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Imperial Vienna and Stormy Skies: Inside New York City Ballet’s 2025 Spring Gala

Nina Dobrev and Ariana DeBose. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image New York City Ballet galas are always elegant affairs, and last week’s, chaired by...

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Caedra Scott-Flaherty

The 2025 McLaren 750S Spider: A Supercar Not Meant for Mere Mortals

The 2025 McLaren 750S Spider is not a mortal car—or for mere mortals. Courtesy McLaren/Beadyeye The McLaren 750S Spider was making its way around...

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Neal Pollack

9 Incredible Dining Experiences to Inspire a Quick City Getaway

Beyond New York City’s surplus of dining options, splattered like glitter through the grid-marked streets, stretch quieter roads that wind towards...

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Erica Chayes Wida

Artificial Intelligence as Co-Creator: Rethinking Art and Authorship

Artists are no longer just using A.I.—they’re collaborating with it, shifting long-held definitions of originality, authorship and creative...

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Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti And Auronda Scalera

Travel Executives Notice Foreign Tourists Are Skipping the U.S. This Summer

Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia, said the demand for U.S. travel has softened. Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Expedia Group As summer approaches,...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Koyo Kouoh’s Death Leaves Uncertainty Around the 2026 Venice Biennale

Curator Koyo Kouoh passed away on May 10, 2025. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image Announced as curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale last December,...

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Elisa Carollo

Ingrid Lundgren and Marissa Dembkoski’s Slip House Launches With Domestic Art Spaces Inspired By Coenties Slip

Slip House’s co-founders, Ingrid Lundgren and Marissa Dembkoski. Photo: Taylor Augustine Despite the tariff turmoil and a still sluggish art market,...

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Elisa Carollo

Christie’s Isabella Lauria Talks Basquiat, Market Shifts and What Makes a Masterpiece

Isabella Lauria. CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2025 It’s the week of the big spring auctions in New York, and art collectors with a little left over in...

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Dan Duray

‘Giulio Cesare’ Versus ‘Antony and Cleopatra’: Round Two

Song Hee Lee as Cleopatra amid Ruckus at Hudson Hall. Photo: Paul Kheir In September of 1966, the Metropolitan Opera opened its brand-new Lincoln...

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Christopher Corwin

The Science of Happy Workplaces: What Data Tells Us About Stress and Satisfaction

A data-informed culture starts at the table: Collaboration, transparency and shared purpose are key drivers of workplace satisfaction. Unsplash In...

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Lord Mark Price

TEFAF Delivers Museum Quality—and Sales—Despite Market Uncertainty

Museum-quality masterpieces, rediscoveries and record-setting sales defined the fair's return to the Park Avenue Armory.

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Elisa Carollo

From Storage to Spotlight: How D.C.’s National Gallery Is Redefining Access to Art

Rembrandt’s A Woman Holding a Pink will be on display in Denver until 2027. Courtesy the National Gallery of Art and Denver Art Museum Angelica...

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Daniel Grant

Ken Griffin Says International Graduates Should Automatically Receive Visas

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference on May 6, 2024. Apu Gomes/Getty Images...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

PHOTOS: Miami’s Creative Elite Played Peacock at Faena Art’s Annual Gala

The Faena Art gala isn’t your average art party. Oriol Tarridas At the fifth annual Faena Art gala, Miami’s cultural vanguard convened poolside at...

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Christa Terry

The Five Pieces You Should Absolutely Make Time for at Frieze New York

The most resonant pieces at Frieze revel in their ambiguity. Casey Kelbaugh/CKA Every year, New Yorkers eager to see what’s new at the city’s...

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Dan Duray

One Fine Show: ‘Gabriel Orozco, Politécnico Nacional’ at Museo Jumex

Gabriel Orozco, La DS (Cornaline), 2013. Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris/Los Angeles Welcome to One Fine Show ,...

