‘Moby-Dick’ Sails Confidently into the Met, and the Exhilarating Optimism of ‘Fidelio’ Arrives Just in Time
The Metropolitan Opera ended its annual winter hiatus with two productions that chronicle their protagonists’ dangerous, intensely personal quests.
Vertigo, Rust and Nostalgia: How a ’74 Dodge Dart Turned My Winter Blues Into a Joyride
Some cars are more than just transportation—they’re memory machines.
What’s in a Name? Mao, Margaret Thatcher and Marie Antoinette Offer Answers at MONA
Here, everything from pop culture memorabilia to classical paintings clashes and collapses haphazardly under a unifying theme: the specter of status.
Interviews
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How Sculptor David Altmejd Taps into the Collective Unconscious Through Material
“I always thought my job as an artist was imposing order on chaos, but I realize now that chaos has its own intelligence… and is the very source of creation.”
Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer Is Approaching A.I. Differently: SXSW Interview
“We serve the creative professional who wants to have the sanctity of their work protected.”
‘Esos Colores son Prohibidos’: An Interview With Artist Ana Segovia
Segovia’s work, which interrogates Mexico’s long-established symbols of masculinity, bridges tradition, queerness and national identity.
Joy Behar Adds Playwright to Her Resume With ‘My First Ex-Husband’
Behar has written a show of eight monologues crafted from interviews with women about their divorces.
Dallas Art Fair Director Kelly Cornell Sees ‘All Eyes On Texas’
The art market inevitably follows the money, and the state’s art scene has been expanding in tandem with its GDP.
Insights
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Blockchain’s Billion-Dollar Blunder: How Finance’s Tech Revolution Became an Awkward Evolution
Blockchain was supposed to rewrite finance’s playbook, but costly smart contracts, endless integration struggles, and security fiascos have turned the tech’s promised revolution into a lesson on incremental evolution. Real progress isn’t about replacing banks—it’s about working alongside them.
How Forgotten Cars Fund Education
Across the country, car donation programs are turning forgotten vehicles into funding for scholarships and educational programs, offering students a second chance at success.
Major Banks’ Private Credit Push Is Reshaping Modern Corporate Finance
Major banks’ private lending collaborations could become a permanent fixture in modern corporate finance rather than a transient trend.
Adapt or Be Replaced: The A.I. Revolution Is Reshaping the Workforce
The era of job security without A.I. proficiency is over. A new study reveals that employers now prioritize A.I. skills over industry experience, shifting the hiring landscape across nearly all professions. With automation set to take over 70 percent of job functions, those who fail to upskill will find themselves on the sidelines. Meanwhile, China is surging ahead in the A.I. race, leaving the U.S. workforce at a dangerous disadvantage. The message is clear: adapt now, or risk irrelevance.
The Courage to Choose Art
The pieces we choose to live with don’t just fill space—they shape who we are and who we become.
Art Market
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Sukanya Rajaratnam Explains How the Art World Rediscovered Lynne Drexler
When a large abstraction with a $60,000 high estimate sold for $1.2 million, the art world woke up and said “Who is Lynn Drexler?”
Exhibition Diplomacy: Global Arts Institutions Tread Lightly Where Censorship Is the Norm
Art dealer Gordon VeneKlasen abhors censorship but concedes that China represents a huge, still untapped market: “Asia is a big part of the future.”
With Trump’s Tariffs, the Canadian Art Market Looks for Opportunities Elsewhere
Canada’s robust network of active institutions and enthusiastic collectors paired with stronger relationships with Mexico and Europe could make engaging with the U.S. art market optional.
Art Market Insights: 2024 Saw More Transactions But Fewer Record-Setting Sales
Meanwhile, the French and the Indian contemporary auction markets experienced significant growth, and women dominated in the ultra-contemporary top ten.
Low Estimates and High-Quality Consignments: The London Evening Sales Achieve £208,145,400
All three auction houses decided to bet on the U.K. market’s favorable conditions while playing it safe with a selection of works the market has already shown it wants.
Exhibitions
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Shilpa Gupta Exposes the Fragility of National Identity in Her L.A. Debut
Using sparse materials and national symbols, she challenges how civic identity is constructed, remembered and imposed.
