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The Bank Bar and Restaurant – Dublin, Ireland
Darlings, it is TUESDAY and for once, we’re spending it in a LOunge both virtually and in the so-called real world. We had dinner at The Bank the other night and we recommend it highly for your next trip to Dublin. Speaking of which, ours is winding down as we try to pack in one more day of sightseeing before our collapse and exit. We’ll have a few nibblies and sips to keep you distracted throughout the day, so settle in for frivolity.
17 Vintage Pictures of Harrison Ford, Hollywood’s Greatest Living Leading Man
Star Wars! Indiana Jones! Blade Runner! Working Girl! Sabrina! There are bankable stars, and then there’s Harrison Ford—a performer with the kind of résumé most actors could only dream of.
Pedro Pascal on the Hardest Thing He’s Had to Learn to Do and His First Leading Film Role inBehemoth!
“Being in a gladiator arena or hanging from a harness—that stuff pales in comparison to learning how to play the cello and making it look convincing as you’re doing Tchaikovsky,” Pascal tells Vanity Fair about portraying a prolific cellist.
“My son has always accused me of writing competency porn,” says Behemoth! filmmaker Tony Gilroy. “I really like a hero that’s really good at something.” The film’s main character, Alex, is just that: a prodigal cellist who returns to Los Angeles and gets into the world of Hollywood film scoring after decades performing symphonic work around the country. But when Oscar Isaac departed the drama last August, Gilroy knew he’d have to either scrap his first directorial feature since 2012’s The Bourne Legacy or recast his lead. Enter Pedro Pascal.
Layered haircuts are the answer to sexy volume and movement
This is how to wear layers for 2026.
Layered haircuts have had a chequered history. Those of us who overdid flicky, layers in the noughties – then spent the next two years trying to blow dry them into submission know this only too well. But, done properly, they are one of the most universal and well-loved cuts for a reason: they’re the easiest answer to sexy volume, and they’re versatile enough to elevate your chop, no matter your aesthetic.
I Read 50 Books A Year: These Are The 8 Summer Reads I’m Packing For The Beach And Beyond
Don’t leave it to a last-minute airport purchase.
I sometimes feel woozy in bookshops just thinking about all the stories and imagined lives on the shelves.
And that can be the exact issue: where and who do you look to for your next read? Especially when holidays are just around the corner and there’s pressure in packing that perfect read.
Well, look no further. I’ve picked the 8 books to read this summer. From ‘hot girl homicide’ to sweeping family dramas, these page-turners can accompany you anywhere, whether you’re on a beach, in the city or just at home, by your bedside table.
25 best designer handbags that are worth the investment
Plus, everything you need to know about buying your first one.
We won’t tell you that you need one of the best designer handbags in your wardrobe — but if you’re looking to invest, we suggest you choose one that will appreciate in value through the years. It’s not enough to pluck a designer tote bag from your feed, a runway, or an A-lister’s shoulder; you’re better off doing your homework.
That’s where we come in: We’ve been chatting with the most stylish people we know, including fashion editors, influencers, stylists and luxury connoisseurs, to discover the designer handbags they carry and love.
Vienna Lager: Meet the Traditional Lager Style That Deserves More Attention
This Austrian beer style found a second home in Mexico and is now embraced by American craft brewers.
Lager has been overlooked in the American craft beer scene for too long. Fortunately, we’re in a golden age of lager love now. Whether driven by the quest for lower-ABV options, a thirst for the most refreshing beer styles, an interest in more traditional brewing methods, or all of the above, drinkers have embarked on a discovery of lager and its many nuanced substyles. One substyle has been slower to emerge than others, such as the Italian-style Pilsner or Czech-style Pale lager. But it’s high time for that change. Meet the Vienna lager.
The Vienna lager has flown under the radar because few craft breweries have been making it. But that seems to be slowly changing, and that’s good news for beer drinkers. This style strikes an ideal balance. It’s a light, crisp lager, easy-drinking and low ABV. But it possesses flavor-forward complexity thanks to its malt. You can choose your own adventure with the Vienna lager: Zoom in on its intriguing individual flavor notes and balance, or just crush it on a hot day.
19 best bag charms, according to a maximalism-loving fashion writer
More is more.
Apologies to those who were, but I was never into Labubus. That doesn’t mean I’m not a fan of the bag charms trend — arguably, they’re the easiest way to add a touch more personality to your look. But the ugly, fluffy attachment we saw swinging from a few too many tote-style designer bags? At least in my eyes, a little tacky.
More my vibe? Beaded keyrings, best used to tie the multiple colours of your outfit together. Plus, they can breathe new life into the summer bag you’ve been calling on every day for the last four weeks.
Get to Know the Top Fall 2026 Shoe Trends
Fall’s top shoe trends pick up where we left off in the spring—iterating on classic shapes while infusing them with personality-driven touches. The result? Styles that feel both familiar and new, wearable yet a touch unexpected. And while summer footwear remains top of mind for most (we still have some time to go!), there are a few key fall 2026 shoe trends you can already wear now.
Korean Perfumes Can Put the Summer Scent Discourse on TikTok to Bed
If rich gourmand perfumes in the summer give you a headache, you might want to check out these fresh, delicate scents.
If you are looking for your perfect summer fragrance now that the weather is hot and sweaty, you might want to turn your attention to Korean perfumes.
Over the last few years, K-Beauty has been taking over Western markets with affordable, well-formulated skin care products. But even if Korean skin care is all the rage, Korean perfumes aren’t as well known, and this is your sign to change that.
On one of my first trips to Seoul, I remember seeing perfume shop after perfume shop in the Sinsa area. Usually, when you enter a fragrance shop, it can get overwhelming pretty quickly, with scents intermixing into a heady cloud that oftentimes feels like an incoming migraine. Yet, Korean perfumes are formulated so lightly that it wasn’t the case at all. Fresh florals, light greens, soft fruits, lingering woods, and powdery cottons filled the air, luring customers from all corners of the world.
Here’s Your First Look at Ryan Murphy’s Adaptation ofThe Shardsby Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis fans needn’t wait for that American Psycho reboot: A starry television adaptation of The Shards, Ellis’s transfixing 2023 horror novel, premieres on FX on August 5.
The Shards rewinds to the neon-lit, smoke-tinged Los Angeles of yore. It’s 1981, and the privileged, unsupervised kids of Hollywood big shots swap their regulation uniforms for Gucci and Armani, do lines in the Hamburger Hamlet bathroom, and hang backstage at the Bowl.
The Odyssey’s Filming Locations Double as an Epic Travel Guide
It’s a story scholars estimate to be around 2,800 years old, and one that’s been revived and reimagined for millennia. Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey follows the incredible journey of King Odysseus back to his kingdom of Ithaca, plagued by mythical perils along the way. “It’s not a story, it’s the story,” Christopher Nolan said at CinemaCon earlier this year while discussing his adaptation, releasing in theaters on July 17. The film was shot over 91 days on two million feet of Imax film and with a $250 million budget. It’s arguably Nolan’s most ambitious project to date, and naturally, feverishly anticipated by audiences.
He’d Rather Be Bad James Norton graduated from a charmer in British period pieces toHouse of the Dragon’s new menace.
If you’ve watched enough British television, Norton’s face is immediately familiar; his prominent square jaw has emerged over a stiff collar in many a period drama. He’s been a suitor in Little Women, a cad in The Nevers, and a tragic soldier in War and Peace. That jaw, sharpened to a knife’s edge, can also be lit from some angles to capture the menace of a psychopath, which he played to great acclaim in the brutal procedural Happy Valley, or the gusto of a brawler in a series like McMafia or House of Guinness. If you haven’t seen much of him before, you’ll still probably think, Wow, that’s a distinctly handsome and distinctly British man. Even while dressed in a full medieval getup, he is gently sipping a cup of tea and politely offering to share some of the snacks he keeps on hand to manage his blood sugar. (He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 22.) When I decline, he offers a bracing shot of a ginger drink and jokes that you don’t get this kind of craft service working for the BBC. “It’s a very strange experience in these fights because you pump your body with adrenaline for 45 seconds of fake combat and then they call ‘cut,’” he says, comparing the experience to a high-octane version of playing with swords in your backyard as a kid. “And then, in between, there’s tea.”
