Kanye’s Boston store draws big crowds

Kanye’s Boston store draws big crowds

BOSTON

Kanye West’s pop-up clothing store has opened in downtown Boston.

The “Pablo” store is one of 21 that opened worldwide for three days only. Visitors camped out overnight, and hundreds waited in long lines ahead of Friday’s opening on Boylston Street in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood.

The temporary storefront sells clothing inspired by West’s latest album, “The Life of Pablo.”

The stores have opened in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami and New York, among other cities. Overseas locations include Amsterdam, Berlin, Cape Town, London and Singapore.

Boston’s store closes today at 6 p.m.

British comic actor, activist Brian Rix dies

LONDON

Brian Rix, a comic actor who used his fame to draw attention to the struggles of people with learning disabilities, died Saturday, a British charity said. He was 92 and had been ill for some time.

Rix, a senior figure in the Mencap mental health charity, became a household name in theater and television in the 1950s and 1960s with the Whitehall Farces, comedies named after the theater where they were performed.

When his oldest daughter, Shelley, was born with Down Syndrome in 1951, he refused the advice of doctors to put her away and forget about her and instead used his celebrity to promote charitable work.

Associated Press