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On December 4th this year, the CEO of UnitedHealthCare Brian Thomson was shot dead as he was walking to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel...

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In 100 Years of the Fashion Film ,  Marketa Uhlirova describes the relationship between fashion and cinema as a “mutual attraction.”  In...

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For the next two weeks, in addition to their weekly magazines and newspapers, millions of Swedes will receive in their mailboxes what...

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