Each year during London Fashion Week, Foday Dumbuya’s label LABRUM adds a touch of cultural vibrancy. For Fall/Winter 2024, we embarked on a colorful expedition within the halls of Tate Britain art museum in London, and later moved to Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium for Spring/Summer 2025. Dumbuya has been strengthening his bond with British football club Arsenal; he recently designed their 2024/25 away kit as a tribute to the African diaspora.
In April, President Joe Biden approved a law prohibiting the operation of TikTok within the U.S., if its Chinese parent company ByteDance doesn’t transfer ownership to a different entity. TikTok countered this move by initiating a legal action against the U.S. administration.
Shah Rukh Khan, often referred to as King Khan, has been captivating audiences for over three decades in Hindi films. Beyond his successful Bollywood career, he is renowned for his quick wit, handsome demeanor, and intelligent insights. Moreover, SRK’s admirers appreciate his respectful treatment of women of all ages. Did you know that on the sets of Om Shanti Om, Shah Rukh Khan graciously offered a chair to author Chetan Bhagat’s mother when others didn’t think to do so?
In a twist reminiscent of comic book lore, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who plays Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, in Fantastic Four: First Steps, confessed that he remains unaware of how his character will appear on the big screen due to the ongoing CGI work. Alongside Pedro Pascal (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), and Joseph Quinn (The Human Torch), Moss-Bachrach is part of the talented ensemble that’s bringing Marvel’s founding family to life within the MCU. Despite having delved deep into his character by studying rocks for preparation, Moss-Bachrach, fresh off an Emmy win for his supporting role in The Bear, remains as clueless about the rock he’ll transform into as the rest of us, since the final VFX version of The Thing has yet to be shown to him.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the hit show “The West Wing”, making it an ideal time for a cast reunion, which took place at this year’s Emmy Awards ceremony. During the conversation between hosts Eugene and Dan Levy, it was mentioned that Eugene Levy had auditioned for the role of Toby Ziegler. A handful of actors from Aaron Sorkin’s politically-charged drama series gathered, stirring a sense of nostalgia among viewers who wished that Martin Sheen’s Jed Bartlet was indeed our real president.