Link copiedShareShare resultsBy chief election analyst Antony Green posted Fri at 2:00pmFriday 2 May 2025 at 2:00pmFri 2 May 2025 at 2:00pm Updated 5m ago5 minutes agoMon 5 May 2025 at 11:07am updated 5h ago5 hours agoMon 5 May 2025 at 6:04am | Ross Vasta (LNP/Liberal) since 2010, having previously represented the electorate 2004-2007. Bonner is a seat in Brisbane's inner-eastern suburbs, south of the Brisbane River. It takes in the area between Creek Road, the South East Freeway, Moreton Bay and the eastern boundary of Brisbane City Council. From north to south it includes Wynnum, Manly, Lota, Tingalpa, Belmont, Carindale, Mansfield, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Rochedale. The electorate also includes the Port of Brisbane and covers 374 square kilometres. (Victories by a party of government are indicated by thick coloured underlining.) Dovey is a retired instrumental teacher and musician. He has been married for 45 years and has four adult children. He was the Family First candidate for the local seat of Mansfield at last October's Queensland election. Bhasin describes herself as a self-made businesswoman, entrepreneur and community leader as well as a long term resident of Gumdale. She has spent a decade in Government Audit and Risk Advisory in senior positions both at Federal and State level. Vasta won the new seat of Bonner at the 2004 Federal election to become the seat's inaugural member. He was defeated on the election of the Rudd government in 2007 before returning to re-gain Bonner in 2010. He has been easily re-elected at four elections since. Before entering Parliament, Vasta graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Commerce and went on to manage a chain of Italian restaurants. Hill holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications in business, management and education. He lives in Carindale and works as a teacher, corporate trainer, business consultant and journalist. Wen Li is a first-generation immigrant who arrived in Brisbane at the age of 18 and has lived on the city's south side for 16 years. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Griffith University and is currently pursuing a Master of International Law at Griffith University. He has worked as a small business owner and employer in retail for over a decade and has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors of the international education industry. Cook grew up in Yeppoon in Central Queensland and has lived in inner-Brisbane for many years. She established Australia's first specialised domestic violence law firm and preceding that was Principal Solicitor at the Women's Legal Service in Brisbane. She was elected to Brisbane City Council's Morningside Ward at a 2018 by-election, was re-elected in 2020 but resigned from Council in May 2023. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) “I feel like sometimes doing a fashion show it's quite a small group of people that can experience that And I want to open up and allow people to interact with intentionality.” On Saturday evening the London-based fashion designer was in the auditorium at the Guggenheim where she was hosting “Togetherness,” the second edition of a traveling concert starring a lineup of artists whose sounds resonate with her vision of elegant Afro-Atlantic menswear Wales Bonner’s desire to expand the world of her brand isn’t theoretical: Unlike an exclusive runway show or any number of the fashion parties that have sprung up ahead of Monday’s Met Gala Tickets to the event—featuring performances by South African acapella group The Joy fashion world-favorite DJ and producer Acyde American-Ghanian R&B superstar Amaarae The designer has a lot to celebrate. A decade after its founding, Wales Bonner is one of the most culturally influential menswear brands in fashion. Led by Wales Bonner’s confident spirit of collaboration across music, art, and sportswear (her Adidas collection remains a massively successful contemporary style touchstone) the luxury label is firmly grounded in a flourishing creative community who inspire Wales Bonner Nina Westervelt/Getty Images1/30Grace Wales Bonner Nina Westervelt/Getty Images2/30Paloma Elsesser and Sage Elsesser Nina Westervelt/Getty Images3/30Togetherness at the Guggenheim Museum, May 03, 2025. Nina Westervelt/Getty Images4/30Leon Bridges Nina Westervelt/Getty Images5/30Tyler Mitchell Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com6/30GQ's Samuel Hine, GQ's Will Welch and Nicholas Daley Nina Westervelt/Getty Images8/30Benito Skinner Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com9/30Acyde Odunlami and Venus X Nina Westervelt/Getty Images10/30The Cavemen Nina Westervelt/Getty Images12/30Karl Cyprien and Delfin Finley Nina Westervelt/Getty Images13/30Jordan Casteel Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com14/30Rashad Smith Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com16/30Henry Golding Nina Westervelt/Getty Images17/30Charlie Casely-Hayford and Nicholas Daley Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com18/30Quil Lemons Nina Westervelt/Getty Images19/30Connor McKnight Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com20/30Eric N. Mack Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com21/30Jalil Johnson Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com22/30Etran de L’Aïr Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com23/30Bianca Saunders Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com24/30Tanner Reese Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com25/30Julez Smith Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com26/30Stefon Diggs Nina Westervelt/Getty Images27/30Kimberly Drew Nina Westervelt/Getty Images28/30Ibrahim Kamara Nina Westervelt/Getty Images29/30Miles Greenberg Hannah Turner Harts/BFA.com30/30The Cavemen A night of community, well-dressed guests, and a slew of notable faces were all in the same room on Friday evening in the middle of the Guggenheim Museum’s lauded spiral ramp. Designer Grace Wales Bonner threw a proper fête that merged art forms with a curation of artist performances a stage was set up with masses of people growing in size once the doors opened The center of the floor filled and so did each floor of the spiral ramp Heads popped up to get a bird’s eye view of the first performer keiyaA The artist wore a lengthy brown knit dress that barely grazed her silver slippers “It’s a beautiful knit dress and the color brown which is the color of God’s people,” she said with a shy smile Other prolific artists filled the space from guests like Martine Syms to actor Kofi Siriboe was seen going from one room to the next to ensure the night went smoothly “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time There were some artists I had in mind and we did an event in Paris last year Certain artists have kind of come with us like Etran [De L’Aïr] and then there’s been people that I’m just a huge fan of Fireboy DML that we’ve included I wanted to have some new kinds of collaborations this evening so I think it’s about experiencing artists in different contexts this evening,” Bonner shared with ESSENCE.com.  Other notable guests such as Tyler Mitchell, Bianca Saunders, Antoine Gregory, Savannah James, Selah Marley, Jalil Joseph, Ryan Destiny, Venus X, Charlie Casely-Hayford and Dede Lovelace were in attendance to watch the performances Rapper Navy Blue poured out his heart on stage wearing Wales Bonner denim shorts Actor Siriboe held up his phone with his head bopping to record the rapper in support when he took the stage began their feel-good set with guests dancing to their Afropop tunes and Ade “Acyde” Odunlami in the rotunda and downstairs in the lower-level theater she gushed about Grace and the meaning of “Togetherness.” She also candidly shared how she orchestrated her performance for the night “I think there’s a lot of that [togetherness] in the essence of my music already Even though I write so much about the self I think I write about my perspectives from a human perspective that many people can relate to.”  and more created an atmosphere of celebration and an air of lightness and “Togetherness” that was much needed Prior to an event she’d previously helmed in Paris Bonner had curated an exhibition for MoMA entitled Spirit Movers One might be able to see a throughline of movement and music throughout each step she takes outside of traditional fashion music plays a vital role in her choices that then reflect in the pieces she designs “‘Togetherness’ has been something I’ve been thinking about and incubating for a while It’s about musical experience that brings people together in a way that people can access the world The work I create is within and it’s a celebration of bringing people together,” Grace shared at one point in the evening With each turn, I was met with beauty. Pieces from the installation Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers surrounded guests who were each enveloped with sound Greenery could be seen hanging from the ceiling and all throughout the top floor A portrait of a fictional historical figure by Johnson hung on the wall and at another turn an abstract paneled mirror sculpture with a series of items on placed shelves was seen Another mirror was hung with white spray paint text that read “RUN!” In another piece Johnson is seen on a small box television practicing yoga outside on a deep terracotta rug The television rested on top of the same rug in the installation Both the exhibition and the celebration “Togetherness” fuses music the night felt like an intentional breath of fresh air We use cookies to personalize content and ads and to analyze our traffic and improve our service Love letters or “essays,” as Chew-Bose states in her collection Too Much and Not the Mood (Farrar “do not concern these directors’ works but are addressed to them—in spirit inspiration came from Juliette Binoche dragging her knuckle against an ivy-drenched stone wall or Liv Tyler permitting an Italian boy to quell a bee sting with mud similar details imprint themselves upon me from Chew-Bose’s sun-soaked directorial debut Bonjour Tristesse (2025): linen shirts hung upon a washline the gleam of a dropped pearl earring like something plucked from a Danish painting Chew-Bose’s adaptation of Françoise Sagan's 1954 novel unlike Otto Preminger’s 1958 Technicolor version starring Jean Seberg atmospheric portrait of Cécile (Lily McInerny) a girl at the edge of adulthood who is on vacation with her father played by a delightfully magisterial Chloë Sevigny her presence throws their lives into disarray that has tragic Bonjour Tristesse is a story about burgeoning sexuality a story that is as timely as it is timeless Chew-Bose and I discussed her debut feature film which premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival and earned Chew-Bose the TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by Amazon MGM Studios With a framed poster of Barbara Loden’s Wanda (1970) in the background Chew-Bose spoke readily about her cinematic influences and the importance of building an altar to foment future projects Hannah Bonner What films were formative to you when you were growing up Durga Chew-Bose I was raised in a household where you loved an actor I remember my parents came home with Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies (1996) movies can also favor realism or performances that are coming from completely different depths That film shows a different socio-economic life than the glamor of the classical Hollywood films I had previously latched on to There was quite a spectrum in our household and there was no one type of film we were watching HB Where were you in your life when you first encountered Françoise Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse DCB I first read the book when I was young and I don’t really remember that initial encounter When my producers Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott reached out to me to adapt the book into a screenplay I was quite resistant at first to the project The challenge of this not being a coup de cœur provided me with a lens to find my way into the book I found this to be the most generative way to adapt Sagan’s work because my relationship to the source material would have been far too complicated if I was attached to it it’s fun to be unsure as to why you’re doing something from the fabrics to the toast to the cut fruit to the playing cards which reminded me of the tarot reading at the beginning of Agnes Varda’s Cleo from 5 to 7 were you also culling images or snapshots of details you wanted to include to build the film’s atmosphere DCB Two years before we even started pre-production I have this superstitious belief of building altars to future projects or having things that will ultimately make the project more real over time So I started collecting these decks; I remember taking a picture of them There are obviously a lot of references from other films but there’s also this compulsion I have to make each frame as rich as possible the costumes in this film are so beautiful I was struck that Anne starts to wear her hair down when she gets involved with Raymond; there’s this marked change in her look as a character I know fashion has also been important to you in your career so how were you thinking about the way Anne dresses as an expression of her interiority How do clothes function as a means of communication for you When she’s losing control or unsure what her feelings mean I know a lot of people like this: when you don’t know where things are going you can get stricter with yourself or try to control as many variables as possible We tried to do something similar with Anne’s dress but we also wanted to acknowledge that her world has flair and impossibly cool style Some of the garments were vintage Yohji Yamamoto and the silhouette looks almost like it’s unlacing in the back It’s the kind of piece that only a few people could ever pull off We also played with what elegance is for Anne Chloë Sevigny is so iconic and has the best instincts so she would suggest a pair of her own sunglasses with a very classic one-piece swimsuit; together HB One of my favorite lines in the film is when Raymond’s girlfriend says that Cécile is “imagining what she looks like” to them There’s this difference between visibility versus subjectivity Can you articulate how you parse those differences especially for Cécile’s character who is on the cusp of womanhood but still very much a girl Cécile’s character is this whirling dervish of contradictions; you have to keep up with her whims with generosity and tenderness because she’s a teenager One way in which I started to love Cécile was by giving her more power when she considers how she looks to others she’s just starting to understand that she has the ability to direct people’s gaze but cusp has got a little more danger to it HB Continuing with this notion of seeing or being perceived I have complicated feelings about the term the female gaze a nomenclature that became a part of the cultural conversation surrounding cinema post-#MeToo I couldn’t help but think of that expression during the film’s opening: an image of a young man’s torso and the nape of his neck which is partly about a young girl’s desire A lot of these terms become ways for talking about art that separate a person’s true-blue reaction from rhetoric There can also be a dishonest mechanism whereby people say they did something because it’s the female gaze I tried to let the book tell me what the film was going to be when I was writing the script I took that same intuitive approach to every decision we subsequently made “You look like a washed-up body on the beach.” I had noticed how men take off their t-shirts differently from women—they kind of pull the fabric over their head That felt like a detail a girl would notice about a boy it is a detail that women are familiar with but I didn’t want that moment to be about a gaze on the body Cyril’s movement and gestures are simply character traits that Cécile is attentive to She’s committing those traits to memory as she maps out her future and determines who she will be So the film’s opening wasn’t inherently political for me Bonjour Tristesse opened at select theaters nationwide, including the IFC Center in New York City A 2023-2024 National Book Critics Circle Emerging Critics Fellow she is the creative nonfiction editor for Brink and the film editor for TriQuarterly Every product is independently selected by (obsessive) editors Things you buy through our links may earn us a commission For this week’s Don’t Dillydally we’ve rounded up a range of newly released products we’re particularly excited about including an inflatable movie screen from Funboy For watching Sinners once it finally hits streaming an inflatable movie screen from Funboy that can turn your backyard (or your local park 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Stay on current site or go to US version when free agents can begin to sign contracts But the destinations for some of the biggest WNBA free agents have been confirmed for their 2025 destinations But there are still a lot of key players to be signed who could make an impact on the 2025 WNBA season Here are some of the biggest free agents by position we will be watching Chennedy Carter Chicago Sky: She has had her ups and downs since being drafted No She played 27 games in two seasons with the Dream sat out the 2023 season and returned to the league in 2024 with Chicago She played 33 games with the Sky last season she's still a dynamic scorer who can create something out of nothing Carter's talent is there but teams might be wary of how she fits in chemistry-wise and style-wise DiJonai Carrington Connecticut Sun: Because Carrington is a restricted free agent the Sun can match any offer sheet she signs with another team But all RFA offer sheets have to be for a minimum of two years Carrington probably will return for the Sun for a year or leave in a sign-and-trade deal Last season saw a massive jump in Carrington's production She went from averaging 8.3 points to 12.7 17.2 minutes to 29.6 and started all 39 games in which she played She carved out a role for herself with the Sun but could still want a change of scenery for her fifth season Satou has dealt with injuries throughout her career (including a shoulder issue in 2024) but had her best season in 2023 when she won Most Improved Player and earned an all-WNBA first-team selection DeWanna Bonner Connecticut Sun: Signs point toward Bonner leaving the Sun particularly after the news that teammates Thomas (also her fiancée) and Jones are headed to Phoenix and Atlanta Could Bonner end up in the Valley alongside Thomas That would mark a homecoming after she spent the first decade of her career there Bonner is one of the older players in the league at 37 but with two consecutive All-Star appearances (and three overall in Connecticut) she still makes an impact and knows what it takes to win a championship Emma Meesseman: The 2019 WNBA Finals MVP with Washington Meesseman has not played in the WNBA the past two years Her most recent season was 2022 with Chicago The 6-foot-4 forward is a longtime member of the Belgian national team and has played extensively overseas She turns 32 three days before the WNBA season starts and is a dependable Connecticut and Minnesota seem her most likely destinations Tina Charles didn't play in the WNBA in 2023 but returned as a key part of the Dream last season She started 39 games and averaged nearly 30 minutes with 14.9 points and 9.6 rebounds Charles has spent 13 seasons in the WNBA playing for Connecticut She was the 2012 MVP and has three Olympic gold medals which would be a cherry on top of her Hall of Fame career Ellie Pithers Simply sign up to the Fashion myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox What does the most coveted shoe of the season look like? Boat shoes are making a hipster comeback. Bejewelled Mary-Janes proliferate. But those in the know will be quietly setting alerts for Wales Bonner’s latest Adidas drop on 28 May to snag a pair of toffee suede or sequin-embellished WB