Indigenous Actress Wren Zhawenim Gotts is Just Getting Started inLittle House on the Prairie
The 12-year-old Anishinaabe actress is one of the new characters in Netflix’sLittle Housereboot.
I’ll admit that as a child of the ’90s who grew up watching reruns of the original series—with its infrequent, often stereotypical Native American depictions in episodes with titles like “Injun Kid”—I had a healthy dose of skepticism about the streamer’s retelling of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical books. My biggest question: How would this modern-day adaptation portray the Native side of a story romanticizing American pioneerism? After all, our collective view of U.S. settler colonialism has certainly evolved since those books were published in the 1930s—including understanding that the Ingalls family was squatting illegally on Osage land in Kansas.
Steven Spielberg Praises ‘Jurassic Park’ Star Sam Neill as ‘Exceptionally Collaborative’ in Tribute to Late Actor: He ‘Will Never Be Forgotten’
Steven Spielberg has paid tribute to his “Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill, who died on Monday at the age of 78.
In a statement to Variety, the director said he was “saddened” by the news of Neill’s death. “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in ‘Jurassic Park,’” he continued, referencing Neill’s earlier movies “Sleeping Dogs” (1977), “My Brilliant Career” (1979), “The Final Conflict” (1981) and “Dead Calm” (1989).
Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman, Cillian Murphy, and more stars react to Sam Neill’s death: ‘One of the greats’
The actor died at 78 on Monday, his family shared.
Sam Neill is being remembered by celebrities and costars following his “sudden and expected” death at 78.
The actor, best known for his role as Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, died on Monday “surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life,” his family shared in a statement.
“The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free,” the statement continued. “They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
Carrieexclusive first look: How Mike Flanagan gives the Stephen King classic a modern TV twist
The showrunner talks about his radically different approach to the troubled telekinetic teen.
An obvious question comes to mind when talking about the upcoming Carrie TV series: How does one turn Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel, one of the literary icon’s shortest books, into an eight-episode drama?
“That’s the big question,” showrunner Mike Flanagan acknowledges in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “Well, the big question’s always, Why? Typically, when you’re adapting a Stephen King book, the mission is completely different. It’s about, How do you make it smaller? … This was the complete inverse. If we’re going to tell the story of Carrie White in longform, how do we make it expand?”
What Is an Inglenook? Why This Cozy Fireplace Feature Is Trending Again
This historic architectural feature is back in style.
A fireplace has long served as the heart of the home, drawing people together around a roaring flame. You can take that idea a step further with an old-school take on this beloved feature: an inglenook. Though less common in modern construction, these built-in seating nooks wrap around the hearth, creating an intimate gathering space—they’re a beloved feature in historic homes, and they continue to inspire designers today. To better understand their enduring appeal, we spoke with two designers about the inglenook’s history, function, and charm.
These Are Europe’s Most Walkable Cities—and the No. 1 Pick Has Castles, Parks, and a Historic Old Town
Pack your comfiest sneakers, because these five spots will have you on your feet all vacation long.
Most American adults are big on getting their steps in. In fact, a 2026 survey found that walking was by far the most popular leisure-time activity for that demographic. So if you want to make exploring on foot a highlight on your next vacation, you’ll want to pick a highly walkable destination (because unfortunately, not every place is created equal when it comes to how easy it is to get around). Lucky for us, the travel insurance experts at Confused.com curated a list of the most popular European cities that are also the easiest to explore on foot, and the winner? Kraków, Poland.
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