A Russian fashion label is rolling out a collection of jackets inspired by late Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin — and they cost $1,600 each. A Moscow-based fashion designer decided to commemorate the March 5 anniversary of the passing of the man responsible for the deaths of millions by unveiling a line of Stalinesque jackets. According … Read more
There are things you see, walking through the big cities of South Korea, that remind you of the recent but worlds-apart past. Venders of live cuttlefish and quilted hemp linens in the traditional market. An elderly woman on the sidewalk selling small, homegrown quantities of millet and barley. Their customers are few; everyone shops at … Read more
Juanita Castro, the younger sister of the Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, has died at the age of 90 in Miami, Florida. She died of natural causes at a hospital in Miami, according to a statement posted on Instagram by journalist María Antonieta Collins on Monday. “Today, at 90 years of age, Juanita Castro … Read more