Karintha sneakers according to data from 200 million users of the shopping platform Lyst Grace Wales Bonner photographed for the FT © Greg Funnell 2016The Samba is now one of Adidas’s bestselling shoes not least because of the decision of its newish CEO Bjørn Gulden to ramp up production to millions of units when he saw things taking off in 2023 The shoe helped fuel a turnaround that saw Adidas recover from a €377mn loss in the final quarter of 2023 to post an operating profit of €57mn for the final quarter of 2024 but I had a way of working with it that gave it a resonance,” says Wales Bonner “Resonance” is an understatement: her brand is a lightning rod for modern British style whose aesthetic manages to be both refined and radical Wales Bonner’s shy demeanour belies her brand’s emotional openness and joyful sense of freedom When we meet in her north-east London studio – a spa-like minimalist unit in a 19th-century former millinery – she is wary leopard-print Wales Bonner loafers and a smattering of jewellery On her ring finger is an emerald ring flanked by baguette-cut diamonds; on the opposite digit is a tiny tattoo of a cross cautious always to draw the boundaries between her professional and personal lives “It’s kind of private,” she smiles politely when asked where she likes to go on holiday Abdi wears Wales Bonner poly-mesh jersey top Swarovski crystal and tiger’s-eye Dream necklace £635 © Brett LloydAbdallah wears Wales Bonner wool twill coat with leather top collar Adidas Originals By Wales Bonner cotton track shorts £180 © Brett LloydShe approaches fashion with an academic’s appetite for research and an anthropologist’s understanding of symbolism; Black culture is central to her work Wales Bonner graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2014 with the dean’s commendation for a 10,000-word dissertation that identified a turning point in the late ’60s and early ’70s where Black creatives and thinkers took ownership of their representation formalwear-meets-sportswear template that has since characterised her namesake brand “I want there to be an aspect of recollection in my work – a double take,” she says of the label she founded in 2014 “I don’t intend for what I do to be nostalgic; I feel like I’m more of a conduit It’s connected to how real people create style.” Check your internet connection or browser settings Her conscientious approach was born of a hard-working household She is one of five siblings; her white British mother is a business consultant (They separated when Grace was about 10.) Her idea of style was largely informed by growing up in London through Brixton and Tooting to Graveney secondary school where she was a student “I saw so many people coming from different cultural backgrounds You can be wearing something traditional but with sneakers,” she says hybridity – it’s about being between two things was inspired by the court of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie mixing impeccably cut tailoring with cowrie-shell and bone beading beating more than 1,000 applicants to the €300,000 award She’s made clothes for royals (the Duchess of Sussex wore a custom dress to present her first child to the world’s media) and been namechecked by rappers (Kendrick Lamar boasted about being “best-dressed” in his song The Hillbillies: “I ain’t even gotta fact check Her scholarly ambitions extend well beyond the catwalk. She has curated exhibitions at London’s Serpentine Galleries in 2019 and at New York’s MoMA in 2023 She is currently leading a four-year research project at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna which unites her long-held fascinations with music and archives “It’s looking at how music and rhythm can be captured within other forms And building a visual archive that explores the connection between sound and image.” It’s almost a surprise that she went into fashion at all given her artistic and curatorial tendencies “It was just an evolution of my education.” In her placement year at Central Saint Martins she wangled an internship in New York with the influential Vogue fashion editor Camilla Nickerson through Tom Guinness a London-based stylist who has styled collections for Wales Bonner ever since ‘I’m going to be a fashion designer.’ She was like ‘I want to communicate a vision,’” Guinness recalls of fashion-student Grace it would have come across in the paintings.” Nickerson “The minute Grace walked into my apartment I understood that she was compelling and on a mission Lebo wears Wales Bonner poly-mesh jersey top rutilated quartz crystal and gold-plated-brass Cherish necklace £750 © Brett LloydAbdi wears Wales Bonner merino yarn vest freshwater pearl and rutilated quartz crystal Dream necklace Wales Bonner has expanded her remit from menswear to womenswear (Women have been wearing her clothing since her debut and she sees the collections as integrated.) “There’s a sense of formality that comes from the men’s wardrobe but I think the brand is much more expansive than that,” she says but I like to disrupt that in my own way.” Its bestselling categories are knitwear and jersey but tailoring – some of which has been made in collaboration with Savile row tailor Anderson & Sheppard since 2020 – is a growing segment “my focus is more” – she hesitates – “product-centric” Her team numbers between 14 and 17 people at any one time; she also operates a six-month internship programme for Black students funded by the Austrian footballer David Alaba Wholesale accounts for 60 per cent of the business with more than 100 stockists including Dover Street Market and Net-A-Porter though the biggest area of growth is in DTC The brand reports that it expects to end the financial year with 81 per cent growth compared to 2023-2024 with business revenue having more than doubled over the past three years driven by new categories such as shoes (the Jewel Mary-Jane sneaker-slipper hybrid is a hit) and jewellery (Lewis Hamilton is a fan of her brooches the growth of womenswear and “our strategic collaborations” The German corporation has been collaborating with fashion designers such as Yohji Yamamoto for more than 20 years but Wales Bonner’s contribution has bestowed on it a new veneer of cool “It was a natural conversation because Adidas would come up in my research The people I was inspired by would be wearing it,” she says Her biannual Adidas collections have included a football strip for the Jamaican national team They represent something that people connect with.” Lebo wears Wales Bonner linen cotton yarn top Swarovski crystal and tiger eye Dream necklace Adidas Originals by Wales Bonner elastane trackpants £250 © Brett LloydAbdi wears Wales Bonner mouline yarn top global general manager of Adidas Originals acknowledges that the Wales Bonner link-up has enabled the sportswear giant to tap into “new consumer groups” “We’ve been so impressed with her identity the cultural insights that she has been bringing It has given us a new perspective on our archive that has resonated really well,” he says As for the Samba: “Grace has been very influential and very important in the resurgence of the Samba She has started a conversation with her audience and into fashion and luxury that we didn’t have before It has led to a lot of hype and very fast sell-outs.” managing director and senior analyst at BMO Capital Markets says fashion collaborations remain key for sportswear brands who are seeking to offset their performancewear prowess with cultural relevance “The best athletic brands in the business are both fashionable and technical,” he says The skill lies in picking the right collaborator Syncing up with a small but influential community can be the greatest validation of cultural relevance The question becomes figuring out how to grow that halo so that it can move the revenue needle without losing what made it special in the first place.” Wales Bonner will stage a fashion show in Paris to celebrate 10 years of her business How does she feel the narrative around Black identity has shifted in that time “Elevating the location of Blackness within culture that was why I wanted to start the brand,” she says through many different people’s contributions I think that that initial mission to some extent has been achieved it’s about creating beautiful and soulful clothing that is precious and timeless and building an important institution within fashion Showing up in different spaces from film to music to art.” In 2025 she will expand on a “musical experience” event she first held in June last year at Paris’s Fête de la Musique “She sees her brand not just as a fashion house but as a vessel for amplifying voices and perspectives,” says Tyler Mitchell the American photographer and one-time Wales Bonner runway model almost ancestral connection that shines through in her designs and collaborations It’s not just about aesthetics; it’s about building a world view that’s uniquely her own.”   Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Grace Wales Bonner’s expansive world view Consider these hard-won facts: she lives in north London and is an Arsenal supporter the enigmatic American multi-instrumentalist She played the trumpet at school but didn’t keep it up quite English sense of humour and she loves comedy,” says Guinness “Often she’ll come back from holiday and I’ll ask what she got up to and she’ll say she watched an old funny TV programme.” Like Blackadder “Something like that.” Then he adds: “She’s very mindful Abdallah El Farjani at Supa and Lebo Malope at Models1 Piergiorgio Del Moro and Helena Balladino at DM Casting Naoki Komiya at Julian Watson using Redken is your neighborhood reporter for Flour Bluff and the South Side Texas — A $3.6 million road improvement project is set to transform Bonner Drive between Everhart Road and Flynn Parkway bringing relief to residents who have dealt with deteriorating road conditions for years I've seen that with my dog," said George Laurel and then they fix them and they're even worse You just get a bunch of bumps in the road," said Fred Jimenez George Laurel and Fred Jimenez have lived near Bonner Drive for decades and have witnessed firsthand the road's deterioration despite temporary repairs they patched that up and they patched that up They really just need to the right thing the right way one time," said Laurel After receiving approval from the city council a permanent solution funded by a 2022 bond will address these longstanding issues Residents are looking forward to the changes that will improve their daily commute Finally seeing some improvements in the road There's a lot of streets that needed it," said Jimenez Local businesses in the area don't anticipate significant disruptions during construction "I believe that the construction is inevitable and probably way overdue But I don't think it's going to affect us too much because there's a lot of access points to go to the plaza to get to the business here," said Ernie Hinojosa of Bike World RGV Construction on the project begins this month and is expected to be completed in December 2026 This story was reported by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy For the latest local news updates, click here, or download the KRIS 6 News App. Catch all the KRIS 6 News stories and more on our YouTube page a Westover Honors Fellow and Bonner Leader at the University of Lynchburg will compete in the 2025 Miss Virginia pageant to be held June 26-28 at the Berglund Center in Roanoke The biomedical science major from Chesapeake earned a spot in the competition when she was crowned Miss Central Virginia in March she will compete for the title of Miss America in Orlando This isn’t Shedd’s first trip to Miss Virginia she was second runner-up in Miss Virginia Teen Shedd’s Miss Virginia platform is “Project HOPE: Striving to Provide Equitable Healthcare to All.” Partnering with Project HOPE an international organization that helps provide quality healthcare to underserved communities and politicians about increasing opportunities for careers in medicine Shedd plans to pursue a graduate degree in PA medicine Cunningham was all over the floor during the team's 79-74 overtime victory but a moment when she literally hit the floor was a point of conversation after the contest Things got a little spicy at times during the game including one tense exchange between Cunningham and Washington rookie Kiki Iriafen as Cunningham was also tossed to the court by Mystics guard Brittney Sykes her teammate DeWanna Bonner was there to stand up for her Bonner got right in Sykes' face upon seeing her Fever teammate go down AND NOW DEWANNA BONNER. THE INDIANA FEVER ARE STANDING ON BUSINESS OMFG https://t.co/Sf2tAk5YC7 pic.twitter.com/Bqol5AGKHM who credited Bonner when asked about the heated moment during the post game press conference "I'm not surprised...DB was my vet when I got drafted out to Phoenix She's not a fighter but she's not scared to get with it," she said And I think that's what it's all about...We have a huge target on our backs So making sure our locker room is like this [tight] and that'll naturally flow out on to the court and I think you guys saw that," Cunningham added sophie on the heated moments in today’s game:“i might need to try and hit the weight room... that was not good 😂 but [dewanna bonner] had my back and that’s what it’s all about. we have a huge target on our backs, i don’t think that’s a secret.” pic.twitter.com/0ONtBNYo35 Fever fans were certainly thrilled to see not only Cunningham's play but the camaraderie displayed by Bonner during that heated sequence of action Especially given that level of toughness and tenacity was an element missing from last year's squad Now they'll look forward to seeing the entire team out on the floor together with Caitlin Clark hopefully ready to go as the Fever head to Iowa St Kilda Football Club has informed Tom Campbell, Riley Bonner, Matthew Allison and James Van Es they will not be offered contracts for the 2025 season. Popular members of the Saints’ list in their own rights, Campbell, Bonner, Allison and Van Es all arrived at the club with unique stories. In a career encompassing 13 seasons, 58 games and three clubs after first being selected by the Western Bulldogs as a rookie selection, journeyman Campbell has left a prominent mark at St Kilda since joining as a delisted free agent in 2021. While Campbell’s on-field influence in the red, white and black has only been seen four times at senior level, his impact on his teammates and the club more broadly cannot be overstated. Winner of the 2023 Robert Harvey Best Clubman Award, Campbell’s work alongside his fellow ruckmen and other developing players has been immense. Away from football, Campbell is a founder and driving force behind Footy for Climate. View this post on Instagram A post shared by St Kilda Football Club (@stkildafc) Bonner arrived at St Kilda through last year’s pre-season draft after 93 games and eight seasons at Port Adelaide The versatile defender made his debut for the club in Round 1 against Geelong going on to play a total of 19 games as a Saint Allison joined St Kilda via the draft in 2020 After a top-age year riddled by COVID interruptions Allison quickly made himself known as a resilient and positive personality around the club While untimely injuries curtailed his opportunities at an AFL debut earning a reputation as a supportive and caring teammate Ballarat product Van Es joined the Saints via pick no Similarly cruelled by injury across his two years at the club Van Es didn’t feature at senior level after being placed on the club's inactive list earlier this year but it’s the tough reality of the business we’re in,” EGM Football David Misson said “Tom has been an incredible member of our playing group during his time here having an invaluable impact on our emerging talent and ruck stocks “His generosity and kindness have made an indelible mark on those around him and we know will stand him in great stead for this next stage with his young family “Riley came to us just over a year ago with a willingness to play his role and submit to the needs of the team and he did exactly that “He has been a very popular and reliable member of our playing group and we thank him for jumping headfirst into life with the Saints “Matt had to deal with a number of setbacks during his time at the club however he never let it impact his attitude “His empathetic and genuine approach to supporting his teammates paired with his yearning to grow and improve is a credit to his character “James’ time at the club has been unfortunately interrupted by injury however his outlook has always been positive “We hope having had further surgery to his ankle earlier this year allows him a fresh start to this next chapter of his life Matt and James all leave knowing they’ll forever be part of the Saints family and welcome at RSEA Park.” Honouring the past with eyes towards an ambitious future Check out where and when you can see the Saints in 2025 Jaimee Lambert has clinched her second Best & Fairest in St Kilda colours A considerable amount has changed between Jack Sinclair’s football career and his grandfather's white and black and an iteration of the famed club Crest have persisted A new era for St Kilda Football Club has begun with the club today unveiling its modernised club Crest to take the red Emerging Saint Hugo Garcia has been rewarded for a strong performance on Friday night Help us build a resilient community through various programs and initiatives championed by the Danny Frawley Centre Jack Macrae has polled a perfect 10 coaches votes in the Saints' big win over the Dockers on Friday night The latest from the injury front on Georgia Patrikios Lenny Hayes delivers Hugo Garcia the news of his Rising Star nomination Re-live all the goals from our huge win against Fremantle Senior coach Ross Lyon discusses the Saints' big win over the Dockers Cooper Sharman delivers an unforgettable performance with four goals featuring a towering speccy and a Goal of the Year contender St Kilda Football Club wishes to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the club sits all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples whose lands and waters we work This story is taken from the Summer/Autumn 2025 issue of Another Man, which is on sale internationally from April 24. Pre-order here:  Grace Wales Bonner and Gabriel Moses are two visionary widely influential creatives whose practices celebrate storytelling and explore the fluidity of past and present their journeys have been shaped by its rich cultural landscape which has fuelled their distinctive approaches to fashion design and photography In this conversation – at the tenth anniversary of Wales Bonner and the fifth anniversary of the brand’s ongoing collaboration with Adidas – they reflect on their early impressions of each other’s work the influence of their upbringing and their shared commitment to creating fashion and imagery that feel both personal and timeless Alayo Akinkugbe: You both emphasise Black culture and the blending of past and present in your work Do you remember when you first became aware of each other’s work Gabriel Moses: I was very familiar with Grace’s work through the Adidas collaboration as someone who’d actually worked with and knew Grace really closely that put me on to Grace’s work on a larger scale I’ve loved the way in which she carries herself and the beautiful simplicity to the way she works I feel like your vision came out quite fully formed I must have at first known about you through your images; it’s such a distinct world and aesthetic that you’ve created and it was just quite striking for you to be so young and to have such a complete vision You’re doing something very singularly at such a high level I found it really impressive and quite rare which has a distinct energy – it’s a part of the city that’s culturally rich and diverse Did growing up in south London shape your visual languages Rio Ferdinand and Naomi Campbell and Stormzy are from here Everything that felt far away felt really close at the same time there’s a legacy of people [from south London] achieving things on a global scale