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Rosalía loves a reference. And while the Spanish star has been focusing on nods to the runway recently—the roll out for her album, Lux, was full of archival Alexander McQueen gems—her latest find ...

The white package that arrived at Mattias Krantz’s home in Sweden after a five-hour flight contained an octopus that Krantz saved from becoming someone’s meal. Krantz’s hopes for the octopus, which he ...