The Czechiest features of The Bartered Bride – cornerstone of Czech opera and the first to go international after premiering in 1866 – are in the music rather than the story or setting. No accident: ...

Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. 2025 is becoming the year of polka dots. The spotty pattern continues to take over ...

The 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, hosted by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame will once again serve as a showcase for Cleveland-Style and Slovenian polka. It will take place Nov.

On Sept. 25, 1987, Rob Reiner's comedy first hit theaters. By Duane Byrge On Sept. 25, 1987, 20th Century Fox unveiled The Princess Bride in theaters. The Rob Reiner-directed comedy would initially ...

Kara Jillian Brown is the beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. In case you missed it, polka dots have dominated fashion as of late, and the playful print has made its ...

The peace deal, signed in June 2025, aims to end three decades of conflict between the DRC and Rwanda. A key part of the agreement binds both nations to developing a regional economic integration ...

Hanri Mostert receives funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. She is a member of the Expropriation Expert Group and a steering committee member of the International Bar ...

Step aside, floral prints, because polka dots are the reigning print for summer fashion. While polka dots may not have necessarily vanished from our closets entirely, there’s no doubt the print is ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. The hottest print of 2025 isn't stripes, checkers, or even cheetah print—it's polka dots! Yes, the ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...