How Artist Kevin Demery Is Reshaping Implicit Understandings in Kansas City
Demery’s exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art confronts the embedded history of racism in this country and explores how it might be transformed.
In ‘Illuminated Threads,’ Artist Faig Ahmed Distorts Pious History
The exhibition juxtaposes sacred objects with contemporary critique, inviting us to consider whether modern reinterpretations of tradition clarify or distort the past.
Cecily Brown On Revisiting History, Subverting the Gaze and Embracing the Accident
The artist’s mid-career retrospective at the Barnes Foundation is a testament to her relentless confrontation of the history of images.
Masculinity, Impressionism and the Third Republic: The Getty Center Unpacks Gustave Caillebotte’s World
Men were everywhere in Caillebotte’s paintings at a time when other artists were painting women.
Nightlife & Dining
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Meat Me in Miami: Danny Grant Opens Glitzy Modern Steakhouse Maple & Ash
Miami already feels like home for a restaurant that’s sourcing wagyu at Japanese auctions, offering a 2,500-selection wine list, serving dramatic fire-roasted seafood towers and making theatrical cocktails like an Old Fashioned with Glenfiddich 21-year and 24-karat gold
Where to Get the Best Salads in L.A.
For decades, eating a salad was seen as more a chore than a treat. However, over the last few years,
Food, Fashion and Furniture: New York’s Best Designer-Backed Restaurants
From Polo Bar to La Mercerie, these are the designer-owned restaurants worth booking a reservation.
Where to Find the Best Cocktails and Vibes in Miami
No matter where you are sipping drinks, Miami guarantees good vibes, high energy and round-the-clock entertainment.
In Grindelwald, Paul Cabayé Brings Fine Dining to New Heights
Working near the mountains has allowed the chef to more fully develop his foraging skills.
Travel
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The Best Hotels in West Hollywood
Enjoy Champagne vending machines, sweeping city views and premier dining when you book a stay at the best hotels in West Hollywood.
Santa Barbara’s Crown Jewel: An Insider’s Guide to Montecito
Whether you’re a honeymooner hoping to enjoy a romantic escape or an L.A. local looking to get out of the city for a weekend, follow this inside guide to enjoy the best of Montecito.
An Insider’s Guide to Sri Lanka
Grab a fresh coconut and watch surfers glide across waves in Weligama or Hiriketiya. Wait quietly as elephants stomp past your vehicle and leopards hide in the jungle while on safari in Yala National Park. And in the country’s center, watch the cascading tea terraces.
Six Senses Rome: A Wellness Retreat in the Eternal City
Hotels love to declare that they’re an oasis within a city, Six Senses Rome is, in fact, a real escape from the hustle and bustle of Rome.
15 Phenomenal Black-Owned Hotels Around the World
Meet the hotels proving that authentic cultural experiences, world-class luxury and soulful hospitality aren’t mutually exclusive.
Style
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The Best Everyday White T-Shirts for Men
The definitive guide to finding your perfect white T-shirt, with expert insights on fabric, fit and construction details that separate the exceptional from the ordinary.
The Essentials With Violette Serrat: French Girl Aesthetic, Red Lipstick and Matcha
Serrat makes the oft-mimed French girl aesthetic accessible, thanks to her penchant for messy looks punctuated by happy hues.
Everything to Know About the 2025 Met Gala
What to know about the 2025 Met Gala, from the dress code to the co-chairs.
A Complete Unknown No More: How Timothée Chalamet Became a Menswear Icon
Chalamet is part of a new wave of men who confidently refashion tailoring and silhouettes—luxe accessories, fluid cuts and inventive layering—into something distinctly personal.
Jet Set: The Best White Lotus Collabs
From beachy luggage and printed sarongs to floral swimwear and lotus flower serving trays, these are the best White Lotus collabs to shop now.
Movies
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‘The Electric State’ Review: An Expensive Artifact of Our Soulless Technocracy
It’s humans and robots vs. an evil tech magnate in this dumb, unfunny action movie starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt and directed by the Russo Brothers.
