As pioneers of the visual kei movement, which combined punk and glam aesthetics with heavy metal, X Japan became one of the most popular bands in Japan.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2026
White settlers and frontier pioneers built vast, fenceless cattle stations, battling harsh environments and disease, embracing a hard-living culture that exists to this day.
The Fortune Leaders Forum will convene Fortune 500 executives and founders of leading Asian companies to help define the future of leadership in an age of convergence and complexity.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
15 July 2026
Nearly ten years after its founders Luke Cosby and Rob Lo came together in Canada to launch a fashion label rooted in denim and streetwear, Purple Brand is getting into footwear.
The men lived and worked in tents the entire time with generators to produce electricity.
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Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2026
The suits are equipped with miniature oxygen generators that allow the cockroaches to survive for up to three hours underwater or in low-oxygen conditions.
Also this year, Vanity Fair brought in Blackwell to co-host the official livestream for its annual Oscar Party alongside fellow creators Brittany Broski and Jake Shane.
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Rachel Brodsky,
Time,
14 July 2026
The move comes as YouTube continues to have a cultural moment as movie producers chase the viral success of films such as Backrooms and content creators like Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma start getting nominated for Emmys.
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