It’s the smartphone game electrifying the world but New York took steps Monday to ban sex offenders from using the app to potentially prey on child victims. The game, developed by US-based software company Niantic,…
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Kenyan and Ethiopian designers to showcase at New York’s The Nolcha Shows
The Nolcha Shows are a leading award winning event, held during New York Fashion Week, for independent fashion designers to showcase their collections to a global audience of press, retailers, stylists and industry influencers. Over…
Kanye aborts surprise NY show after thousands flood streets
Thousands of fans clogged New York’s streets early Monday on hopes of a surprise show by rap superstar Kanye West, who appeared in the crowd but ultimately did not play. West had been due Sunday…
Shocking – New York bars can’t refuse alcohol to pregnant women
Bars and restaurants in New York are not allowed to refuse alcohol to pregnant women since that would violate their basic rights, the mayor’s office said. Pregnancy discrimination under New York City Human Rights Law…
#NYFW: Top 10 trends on the New York catwalk
New York Fashion Week wraps up Thursday, as focus now turns to Europe for upcoming shows in London, Paris and Milan. Here is a quick round up of the top 10 trends that New York…
Top New York restaurant group to eliminate tipping
Tipping your waiter or waitress is a time-honoured American tradition, but one that could be on its way out if others follow the lead on one prominent restaurant group that includes some of Manhattan’s most…
Kanye West upsets fellow fashion designers
Kanye West has upset designers after announcing a surprise New York Fashion Week show. The ‘Bound 2’ rapper will be previewing the second season of his Kanye West X Adidas Originals Collection on Wednesday (16.09.15)…
First New York men’s fashion week wraps up
New York’s first men’s fashion week wrapped up, with designers hailing the new four-day showcase as an effective platform to reach clients in a quickly growing market. John Varvatos sent rock-and-roll dandies from the 1970s…
#Tastemakers: Rising culinary star John Muriithi talks steaks and passion
Few are going to talk poetically about steak, but in 33-year-old chef John Muriithi’s hands (a rising star in Kenya’s culinary scene who has never been to culinary school), this simple pleasure transforms into…
New York launches its first men’s fashion week
New York plays catch up with Europe in launching its first men’s fashion week Monday, a four-day showcase for US spring/summer 2016 collections in an rapidly expanding market. Big-name labels Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael…