizrahi: Moderate to Severe" will run from January 30 - February 10. Mizrahi will perform classics by Blondie, Bob Dylan, and Charles Aznavour.
Mizrahi also discusses the latest trends in fashion and the things he likes least about fashion right now, including big logos. Mizrahi hopes the trend of over-the-top labeling becomes a thing of the past.
Few in the music industry have harnessed the hit-making power of social media as successfully as the K-pop artists who brought South Korean culture to the American mainstream. "I think there's always a lot of trends that you see in K-pop that then later on go on to other genres of music as well," says Angela Killoren, the COO of KCON, the largest celebration of Korean culture in the U.S.
As K-pop rises, so too does fans' admiration. More and more, ardent fans are choosing to interact with their idols on social media, said Jenny Zha, a senior engagement manager at Rakuten Viki, a popular platform for Korean videos.
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An investor with a sizable short position in Tesla said Elon Musk's most recent statement on taking the company private "was almost a confession that he committed securities fraud." The investor, Will Chamberlain, is part of a class-action lawsuit alleging the Tesla CEO didn't have sufficient basis for saying he'd take the company private at $420 a share. Chamberlain's lawyer, Reed Kathrein, says it's "pretty clear funding was not secured" before Musk's original tweet announcing his intentions.
A year after the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, the country continues to see an upsurge in racism, says Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter. But Cullors also says she sees more people "joining together in this moment to stand up for our rights."
Marc Lotter, former press secretary to Vice President Mike Pence, says Omarosa Manigault Newman's decision to record a conversation with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly in the Situation Room was a violation "of every protocol
[and] procedure." He also says allegations in Manigault Newman's book contradict the former "Apprentice" contestant's previous statements about President Trump.
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The owners at Buffalo Wild Wings may have found a way to boost the sales of chicken wings and beer during the upcoming football season by organizing sports betting in its restaurants.
The CEO of video app Cameo, Steve Galanis, said he created his platform because "selfies are the new autographs." For the right price, users can get a video shout-out from celebrities – actress Bella Thorne and NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens, to name a couple.
Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" opened nationwide on Friday, on the eve of the anniversary of the Charlottesville riots ー and that's no coincidence. The movie recalls the true story of Ron Stallworth, a black Colorado Springs police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s.
