Hello Kitty at 50: Still Cute, and Lucrative as Ever
The celebration of the Japanese pop culture icon cuts across commerce, fashion and entertainment, guided by the elusive ...
At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever
Part of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable ...
Hello Kitty at 50: The mouthless face that launched an $80 billion empire
She has been a UNICEF ambassador, a special envoy for Japan’s Foreign Ministry and the subject of themed restaurants, cafes, ...
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Overnight lines, mall fights and instant sellouts: Labubu toy mania comes to America
It’s a sudden and astonishing ascent for an ugly-cute character that debuted nearly a decade ago ... “There was a group of ...
I skip the Hamptons and head to a coastal town in Connecticut instead. It's less crowded and wonderful year-round.
Madison, Connecticut, is easy to get to from New York City and has as much beauty and things to do as the Hamptons with less ...
Blind date: ‘I had accidentally gotten off at the wrong T stop’
Chris I was curious about a blind date experience. To prepare, I styled my hair, looked in the mirror, and set off. Lola I ...
How President Prabowo Subianto Is Steering Indonesia’s Future
The former general won 96 million votes—the most ever for a single candidate anywhere in recorded history—in a landslide presidential election in February.