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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Greg Cote's Poll Dance: Stanley Cup Final. Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers. Who'll win? Vote now!
Poll Dance is back after a week off just in time for the NHL's Stanley Cup Final to have been set as we await Wednesday night's Game 1 in an Edmonton Oilers-Florida Panthers rematch. So who's gonna win? Panthers won last year's Cup in a Game 7. They're the reigning champions. Oilers have the revenge factor, the home-ice edge and Connor McDavid. It's Repeat vs. Revenge, the betting odds are near-even and there is a great argument for either side winning. So now it's our turn. Who do you think will win? Vote as many times as you'd like or until your fingers ache. GREG COTE POLL DANCE: STANLEY CUP FINAL REMATCH: WHO'LLWIN?: Previous Poll Dance verdict: Strong support for Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe in Hall: We asked, 'Should Pete Rose or 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson be voted into Baseball Hall of Fame? You said: Yes both should be 68%; No neither should be 15%; 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson only 11%; and Pete Rose only 6%.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Britney Spears suffers MAJOR wardrobe malfunction as she models plunging dress for fans
Britney Spears suffered a major wardrobe malfunction as she modeled a summer dress for her fans in a since-deleted Instagram video uploaded on Thursday. The Baby One More Time songstress, 43 - who recently dropped a clue about her new career move - also could be seen showing off sultry dance moves throughout the reel. The beginning of the clip kicked off with the star posing in front of a camera inside what appeared to be a spacious bedroom. Spears donned an off-the-shoulder, green and white-striped ensemble with a low-cut neckline on the front. At one point, Britney brought her hands down towards her sides and upon doing so, accidentally brushed the top portion of the dress - which brought the fabric down below her left breast. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. At one point, Britney brought her hands down towards her sides and upon doing so, accidently brushed the top portion of the dress - which brought the fabric down below her left breast The performer swiftly noticed the malfunction and pulled the dress back up to properly cover her chest while keeping a smile on her face. She then continued to model her outfit and could be seen nonchalantly adjusting the maxi dress a couple times. Spears also twirled for the camera before crouching down towards the floor and then fell backwards onto the bed. The reel concluded as the Toxic hitmaker showcased more dance moves for her 41.8 million followers. Along with the striped ensemble, the star slipped into a pair of closed-toed, tan heels and allowed her blonde locks to flow down past her shoulders in natural waves. Britney opted for minimal accessories for the video, and added a white lace choker around her neck. The latest incident is not the first time that the performer has suffered a wardrobe mishap on social media. Last year in October, she filmed herself dancing inside her lavish mansion when her skimpy bikini top nearly could not hold in her cleavage. She then continued to model her outfit and could be seen nonchalantly adjusting the maxi dress a couple times Britney's since-deleted post comes just one day after it was revealed that the singer is one step closer towards a new career move - which doesn't involve the entertainment industry. Earlier this month, her attorney Peter Nussbaum notably filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for her first-ever jewelry brand called B. Tiny, per the official website. Late last year in November, the performer first unveiled the surprise business venture and teased at the time that it was 'coming soon.' But the following month, the jewelry line came under suspicion for using other brands' designs and photos following a investigation. Spears created the company through her limited liability company Baby One More Mark, LLC and her application is still pending approval from an assigned examiner. She has since given her fans a glimpse at pieces from the upcoming line - such as a white choker which she shared to Instagram. And last week, Britney committed a shock act on a plane as she headed to LAX from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. According to TMZ, the songstress was sitting with her security team when she lit up a cigarette and also began drinking. The flight attendants that were on board reportedly had been 'alarmed and ordered her to put out the cigarette' - which the singer did. However, it was also reported that Spears had been 'difficult' for the duration of the flight and was further 'warned about her conduct' by authorities when she landed back in California. An insider told People in regards to the incident: 'This is not her first warning. She doesn't exactly follow the rules.' A spokesman for public charter operator JSX additionally told in a statement: 'We have no comment regarding the alleged events described.' has contacted representatives for Britney Spears and LAX for further comment. Britney later gave her side to the story as she uploaded a clip of herself holding a bottle of what appeared to be alcohol alongside a lengthy caption. She had written, 'Some planes I've been on you can't smoke mostly but this one was different because the drink holders were on outside of seat!!!' before admitting it had also been her 'first time drinking vodka.' Spears added, 'And said I want a cigarette so bad !!! My friend put it in my mouth and lit it up for me so I was like OH SO THIS IS A PLANE WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE !!!' She then apologized to 'anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I'm way at the back of plane anyways. Spears added, 'And said I want a cigarette so bad !!! My friend put it in my mouth and lit it up for me so I was like OH SO THIS IS A PLANE WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE !!!' 'I thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!! I've never been to an international airport!!! Am I famous or something ??? The flight attendant called officials because I smoked a cigarette!!! 'And embarrass me which jeez I thought was kinda much but she didn't like me the moment I got on plane !!! Nobody was on the plane for first 20 minutes and she wouldn't let me get out of my seat I wanted to stand up !!!' Britney continued. 'She acted so weird about making sure I sat down and it was weird !!! I didn't like the way she put the seatbelt on me and invaded my space !!!'