because someone who grew up down the road has done it paid for one of my first films when I was 18 And it’s that sense of community [in south London] that I hold really closely GWB: Growing up in south London I was just being exposed to lots of different cultural influences I think my ideas of style come from my childhood and spending my teenage years in south London I went to school in south-west London but I grew up in south-east London so I was always on the bus travelling from different ends of the city I would always see different kinds of people getting on and off the bus and all these different styles; traditional dress and sportswear all being mixed in a really interesting way cultural traditions and spiritual traditions was a really interesting environment to grow up around And the multiculturalism of London as well AA: The Adidas Originals by Wales Bonner collaboration has become a cultural marker since its launch in 2020 appealing to a cross-section of society – from corporate workers to the fashion set What do you think has made it endure and resonate so deeply across different communities I can say it just hits so many personal and cultural touch points You can tell the research that goes into [the collaborations] this reminds me of this!” or “that’s what I grew up thinking was cool.” She always just hits the nail on the head Even with my friends who aren’t really into fashion Another thing that I’ve loved about Grace is that continuous excellence “I’ve always wanted to push what I see as beautiful so it’s a no-brainer for me to put my community and what I’ve grown up around in my work” – Gabriel Moses  GWB: It’s nice to see your lens on the collection the story looks really poetic and it has a lovely quietness to it You have that consistency as well in terms of what you do With Adidas I’m always interested in working with something that could feel quite familiar but bringing a sense of disruption or another sort of rhythm to it It’s almost a double take effect; you think you know what it is but it’s slightly different I like to work with the archive and with something that’s existing but bring a different cultural sensibility to it A sense of refinement and elevation is always what I try to bring from a design perspective My interest in working with Adidas also comes from seeing how the brand has shown up in culture over the years I’m embracing the way that Adidas has been worn by people and then creating new genres of style from that I think there’s such a rich cultural history there AA: World-building and storytelling is a strong element of both of your practices Why is it important for both of you to create these universes in which Black protagonists – along with our diverse histories and cultures – are at the centre GM: My introduction to photography comes from a lot of old family photos I didn’t study photography in school or in university it was literally going into the drawer where my mum showed me old pictures of my grandparents in the 60s and all sorts of things that’s what I see as life.” I saw my granddad and his friends and the way they dress I also liked the contrast in the images and the way they’ve aged I’ve always wanted to push what I see as beautiful so it’s a no-brainer for me to put my community and what I’ve grown up around in my work GWB: I can relate to that in terms of starting off and trying to represent something that just feels quite familiar Like an idea of beauty that is familial and like relates to my family It’s something I saw around me that I didn’t feel was reflected in fashion at the time; that was ten years ago within fashion and with different image makers as well There’s a much more diverse language around representation which is super encouraging of reflecting the beauty I see in the world you’ve spoken about bringing “an Afro-Atlantic perspective to European luxury” your practice often overlaps with ideas of Afro-Atlantic luxury GM: There’s beauty and influence in what we naturally bring So much is influenced by us and people that look like us Looking back at the pictures of my grandma and granddad .. With all of my subjects I’ve always wanted to be audacious or show that element of beauty and confidence Just the way you speak to people influences the way they grow up I’ve got a family tradition where every girl is called Grace My mum was definitely the source of that confidence Coming into this as a young Black boy being from south London I feel like people didn’t really believe that I could make the imagery I make So I had to just bring my own essence to it because I didn’t feel accepted in the first place I was at peace with the idea that I’m meant to kind of GWB: Do you still feel like you sit outside of something I still have those things I’m fighting against But it’s not something that I take too personally At the end of the day we’re going through things so future generations have less of a problem I’m an image-maker – campaigns come and go but good imagery lasts forever”  – Gabriel Moses because it’s now been ten years of Wales Bonner and I feel like that’s ten years of building a language because it’s that repetition of refining craft over time where I really didn’t have the means to realise them in a certain way and bring that refinement and understanding I have now I think there’s such honesty and purity about my early intentions I was actually with some of the early pieces I made and there’s a lot of handsewn embroidery and really detailed work It was kind of crazy that I was doing that in that circumstance I was still wanting to find and reveal beauty I think there was a kind of innocence about how I created early on and reconnecting with that is really positive for me you’ve spoken about the importance of creating “timeless work” explaining that you often find inspiration in the work of artists from bygone eras and Grace you consistently draw from and re-interpret historical and archival material Is a sense of timelessness an aim for both of you GWB: I think about time a lot and the layering of past But I also consider time in a circular way and be looking towards the horizon and creating something new To create something timeless is the goal in terms of design to create something that could have been found in the market a hundred years ago or found in a hundred years and you can’t really place it I think that’s an interesting place to be; thinking about future antiquity GM: I’ve always loved being in my studio looking at Malick Sidibé’s book I love the idea that I’m here at age 26 in 2025 looking at someone’s work from decades ago I’ve always enjoyed that idea and I want the same thing for myself; for my work to stand the test of time Make-up: Mata Mariélle at The Wall Group using HOURGLASS BEAUTY Casting: Mischa Notcutt at Drive Represents Movement director: Emmanuelle Loca-Gisquet Photographic assistants: Darren Karl-Smith and Kiran Mane Styling assistants: Alexander Bainbridge and Melina Frangos This story features in the Summer/Autumn 2025 issue of Another Man, which is on sale internationally from April 24. 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Journey of Australia’s first black Senator in traditional painting Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue spent her life advocating for Indigenous health People's choice: Marcia Langton 'thrilled' a portrait of her wins popular vote for Archibald prize The change maker has been unflinching in her crusade to get the Australian fashion industry to embrace fuller-figured models.Words by PATTY HUNTINGTON For as long as people have wondered why some among us reach the top of their field while others never quite make it the relative value of sundry qualities has been debated But these nine women embody something we call ‘unstoppability’ no setback — regardless of magnitude — has halted their march IT WAS HER younger sister’s eating disorder that galvanised Chelsea Bonner into opening a curve model agency in 2002 “Everything in her body was shutting down — her stomach She grew hair everywhere [for warmth] because she had absolutely no body fat whatsoever and she was dying and people were still complimenting her the thinner she got,” recalls Bonner of her sister’s ordeal but at her lowest point saw her whittle down to 45 kilograms and spend time in hospital on a feeding tube I know I probably can’t fix the whole thing but maybe I can help at least a few women understand that there is way more to life than starving yourself and eating and worrying about calories and about what you look like Jill Kortleve and Australia’s own Robyn Lawley Lawley would go on in 2015 to become the first-ever curve model to make the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue most female models represented by mainstream model agencies remain in the so-called ‘straight’ size range of 6-8 They continue to dominate the casting of almost every runway show and the pages and covers of fashion magazines the world over Tired of unsuccessfully trying to get her models into Australian Fashion Week’s shows, in 2022 Bonner spent $100,000 of her own money mounting her own show at the event that exclusively featured models sized 12-26 wearing garments from plus-size clothing specialist labels When this journalist discussed the show the following day in an ABC Sydney radio segment much of the talkback commentary criticised the event for normalising obesity I know I probably CAN’T FIX the WHOLE THING but maybe I can HELP at least a few women UNDERSTAND that there is WAY MORE to LIFE than STARVING YOURSELF Bonner is used to the flak that often flies after any fashion-industry attempt to cater to larger consumers (case in point the furore over Nike’s installation of plus-size mannequins at one of its London stores in 2019) Bonner has been bombarded with hostile direct messages Every time I do an [ABC] Australian Story [in 2016 and May 2024 the latter co-focusing on her more recent concerns over AI] or anything like that Bonner was literally born into the modelling business. The eldest of three daughters of ’70s golden couple actor Tony Bonner and model