When people complain that red carpets have lost their pizzazz, you can be nearly certain they’re not talking about Cannes. The  is notoriously the most glamorous of the season. Idyllically located on the French Riviera, with enough space to accommodate swanning around in billowing gowns, Cannes recalls a bygone era of glitz and glamour. The festival’s […]

Vice President JD Vance knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with his wife, Usha Vance, early on. In an article published on Sunday, May 10, USA Today shared an exclusive excerpt from the 41-year-old politician’s upcoming memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, in which he recounts his romance with the second lady, 40. JD said he was […]

Every year around this time, I find myself asking a simple question: Why do overseas trips by the country’s prime minister, Cabinet ministers and senior ruling-party figures cluster during Golden Week? Does that make this diplomacy “strategic”? I remain skeptical. This year offers a striking example. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and roughly a dozen ministers […]