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Los Angeles Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Bridal Second Looks for Every Budget and Theme
LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. When the ceremony ends and the party begins, many modern brides are swapping sweeping trains and voluminous skirts for sleek jumpsuits, flirty minis, or shimmering two-pieces designed for dancing the night away. Whether you're planning a dramatic reveal or just want something more comfortable (yet no less stylish), a second look lets you express a different side of your bridal style. From fashion-forward ensembles to effortless outfit changes, these chic second looks prove that your wedding wardrobe can—and should—have a playful encore. Crafted of linen and silk, this gown is designed with petal appliqués. This midi-length piece features a sweetheart neck, spaghetti straps, and a corset-inspired bodice. A high-neck midi knit dress with delicate faux pearl straps and gold-tone fastenings at the neck and back waist. Featuring a tiered silhouette, the Sandrine sheer sequin gown from Sabina Musayev is adorned with ethereal floral embellishments on the shoulders. The Halle Dress features hand-placed feathers offer a three-dimensional aire while the asymmetrical cut adds a contemporary touch. The Halle Dress features hand-placed feathers offer a three-dimensional aire while the asymmetrical cut adds a contemporary touch. An a-line sleeveless maxi-length dress designed in an intricate floral lace and silhouette enhancing boning. Satin midi dress with straight neckline and adjustable spaghetti straps. Wrap bodice with V-neck, open back with self-tie closure. The Cadence satin jacquard slip dress has a a delicate floral texture, open back and asymmetrical flounce seam. Featuring a deep cowl neckline and an alluring open back, this dress is designed to turn heads. Designed to have a soft draped fit around the neckline and soft fit body, the adjustable halter tie ensures a perfect fit, while the delicate chiffon rose applique detail adds a touch of whimsical charm. This dress is distinguished by its satin fabric that provides an elegant shine and a soft touch. Its asymmetrical design adds a modern touch, while the bow on the shoulder, which can be adjusted in multiple ways, offers versatility and style. The most perfect sparkly mini built to dance the night away. You will love how the luxurious beaded Mikado scoops across the corseted bodice and balances perfectly with the modern mini silhouette. Emerson is a strapless fitted crepe dress that is designed with princess seams and a double layer of dainty feathers along the collar and skirt hem, giving the dress an extra luxe feeling. A mini-length faux pearl adorned fringed dress with a square cut neckline and delicate straps. Danielle Frankel's dresses are a masterclass in modern bridalwear, and they're made with such attention to detail that they'll be talked about for a lifetime. This 'Wendell' style is cut from layers of tulle and lace that will create beautiful movement in your photographs.
ITV News
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Traditional 1940s games to make your VE Day party extra special
Join us for our VE Day street party, where Steve Wilson is bringing the fun with classic 1940s games! From cornhole to pick-up sticks and dominoes, he's got all the vintage favorites to keep the party buzzing. Come ready to play and celebrate in style. Advertisement. We earn commission from some links on this page. When you click on a link, our affiliate partner sets cookies - you can opt out here. Our full disclosure notice is here. Prices correct at time of publication. 16 FT Long Jump Rope for Kids, 2 Pack Adjustable Double Dutch Skipping Rope £17.89, Amazon £9.99, Amazon Giant wooden Mikado pick-up sticks £16.99, Amazon Cornhole Game Set £52.99, Amazon Toyland® 6 Piece Wooden Rounders Set £15.99, Amazon Glider Planes for Kids - 4 Pieces Foam Plane Toy £16.99, Amazon Hillington Colourful Plastic Boules Water Filled French Pétanque Bowls £9.05, Amazon Quickdraw Giant Noughts and Crosses Outdoor Game £11.90, Amazon THE TWIDDLERS Giant Snakes and Ladders Outdoor Garden Game £54.44, Amazon Jaques of London Wooden Giant Dominoes 26.99, Amazon Jaques of London Premium Tin Can Alley Game £22.99, Amazon Jaques of London Wooden Quoits Garden Game £26.99, Amazon Terms and Conditions for more information.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mississippi State University houses the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is home to the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, a massive collection of correspondence, research notes, artifacts, photographs and memorabilia by and about the 18th president of the United States. Founded in 2012, the Grant Presidential Library, located on the fourth floor of the Mitchell Memorial Library on the Mississippi State University campus, opened in November 2017. Presidential libraries have three primary goals, said Dr. Anne E. Marshall, executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum and Ulysses S. Grant Association. Their purpose is to house archives, serve as a museum and promote the public's interest and investment in the institution of the presidency in an effort to expand civic education, engagement and dialogue. The collection of Grant