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Dan Duray

The 10 Best New Restaurants to Check Out in New York City This May

May is a bit of a confusing time in New York, weather-wise: are we indoor people or outdoor people? This means that what you might be craving for...

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Juliet Izon

The Essentials With Shelcy and Christy Joseph: Cardigans, Bookstores and Conscious Style

Sisters Shelcy and Christy Joseph aren’t just fashion influencers. On their social media platforms, NYCxClothes, the duo subvert the traditional...

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Sarah Whitacre

Trump’s Proposed 100% Tariff on Foreign Movies Pushes Hollywood to the Edge

The idea of a purely American-made movie is a myth. Neil Soni/Unsplash When President Donald Trump fired off a Truth Social post over the weekend...

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Brandon Katz

The Art Market Defies Doom and Gloom With Independent, Esther and Future Fair in Full Swing

Independent is at Spring Studios, New York. Alexa Hoyer New York City is undergoing a rare stress test this week—one that feels unprecedented in...

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Elisa Carollo

Bill Gates Says His Foundation Will Spend Down 99% of His Fortune and Close by 2045

Microsoft founder Bill Gates will sunset his foundation in two decades. Justin Tallis-WPA Pool/Getty Images To mark the 25th anniversary of the...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

I Still Love You, Man: The Best Onscreen Bromances

Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in Friendship Spencer Pazer/Courtesy of A24 Films tend to focus on romantic relationships rather than friendships, and...

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Emily Zemler

Gibney Company Brings Souls, Soles and a Prepared Piano to the Joyce

A moment in Roy Assaf’s A Couple, excerpted from his evening-length work Figure No. 16 (2020). Courtesy Gibney Company Gibney Company is back at...

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Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Can Warren Buffett’s Legacy Continue to Power Omaha?

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders pose with a stand-up picture of Warren Buffett during the 2019 annual shareholders meeting. AFP via Getty Images...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Poetry in Motion: Monica Bill Barnes & Company Brings Dance to the NYPL

The site-specific performance leads small audiences through the Schwarzman Building, guided by music and live storytelling via headphones. NYPL/...

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Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Pisces, a Seafood Wonderland With Luxury to Spare, Opens at Wynn Las Vegas

Chef Martin Heierling is taking lobster pasta to a new level at Pisces. Courtesy Terry Gates At Pisces Bar & Seafare , the new seafood restaurant...

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Andy Wang

Bar Bianchi Brings a Taste of Milanese Aperitivo Culture to the East Village

Bar Bianchi is bringing a taste of Milan to the East Village. Courtesy Liz Clayman From the pocket-sized, sultry Elvis in Nolita to the...

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Erica Chayes Wida

As NEA Cuts Hit Hard, Arts Groups Are Readying Their Fundraising Pitches

Institutions across the U.S., including MASS MoCA, are grappling with sudden NEA grant cancellations that have upended budgets and programming....

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Daniel Grant

Frieze and NADA New York’s Early Sales Signal Buyer Confidence

Jeff Koons’s Hulk sculptures dominated Gagosian’s booth. © Jeff Koons, Incredible Hulk ™, and © Marvel. All rights reserved. Photo: Maris...

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Elisa Carollo

Building a $49B Design Powerhouse: Interview with Canva Co-Founder Cameron Adams

From left to right: Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams and Melanie Perkins. Courtesy of Canva When Cameron Adams co-founded Canva, the popular graphic...

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Victor Dey

Tina Kim On Dansaekhwa, Diplomacy and Effective Canon Building

Tina Kim has emerged as a key force in elevating Korean modern and contemporary art on the global stage. Photos by Vincent Tullo | Courtesy Tina...

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Elisa Carollo

Florida’s Bunker Artspace Reveals the Wit and Range of Collector Beth DeWoody’s Discerning Eye

An installation view of “A Wing and a Prayer” at The Bunker Artspace in West Palm Beach. Photo: Charles Roussel Beth Rudin DeWoody has, over the...

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Elisa Carollo