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MYSTERIOUS: Authentic - What They Never Told You

Kalamkari Fabric Is Hand Painted or Block Printed, and the Price Gap Runs Into Thousands

Two processes, one nameKalamkari is not one thing. The word covers two entirely different ways of putting colour onto fabric, and the Indian textile trade has been comfortable letting you confuse them for decades. The first is hand painting with a kalam, a tapered bamboo or palm pen dipped in…

Times Life

Kevin Hart's Once-$650M Company Is Imploding With Layoffs, Lawsuits and Absentee Leadership Claims

Kevin Hart's media company, Hartbeat, valued at $650 million, faces legal challenges and layoffs, raising questions about its future and Hart's involvement as a leader.

International Business Times UK

V.F. Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) executives said the apparel and footwear company ended fiscal 2026 with improving sales trends, wider margins and lower leverage, while reinstating annual guidance for fiscal 2027. President and CEO Bracken Darrell said the company “finished this year strong” and exceeded its fourth

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Kevin Hart and Authentic Live Turn Up the Heat in Miami

Sports Illustrated hosted its fifth annual Race Weekend Kickoff: a VIP, invitation-only bash held at The Surf Club.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin Hart sells rights to his name

Kevin Hart has agreed a deal to use the rights to his name for various commercial endeavours.

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How ‘authenticity’ at work can become a trap for people of color

In her debut book Authentic, Jodi-Ann Burey argues the call to ‘bring your full self’ can leave people of color exposed

The Guardian - US

Guess? Shares Are Trading Higher Wednesday: What's Going On?

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) stock is trading higher on Wednesday amid the announcement that the company will go private in a $1.4 billion deal with Authentic Brands.

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In EA Sports FC 26, EA is finally addressing my biggest FC gameplay gripe

EA Sports has shared its first gameplay deep-dive into FC 26, and it spotlights an entirely new gameplay preset.

TechRadar

Ted Baker’s remaining stores to close this week, putting 500 jobs at risk

Troubled fashion retailer’s 31 shops to close five months after chain went into administration

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: Insurance provider Authentic has raised $11 million in Series A funding

Authentic seeks to change how businesses buy insurance by creating a community around the software they use.

Fortune

Judge rejects Trump recusal demand

Trump's lawyers asked Judge Juan Merchan to recuse himself over his daughter's firm working with Democrats

Salon

Sports Illustrated will continue its print edition under a new publisher

Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group. What this means for the writers and others who produce Sports Illustrated remains to be seen.

WEKU

Sports Illustrated Magazine Lays Off Staff

Staff at Sports Illustrated, the famed American sports magazine that became a fixture for athletes and fans, were laid off on Friday by publisher The Arena Group, according to the SI employees union.

International Business Times

David Beckham scores bumper year but Victoria’s label needs cash injections

Former footballer’s brand more than doubles revenues to £72.6m as his wife’s business narrows losses

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Bankrupt and loving it: Welcome to the lucrative world of undead brands

Remember Juicy Couture and Pier 1? They went under, but not all the way under. Someone still makes millions of dollars off these names. And the hunt for revivable brands is big business.

Evening Standard

Glastonbury’s favourite welly falls victim to a sales drought

Exclusive: Lack of rain blamed as Hunter Boot sales dry up

Guitar World

NAMM 2023: Martin debuts spotlight-stealing StreetLegend series, recreating historic models from the brand’s museum

Check out the new series, plus a wealth of D-18s and D-28s in new Satin, Amberburst and Authentic finishes – all on the way from the acoustic giant this year

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