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Tokyo Weekender
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Tokyo Weekender
Elon Musk Reportedly Fathered Child With Japanese Pop Star, Ayumi Hamasaki Says It's Not Her
In an interview with The New York Times that was published last week, Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer who announced that she gave birth to Elon Musk's 14th child in February, claimed that the world's richest man has also fathered a baby with a Japanese pop star. Unsurprisingly, this sparked an online frenzy of speculation, with many suggesting Ayumi Hamasaki as the potential mother. On Monday, she quashed that rumor. 'I've been keeping an eye on this, and I guess it's time for me to speak up. Elon Musk is not the father of [either of] my children,' she wrote on her Instagram story. The singer added that she could understand why people thought it was her as it was the 'sort of thing' she would do. Hamasaki continued, 'Even my mom laughed when she heard the rumors, saying, 'This seems kind of Ayu-like,' and if I were someone else, I'd probably be saying 'Ayu is the pop star [St Clair] was talking about, right?' But it's just not true. Setting aside my personal image, when my kids are old enough to start Googling things , I don't want them to run into the rumors and think they're true, so I'm firmly denying them.' About Ayumi Hamasaki J-pop royalty, Hamasaki is the best-selling solo artist in Japan's history, with sales exceeding 50 million units. She has the most number-one singles by a female singer and the most consecutive number-one hits by a solo artist. A Best , the first greatest hits album by Hamasaki, was released on the same day as Distance by Hikaru Utada . They were the two best-selling albums of the 2000s. At the end of 2019, Hamasaki gave birth to her first child, a son. Her second child, another boy, was born in the spring of 2021. She has never publicly revealed who is the father of either of her children. Hamasaki was married to Austrian actor and model Manuel Schwarz between 2011 and 2012. Her second marriage was to American medical student Tyson Bodkin from 2013 to 2016. Related Posts A Complete Guide to 50 Years of Music in Japan (1970-2020) Elon Musk's Tweet About Japan's Low Birthrate Described as 'Fatuous' Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 2000s
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rocker Says Tribute to Late Guitar Legend Came ‘Straight from the Heart'
took to Instagram on Monday, May 27 to share a video of himself discussing his recent tribute song to his former band mate . Hagar has previously said that he wrote the song 'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight' with the late guitarist in a dream. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 In the new video clip, which Hagar explained in the caption of his post was shot on the last day of his band's rehearsals for their recently completed Las Vegas residency, he spoke about the inspiration for the song. 'I just thought, I want to say this from the bottom of my heart, that I wanted to do something about Eddie,' he explained. 'From the second I heard he passed, I was waiting for the family and everybody to get together and do the tribute. I mean, hey, I'm alive. I can sing the songs. We got bands. We can all play. And it never happened.' Hagar, however, noted that other members of Van Halen did do their own tributes of sorts, including Eddie's son with , , who played bass in the latter incarnation of the band before he eventually formed his own band, Mammoth WVH. 'I just love what Wolfie did, how he held his record and then came with the 'Distance,' which is the most soulful thing. I mean, it breaks my heart still today when I hear it. It's wonderful. So beautiful,' Hagar added. He also praised the band's former drummer, , although he still holds a grudge against Hagar.'Even Al, even though he left me out of the book, I'm OK with that,' Hagar added. 'Go read my book if you want to know what happened in my era, but you know, [Alex's book Brothers] was a tribute to his brother… It was like a love letter to Eddie.' Hagar then explained how he came up with his new song. 'It's been a long time coming for me. I've been thinking I have to do something someday. So this came, you know, from the dream a couple years ago.' He added that his current guitarist on his Best of All Worlds tour, Joe Satriani, helped him finish the song. 'I just love the way the fans are really understanding it. It's a love letter, too. It's a thank you. It's a tribute. It's a praise. It's everything. It's straight from the heart and it's to kind of close that chapter a little bit,' he explained. Hagar added that he'll 'go out and play the songs for the rest of my life,' but wanted to say it again, 'Eddie, thank you. Thank you for everything. Love you, miss you.' Rocker Says Tribute to Late Guitar Legend Came 'Straight from the Heart' first appeared on Parade on May 27, 2025
Irish Times
17-05-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Poem of the Week: The Burning of the Books
She left her religion in our care. Her old prayerbooks and Bible, lapped by mould And intoxicated by time. Immediately, we felt the flutter of her anxiety. We all agreed, the books were too far gone. Their words tumbling to the floor, detached From their sacredness. As we piled them high in the hearth, I was vaguely aware of something wrong, remembering, I suppose, old tales of hate against all books, When even thoughts were set on fire. It was many days before I put a match to them. And even then I wasn't sure. As the blaze took hold of the Bible, something small And worm-like-wriggled from between the pages of Genesis And the illiterate flames roared with unthinking joy As they burned the beautiful, perfumed trees of Eden. Today's poem is from Ron Carey's new collection A Storm in Arcadia (Clare Songbirds Publishing House). His debut collection, Distance, was nominated for the Forward Prize Best First Collection.
