Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Met Gala – Fashion designers and their muses, art enthusiasts, and some of the world’s most influential celebrities will all gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in three weeks for fashion’s biggest night: the Met Gala. [time]
This Billionaire’s Tuscan Resort Isn’t Just The Talk Of The Town—It Is The Town – How one of the world’s wealthiest families breathed new like into Castelfalfi, a dying village turned modern resort. [robbreport]
Exporting Citrus From SA May Soon Become Unaffordable – The South African citrus industry says compliance with EU regulations will become difficult to achieve and the citrus industry won’t be able to afford exports. [sapeople]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Everything You Need To Know As Flame Lighting Ceremony Starts Final Countdown To Games – Paris will host the Olympics and Paralympics this summer, with thousands of athletes and millions of tourists expected to descend on the French capital. Here’s everything you need to know – from the grand plans for the opening ceremony to whether bedbugs are still an issue. [sky]
Siri’s Glow-Up – Apple Could Be Bringing AI To iPhones Soon – Apple is widely expected to unveil new AI features for the iPhone this year at its Worldwide Developers Conference on 10 June, which could be added to everything from Siri search to the Messages app. [2ov]
Rishi Sunak Forces Through Vote For Total Ban On Smoking For Those Born After 2009 – Business secretary Kemi Badenoch was among those who defied the prime minister’s call for his cabinet to back the plan. [sky]
Obsessed With Murder: How The Creator Of The Talented Mr Ripley Came Close To Committing The Crime Herself – Patricia Highsmith was so enamoured with Tom Ripley – currently being played by Andrew Scott in the Netflix adaptation – that she’d sign letters using his name and describe murder as a ‘kind of making love’. [independent]