‘Black Bag’ Review: Love as a Spy Game
Steven Soderbergh’s latest—a sexy espionage thriller that forsakes explosions in favor of mind games—is 90 minutes of pure fun.
‘Mickey 17’ Review: Pattinson vs. Pattinson In Sci-Fi Social Satire
Pattinson’s performance as “an expendable” who’s cloned—and dies—over and over is absolutely captivating in director Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up to ‘Parasite.’
‘Seven Veils’ Review: Repressed Memories Given an Operatic Airing
Amanda Seyfried gives a dynamic, complex performance as an opera director grappling with trauma in her past and present.
The Oscar Upset That Stunned Hollywood: The ‘Best Actress’ Shock of 1951
Mikey Madison’s surprise victory at the Oscars has people talking about historic upsets, but no shocker was more dramatic than the 1951 Best Actress race.
TV
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‘Dope Thief’ Review: Derivative Crime Drama With Outstanding Cast
You’ve seen plenty of shows like ‘Dope Thief’ before, but a riveting ensemble led by Brian Tyree Henry makes the Apple series worth watching—for the first half, anyway.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’: A Low-Stakes (But Still Funny) Final Season
Though reliably raunchy, this fourth and final season is light on the drama, mystery and madcap action that have made the Gemstones a stand-out.
‘Running Point’ Review: Easy, Breezy, Bingeable Basketball Sitcom
Netflix and Mindy Kaling’s new sports comedy doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel, making for a perfectly watchable if forgettable series.
‘Zero Day’ Review: A Political Thriller Without Politics
A cyberattack. A divided country. And a former president who’s brought in to mount an orderly defense of the status quo. Robert De Niro stars in this Netflix miniseries that’s so painstakingly centrist it doesn’t have a real point of view.
SNL50: The Highs and Lows of Saturday Night Live’s Anniversary Special
Live from New York, SNL50 pulled off quite a show, but it wasn’t all perfect.
Dance
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Choreographer Julia K. Gleich Is Pushing Artistic Boundaries By Encouraging Interdisciplinary Collaboration
The 12th edition of ‘CounterPointe’ will feature new works by established and emerging artists, blending ballet with sculpture, installation art and mixed media works.
Daisy Jacobson and Miriam Gittens On Dancing for Twyla Tharp
“She’s constantly searching and curious for different things in her work and in her dancers.”
Spring Preview: Fight Doom and Gloom as Dance and Opera Speak Truth to Power
The coming season promises opera that draws on everything from Herman Melville to jazz and blues, and dance that flows from breaking to ballet.
Ratmansky’s ‘Paquita’ Is a Bright and Tender Thing
It is evident that this piece is stretching the Company’s dancers, pulling them in beautiful new directions.
Inside London’s Vibrant New Dance Theater
As the U.K. arts scene suffers crisis after crisis, Sadler’s Wells is expanding its commitment to new ideas in dance and performance.
Opera
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Edmond Dédé’s ‘Morgiane’ Is as Musically Rich as It Is Historically Significant
This opera has plenty to captivate beyond its status as the oldest opera by a Black American composer.
Yuval Sharon On Ten Years of The Industry and His Next Moves
“I wanted The Industry to be much more than my little playground. I wanted it to be as broad and open-minded as what opera can be.”
Heartbeat Opera’s ‘Salome’ Dares Us to Look
Director Elizabeth Dinkova flips the script on Salome by ensuring that the audience sees more of the male body than the female one.
Michael Hersch and Shane McCrae On Co-Creating ‘and we, each’
The opera is a chimera: McCrae’s words refracted through Hersch’s sensibility, then reframed yet again by McCrae.
‘Happy Birthday, Bill!’—America’s Gift to the French Baroque Turns 80
Commemoration of William Christie’s eighth decade began last year with grand stagings in Paris of Charpentier’s ‘Médée’ and Rameau’s ‘Les Fêtes d’Hébé.’
Theater
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Review: Whale-Loving Islanders Drown In Fathomless Loss in ‘Deep Blue Sound’
Playwright Abe Koogler’s portrait of a group of Pacific Northwesterners is rich, funny and devastating, with a cast that’s a tasting menu of acting brilliance.