memorabilia that the presidential library is based around has, until recently, been owned by the Grant Association. It came to Mississippi State in 2009 from its former location at Southern Illinois University and remained a collection before being declared a presidential library in 2012. "Because it is the most extensive collection of Grant research and materials, we decided to establish the library," Marshall said. A memorandum was signed in March to facilitate the donation of the collection to Mississippi State University where it is housed, and plans are in development to construct a standalone building for the library at the corner of Russell Street and Highway 12, adjacent to campus. The Grant Presidential Library is home to every known letter to and from Grant. Some are original, though most are photo copies. The fact that they're all on hand though is important for researchers. "For researchers, the value is in the comprehensive nature of our collection," Marshall said. Along with letters, the museum owns heirlooms like a blue and white Mikado china set gifted to Grant by the Emperor of Japan and a set of wedding china used during the wedding of Grant's daughter at the White House. The library is also home to collections of officials who were close to the president, like John Rawlins, a Grant aide, and Orville Babcock, another aide who later betrayed Grant. A number of other items, including an original portrait of Grant painted by James Reid Lambdin and a Civil War cannon are on loan to the library from private collections. "We benefit from the fact that people who are maybe not ready to give up their precious artifacts do see that we will be great caretakers of their items," Marshall said. "You can't own everything, but we can house it and show it." The Lincoln collection Housed within the Grant Presidential Library is the Frank & Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, a collection of President Abraham Lincoln memorabilia. Frank J. Williams, retired Rhode Island Chief Justice, founding chair of The Lincoln Forum and longtime president of the Grant Association, was so impressed by MSU's commitment to the Grant Association and its collection that he decided to entrust the university with his personal collection as well. Williams' fascination with Lincoln began when he was in fifth grade and his classroom desk sat under a portrait of the 16th president, said Dr. Susannah J. Ural, the Frank & Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln & Civil War Studies. "He was just obsessed with Lincoln," Ural said. "Lincoln as a leader, Lincoln as a citizen, Lincoln as a president, Lincoln as a lawyer. And so what he started to do, over the course of his life, was just collect everything he could find on Abraham Lincoln." There are close to 50,000 items in Williams' collection, including many items that Lincoln touched like legal documents and letters. At least two-thirds of the collection is from after Lincoln's death and documents how people remembered him, according to Ural. Another reason Williams chose MSU to house the collection is he liked the idea of it being in the South. "That you have the two most powerful leaders of the Union, Lincoln and Grant, in what was one of the most powerful states in the nation during the Civil War, and before the Civil War certainly ... and to study that full scope of the Civil War era, it was really important to him." "He loves people getting to know Lincoln through these items that Lincoln held," she added. What we can learn from Grant As a history professor, Marshall dealt primarily with students and other academic historians, but her role with the Grant Presidential Library has provided an opportunity to travel Mississippi to share the work happening with the library and museum. Likewise, the Grant Presidential Library draws visitors from across the world to Mississippi and the university. It's a major cultural feature that draws people in and has proven to be of great value to the university. "I'm very proud of Mississippi and I love the fact that we bring people to Mississippi," Marshall said. "They're not here really for any reason other than to come visit our library. I love that we can kind of be the sort of front door for Mississippi." What makes Grant's life story so compelling, Marshall said, is that he was a typical American who became one of the most famous men of the 19th century. "We're all attracted to people who seem almost superhuman, but he really did have this early history of mediocrity and failure," Marshall said. "A couple of years before the Civil War, he was broke and selling firewood in downtown St. Louis, and then within a decade, he's in the White House." His commitment to the union of the United States and the unique attributes of the American republic are inspiring, Marshall said. The museum doesn't sugarcoat the details of Grant's presidency, giving visitors a realistic view of his successes and failures. She's found that people connect with stories of struggle and imperfection, how people make sense of those mistakes and do better. "All of that is right in Grant's story," Marshall said. The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library is free and open to the public. Located at 395 Hardy Road on the Mississippi State University campus, the library is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, visit or the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library pages on Facebook and Instagram.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Back in my day, the RenCen hosted a Vertical Mile on Super Bowl weekend
