Inside Wayne Newton’s Las Vegas wonderland

The American crooner, aka Mr Las Vegas, recently opened his home to the public, and it has all the dancing horses, gold Rollers and fabulously kitsch decor you’d hope for in a Sin City showbiz mansion. Welcome to Wayne’s otherworldly world

Climate philanthropist George Soros invests millions in coal

Billionaire has previously funded renewable energy and low-carbon initiatives and has called coal a ‘lethal bullet’ for climate change

Lab-grown leather is coming, but is the industry ready for it?

A startup, Modern Meadow, is attempting to develop a biomaterial alternative to leather as prices rise. Will it succeed – and will it have a market?

Too damn high: Manhattan average apartment prices reach record of $1.87m

  • Trend of renting over buying driving up real estate prices by 11% from 2014
  • 99% of borough’s apartments and homes available for rent are occupied

Met’s China: Through the Looking Glass show presents a fantasy of the far east

Ahead of its annual gala, the Met’s Costume Institute risks accusations of cultural appropriation to explore how ideas of China have inspired fashion, art and film

All aboard San Francisco’s hipster bus for leather seats, Wi-Fi and iced coffee

New private bus service Leap boasts spacious seating, a general air of calm cleanliness and a steward serving coffee, cold-pressed juices and granola bars. With tickets costing almost three times as much as the regular bus, is it a welcome new addition to the marketplace or a step towards two-tier transit?