The royal couple lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York

King Charles and Queen Camilla on their state visit to the US visit the memorial in New York.

With the Arrival of Goop Kitchen, Is New York Food Going Full L.A.?

Gwyneth Paltrow’s healthy-eating enterprise is just one of several recent Los Angeles exports to a rival city with its own ideas about what’s good.

By Julia Moskin

‘What we’re doing is real justice’: how one New York gym built a pipeline away from prison

Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served time Over a decade ago, in a more affordable though no less cutthroat era of New York City, the film-maker Debra Granik met Coss Marte at a diner in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Granik, a chronicler of rugged self-reliance in the features Leave No Trace and Winter’s Bone, was interested in making a drama on recalibrating to life after pr...

By Adrian Horton

Will the visit by King Charles help mend fences between the U.K. and the U.S.?

King Charles's stateside visit this week was an effort to calm the roiling waters between the U.S. and the U.K. of late, and to remind U.S. President Donald Trump — and members of the American public — of the longstanding relationship between the two countries. The question, after the pomp and ceremony fades, is how long that good will can last.

Why King Charles’ ‘Trump bell’ gift amuses Chinese internet users

Chinese social media reacted with amusement and disbelief as Britain’s King Charles gave US President Donald Trump a World War II-era British submarine bell as a gift, highlighting differing cultural interpretations of the unusual gesture. “Gifting a bell isn’t a big deal in Western culture – but it’s quite amusing, as far as we’re concerned!” a user on Chinese social media wrote. On Tuesday, during his state visit to the United States, King Charles presented Trump with the original brass bel...

By Nayan Seth

Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni claims she lost $40 million over ‘mean girl’ image

Actress Blake Lively has reportedly told a New York court that she lost more than $40 million as a result of “reputational damage” she suffered during her ongoing feud with her former costar, Justin Baldoni.

India celebrates Zohran Mamdani for saying he would ask King Charles to give back Koh-i-Noor diamond

Many Indians view the Koh-i-noor as a symbol of colonial plundering and want it returned – though Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan also lay claim to the 105.6-carat jewel

By Maroosha Muzaffar

NYC machete attack: 13-year-old boy hacked, beaten by group outside Rufus King Park in Jamaica, Queens

A boy, 13, was hacked with a machete and brutally beaten with knives, wooden logs, and metal poles by a group following a dispute that escalated into a robbery.

Chinese claim Japan is seeking to host allies' nuclear arms rebutted in New York

Japan's representative said "introduction of nuclear weapons is not permitted" under its nonnuclear principles and that its nuclear energy is "exclusively for peaceful purposes."

Kohinoor In Focus After Mamdani Backs Its Return. All About 106 Carat Diamond

The Koh-i-Noor, whose name translates to “Mountain of Light” in Persian, is one of the most well-known and historically debated gemstones in the world.

Mamdani encourages Charles to return Indian diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he encourages Britain's King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, with his comments coming during the British monarch's ongoing US visit.

Charles charms Congress with voyage through US-UK history - The Observer

Charles charms Congress with voyage through US-UK history  The Observer

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani calls on Britain's King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

The massive 106 carat stone is the star of Britain’s crown jewels – it was given to Queen Victoria in 1849 as part of a peace treaty.

Mamdani encourages King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

India has repeatedly demanded that Britain return the 105-carat diamond

By Reuters

Lip Critic – ‘Theft World’ review: a flurry of chaos, paranoia and corrosive desire

The New York band’s second album is a violently unhinged examination of identity theft and conspiracy The post Lip Critic – ‘Theft World’ review: a flurry of chaos, paranoia and corrosive desire appeared first on NME.

By Georgia Evans