I am a native Detroiter who grew up on the east side, graduated from Wayne State University and back in mid-70s, I was a waiter and teppanyaki chef in the Japanese restaurant called Mikado located inside the RenCen. One of my favorite RenCen memories was a "Vertical Mile" event that was held multiple years by the American Heart Association, where competitors would climb 72 stories of an internal stairwell in the center building and eventually finish in the restaurant at the top of the RenCen. I have many other fond memories of when downtown Detroit was a vibrant metropolitan center too numerous to mention here, but the RenCen certainly was the epicenter of business, entertainment and local activities. It will be a sad day when/if some or all of it is taken down. Some may call this progress, but from my point of view it is the opposite of progress. Kevin Yamada Canton As we celebrate the countless contributions of Black inventors whose innovations have transformed industries and shaped the modern world, one such trailblazer is Marie Van Brittan Brown. A visionary who, in 1966, revolutionized home security with the invention of the first closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system, Brown's pioneering work laid the foundation for today's smart home security systems. Nearly 60 years later and Brown's integration of video surveillance, two-way communication, and remote-controlled locking mechanisms — continues to evolve. Brown's invention introduced real-time surveillance as a proactive security measure. Today, AI-powered vehicle monitoring systems can analyze driving behavior, detect potential intrusions, and alert owners in real time via mobile applications. As Michigan cements itself as a leader in EV and battery manufacturing, the need for a skilled workforce is greater than ever. Marie Van Brittan Brown's groundbreaking work reminds us that innovation begins with everyday challenges and viewed through revolutionary eyes. Phaedra Wainaina Detroit The restoration of the Michigan Central Station is impressive, but I am terribly disappointed with what was done to a wall in the gift shop. When I heard that original posters of Detroit Bands were going to be displayed, I was thrilled. My brother's band, The Cadillac Kidz, is featured on one of those posters, with the legendary Iggy Pop. I was looking forward to seeing not only this poster, but other posters of the many bands I saw performing in Detroit during that era. I walked around for a while in search of this wall. I had seen it on the news, and I remembered how colorful it was. I went to the gift shop to ask where this wall would be. The clerk pointed to a wall covered with framed blurry glass. The famous posters are totally obliterated from view. Why? They have permanently hidden from view a collection of posters that represented the hundreds of performers who entertained legions of Detroit fans. And for all the bands that never 'made it,' this wall represented their 'glory days.' One of these performers, Iggy Pop, did make it. Besides writing songs and performing with David Bowie, Iggy also influenced punk, post-punk, electronic and industrial musicians. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall as a member of the Stooges. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his solo work. And with a single piece of blurry glass, the Michigan Central Station just wiped him out. So, once again, I ask, why? Karen Badynee-Kwolek Commerce Township Editor's note: A spokesperson for the Michigan Central Station told the Free Press that the posters, which are reproductions, were part of a temporary display, and that the glass is a part of the gift shop's shelving. (In response to Detroit Free Press column "Gary Peters, you've got 1 job: Stick it to Donald Trump," Feb. 3, 2025) I am thrilled you are our senators and I urge you to fight with every tool available against Trump's malicious assault on our democracy and the well-being of people around the globe. These are perilous times and it will take the hard work and determination of elected representatives and their constituents together, to be the resistance. Democratic senators must be steadfast and dogged in the fight against the administration's reprehensible policies and illegal actions, hold them to account in every way possible and use every tool available to highlight what they are doing and intend to do. I know you are in the minority, but hopefully Democratic senators can throw sand in the gears to delay and disrupt, as Republicans have done so successfully in the past. We must use the power we have to intervene against the implementation of Project 2025, which seems to be the playbook they are following. There is so much at stake and so much to lose if we do not. Katie Jacob Bloomfield Hills Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online and in print. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Back in my day, the RenCen hosted a Vertical Mile | Letters
USA Today
09-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Back in my day, the RenCen hosted a Vertical Mile on Super Bowl weekend
