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Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Nicole Kidman set to flaunt fashion as art

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From beyond the museum walls Monday, works of art will move and take shape as the glitterati of guests from Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman to Venus Williams will fashionably ascend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's steps and exhibit their creative interpretations of this year's dress code, "Fashion is art."

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Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again

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Hegseth will go before Congress for the first time since the Iran war started

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Weekly Concert & Event Calendar: April 27–May 3, 2026

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City Council to hear the latest about the city’s homeless population

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Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Nicole Kidman set to flaunt fashion as art

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From beyond the museum walls Monday, works of art will move and take shape as the glitterati of guests from Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman to Venus Williams will fashionably ascend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's steps and exhibit their creative interpretations of this year's dress code, "Fashion is art."

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Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

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