Elle
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Unique Fragrances Are In—And One Cult Scent Is Now Available in the U.S.
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Your name may not be Taylor Alison Swift, but you've gone through some eras, especially when it comes to scents. Let's recall your personal Fragrance Eras Tour: Your teenage years, puzzling over whether you wanted to smell 'clean' or 'fresh.' Then the 'School Dance Scents' era. Maybe you had a 'Sure, I'll Sample the Perfume in This Club Bathroom' era. Perhaps a CK One, Flowerbomb, Baccarat Rouge, or all-of-the-above era. And now? You have a chance to be in your most powerful scented era of all. It's never been easier, more exciting, or more thrilling to smell like nothing you've ever experienced before—and exactly what you've always wanted. 'Remember this time,' Inter Parfums, Inc. chairman, CEO, and cofounder Jean Madar boomed at me when I met him. As head of one of the biggest manufacturers and distributors of fragrances and cosmetics in the world, he was boisterous: Fragrance sales for the third quarter were at an all-time record. 'There's never been a moment like this,' he says he tells his employees, citing the past four years of growth. #Perfumetok confirms the huge surge of interest in scent, with the hashtag drawing billions of views. Funmi Monet, a fragrance and beauty content creator, describes its appeal: 'You don't have to be a certain size; you don't have to be Kendall Jenner, or even super-rich,' to put on a fragrance and feel more seen (or smelled). It's a particularly exciting time for indie brands, rare perfumes, or what I'm calling niche-niche perfumes. Franco Wright, cofounder of one of the biggest online retailers for this subcategory, describes it as 'true niche': 'artistic, independent-driven brands that are often less distributed and usually very creative and unique in their composition.' Think Byredo before it became a household name. Think of eclectic scents like the unapologetically lewd Sadonaso by Nasomatto, which smells like…well, accounts vary, but just look it up. Think of a perfume from a big house that you can only buy in certain parts of Europe and Asia that has Fragrantica in a tizzy (like Yves Saint Laurent Beauty's Babycat, which only just became available in the United States) or a specific vintage edition of a Jean Paul Gaultier scent that goes for hundreds on eBay. Think of small perfume brands that don't have to do any market testing and have to please no one but their creators—people like the visual artist Andrea Maack of Iceland, and Marissa Zappas of New York City. Zappas started her career as a receptionist at Givaudan, and now, with her legions of fans (including Kacey Musgraves), she could be the perfume laureate of downtown New York (as Tynan Sinks, a beauty writer and co-host of perfume podcast Smell Ya Later, put it, "How did we all start fucking talking about Marissa Zappas who we love?'). Her fragrances are often created for friends, like the astrologer Annabel Gat, the muse behind Annabel's Birthday Cake. Not quite Funfetti, the scent has notes of balloon, tuberose frosting, fresh-out-of-the-oven cake, and lemon sugar (with just a hint of Cabbage Patch Kids doll, according to one reviewer). Rooted in nostalgia, with inspirations like Swan Lake and Elizabeth Taylor, Zappas's creations touch on the current bow-bedecked nerve of girlhood. Zappas wants perfume to be different. She doesn't do any advertising, and not much social media, yet customers do 'tend to find me,' she says. 'There's so much potential in storytelling with perfume, because it's so abstract. I wanted to explore the possibilities and create perfumes that weren't necessarily just reiterations. I really love old Guerlain perfumes, and my goal is to reach people who might originally have reached for [it]. I certainly have worn commercial perfumes, and found comfort in the fact that my best friend was also wearing it. This is part of why we wear perfume—to share in these moments. But at the same time, I think we live in an increasingly individualist society, and everybody wants to have the most unique, the most special, the most different smell.' Wanting to smell different is becoming an increasingly ardent form of self-expression, the ultimate invisible and rare accessory. 'Consumers have gone from one signature fragrance, to a collection,' says Linda Levy, President of the Fragrance Foundation. Tom Bloom, marketing and relationships manager for Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, which has collaborated on perfumes with Neil Gaiman, makes a parallel to the search for vintage. 'It's comparable with the rise of thrifting in terms of looking for special items that are perfect and have a story.' With non-mainstream perfumes, the inspiration behind them can often be more complex and unusual, combining smell with fiction as a point of difference. Jane Dashley, the blogger known as Sea of Shoes, is a fragrance collector and enthusiast who started a niche perfume site, Fragraphilia, with her husband Jeff, followed later by a companion podcast. She tells me about Stora Skuggan, a Swedish company whose perfume Thumbsucker spins the tale of a king becoming pregnant after mistakenly drinking a potion made by sages for the queen. Its notes include honey, cherry, and Himalayan Cedar Bitter Almond—a redolent take on a hangover. The bottles, with their exaggerated orb caps, look like they could eat Harry Styles's Pleasing. Non-mainstream perfumes can also give perfumers the chance to try more unusual notes. 