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‘Inner Space’ at Garth Greenan Celebrates Abstractionist Howardena Pindell

There’s a mysterious connection between the elements of the universe and the cosmic or physical forces that govern them. Recurring natural...

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Elisa Carollo

What’s On Off Basel: These Are the 2024 Miami Art Week Satellite Fairs Not to Miss

Miami Art Week is arguably not just one of the most popular regional art events but also one of the busiest, with a dizzying number of fairs (and...

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Elisa Carollo

The Indulgent Holiday Gifts for the Most Special Men in Your Life

From a luxury suitcase and sumptuous cashmere sweater to suede shoes and elegant cologne, here's what to buy the most dapper and debonair man this...

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Morgan Halberg

One Fine Show: “Tacita Dean, Blind Folly” at The Menil Collection

Welcome to one fine show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City, a place we know and love that...

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Dan Duray

From Powerhouse to Penitent: Germany Stumbles as Greece Rises

Germany, Europe’s largest economy once hailed as the continent’s unshakable economic titan, is stumbling through a period of political turmoil...

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Shreyas Sinha

Private Credit: Wall Street’s $2.7 Trillion Gamble Raising Eyebrows—And Red Flags

Private credit is Wall Street’s new favorite asset class, with the market size skyrocketing from less than $500 billion a decade ago to over $2.7...

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Shreyas Sinha

Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘King Lear’ Howls Into A Stormy, Rushed Muddle

Shakespeare never lacks for juicy insults, and King Lear is especially thick with verbal abuse. The unhinged title monarch viciously curses his...

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David Cote

Richard Tucker Award Winners Are Dominating New York City’s Fall Opera Season

January will mark the 50th anniversary of beloved tenor Richard Tucker’s sudden death at the age of 61. The foundation created soon after his...

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Christopher Corwin

Highlights from a Busy Paris Photo, Where Business Was Booming

The Grand Palais offered a spectacular setting for the latest edition of Paris Photo. The 27th edition of the November fair drew a remarkable...

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Sophia Powers

A North Georgia Resort Takes Mountain Golf to New Heights

Standing at the top of Georgia’s Lookout Mountain offers a genuine setting–and feeling–of getting away. Its hillsides are covered in pine, birch...

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Michael Croley

The Best West Coast Wineries for Sparkling Wine

Many producers on the West Coast follow the traditional methods when making sparkling wines, yielding a high-quality product that is on par with...

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Allie Lebos

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Sparkling Gala Performance: Two World Premieres and a Classic

The Paul Taylor Dance Company has returned to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for its annual fall season. Before last week’s gala...

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Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Disney’s Streaming Business Finally Finds Its Rhythm

As Bob Iger nears the halfway point of his four-year contract heading The Walt Disney Company (DIS), the media mogul is well on his way to leaving...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

A New Retrospective in Amsterdam Highlights Viviane Sassen’s Milestones

When visitors enter Viviane Sassen’s “PHOSPHOR, Art and Fashion” at Foam—the photography museum of Amsterdam, a series of fleshy, surrealist...

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Sabrina Cooper

ASMA’s Show at SculptureCenter Stages an Obscure But Dystopic Reality in New Hybrid Forms

Drastic historical and cultural changes, political chaos, collapsing secular ideologies and a rising tide of individual alienation can summon the...

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Elisa Carollo

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Fashion Evolution

From Disney star to pop princess, Sabrina Carpenter has served up many memorable looks.

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Naisha Roy

Ming Smith Conjures the Future at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

The future is always uncertain as an endless list of variables and their unendingly chaotic interactions create an ever-evolving image of what is...

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Leia Genis

On Photographer Peter Hujar: An Interview With Gary Schneider

The work of photographer Peter Hujar seems to be everywhere these days. He died at 53 in 1987, but his work still appears in countless bookstores...

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Dan Duray

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Is The Most Original, Most Beautiful Musical In Eons

A new Broadway musical about people in love? OK. A new Broadway musical about people in love who are robots? I don’t think so. That’s what I...

13.11.2024 5

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Rex Reed

CEO Alex Chriss Wants PayPal to Be More Than Just a Payments Company

Alex Chriss has only been at the helm of PayPal (PYPL) for just over a year, but that hasn’t stopped the CEO from implementing a series of...

13.11.2024 4

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

British Chef Jackson Boxer Blends Comfort and Innovation at French Bistro Henri

Growing up in south London, Jackson Boxer remembers having “a huge appetite for existence and a lot of creative energy” from a young age. But he...

13.11.2024 4

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Emily Zemler

The Men’s Cashmere Sweater Guide: From Starter Knits to Status Symbols

From Italian powerhouses to direct-to-consumer upstarts, these are the cashmere sweaters that deserve your attention.