Spring Theater Preview: History Sings, Classics Get Twisted and Experiments Explode
Broadway has George Clooney and two different shows based on TV series. Downtown has space travel and T.S. Eliot. Brooklyn has Chekhov and an ant invasion. This theater season, there’s something for everyone.
Review: Half-Brotherly Love Is a Struggle Against Darkness in ‘Grangeville’
This two-hander about estranged half-brothers with a dying mother is painfully gorgeous.
Review: Family Feuds and Plenty of Punchlines in ‘Conversations with Mother’
An endearing but inconsistent exploration of love, loss and motherly meddling.
A Mother, Her Gay Son, and the Off-Broadway Show About Them
“There’s a very special relationship between a mother and a gay son and an extremely special relationship between a mother and a gay Italian son,” says playwright Matthew Lombardo, who’s made his relationship with his mom the subject of his new show.
Tech
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Who Is Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s New Turnaround CEO?
Intel shares are soaring after Lip-Bu Tan was appointed as the troubled chipmaker’s new CEO.
Who Is Aravind Srinivas, the Founder and CEO Behind $9B Perplexity AI?
Srinivas was born and raised in Chennai, India—the same town that raised his role model turned rival, Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Meta’s A.I. Safety Head Defends Removing Guardrails in A.I. Models
“There have been more and more guardrails that have been put in place at many organizations—almost an overcorrection,” said Ella Irwin.
Colossal Biosciences CEO Dissects the $10B Startup’s Effort to Bring Back Extinct Animals: Interview
Resurrecting the woolly mammoth is a “colossal” undertaking.
OpenAI Co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Secretive Startup Is Now Worth $30B
Employees are advised against mentioning the company on their LinkedIn profiles.
Finance
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Patagonia Nonprofit Head Explains Why Its Owner Yvon Chouinar Gave Away the Company
Instead of selling it or taking the company public, Patagonia in 2022 adopted a purpose trust structure.
Financier Ross Stevens Makes $100M ‘Extremely Innovative’ Gift to US Olympians
A pledge from Ross Stevens offers eligible U.S. athletes at least $200,000 in post-retirement benefits.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Money Manager Discusses DeepSeek and Investing in A.I. Startups
Iconiq Capital, which manages wealth for tech billionaires, is extremely picky when investing in A.I. startups.
A Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Could Lower Gas Prices, Says Soros Fund CEO
Soros Fund Management CEO Dawn Fitzpatrick shares her view on the Ukraine-Russia peace talk and its impact on U.S. economy.
Bridgewater CEO Nir Bar Dea Began His Hedge Fund Career as a 33-Year-Old Intern
Nir Bar Dea was a high school dropout and didn’t start his finance career until mid 30s.
Media
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Apple TV+ Chief Unpacks Costly Content Strategy with ‘Severance’ Director
Severance is “the perfect show to be on Apple.”
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Building a Billionaire-Proof Social Media Site
Bluesky’s Jay Graber has a pointed message for tech billionaires.
‘The White Lotus’ Shows HBO Still Has Its Magic in the Franchise Era
Can any other series wring laughs out of a deadly Jennifer Coolidge shootout?
Forget Streaming Bundles—the Future is About ‘Ecosystem Bundling’
TV series and films will not be enough to retain subscribers. The future is about creating all-encompassing digital ecosystems.
‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ Puts a Rare Hollywood Franchise to Test
Can dinosaurs live forever?
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The Top PR Firms in 2025
This year’s PR Power List celebrates the agencies bold enough to lead the charge and smart enough to reflect the world they’re shaping.
The Top Specialty PR Firms in 2025
In an era where perception is currency, specialty PR firms are the brokers of influence
The Most Important People in Nightlife & Dining
These are the architects of modern indulgence, wielding influence with every lease signed and every menu unveiled. Theirs is the kind of power that turns concepts into cultural institutions.
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10 Best CBD Companies to Buy From in 2025: Honest Reviews & Guide
Despite strong competition from nine impressive challengers, Colorado Botanicals tops our list of the best CBD companies to buy from in 2025.
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We’ve compiled a list of the top 5 strongest CBD gummies for pain, sleep, anxiety and stress to save you time and money.