Nola Clark, Bonner and her sister Skye [who did not have an eating disorder] would later follow their mother into modelling Bonner was rejected by one model agency and told to lose weight she left school to work briefly for her mother’s modelling and deportment school in Noosa then as a junior booker at Greg Tyshing’s Melbourne-based model and creative talent agency Giant Management She worked as a plus-size model on the side working predominantly on commercial catalogue work She remembers baulking at the unflattering garments that were the only options available for the larger models to promote their straight-sized peers wore more fashionable items She notes: “We were dressed in track suits and skivvies and jumpers We weren’t ever given real clothes to wear” I have REALISED that it’s ALWAYS going to be a case of PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION and we just have to CELEBRATE every single WIN — and then CREATE ANOTHER ONE In 1998, she opened her own Melbourne agency, Millennium Creatives, repping photographers, stylists and hair and makeup artists, before selling it two years later. She continued to model, and while briefly working in New York had a light-bulb moment after noticing the buzz that had started to build in that market over fuller-figured models such as Emme and Mia Tyler (daughter of Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler and half-sister of actress Liv) “I saw how curve modelling in America was treated like a proper business came back to Australia and started working again as an agent It wasn’t until [my sister] got sick that I thought I didn’t want anybody else ending up as sick as [my sister] but also I could do it because I had the skillset and the contacts.” One catch-22 challenge here remains the new-season runway looks that magazines call in from brands to shoot for their fashion pages: they remain almost exclusively sample-sized I have realised that it’s always going to be a case of progress over perfection and we just have to celebrate every single win — and then create another one ever going to be a finish line.” She adds: “But it won’t stop me” A version of this story originally appeared in the September issue of Harper’s BAZAAR Australia / New Zealand Harper’s BAZAAR participates in various affiliate marketing programs which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together The best local news sent straight to your inbox every workday Make a donation and support the future of journalism and media diversity in the ACT SES says the Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire is set at ADVICE There is no immediate danger to members of the community and no properties are currently under threat as a result this fire there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free Become a supporter Two wanted men, 21-year-old Jamie Barry and 29-year-old Elliot Smith-Benzie are urgently being sought by police.  Jamal Fogarty has opened up on informing coach Ricky Stuart he would be leaving Canberra to accept a lucrative contract at Manly for 2026. 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The best local news sent straight to your inbox every workday! they weren’t just adding a future Hall of Famer but investing in leadership Bonner is coming off a 2024 season with the Connecticut Sun in which she averaged 15 points She was named to her sixth All-Star team and helped lead the Sun to another playoff run including back-to-back wins over the Fever that ended Indiana’s season Bonner, a 15-year WNBA veteran and two-time champion said she was drawn to Indiana’s young core and the opportunity to help elevate a franchise still building its identity “Man, the youth, the growth of this market, the fans — I’m just excited to be a piece of the puzzle that hopefully gets us over the hump,” Bonner told Ballislife.com Her move to the Fever reunites her with head coach Stephanie White who previously coached Bonner during her time in Connecticut White said Bonner’s presence brings much-needed stability to a locker room filled with rising talent “She understands how to hold you accountable “She’s experienced a lot of different things — whether it’s been teammates playing with some of the best in the world Bonner’s impact has already reached Caitlin Clark who pointed to the veteran’s approach as something the Fever lacked during the 2024 season “DB has been tremendous,” Clark said and she leads in that example every single day That was a piece we were missing last year.” Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and forward DeWanna Bonner Bonner has also been vocal about setting a defensive tone early in camp Given how dynamic Indiana has shown to be offensively with Clark elevating on the other end of the floor could be a true difference-maker.  “That’s the first thing we do every day,” Bonner told Ballislife.com “We know we have to be better than we were last season in order to compete with the top teams in the league We’re excited to play defense this year The Fever will open the regular season with title contention expectations for the first time in years and Bonner’s presence may be the difference between potential and results.  And so far the support for the newest members of the squad has been overwhelming—in the best way One would think that after 15 years in the league But when asked how her transition to the Fever compares to past teams Bonner answered it’s totally different— totally different atmosphere.” I can’t even go to the grocery store,” she continued testifying to just how passionate and welcoming the Fever fanbase has been since her arrival DeWanna Bonner on Fever fans “The support here has just been phenomenal. I really can’t go anywhere…everywhere I go it’s just like ‘we’re excited for the season thank you for being here’…can’t even go to the grocery store without someone saying how excited they are.” pic.twitter.com/F7iCki4CF5 Bonner, a two-time champion and six-time All-Star, is no stranger to fan support, but the love she’s received in Indiana has felt uniquely special “I’m excited to get a little of the taste on Saturday,” she said referencing her first time stepping on the court as a member of the team Bonner is no stranger to Indiana’s passionate fanbase The kick-off to game day has fans bursting at the seams to get a their first look at the team's new lineup Saturday’s preseason debut can’t come soon enough And DeWanna Bonner is clearly anticipating it as much as anyone The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Hi Alain do you think the RBs will be able to run with this OL I think there’s absolutely reason to believe that James Daniels and Jonah Savaiinaea will be upgrades at guard and help the Dolphins in short-yardage running situations and with Alexander Mattison and/or rookie Ollie Gordon II the Dolphins have the big back that was missing last season I don’t know that the Dolphins will become a great short-yardage running team As always I'm grateful for you and the time you take for fans Do you feel the D-Line can be disruptive enough to mask our weak secondary what do you think will realistically be the end result with Ramsey Bonus: Axl Rose or Freddie Mercury for greatest vocal range It’s the pass rush that needs to be disruptive And the question mark there is whether Phillips and Chubb can regain their pre-injury form The end result with Ramsey will be a trade Say over the past 10 drafts what percent of Fins draftees ended up playing anywhere in the NFL the Dolphins drafted 69 players and all but four of them have played at least one regular season game in the NFL The four who haven’t are 2015 fifth-round safety Cedric Thompson 2016 seventh-round quarterback Skylar Thompson 2021 seventh-round running back Gerrid Doaks and 2024 seventh-round wide receiver Tahj Washington give us some trade options for CB… Know there are some unhappy guys looking for trade the first name that jumps out is Jaire Alexander of the Green Bay Packers though the latest reports indicate that situation has cooled and he could be back there in 2025 He's the only one who comes to mind right now would the two you choose be a better solution than any CB Fins would have drafted after RD1 I’d go with Douglas and Samuel provided Samuel’s shoulder checks out As for whether that’s better than anybody the Dolphins could have gotten after Round 1 it depends on whether Will Johnson and Benjamin Morrison hold up physically because they’re both high-end cornerback prospects who lasted until Round 2 because of durability concerns Is Cheetah gonna return punts this year .. my best guess is that Tyreek will return punts in selected situations It’s how he’s been used since he got to Miami and I see no reason that should change Everyone is saying that MM is the reason Ramsey wants out of Miami based on Ramsey’s history; he does not stick around long with teams Did all those other coaches cause him to leave their team Ramsey left Jacksonville as the result of conflict with some Jaguars front office officials and then the Rams traded him to shed salary at a time when Ramsey also wanted a new contract Chris Grier said it wasn’t contract-related and there’s no way to believe it would be because the Dolphins just gave him a contract and they also can’t really ask him to take a pay cut considering his 2025 salary is guaranteed You think we'll ever know the truth about the blow-up between McD and Ramsey as to whether the specific details will come out I could see coming out through unnamed sources the Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup in 1967 six years before the Dolphins had their last Super Bowl title The Maple Leafs will face the Florida Panthers now in the second round of the NHL Playoffs this year I do think they’re closer right now to a title than the Dolphins Tyreek Hill’s production fell off a cliff last year and so did the Dolphins offense as a whole Do you expect any changes in this year’s offensive philosophy I really don’t expect major changes because the offense did hum pretty good in 2023 and that’s where the Dolphins would like to return At their