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Visionary costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie was known as the "Sultan of Sequins" for his eye-catching celebrity looks. He's pictured above in 2008.
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Bob Mackie, designer who dressed Marilyn Monroe, Elton John and Cher, dies at 87
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The visionary costume and fashion designer was known as the "Sultan of Sequins" for his eye-catching celebrity looks.
Francesca Moody, theatre producer on Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, summer 2025.
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The producer of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer's tip for finding a hit? Don't look for one
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Kimberly Holmes-Ross was the first generation in her family to live outside Evanston, Illinois' 5th Ward, once the only part of the city open to Black people. She grew up there but eventually bought a house in the nearby 2nd Ward. Her family is using reparations money to turn the basement into an apartment for her son.
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This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it
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The powerful millionaires hiding in plain sight
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Data centers are driving some conservative Texas voters away from the GOP
A handful of conservative voters in Hood County say they’re either voting for Democrats or sitting out the election.
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Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French’s racist posts calling Asian students at UT a ‘problem’
Today on Texas Standard: Texas Longhorns take No. 1 ranking after dramatic Ohio State comeback
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