CNN
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Running's big fashion opportunity
If you've recently started running, the hardest part may have been deciding what kit to buy. Options for running apparel are so plentiful that a cottage industry of online directories, Instagram mood boards and sub-Reddits have sprung up to help would-be joggers and marathoners make sense of it all. Performance sneakers boasting carbon plates (a technical innovation in the shoe's mid-sole designed to help energy return to the runner) or lightweight materials now come with sneakerhead-coded collaborations and colorways that sell out online. Boutiques, including Distance in Paris and Renegade in Oakland, California target fashion-conscious runners. Even Brooks, a brand traditionally focused on performance, recently announced it would launch its first lifestyle sneaker in March with the streetwear and sneaker collaboration pioneer Jeff Staple. Fashion's incursion into the running world comes as the sport's popularity is surging. A record number of people participated in marathons last year. Participation in running clubs shot up 59% globally in 2024, according to the fitness app Strava. In major cities such as New York, the growth of run clubs have been fueled by urbanites looking for matchmaking opportunities beyond dating apps or IRL relationships outside of social media. The viral rise of run clubs, which exist for casual and professional runners alike, have helped turn running into a social activity where personal style is a bigger factor. 'Running is not just about participating in the race, but about how you live your life every day,' said Gabriele Casaccia, the creative director and founder of Mental Athletic, a new bi-annual print magazine centered on contemporary running culture that looks more akin to Dazed than Runner's World. From performance-meets-fashion labels such as Satisfy, District Vision and Soar, all founded in the 2010s, to decades-old sportswear brands like Asics and Saucony, both of which made online sneaker marketplace StockX's list of top-five fastest growing brands in 2024, the race is on to win new customers that sit at the intersection between lifestyle and the sport, while remaining authentic to their unique perspective and the customers that they serve. Cole Townsend, the founder of Running Supply (a Substack newsletter and online directory that curates and directs visitors to fashionable running products) believes that casualization of running and the rise of lifestyle-influenced marketing within the space is leading running brands to target specific personas within a vast space — rather than vying to become a broadly focused sports brand such as Nike. 'You need to find a new sliver, a new persona, that is appealing to people,' said Townsend. Satisfy, which turns 10 in 2025, carved a lane for itself by offering something different for trail runners through products with a distinct color palette and a sense of individuality typically not seen in the sector. 'Our brand in some circles has become synonymous with a certain approach to running, trail running especially, and this is what part of the market expects,' said Satisfy chief executive Antoine Auvinet, who believes that even though the running-wear space is becoming saturated, the trail running sector is still ripe for innovation. Bandit Running has found their own niche by creating products for New York City's ever-growing run club community. It sells versatile clothing that can be worn during both sport and social outings. 'It's knowing that the runner can wear something in a running situation, but also own a race crop that they love styling with baggy denim to wear out on a Saturday afternoon,' said Bandit Running co-founder and chief design officer Ardith Singh. Distinguishing between 'performance' customers who want products that produce faster times and comfort, and 'lifestyle' customers who are more interested in the overall look, is an increasingly antiquated approach. 'Showing the same kind of running shot like we've always done isn't going to be as interesting now,' said Saucony marketing director Jordan Yob. 'There needs to be a community lever to it, something artistic and creative, to hit on their other interests too.' A scroll through Saucony's main Instagram page illustrates Yob's point. Its feed includes a diverse range of posts that not only spotlight the elite runners Saucony sponsors, but also local run clubs, lifestyle collaboration partners such as sneaker aficionado Jae Tips, and running influencers. One post is a gallery that shows how professional Saucony athlete Vanessa Fraser styles both Saucony performance running sneakers and a lifestyle silhouette. The explosive rise of run clubs has made community engagement a key area of focus for brands such as Saucony and younger labels like Bandit Running. Granted running is generally considered a solo sport, its increasing interconnectedness today has encouraged running brands to move with its customers. Bandit Running co-founder and CEO Nick West credits the brand's community for informing nearly every facet of its business. Its products are created through a 'community-centered design process' that comes from conversations with runners at pop-ups, store-floor chats at their New York brick-and-mortar, Instagram messages, surveys and more. Even though big and small running brands are paying attention to a customer that increasingly values lifestyle offerings, runners are still looking for gear that will perform and help them hit their goals, whether that's hitting a Boston marathon qualifying time or finishing their first five-mile run. Townsend believes it is easy to sniff out which brands are authentically invested in running and which ones are hopping on the running-wear trend for a quick cash play. 'We're seeing a lot of Instagram brands pop up, and they're not making particularly technical apparel but just trying to make cool-looking (running) stuff. Those brands won't last very long,' he said. As running continues to fuel everything from lifestyle sneaker drops to run club activations during Paris Fashion Week, true participants within contemporary running culture will be searching for authentic partners and collaborators. 'Nowadays a lot of brands want to take a chance on this phenomenon… We're not interested in working with any brand that just wants to organize something related to running,' said Mental Athletic's Casaccia 'Running is an experience for us and it's our way of life.' This article was originally published by The Business of Fashion, an editorial partner of CNN Style.