best since McDaniel took over as head coach Tyreek Hill was the central focus of the offense and he’s what (more than anything) made the Dolphins offense really dangerous at its peak there’s a chance the Dolphins could have been an 11-win team What do you think the Dolphins have to do to eliminate “unforced errors” & is there any phase of the game where they’re most prevalent it’s a dangerous game to play what you’re doing because they also easily could have lost against Jacksonville in the opener the defense failed to rise to the occasion against the Cardinals and Bills and there were costly fumbles against the Colts and Bills The bottom line is there was a thin line between winning and losing in several games Can someone ask coach directly not Frank Smith’s-vague response last year about using a more physical big body grouping with 6-7 O-line players on short yardage and everyone knowing it yet still doing it to prove the point of physicality the question to Smith couldn’t have been more pointed when he was asked why the Dolphins never use a sixth offensive lineman in short-yardage situations and his answer simply was that it’s just not something the Dolphins do I’d doubt McDaniel would offer a very different answer Do you think Ramsey will have a change of heart now after the draft I have a very hard time anticipating that after his Instagram post on draft night That was very different from Tyreek Hill venting after the season finale against the Jets and saying he wanted out and the message was pretty clear that he doesn’t like what’s going on in Miami who is your round 5-7 guy to get the most playing time/biggest impact the two who immediately come to mind are DT Jordan Phillips and RB Ollie Gordon II and I’ll go now with Phillips because I think he’s in line for way more snaps as a rookie is it a crazy thought to actually give a guy like Ethan Bonner a chance to play in real games He seems to always have good things said about him We have taken heat for not drafting a high CB in draft there was some thought among some media members that Bonner could have a breakthrough last year after playing late in 2023 And it’s not about him not being given a chance but rather about his coaches not seeing enough in practice to give him a bigger role while at the same time understanding that maybe he can make a big jump in practice and therefore earn more opportunities You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Captured by photographer Renell Medrano, the adidas x Wales Bonner FW24 campaign is set against the rich backdrop of New York’s Harlem featuring skaters Carlisle Aikens and Kader Sylla It highlights the poetry and rhythm of city streets offering a visual homage to the birthplace of Hip Hop The footwear range stands out with the reintroduction of the legendary adidas Originals Superstar reimagined with patent leather and a crocodile-embossed finish The Wales Bonner Samba features crocodile-printed leather in rich toffee and deep indigo shades the Samba Millenium offers a bold evolution with smooth leather and crocodile-textured heels showcasing Wales Bonner’s elevated design language The apparel offering follows suit, evoking the bold spirit of the 1970s with tracksuits, floral vests, and matching shorts that nod to Hip Hop’s origins. Saturated hues of tangerine orange and turquoise blue bring a fresh twist to classic silhouettes while enlarged adidas logos on graphic tees and hoodies make a statement Departing from the current "quiet luxury" trend this collection embraces exuberance and street-inspired flair The adidas Originals x Wales Bonner Fall Winter 2024 collection will be available globally on Thursday 24 October 2024 at the adidas website, via the CONFIRMED app Enter your details below to receive 30% off Amber Sceats jewellery Christian Louboutin unveiled its Fall-Winter 2025 women’s collection in an exclusive showcase with celebrated Gumbaynggirr Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey Where workwear meets fashion; it’s the kind of cargo you shouldn’t be precious about +61 2 9293 0999 Suite 102, 19a Boundary StreetDarlinghurst, NSW 2010 © RUSSH Magazine 2025. All right reserved. RUSSH.com is published by RUSSH Media Pty Ltd. They've all been good and mad in their own ways But nothing comes close to the queen of British design's next pow-wow with the German sportswear brand Wales Bonner x Adidas Samba ‘Collegiate Navy’ For Grace Wales Bonner's latest Adidas collection, she's unwrapped a total of five (!) trainers The sneakerverse is to be blessed with two more Sambas including the ‘Collegiate Navy’ and the ‘Night Brown.’ Both of these feature croc embossed uppers and woven leather tongues They also sit on top of classic gum rubber soles just like the OG Sambas did in the '40s when they were worn for football and not flexing Back in May, the label dove straight into Adidas' archives to bring back the Samba MN from 2009 it's got two more up its sleeve: the ‘Silver Metallic’ and the ‘St Fade Gold.’ These are both slightly insane (in the best way possible) with shiny chrome panelling hitting the first shoe bright yellow overlays wrapping around the second Wales Bonner x Adidas Samba MN ‘Silver Metallic’ But even though it's the cleanest of the collection the fifth and final sneaker is probably the most shocking Because in the four years that Wales Bonner and Adidas have worked together this is the brand's first Superstar ever this one keeps it super simple with a ‘Wonder White’ colour palette It's then finished off with the Wales Bonner logo that's stamped across the lateral sidewall in gold Wales Bonner x Adidas Samba MN ‘St Fade Gold’ The Wales Bonner x Adidas Autumn/Winter 2024 collection is set to drop on October 24. It'll be available at Wales Bonner, Adidas, the Confirmed app, and select stockists globally. If history has taught us anything about this elusive collab, expect it to to sell out. Fast. 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Upgrade now. The midfielder and Reds supporter joined from Arsenal in the summer of 2015 and featured regularly at Academy level, including being part of the FA Youth Cup-winning U18s squad in 2019. Dixon-Bonner's senior debut came in February 2020 as a stoppage-time substitute when a youthful side beat Shrewsbury Town at Anfield in an FA Cup fourth-round replay. He also came off the bench 20 months later in a League Cup win at Preston North End and then started the FA Cup victory at home to Shrewsbury in January 2022 as Liverpool went on to lift both trophies that season. Dixon-Bonner departed the club in the summer that followed as his contract expired. The collection we’re looking at here revolves around her collaboration with the artist Theaster Gates. “I find him inspiring as a friend and a kind of thought partner—and someone that's achieving something to a really high standard of quite immaculate taste,” she said. “I’m thinking more about the elegant dressing I’m drawn to.” Specifically, she worked with photo-prints derived from Gates’s vast archive of the Black imagination he has collected in Chicago. Part of it houses sets of Ebony and Jet, a bequest from the Johnson family who published the highly successful Black fashion, style, and politics magazines in the era of Civil Rights and the Black Power movements. Wales Bonner’s choices of fashion images of ’60s women are printed on t-shirts, shirts, and denim. So to the clothes: Wales Bonner said she’s been drawn to the idea of “elegance, and being quite mysterious too. Toughness and practicality, sensuality, softness, and romanticism.” The knack is in how to pull off quite special pieces with nonchalance. She shows, for example, a cropped jacket with tuxedo-like satin lapels, but pairs it with shorts with three white adidas stripes (picked out in Wales Bonner technical crochet), and a pair of knee-high black studded boots. INDIANAPOLIS — Bounding up the stairs to the Fever practice gym on the first day of training camp Sunday, Kelsey Mitchell seemed ecstatic Not just for her eighth season in a Fever jersey, but for some of the new players around her — including 15-year veteran DeWanna Bonner who joined the team via free agency this offseason I got the best vet in the world!” Mitchell shouted toward the camera both her and Bonner flexing in the hallway who is used to being the veteran as the longest-tenured player on the roster She has been with the Fever since she was drafted No 2 overall in 2018 as has nearly always been regarded as the veteran of the young group she has her own veterans to lean on this season Kind of like when you take your clothes out the dryer so I think all that combined just makes for a good atmosphere.” a well-traveled player who holds the WNBA playoff game appearance record 5 overall pick and played the first 10 years of her career in the desert She played under now-Fever coach Stephanie White in 2023 and ‘24 and the pair led the Sun to the WNBA semifinals each season “She’s experienced a lot of different things,” White said it’s so important because she understands how to hold you accountable Bonner is near the top of more league records She is fourth all-time on the career scoring list with 7,482 points overtaking Fever legend Tamika Catchings’ 7,380 last season; 10th in defensive rebounds with 2,446; and third in games played with 502 Following her former teammate Diana Taurasi’s retirement Bonner is the longest-tenured active player in the league both in the regular season and in the postseason It doesn’t matter Bonner is on a new team for the first time in six years She will always embody that leadership quality; that started even before training camp "If you only knew how many text messages I got What is practice going to be like?'" Bonner said with a laugh I got a lot of text messages the night before trying to understand Steph and what it takes Bonner was exactly the type of veteran this young Fever team needs to take that next step into championship contention Indiana had a lot of talent last season with All-Stars Mitchell Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark leading the