The highest-paid TV hosts of 2025

Tom Brady continues his winning ways, ringing up the highest salary of any television personality, while TV’s top three chefs earned nearly $100 million combined. And the kings of late night are still laughing all the way to the bank—but not for long. Nowhere is the structural decline of linear television more on full display […]

The 26 best trips for 2026, according to travel experts

What are the best places to travel in 2026? Here, the 26 best trips for 2026: the destinations, hotels and experiences that travel experts are buzzing about. What are the best places to travel in 2026? When the world’s top luxury travel advisors gather in one place, the conversations often foreshadow where travelers will be heading […]

Whoop founder Will Ahmed

Why Whoop thinks it can predict how long you’ll live

From ECGs and blood pressure to pregnancy predictions, Whoop’s latest upgrades aim to make the device a centralised health hub — and maybe your most personal doctor yet. Whoop founder Will Ahmed, 35, never wants to turn 30 again. He started Whoop as an athlete-focused device company in 2012. But as he’s aged, so too […]

A guest wears a burgundy bordeaux woven Bottega Veneta Andiamo leather bag, light blue Labubu bag charm, cream Labubu bag charm, outside Elie Saab, during the Paris Fashion week Women's Fall/Winter 2025-2026 on March 8, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Bye‑Bye Labubu? The rise and fall of the wide-eyed doll collectible

At peak, Labubu dolls weren’t just collectibles, they were emotional currency. Every social feed served unboxing after unboxing of pastel creatures with wide grins and rabbit-like ears. Blind-box drops emptied in minutes. On resale platforms, rare versions sold for thousands. Pop Mart’s IPO soared near US $1.8 billion, and its mid‑2024 revenue from “The Monsters” IP reached ¥6.3 billion (US $870 million). […]