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Icons and Influencers
Who's making headlines and creating trends? Meet the social media icons and influencers who shape the world as we know it.
Bernie Sanders with wife Jane O’Meara Sanders at the 2016 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Photo: Getty Images
US Politics

Who is Bernie Sanders’ backer and wife of 37 years, Jane O’Meara Sanders?

Despite Sanders’ recent ‘anti-oligarchy’ rallies with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he says he has no plans to run for president because he’s ‘tired’ – but who is his political adviser wife, Jane?

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Art Basel

How 3 tastemakers are exploring the intersection of fashion and art

Health & Fitness

Who is Ashton Hall, the fitness influencer with an ‘insane’ morning routine?

Technology

Who are Signal’s co-founders, Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton?

The Signal Foundation’s co-founders Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton both have a background in tech: Acton created WhatsApp before selling it to Mark Zuckerberg for billions – but later regretted it.

Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton created the non-profit Signal Foundation together in 2018. Photos: @moxiemarlinspike, @adcavepk/Instagram
Canada

Meet Canada’s new first lady, economist and author Diana Fox Carney

Diana met her husband, new Canadian PM Mark Carney, at Oxford University, where they both played ice hockey – they now have 4 daughters and she is an economist who has spoken out against consumerism.

US Politics

Who is OutKick founder Clay Travis, who’s friendly with Trump and Musk?

Formerly a writer for CBS Sports and blog Deadspin, Travis has been accused of pushing Covid-19 misinformation and downplaying police brutality against Black people.

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Trending in China

Profile | China big eater star Li Hangze admits to 35 million fans she is a man in disguise

Li says female persona is intended to fulfil roles of both mother and father for teenage son after divorce.

Langweixian, above, presents herself as a woman and communicates in a feminine manner but her baritone voice has led many to speculate about her true gender for years. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
US Politics

Who is White House deputy press secretary – and vocalist – Anna Kelly?

Raised in the suburbs outside Washington, Kelly considers it her ‘cause’ to promote youth engagement in politics – before her White House appointment, she was part of Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.

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LGBTQ

Who is Ada Gallagher, the transgender teen setting school track records?

A high school in Oregon has sparked debate after allowing a transgender athlete to compete – and dominate – in a girls’ track competition, where she finished first in the 400- and 200-metre races.

US Politics

Who is progressive US politician Cori Bush’s husband, Cortney Merritts?

Part of the collective known as The Squad, with AOC, Cori Bush was previously accused of paying her husband Merritts – an Illinois native and army veteran – for security, although he was unlicensed.

Cori Bush’s husband, Cortney Merritts, has been accused of using taxpayers’ money for his own benefit. Photos: @coribush/Instagram; @CortneyMerritt4/X
High Jewellery

Architectural jewellery? Meet the artists taking insp from other forms

Today’s designers are flipping the script on greats like sculptor Alexander Calder and artists Man Ray, Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso, who all dabbled in jewellery design.

Madelle Hegeler shows off weirdly striking jewellery by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí in New York, in 1959. Photo: Getty Images
Style Edit

Style Edit: The story behind Henry Jacques’ In All Intimacy collection

In All Intimacy, whose first chapter was inspired by Rafael Nadal and Maria Perelló, continues with fragrances from Heron Preston and Sabrina Albarello, each capturing the essence of a unique bond.

Art

15 art accounts to follow on Instagram, sharing quirky facts, memes and more

Check out the social media version of Art for Dummies, get tips from ‘your next door art girlie’, influencer @thatsprettyneeat, and discover stunning works by Yayoi Kusama or Louise Bourgeois.

Gen Z

Meet controversial Gen Z influencer and accused sex pest, Harry Sisson

The social media star has not responded to the allegations from at least 11 women, who claim Sisson persuaded them to send the explicit photographs over Snapchat.

Meet controversial Gen Z influencer and accused sex pest, Harry Sisson, photographed here with Joe Biden. Photo: @harryjsisson/Instagram
Wellness

Flex it like Beckham. Ex-soccer star builds muscles and braces for big 5-0

Strength work on his core and upper body eases wear and tear on his back from football career, Beckham says as he prepares to turn 50 in May.