way The Fever improved to with a 20-20 record and its first playoff berth since 2016 but they were swept by the Sun in the first round that veteran player who knows what it takes to win a championship the Fever have that guiding light in Bonner “She’s been tremendous not only as a leader I think that was a piece of the thing that we were missing last year we didn’t really have that inside of our locker room during the evenings of the Covid-19 pandemic where I was able to “whisper life into the doubt that ha[d] consumed me” as both a woman and a writer almost my entire adult life It’s no wonder that Schwartzmann and I have connected online as fellow writers and enthusiasts of figurative and literal light Schwartzmann and I spoke on a snowy afternoon in early January I was staying in a cabin without running water on a tiny island near Acadia National Park while she was sequestered in her New York apartment Though our environs couldn’t have been more different we both found ourselves grappling with language trying to put words to the wildfires decimating Los Angeles and the impending inauguration Those interstitial moments of shared stillness with one another embodied the themes and exigencies of our exchange: how to cultivate silence how to resist the hyper-acceleration of online capitalism and how to listen more carefully—and caringly—to one another you talk about slowing down as being a choice which I loved thinking about as an act of agency Since the book has been out for a few months I was wondering how you are currently choosing to slow down Rachel SchwartzmannI hope people know they have a choice in their relationship with pace The messaging around slowing down can lean prescriptive It’s interesting to talk about Slowing now that there’s been some distance from writing and publishing it even with the pressures and excitement to produce right now I'm choosing not to rush my next project unhealthy relationship with work where I felt the frantic need to produce writing for the public or be public-facing I'm more content enjoying my life and the people in it that make it good “I am trying to find a new way to work.” Which is just another way of saying There’s been something really magical about being on this little island with my partner We don't have water or internet in the cabin where we're staying I found myself thinking: How does being in this remote space change my relationship with reading I don’t feel like I’m trying to extract anything for production or rush I’m also actively choosing not to fly through books I would’ve finished quite a few already—I just finished a novel I started in late December and generally try not to quantify my reading HB What books are you currently loving right now This reminds me of another question I had for you. One of the things I really admire about you is that you are an exemplary literary citizen. You celebrate other writers and promote books through your project, Slow Stories, too. You’ve also built this really beautiful brand I wonder if you ever feel a tension between the slowing down that reading requires and the literary citizenship that you enact online I'm also trying to see being online as a way of helping me figure out what I like paying attention to I have my doomscroll moments—but in any case I don’t want slowness to be something that's branded or expected to look a certain way I think your online content is so effective Do I have such an acute awareness of my environment There is something about these pictures that you’ve cultivated and curated that reminds me to fix that attention on my own surroundings—to actually stop and look up at the sky I imagine you’re often asked about where a poem starts but I'm wondering where the most unexpected starting point for a poem can begin for you HB That’s a great question. It reminds me of when I entered graduate school in 2015 for a Master's in Film Studies. I thought I knew what I wanted to study and the types of films I wanted to write about. Then, I fell in love with contemporary experimental cinema thanks to programming by my classmates Emily Drummer and Carl Elsaesser I think the biggest surprise for me as a poet has been when a poem arises during a screening I usually get inspiration for poetry either by reading or being outside But I’m interested in the affective properties of experimental cinema—they’re not necessarily documentaries or narratives; it’s all about evoking a feeling you can’t quite name through the collaging of images and sounds feels like poetry—you’re trying to evoke a sensation in your reader that gives them a surge of feeling even if they’re not able to name it immediately RS I love that—the poems in Another Woman have a cinematic quality to them The collection contains several visceral images of or related to night In “From Dido,” you write: “I’m sifting like a spate of stars Memory”: "Shivering in the doorway / I am the bare one / braced like a star or a girl." I tend to associate books with certain times of the day HB I really love that you mentioned night—you’re the only one who has I wrote most of Another Woman during the pandemic I started in earnest during the winter of 2020 and 2021 I was going through a breakup that had been quite fraught and was living with some friends where I didn’t have a ton of privacy to grieve in the house fully so I would take these really long night walks and then stay up until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning writing poems It felt like the book was located in a witchy space of darkness I was drawn to that time of night for a few reasons: it allowed me to be really abject in my grief It was the only time when I felt like I could freely cry and express all my sadness I think it was also that I loved being in a landscape where I was not perceived There was something necessary during this period of heartache about being able to walk around I wasn’t the object of anyone’s gaze; I was just a subject in this landscape That felt really healing for me as both a person and a writer It was teaching me to pay attention in this way that I feel like the work you do also does for me there’s a section that I think you’d appreciate: “Poetry is a question of speed and time reveals itself as being our essential self.” How would you describe your relationship with time and pace How does writing poetry change or challenge it HB I’m at a bit of a fulcrum point in my relationship to writing which I miss because I feel poetry contracts time within the space of a morning—then I think about it the rest of the day and luxuriate in the language and read it over and over again until it feels just right I want more opportunities that take me out of time I never expect that a poem is going to be published I was just writing every night to excavate my internal emotional landscape I also miss being in a space where I’m doing something solely for my own pleasure—not for money or other people’s approval Being able to sit in that silence and be attentive to the world I think I’ve lost sight of that a little and want to make my way back to it I also write as a freelancer and take on brand work so my natural creative impulses are lent to those types of projects but I have to constantly untangle the idea that my creativity is for me just as much as it is for commerce I think that’s the concern of our lifetime There’s so much uncertainty and doubt globally and committing to creativity—without a guaranteed promise of something on the other side—can add to the paralysis But everybody gets there at their own pace and that’s where the nuance of slowness comes into play I think because I’ve spent a lot of time in the digital landscape I've finally crossed that threshold where I’ll follow a creative curiosity regardless of whether it’ll be seen or consumed I have students all the time who ask me how they can be a writer RS Do you think being a writer is a matter of having to write or wanting to write—or both I feel like I’m constantly chasing and trying to hone that skill of saying something in the best way possible This is part of what I’m thinking about for this year How did you get to a place of clarity in knowing what you want irrespective of market pressures or other influences RS Understanding the link between my mental health and my pursuits has been key phasing out what doesn’t make me feel nourished or even human—or things I think I should be doing—and then embracing what remains I unintentionally took a break from reading in early adulthood I didn’t always feel that in some of my previous endeavors I could say reading has helped me understand my priorities The act itself obviously requires focused attention and it’s made me re-appreciate life’s tangibility: holding a physical book in my hands and running my finger up and down a textured jacket spine I indulge those details in other ways—like styling or mood boarding—but reading inspires something I can’t quite name like what you were saying earlier about poetry I can’t really sink into a poem if I’m in a space with distractions Silence is such a particular space to be in these days—true silence I’m also thinking about the ethics of being too—allowing a feeling or experience to be shared without judgment Poetry asks us: How do you want to exist in the world is there a question that you hope people start asking more often RS Is this actually what you want to talk about that's the question that I’d like to be asked RS Alluding to earlier in our conversation we sometimes feel pressured by outside forces and assume we can only talk about one thing or share in a certain way what do you want to talk about?—getting that “permission” might be daunting but also revelatory HB Prodding at that is really important for the honesty we were talking about—and also telling more compelling stories I’m certainly going to ask myself that as I work on this new project: Is this really what I want to say She earned an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Iowa and is currently working on a novel and creates content for various publications and brands and is working on a novel