7 Best CBN Gummies for Sleep in 2025
Discover the top seven CBN gummies for sleep on the market, based on overall quality, effectiveness, price, formula, recognition and more.
10 Best CBD Oil for Dogs: Best for Anxiety, Pain, & Arthritis
A guide to our carefully selected picks for the top CBD oils for dogs in 2025 to soothe anxiety, pain and arthritis.
10 Best CBD Oils of 2024: A Guide for the Discerning Consumer
Tired of CBD oils that overpromise and underdeliver? We’ve done the legwork to find the best of 2024—pure, potent, and worth every drop. Discover the oils that live up to the hype and make a real difference.
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Cherry Blossom Charm: A Global Guide to Sakura Spotting
From Japan’s sake-soaked traditions to America’s bizarre pet parades, discover the the world’s most beautiful spring spectacle.
A Mickalene Thomas-Designed McLaren Artura GT4 Is Poised to Hit the Track
Zoë Barry, Spring McManus and Aurora Straus founded DART Car, which commissioned the McLaren, to elevate women in art and racing.
Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers Believe in the Resiliency of the German Art Scene
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked a turning point, expanding Germany’s artistic influence and cementing Berlin’s status as a global hotspot for artists in the 1990s.
Five Exhibitions to Check Out During Women’s History Month
From Paris to Washington, newly opened museum and gallery shows are reshaping the conversation around women in art.
Cultural Powerhouses: The Women of Arts Philanthropy, Past and Present
Long before they could vote, women have leveraged their creativity and determination to transform the cultural landscape by championing artists and funding arts institutions.
One Fine Show: ‘Martha Diamond, Deep Time’ at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
The exhibition’s paintings, works on paper and monotypes shine a light on the artist’s ability to depict the haunting power of the urban landscape.
A Spellbinding Retrospective Showcases Artist and Jazz Witch Gertrude Abercrombie’s Singular Vision
An extensive exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art not only unravels the “whole mystery” of Abercrombie’s paintings and inner universe but also offers a rare window into the forces that shaped her restless vision.
Once Again, Michael Bloomberg is America’s Most Generous Philanthropist
The philanthropist doled out $3.7 billion last year.
Hassan Hajjaj Brings His Signature Vivacity to Hannah Traore Gallery
This photographer’s world is replete with cool sunglasses, Moroccan tea and primary colors.
On Artists’ Potential to Change the World: An Interview With Aspen Art Museum Director Nicola Lees
She believes artists can help us redefine what leadership looks like across disciplines.
The Best Restaurants in Santa Monica
From Southeast Asian cuisine in Ocean Park to Mediterranean fare in front of Muscle Beach, these are the best restaurants in Santa Monica.
On View: Nate Lewis’ Language of Bodies at Vielmetter
Ahead of Frieze L.A., Lewis opened his debut solo show “Tuning The Signals”—his first large presentation on the West Coast.
Who is Alexandr Wang, the Wunderkind Billionaire Behind Scale AI?
The college dropout became a 25-year-old billionaire after his startup raised a massive funding round in 2022.
Our Favorite Looks From the Inaugural Le Grand Dîner du Louvre
A-listers in attendance included Gigi Hadid, Keira Knightley, Naomi Campbell, Taylor Hill and Carla Bruni.
A.I. Pioneers Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton Win the Turing Award
This year’s Turing Award goes to Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton, two researchers who have warned against A.I.’s rapid development.
OMR Founder Patricia Ortiz Monasterio On Building Mexico’s Leading Art Gallery
During Mexico City Art Week, the gallery—now under the leadership of Cristobal Riestra—unveiled “Bodega,” a collaborative space with Agustina Ferreyra dedicated to emerging artists.
Chef Marco Ortolani Blends Italian and Swiss Traditions at Zurich’s Eden Kitchen
“My goal is to create the next generation of chefs,” the Michelin-starred chef tells Observer.
The Hunter Museum’s ‘Fresh Take’ Provides a Stale View
Larry Fink’s photography is the only work in “Vivid: A Fresh Take” that fits within the conceptual parameters of the show.