David Beckham says he has “put a bit of meat” on his pecs working out with personal trainer Bobby Rich. Photo: instagram.com/davidbeckham
Fame and celebrity

Who’s Big Baller Brand’s controversial CEO, LaVar Ball?

The LA entrepreneur suffered from a foot infection due to diabetes that escalated into leg amputation in January – his wife Tina was also a basketball player, and the pair met at Cal State.

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Internet

China fines ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan US$1.2 million for tax evasion

In November, after decades of posting and amassing more than 50 million followers, outspoken blogger went silent on social media.

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Donald Trump

Meet rising Fox News journalist and Trump insider, Brooke Singman

Reschenthaler met Singman last October and began dating her in January after splitting from his wife; she’s a high-flying journalist with the ambition of working in the Trump White House.

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Fox News journalist Brooke Singman has been dating US Rep Guy Reschenthaler since January. Photos: @brooksingman, @greschenthaler/Instagram
Food and Drinks

Liquid gold: why leading restaurants are buzzing over making their own honey

From Ukraine to England, famous chefs and their eateries are keeping their own hives to maximise honey’s flavour and health benefits.

Beauty

How to really make your eyelashes stand out, according to celebrity MUAs

Harris Reed, Dries Van Noten and Ganni all featured artistically styled lashes on their spring/summer 2025 runways.

Millionaires and billionaires

5 of China’s richest men in 2025 – net worths, ranked

Zhang Yiming started ByteDance in a Beijing apartment, while Colin Huang’s PDD is now one of China’s largest e-commerce platforms – here are the 5 who top the rich list, according to Forbes.

The founders of some of China’s biggest tech and energy companies, including Zhang Yiming (left), Robin Zeng and Pony Ma, top the Forbes rich list. Photos: AFP/Reuters/Getty Images
Music

Meet Busta Rhymes’ son Trillian Wood-Smith, who’s followed him into hip-hop

‘He ain’t even trynna do what Dad is doing – he found his own path,’ says Busta Rhymes, who’s joined this year’s Glastonbury line-up alongside Doechii, Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX.

Meet Busta Rhymes’ son Trillian Wood-Smith, who’s followed him into hip-hop. Photo: @originaltrillian/Instagram
Music

Meet the Notorious B.I.G.’s entrepreneur children, T’yanna and C.J.

T’yanna and C.J. were at their grandmother Voletta Wallace’s recent funeral, which was also attended by Lil’ Kim, Faith Evans, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ son Christian Combs and Jay-Z’s mother Gloria Carter.

Fame and celebrity

Who is the Steelers’ DK Metcalf, who just proposed to R&B singer Normani?

Wide receiver Metcalf, who was recently traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Pittsburgh Steelers, excelled at the sport at Ole Miss and comes from an American football family.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Kim Kardashian’s friend and stylist to the stars Simone Harouche

Meet one of Kim Kardashian’s oldest friends, Simone Harouche – a stylist, interior designer and mother of 2 who’s been beside the influencer through the good times and the bad

Meet Kim Kardashian’s long term friend and stylist to the stars, Simone Harouche. Photos: @simoneharouche, @kitundergarments/Instagram
Style Edit

Style Edit: Louis Vuitton x Murakami Cherry Blossom bags and accessories

Cheerful flowers are applied to OnTheGo, Papillon, Boulogne and Speedy 25 city bags, and Art of Travel luggage and trunks, while Alma BB and Capucines bags are given an all-over rose colour.

Louis Vuitton ambassador Zendaya fronts the maison’s Cherry Blossom collab with Takashi Murakami – the second half of a re-edition, 20 years on from their original tie-up. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Who is Christina Ricci’s celebrity hairstylist husband Mark Hampton?

The Welshman, who trained at Vidal Sassoon, previously worked in London and New York; today, he lives in Los Angeles with his Addams Family star wife and their family, and also runs an art gallery.

Australia

US influencer who snatched baby wombat in Australia apologises

Sam Jones, who sparked outrage with a video showing her running from the mother wombat with a joey in her hands, has left the country.

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