Are scratch-and-sniff covers the future of physical books? After years of special editions, including unique cover designs and sprayed edges, one publisher has gone for the sensory experience of print books. Scholastic published the YA book Mint to Be by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc last October. The peppermint-scented book cover was meant to evoke the wintry romantic
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Aphex Twin’s long-out-of-print 2001 double album Drukqs is coming back to vinyl, as well as CD and cassette, Warp announced this morning. The 30-track LP is set for release on all formats on October 30, meaning Aphex Twin’s full catalog is now in print. No bonus material has been added, though a direct-to-consumer 4xLP edition
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[ Lasalle College of the Arts’ 2026 graduate fashion show took place in the then-unopened Cantonment MRT station, where students were asked to centre their designs in Southeast Asian fashion. (Photo: Courtesy of Lasalle College of the Arts) Midway through May this year, the who’s who ofSingapore’s fashion scene—from editors and influencers to budding designers—gathered
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Universal Music Group posted 3.294 billion euros ($3.795 billion) in revenue for the company’s second quarter, the record company reported in its latest earnings report on Thursday, a 10.5 percent increase year over year. Excluding revenue from recently-acquired Downtown Music, revenue was just over 3 billion euros, or about $3.5 billion. Recorded revenues grew about
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Actor Sam Neill has died in loss that his family has described as “sudden and unexpected.” The Jurassic Park star’s loved ones announced his death early Monday morning without noting a cause of death. Though Neill recently dealt with cancer, they clarified that cancer was not his cause of death, as he had recovered from
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Tom Morello’s seventh solo album arrives this fall. Everyone Gets Everything They Want is out September 25 on Mom + Pop Music, and today, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist previewed the record with “Date Night,” a ballad based on the true story of three Dutch teenagers who spied on, captured, and assassinated Nazis during
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“The sexual act, successfully performed, was rebellion,” wrote George Orwell, envisioning the dystopian kibosh put on human spirit by the jackbooted state in Nineteen Eighty-Four. Little did he realize that his sweeping prescience would extend to the premise of the new rom-com One Night Only, afilm that for legal reasons cannot be officially titled Sex
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Ariana Grande is the queen of the ARIA Albums Chart, as Petal (via Republic/Universal) blossoms with a No. 1 start. Petal becomes Grande’s sixth leader on Australia’s all-genres national survey, following My Everything (in 2014), Dangerous Woman (2016), Sweetener (2018), Thank U, Next (2019) and Eternal Sunshine (2024). She and Cynthia Erivo also topped the
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[ Native plant landscapes are replacing conventional turf on a growing number of premium American estates. Across the United States, a quiet but measurable change is reshaping the landscapes of high-end residential properties. The traditional lawn, maintained through weekly mowing, seasonal fertilization and regular chemical applications, is giving way to native plant installations that require
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