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This image released by Max shows model Donyale Luna from the documentary "Donyale Luna: Supermodel." The film offers insight into how the first Black model to grace the covers of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue went largely unknown for years. (Luigi Cazzaniga/HBO Max via AP)

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'Donyale Luna: Supermodel' shines a light on the first Black model to grace cover of Vogue
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Wed,09/20/23-1:09PM , 75 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — As the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, a muse to Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali and a film star, Donyale Luna’s life story was ready made for Hollywood. So how did the statuesque beauty who broke down barriers go unknown for years?
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French fashion designer Marc Bohan is pictured with his models after the Dior collection presentation in Paris, Jan. 29, 1970. French designer Marc Bohan who served as Dior's artistic director for nearly three decades died at age 97 Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy)

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Marc Bohan, former Dior creative director and friend to the stars, dies at age 97
By BEATRICE DUPUY - Associated Press
Fri,09/08/23-1:03PM , 118 Reads
Dior’s longest-serving creative director Marc Bohan, whose slim silhouette designs dressed the likes of Hollywood royalty including Grace Kelly and
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Bebe Rexha performs at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Los Angeles. A man was arrested after throwing a cellphone that struck artist Rexha in the face on June 18. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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From human ashes to cellphones, what's going on with concert fans lately?
By BEATRICE DUPUY - Associated Press
Fri,06/30/23-3:02PM , 74 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — From flinging bras to tossing flowers, concertgoers have long been a bit extra in showing adoration for their beloved artists — but a recent spate of artists being hit by weightier projectiles raises concerns about extreme fan culture and security.
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A Corsi-Rosenthal air purifier built by Liz Hradil is seen at her home in Syracuse, N.Y. after the wildfire smoke covered much of New York Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The method involves taping four air filters together with a box fan. Experts say the DIY method is highly effective against filtering air indoors against wildfire smoke. (Liz Hradil via AP)

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Social media and duct tape are helping people make DIY air purifiers that filter out wildfire smoke
By BEATRICE DUPUY - Associated Press
Thu,06/08/23-7:10PM , 127 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Social media users are sharing a surprisingly effective way to protect yourself indoors from the toxic wildfire smoke blanketing much of the East Coast: a box fan, four air filters and a whole lot of duct tape.
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