'If you have a client who's willing to go all the way out there, you can really explore uncharted territory, and that's quite exciting,' says perfumer Frank Voelkl, the nose behind Le Labo's Santal 33 and many other once-niche scents. His creation, Mood Ring by Phlur, captured something new for me—the feeling of going into a Japanese grocery after school and ripping open a sleeve of Hi-Chew candies. Sometimes, all the experimenting can result in more unusual perfumes that take some time to appreciate and go beyond the general desire to smell good. Jeff Dashley tells me about a perfume called Ambilux by Marlou. 'I wouldn't wear it to go visit my mother. It's such an [initial] straight urinous blast. Sometimes there are things that challenge you. But you start to look past those type of things and see the elevated artistry behind it.' (It's still not a luncheon perfume, however, he confirms.) Even as everyone wants to smell different, there can be community in bonding over your favorites. When you become fluent in ambroxan and ethyl maltol and follow the creations of your favorite perfumers, you want to meet others who speak the same language. 'Among young women, niche perfume is becoming more and more an important type of social currency, a status symbol, and a great way to relate to other girls. People are genuinely making friends from this hobby,' Jane Dashley tells me. Because fragrance is so subjective, there aren't really any wrong answers, which helps safeguard against internet toxicity. Ultimately, niche-niche perfume isn't about anyone but you, the main character of your own story. 'Fragrance used to be about who you wanted to be,' says Tynan Sinks, cohost of the scent podcast Smell Ya Later. 'But now it's about who you are today, which might not be the same tomorrow.' A version of this story appears in the March 2024 issue of ELLE.
CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Two OPP canine officers have retired this month after years of service in the northeast
Ontario Provincial Police canine handler Const. Barry Kelly show outside the East Algoma detachment with his partner Otis in April 2019. (File photo/Ontario Provincial Police/X) Two Ontario Provincial Police canine officers, Dance and Otis, have retired this month after years of dedicated service in northeastern Ontario. The OPP canine unit is a specialized unit within the organization that utilizes dogs and their handlers to enhance law enforcement operations. These canine teams are deployed for various tasks, including search and rescue, tracking evidence and suspects, and detecting narcotics and explosives. Otis Const. Barry Kelly + Otis Retiring canine officer Otis is shown here on the job with his partner Ontario Provincial Police Const. Barry Kelly in this undated photo. (Ontario Provincial Police/X) Otis, a 10-year-old German Shepherd, spent his career tracking suspects, detecting drugs, and assisting frontline officers in Sault Ste. Marie. In a social media post Wednesday announcing Otis' retirement, OPP praised his commitment to his duty. 'He's always ready to work, but like his handler's other partner, Dance, it's time for a well-earned retirement,' the police service said. 'Thank you, Otis, for your years of dedication and service!' — Ontario Provincial Police Dance OPP Canine Officer Dance Retiried canine officer Dance is shown here focusing on a search in this undated photo (File photo/Ontario Provincial Police/X) Earlier this month, on May 13, OPP announced Dance's retirement – the eight-year-old black Lab, was one of the police service's first Wilderness Search and Rescue dogs. Dance specialized in locating missing persons and human remains. 'Her determination and skills have made a lasting impact,' OPP said in a social media post announcing her retirement. 'Thank you, Dance, for your incredible service. Enjoy your well-deserved rest!' — Ontario Provincial Police Dedicated partners OPP Const. Barry Kelly Ontario Provincial Police canine handler Const. Barry Kelly at Crime Stoppers of Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District's 2024 Peace Officer of the Year awards gala where he was honoured on May 15, 2024. (File photo/Supplied/Crime Stoppers of Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District) Both dogs worked alongside OPP canine handler Const. Barry Kelly – an officer with more than 30 years of experience. Const. Barry Kelly + Timber Canine officer Timber shown here with his life-time handler Ontario Provincial Police Const. Barry Kelly in this undated black and white image. (File photo/Ontario Provincial Police/X) Const. Kelly's former partner, Timber, retired in 2017 and lived with him, Dance and Otis until his passing in October 2023. The service has not stated where Otis or Dance will live in retirement, but most canine officers remain with their handlers when possible or move in with adoptive families.
