, but they had not fallen as low as $1.98 that day either — or any day in the last two weeks. Mississippi and Tennessee were tied for the lowest average price on April 16, at $2.707 per gallon of regular gas.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editor Patrick Sison in New York.like Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe and
are known for their distinctive approaches to sartorial style — bold splashes of color, luxurious fabrics, playful construction, capes — but fashion savants and historians agree that a common thread weaves their tailored looks together: dandyism.The history-laden style movement will be front and center as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute spring exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” kicking off with the biggest night in fashion,Inspired by Monica Miller’s book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,”
on Black style and specifically menswear from the 18th century to present day, with dandyism as a unifying theme.Andre Leon Talley arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating the ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’ exhibition, Monday, May 2, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Andre Leon Talley arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating the ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’ exhibition, Monday, May 2, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Once used to describe the aristocratic style and leisurely pursuits of figures like Regency England’s Beau Brummell,“Christians and Muslims who used to stare at each other were reconciled,” Ella Carine Kossingou, a Bangui resident, said of Francis’ visit. “I’m not Catholic, but I won’t forget his presence in our country.”
, a graffiti artist dabbed finishing touches onto a portrait of Pope Francis in Kenya. In Nigeria, parishioners lined up to sign a condolence book beneath his portrait. And in South Sudan, Father James Rombe knelt to pray along with students at the St. Lawrence Minor Seminary.“He taught our leaders a big lesson on humility, and what it means to be a servant — a servant leader,” Rombe said, remembering when Francis
the feet of warring South Sudan leaders as government troops battled rebels in parts of the country.“That was the powerful message that we all received from him: Hope. To be hopeful. And these two words always go together: hope and peace,” Rombe added.