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A rendering of the New Museum’s expansion. Courtesy of the New Museum We expected it to open last fall. Then came months of silence. Now, at last,...
January is a month of fresh starts and new beginnings, so what better way to kick off 2026 than with a few can’t-miss restaurant openings? As Los...
Las Vegas is in the middle of an over-the-top dining makeover, and the biggest players here aren’t content with just playing their greatest hits....
Shirley Yang Crutchfield, Queens Triumvirate, 2025. 24K gold leaf, 22K moon gold, 12K white gold and oil on wood, 24 x 26 in. Courtesy of the...
Glen Taylor, founder of Taylor Corp. and owner of the Star Tribune, deepens his rural philanthropy with a new $100 million gift aimed at long-term...
As questions of access, locality and relevance grow more urgent, major institutional biennials—from Venice to Gwangju—will have to prove they can...
Regulators in Europe, Asia and beyond scrutinize Grok as concerns grow over A.I.-generated sexual deepfakes.
From Fragonard and Watteau to the Veil-Picard collection, today’s selective auction fervor for the 18th-century style reveals a deeper logic of...
Nathan Cornwell. Rebecca Dickson Tourists don’t often venture to Chiswick, a west London neighborhood with a charming communal feel, because it...
Fran Horowitz, a former executive at Express Inc. and Ann Taylor Loft, joined Abercrombie & Fitch in 2014. Patrick MacLeod/WWD/Penske Media via...
If you haven't started the search for a Valentine's Day gift just yet, it's time to get on that—ASAP. February 14 is just around the corner, and...
As longevity shifts to A.I. and predictive health, male-biased data risks repeating old inequities at scale. Unsplash Longevity has become one of...
As museums and biennials revisit Surrealism, outsider practices and Indigenous cosmologies, a pattern emerges that suggests a renewed turn toward...
George Longfish, I Will Never Be the Same When I Leave My Father’s Lodge, 1978-82. Courtesy The Fine Arts Collection, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti...
Este Arte’s deliberately small scale has helped position the fair as an early bellwether for Latin America’s contemporary art market. Courtesy Este...
Type One Energy plans to build a fusion power plan on the site of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run coal-fired power plant in Oak Ridge,...
In a sobering annual message, Bill Gates warns that global aid cuts and unchecked A.I. could derail progress. Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los...
Amanda Seyfried. WireImage You might still be easing into 2026, but awards season is already out in full force. In a twist from the usual schedule,...
Transitions (2012) by Joan Semmel at the Jewish Museum in New York. Photo: Fred Voon for Observer In 1973, when no gallery in New York would show...
Christie’s will offer hundreds of incredible objects from The Jim Irsay Collection in a series of sales in March 2026. Max Touhey |...
Edouard Manet, The Balcony, 1868-1869. Oil on canvas, 66 15/16 x 49 3/16 in. (170 x 125 cm). Musée d’Orsay, bequest Gustave Caillebotte, 1894. ©...
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Ambientación de Color Aditivo, Caracas, 1974. Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía, Venezuela. © Atelier Cruz-Diez...
Removed from the hustle and bustle of the city of Los Angeles, Malibu is a beachside oasis for those seeking a slower routine in L.A. County....
Despite clear science and proven solutions, childhood lead poisoning has persisted due to enforcement gaps, fragmented policy and political...
The sober-curious lifestyle has moved beyond a January reset into a more sustained shift in how Americans approach drinking. According to a...
From hybrid work to A.I.-generated messaging, narrative is now how leaders create coherence and credibility. Unsplash In an era where algorithms...
Exit Wound portrays the carnage left by a gunshot as landscape, with the flesh splintering and twining into horizon lines. Photographed by Kyle...
From Airbnb and Booking.com to Amazon and Google, leading companies show how disciplined experimentation turns uncertainty into advantage. Unsplash...
Installation view: “Aiza Ahmed: The Music Room” at Sargent’s Daughters. Photo: Nicholas Knight, courtesy of Sargent’s Daughters, New York In a year...
Onstage at CES 2026, Bob Sternfels (middle), Hemant Taneja (right) and Jason Calacanis (left) unpacked what skills still matter as A.I. transforms...
Mark Ryden, the godfather of Pop Surrealism, has built a career with the uncanny, the recondite and the unapologetically kitsch. Photographed by...