Back in my day, the RenCen hosted a Vertical Mile on Super Bowl weekend | Letters Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit's QLINE streetcar system: Quick facts to know Detroit's QLINE streetcar system offers a 3.3-mile ride along Woodward Avenue, connecting key downtown and midtown destinations with a modern, battery-powered transit option. I am a native Detroiter who grew up on the east side, graduated from Wayne State University and back in mid-70s, I was a waiter and teppanyaki chef in the Japanese restaurant called Mikado located inside the RenCen. One of my favorite RenCen memories was a "Vertical Mile" event that was held multiple years by the American Heart Association, where competitors would climb 72 stories of an internal stairwell in the center building and eventually finish in the restaurant at the top of the RenCen. I have many other fond memories of when downtown Detroit was a vibrant metropolitan center too numerous to mention here, but the RenCen certainly was the epicenter of business, entertainment and local activities. It will be a sad day when/if some or all of it is taken down. Some may call this progress, but from my point of view it is the opposite of progress. Kevin Yamada Canton Honoring Marie Van Brittan Brown As we celebrate the countless contributions of Black inventors whose innovations have transformed industries and shaped the modern world, one such trailblazer is Marie Van Brittan Brown. A visionary who, in 1966, revolutionized home security with the invention of the first closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system, Brown's pioneering work laid the foundation for today's smart home security systems. Nearly 60 years later and Brown's integration of video surveillance, two-way communication, and remote-controlled locking mechanisms — continues to evolve. Brown's invention introduced real-time surveillance as a proactive security measure. Today, AI-powered vehicle monitoring systems can analyze driving behavior, detect potential intrusions, and alert owners in real time via mobile applications. As Michigan cements itself as a leader in EV and battery manufacturing, the need for a skilled workforce is greater than ever. Marie Van Brittan Brown's groundbreaking work reminds us that innovation begins with everyday challenges and viewed through revolutionary eyes. Phaedra Wainaina Detroit Michigan Central Station gift store wall stinks The restoration of the Michigan Central Station is impressive, but I am terribly disappointed with what was done to a wall in the gift shop. When I heard that original posters of Detroit Bands were going to be displayed, I was thrilled. My brother's band, The Cadillac Kidz, is featured on one of those posters, with the legendary Iggy Pop. I was looking forward to seeing not only this poster, but other posters of the many bands I saw performing in Detroit during that era. I walked around for a while in search of this wall. I had seen it on the news, and I remembered how colorful it was. I went to the gift shop to ask where this wall would be. The clerk pointed to a wall covered with framed blurry glass. The famous posters are totally obliterated from view. Why? They have permanently hidden from view a collection of posters that represented the hundreds of performers who entertained legions of Detroit fans. And for all the bands that never 'made it,' this wall represented their 'glory days.' One of these performers, Iggy Pop, did make it. Besides writing songs and performing with David Bowie, Iggy also influenced punk, post-punk, electronic and industrial musicians. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall as a member of the Stooges. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his solo work. And with a single piece of blurry glass, the Michigan Central Station just wiped him out. So, once again, I ask, why? Karen Badynee-Kwolek Commerce Township Editor's note: A spokesperson for the Michigan Central Station told the Free Press that the posters, which are reproductions, were part of a temporary display, and that the glass is a part of the gift shop's shelving. Dear Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin (In response to Detroit Free Press column "Gary Peters, you've got 1 job: Stick it to Donald Trump," Feb. 3, 2025) I am thrilled you are our senators and I urge you to fight with every tool available against Trump's malicious assault on our democracy and the well-being of people around the globe. These are perilous times and it will take the hard work and determination of elected representatives and their constituents together, to be the resistance. Democratic senators must be steadfast and dogged in the fight against the administration's reprehensible policies and illegal actions, hold them to account in every way possible and use every tool available to highlight what they are doing and intend to do. I know you are in the minority, but hopefully Democratic senators can throw sand in the gears to delay and disrupt, as Republicans have done so successfully in the past. We must use the power we have to intervene against the implementation of Project 2025, which seems to be the playbook they are following. There is so much at stake and so much to lose if we do not. Katie Jacob Bloomfield Hills Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online and in print.
