Venice, Anyone?

Heavy is the head that wears the Swarovski-encrusted crown—but Leni Klum sounds anything but weighed down. The bubbly 17-year-old is recounting the details of her first-ever runway walk, at Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda show—which took place in the hard-to-top setting that is Venice’s St. Mark’s Square. Not only was it the first fashion show…

Statement Dressing in a Red Carpet Kurta

“A kurta by any other name is just as dope,” the British-Pakistani actor-musician Riz Ahmed said last week, speaking from his home base in London. Mr. Ahmed was referring to a flowing long shirt that’s more ubiquitous than a hoodie in many South Asian communities, although one that is seldom spotted at movie premieres beyond…

Gift Guide for Gardeners

Water Right makes hoses in three diameters, each corresponding to a maximum gallons-per-minute flow rate, and in lengths from 25 to 100 feet. A 50-foot hose in the midrange diameter weighs just five pounds. Knowing, rather than guessing, when your garden needs watering is facilitated by a simple rain gauge that can confirm if that…

‘The Music Man’ Once Had a Disabled Character. Then He Was Erased.

Today, audiences can more regularly see disabled actors onstage thanks to efforts by small theater companies like The Apothetae, which produces works centered on the disabled experience; and Theater Breaking Through Barriers, an Off Broadway organization that regularly casts actors with disabilities. But on Broadway, which can elevate shows into mainstream commercial hits, authentic representations…