Lyon’s New Musée Des Confluences

An interdisciplinary museum more than a decade in the making finally makes its debut

Where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet in Lyon is the location of the historic French city’s urban development project, which has been transforming the former industrial wasteland into spaces for residences, offices, shopping and leisure since the early 2000s. One of the leading attractions to this new riverfront is the Musée des Confluences, a unique interdisciplinary institution that merges ethnology, anthropology, the natural sciences, …

NYFW’s First Down Syndrome Model

Jamie Brewer made fashion week history by becoming the first model with Down syndrome to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week. Brewer, who is most known for her role in the TV drama “American Horror Story,” walked for designer Carrie Hammer as part of her Role Models Not Runway Models campaign, which brings real customers to the catwalk. Hammer hopes the campaign will …

Women Honor Icons Through #WeAreBlackHistory

Some of today’s top digital influencers are honoring past and present figures in a new movement called #WeAreBlackHistory. The project is a poignant photo series that sees women of color from the digital world replicating portraits of legends like Billie Holiday, Rosa Parks and Angela Davis. Through the campaign, the creators hope to pay tribute to these iconic women’s contributions, knowing that “the best tribute …