Messi – the dog star of Anatomy of a Fall – was the standout star at the 96th annual Oscars ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday night.
The seven-year-old collie from France made a surprise appearance in the audience where he was seen ‘clapping’ for Robert Downey Jr after his Best Supporting Actor win for Oppenheimer – in a moment that has since gone viral.
He quickly became a firm favorite among guests and spectators alike, even earning a delighted nod
The sole skyscraper in central Paris celebrated its fiftieth anniversary recently, though “celebrate” may not be le mot juste. When the city’s official Twitter account wished the Tour Montparnasse (“Montparnasse Tower”) a happy birthday, the responses were hostile even by the standards of that platform, ranging from “Quelle horreur” to “La pire chose qui soit arrivée à Paris depuis les Nazis” (“The worst thing to happen to Paris since the Nazis”) to simply “Non
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But some cars are so ugly that the vast majority of us can see it.
And there have been some abominations on four wheels in the last half a century.
Experts from the motor industry have handpicked 18 howlers dating back to the seventies and up to the noughties – then asked the DVLA how many of them remain on the road.
While in some cases there is just a
This month the world’s ugliest shoe turns 20. Who would have thought Crocs — designed with holes to release the steam of its wearer, a bit like a crumpet, apparently — would become a high-fashion item, beloved by the likes of Balenciaga?
Crocs have come a long way since they first stumbled on to the market. Forget the boring primary shades of the originals; now they come in every conceivable shape, colour, pattern, style and even heel height.
To celebrate