13.11.2024 4

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Paul Jebara

From Cattelan’s Scandalous Banana to a Duo of Lalanne Camels: 10 Highlights of the November Art Auctions

The air may be thick with market jitters and whispers of a slowdown—especially in the secondary market—but there is still an impressive lineup of...

13.11.2024 7

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Elisa Carollo

‘Heretic’ Does the Impossible—Makes Hugh Grant Boring

Since he first popped and fopped into our moviegoing lives in the late ’80s, Hugh Grant has been charming, cloying, hilariously funny and...

13.11.2024 7

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Oliver Jones

The Price of Fairness: How DEI Can Fuel America’s Economic Revival

Imagine a United States that’s $13 trillion richer, with prosperity reaching every household from coast to coast. It’s possible—but not until...

13.11.2024 7

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Roy Swan

When A.I. Turns Rogue: How Chatbots Could Become Accomplice to Crime

Imagine asking an A.I. chatbot for advice on how to sidestep financial regulations or evade international sanctions and receiving a comprehensive...

13.11.2024 5

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Victor Dey

A Wealthy Tech Minimalist’s A.I. Wingman: Love and Claude in NYC

Jack doesn’t give a typical tech vibe; you’d be forgiven for overlooking him at first glance. He’s the guy you might spot in some understated...

13.11.2024 5

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Merin Curotto

Anatomy of a Slogan: Suggestions for the ‘Efficiency Department’

With promises of streamlined government, Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ assembles a heroic advisory team—now all that’s left...

13.11.2024 3

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Merin Curotto

Sotheby’s and Christie’s Saudi Arabia Moves, Art Basel Abu Dhabi and a Rumored Frieze Sale

Fresh off closing a $1 billion investment deal with Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Sotheby’s is rolling out its regional strategy with a...

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Elisa Carollo

The 12 Executives Behind Nvidia’s Unprecedented A.I. Domination

Above a table in a San Jose, Calif., Denny’s hangs a plaque that reads: “The booth that launched a $1 trillion company.” The breakfast spot is...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Tom Wesselmann’s Work at Fondation Louis Vuitton Mixes Entertainment and Unease

In the late 1950s, the Pop movement enmeshed fine art with popular culture, foregrounding everything from billboards to comic strips to celebrity...

13.11.2024 2

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Sarah Moroz

‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2 Review: Not Quite Killer TV, But Still a Thriller

It starts, naturally, with a body in the boot of a car. There’s no other way that Season 2 of the Irish tragicomedy Bad Sisters could begin,...

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Laura Babiak

Exploring Alternative Evolutionary Paths: An Interview With Artist Dana Fiona-Armour

As one of today’s visionary artists working at the vibrant intersection of art, science and new technology, the Paris-based German-Scottish...

12.11.2024 4

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Elisa Carollo

Hugh Grant Goes Full Villain in ‘Heretic’—But Who’s Really Terrified?

So much junk has already been written about the risky change of pace Hugh Grant exhibits in an overrated, undercooked fright flick called Heretic...

12.11.2024 8

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Rex Reed

The Most Charming Boutique-Style Hotels in London

Whether you’re a London local planning a staycation or a first-time visitor, enjoy a charming stay when you book a room at London’s best...

12.11.2024 1

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Allie Lebos

How A.I. Is Disrupting Pharma: The High-Stakes Race to Revolutionize Drug Discovery

For better or worse, A.I. in the pharmaceutical industry has reached a fever pitch—a point of no return. Ever cautious, the Food and Drug...

12.11.2024 3

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Rachel Curry

A.I. Safety Institute Defends the Future of U.S. Tech Policy as Trump’s New Era Looms

A.I. regulators are bracing for a new chapter under President-elect Donald Trump, who’s already eyeing the shredder for policies he deems obstacles...

12.11.2024 3

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

The Best Gifts for the Most Stylish Woman You Know

From elegant baubles and glamorous shoes to indulgent cashmere and tasteful accessories, here's what to buy the most fashionable woman you know.

12.11.2024 2

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Morgan Halberg

‘Dune: Prophecy’ Review: Sisterhood is Powerful, At Least In This Universe

The fantastical world of Dune , created by Frank Herbert, has the potential for a vast amount of stories, spanning hundreds of years of fictional...

12.11.2024 2

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Emily Zemler

Art Collector Spotlight: Flag Luxury Group Co-founder Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

I’m looking into real estate developer and art collector Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos after attending her Business of Art Women’s Power Breakfast at...

12.11.2024 1

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Christa Terry

Online Marketplace Platform Is Launching an Art Fair

Platform debuted in May of 2021 as a collaborative online showcase of artworks imagined by entrepreneur and innovator Bettina Huang (now the...

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Elisa Carollo

How Art Basel Hong Kong Director Angelle Siyang-Le Is Positioning the Fair to Represent the Region

While Art Basel Miami Beach is just around the corner, Art Basel Hong Kong has already announced the gallery list and details for its 2025 fair,...

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Elisa Carollo

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