CNN
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Running's big fashion opportunity
If you've recently started running, the hardest part may have been deciding what kit to buy. Options for running apparel are so plentiful that a cottage industry of online directories, Instagram mood boards and sub-Reddits have sprung up to help would-be joggers and marathoners make sense of it all. Performance sneakers boasting carbon plates (a technical innovation in the shoe's mid-sole designed to help energy return to the runner) or lightweight materials now come with sneakerhead-coded collaborations and colorways that sell out online. Boutiques, including Distance in Paris and Renegade in Oakland, California target fashion-conscious runners. Even Brooks, a brand traditionally focused on performance, recently announced it would launch its first lifestyle sneaker in March with the streetwear and sneaker collaboration pioneer Jeff Staple. Fashion's incursion into the running world comes as the sport's popularity is surging. A record number of people participated in marathons last year. Participation in running clubs shot up 59% globally in 2024, according to the fitness app Strava. In major cities such as New York, the growth of run clubs have been fueled by urbanites looking for matchmaking opportunities beyond dating apps or IRL relationships outside of social media. The viral rise of run clubs, which exist for casual and professional runners alike, have helped turn running into a social activity where personal style is a bigger factor. 'Running is not just about participating in the race, but about how you live your life every day,' said Gabriele Casaccia, the creative director and founder of Mental Athletic, a new bi-annual print magazine centered on contemporary running culture that looks more akin to Dazed than Runner's World. From performance-meets-fashion labels such as Satisfy, District Vision and Soar, all founded in the 2010s, to decades-old sportswear brands like Asics and Saucony, both of which made online sneaker marketplace StockX's list of top-five fastest growing brands in 2024, the race is on to win new customers that sit at the intersection between lifestyle and the sport, while remaining authentic to their unique perspective and the customers that they serve. Cole Townsend, the founder of Running Supply (a Substack newsletter and online directory that curates and directs visitors to fashionable running products) believes that casualization of running and the rise of lifestyle-influenced marketing within the space is leading running brands to target specific personas within a vast space — rather than vying to become a broadly focused sports brand such as Nike. 'You need to find a new sliver, a new persona, that is appealing to people,' said Townsend. Satisfy, which turns 10 in 2025, carved a lane for itself by offering something different for trail runners through products with a distinct color palette and a sense of individuality typically not seen in the sector. 'Our brand in some circles has become synonymous with a certain approach to running, trail running especially, and this is what part of the market expects,' said Satisfy chief executive Antoine Auvinet, who believes that even though the running-wear space is becoming saturated, the trail running sector is still ripe for innovation. Bandit Running has found their own niche by creating products for New York City's ever-growing run club community. It sells versatile clothing that can be worn during both sport and social outings. 'It's knowing that the runner can wear something in a running situation, but also own a race crop that they love styling with baggy denim to wear out on a Saturday afternoon,' said Bandit Running co-founder and chief design officer Ardith Singh. Distinguishing between 'performance' customers who want products that produce faster times and comfort, and 'lifestyle' customers who are more interested in the overall look, is an increasingly antiquated approach. 'Showing the same kind of running shot like we've always done isn't going to be as interesting now,' said Saucony marketing director Jordan Yob. 'There needs to be a community lever to it, something artistic and creative, to hit on their other interests too.' A scroll through Saucony's main Instagram page illustrates Yob's point. Its feed includes a diverse range of posts that not only spotlight the elite runners Saucony sponsors, but also local run clubs, lifestyle collaboration partners such as sneaker aficionado Jae Tips, and running influencers. One post is a gallery that shows how professional Saucony athlete Vanessa Fraser styles both Saucony performance running sneakers and a lifestyle silhouette. The explosive rise of run clubs has made community engagement a key area of focus for brands such as Saucony and younger labels like Bandit Running. Granted running is generally considered a solo sport, its increasing interconnectedness today has encouraged running brands to move with its customers. Bandit Running co-founder and CEO Nick West credits the brand's community for informing nearly every facet of its business. Its products are created through a 'community-centered design process' that comes from conversations with runners at pop-ups, store-floor chats at their New York brick-and-mortar, Instagram messages, surveys and more. Even though big and small running brands are paying attention to a customer that increasingly values lifestyle offerings, runners are still looking for gear that will perform and help them hit their goals, whether that's hitting a Boston marathon qualifying time or finishing their first five-mile run. Townsend believes it is easy to sniff out which brands are authentically invested in running and which ones are hopping on the running-wear trend for a quick cash play. 'We're seeing a lot of Instagram brands pop up, and they're not making particularly technical apparel but just trying to make cool-looking (running) stuff. Those brands won't last very long,' he said. As running continues to fuel everything from lifestyle sneaker drops to run club activations during Paris Fashion Week, true participants within contemporary running culture will be searching for authentic partners and collaborators. 'Nowadays a lot of brands want to take a chance on this phenomenon… We're not interested in working with any brand that just wants to organize something related to running,' said Mental Athletic's Casaccia 'Running is an experience for us and it's our way of life.' This article was originally published by The Business of Fashion, an editorial partner of CNN Style.
