The Latest: The Met Gala opens as rain fails to dim the stars for fashion's biggest night
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion's biggest night got underway Monday at the Met Gala in a rainy Manhattan. This is the first Met Gala to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme. This year's theme is based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. ”Among the hosts are Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo and A$AP Rocky. LeBron James was made honorary chair but will not attend of a...
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- As Trump sets his sights on public broadcasting, a decades-old institution frets about the future
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