Edinburgh Live
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
'Our children have been let down - but we will do everything we can to help them'
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Parents have rallied together after the shock liquidation of a West Lothian arts institute left hundreds of students without a spot in university. The Scottish Institute of Theatre, Dance, Film and Television announced on May 7 that the university would close "effective immediately" after entering liquidation. The news came out of the blue for students and parents, who were not notified of the Institute's financial struggles prior to the day it shut its doors. Edinburgh Live has since reported on students who are scrambling to audition for a handful of remaining university spots as the autumn semester looms. Neil Gordon decided to mobilise parents after his 16-year-old daughter Caileigh lost her spot at the Institute for September intake. Caileigh, an aspiring actress, was devastated to learn her "dream school" entered insolvency without warning. Neil held a meeting on May 13 in South Queensferry for parents and students impacted by the Institute's liquidation. Over 100 parents and students attended in person and online to voice their grievances. Some travelled from the West side of Glasgow while others - from Wales, England, and as far north as Inverness - tuned in virtually. Neil told Edinburgh Live: "I'm waking up to over 100 messages [from parents] every morning. I took the responsibility because someone needed to take the bull by the horns." The determined dad formed six WhatsApp chats for parents from each year group at the Institute and has become a de facto group leader. He said: "I'm exhausted but not going to give up. My ultimate goal is for all students on the chat group to get a concrete [university] place or have a concrete decision on what they're doing. I don't want them to give up on their dream." Neil said parents are frustrated with a "distinct lack of communication" from organisations like the Scottish Government and Bath Spa University, which is responsible for awarding degrees to students at the Scottish Institute. (Image: Supplied) Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. He added: "Basically, every student and parent are fending for themselves and it's kind of appalling. It's been so silent it's been deafening. You'd expect an announcement from the Scottish Government announcing the university had closed, but [there has been] nothing." The Scottish Government told Edinburgh Live the matter was "very concerning" and they are working closely with Bath Spa. Parents aired their frustrations in the group's WhatsApp channels, which were shared with Edinburgh Live. Some worry their children who completed one or two years of studies at the Institute will have to start from "square one" if their degrees are not validated. One parent said: "The kids are in a position of vulnerability and uncertainty, through no fault of their own, and my patience is wearing thin. Our kids' degrees are being devalued as they grapple to secure places on courses which fail to acknowledge their endeavours to date. They're basically going back to square one, with their wings being clipped and emotional stress unparallelled to that of their competitors." Many students are in the frantic process of auditioning for new spots at other arts institutes, with another parent sharing: "I believe at this late stage of the process, places are so limited that these [other universities] are in a position to cherry pick who they want on their course." Bath Spa University has been conducting meetings with impacted students, but parents expressed disappointment with the state of affairs. One parent shared: "We just came off our meeting with Bath Spa. Not very useful with them unable to answer most of our questions - [such as] 'will my daughter have to redo the second year? Will she have to audition again? . . . Will we get our fees back if the second year has to be redone?" Meanwhile, Neil said he is "not hopeful" that all impacted students will secure a viable plan. He shared: "I can only manage this until end of June. There is only so much I can do. I'm not hopeful. We're not getting communication we need. We need definitive answers from Bath Spa." Neil has since launched a petition to allow the facilities at the Scottish Institute to continue being used by students with disrupted studies. It reads: "The abrupt liquidation has left many young and aspiring talents with shattered dreams. We urge universities to help us preserve our educational ambitions by utilizing the now liquidated facilities at the Scottish Institute." You can find the petition here. A spokesperson from Bath Spa University said: "We are grateful for all the support and patience from our applicants, students and their families as we have worked through what is a very complex and challenging situation. "The welfare and wellbeing of our students is paramount, and we are committed to supporting them through this process. "We need to make sure that the options and provisions we offer are appropriate and viable, and arranging these options inevitably takes time. "We are in regular communication with our students. Many students have taken up the opportunity to meet with the team from Bath Spa University in our online 121 'Next Steps' meetings. "Our next communication will be sent to students in the coming days to answer questions, provide additional information and will include details of progression opportunities. "We know that this situation is challenging for us all, and we are doing everything we can to make decisions and move quickly to ensure minimum disruption to our students." A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "This is a very concerning matter and hugely distressing for students and their families. "We are working closely with Bath Spa University, which validated the degrees delivered by the Scottish Institute, the court-appointed liquidators, and the Scottish Qualifications Authority to determine if students will be able to graduate, as well as on contingencies for those part-way through their course and those due to start a degree after the summer about seeking alternative study options with other institutions.
