Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, mourning in Gaza, wildfires in California, and the Notting Hill Carnival: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Warning: this gallery contains images that some readers may...
“The desert festival … began Sunday, following a weekend of brutal storms that battered camps, tore down art installations and caused dozens of injuries.” (Worse, they destroyed the Orgy Dome.) “By midweek, vehicles were again entering...
In settling a lawsuit brought by the A.C.L.U., the Colorado town agreed to fund an art program for underrepresented people and provide cultural sensitivity training to some of its employees.
“It is hard to think that the world once fondly referred to as one “of letters” does not half-deserve its dwindling readerships and shattered finances when a volume of new writing, from a writer who continues to command a vast,...
“Opera Naples has seen a 71 percent increase in ticket sales over the past two years, and a 310 percent jump in corporate sponsorships.” – WGCU (Fort Myers, FL)
Promotion: in a recent lecture, cofounder of Japanese studio SANAA , Kazuyo Sejima , explained how the studio's key projects connect with their surroundings and create space to "bring people together". Read more
“There’s a lot underwater, but what we’re able to bring up is limited, it’s only specific material according to strict criteria. The rest will remain part of our sunken heritage.” – ARTnews
At the peak of her career, aged 50, she was effectively banned from the stages of Europe, following Russia’s full-scale illegal invasion of Ukraine. Three years on, as nightly Russian bombardments of Ukrainian cities continue, Netrebko...
Venice: During the film's festival press conference, the Oscar winner was energized by the debates already caused by the new Luca Guadagnino film, "because we're kind of losing the art of conversation."
There is a seismic shift happening in the media landscape, fueled by the rise of digital platforms, declining print readership and mass layoffs in cultural journalism. It also points to a larger epidemic in the consumption of this kind...
When O2 Architecture were asked to design a home in Palm Springs with open-plan living and durable materials, the result was Las Palmas Heights Residence, a striking yet grounded modern house that feels directly tied to its desert...
It’s because there are cis men doing the cheerleading alongside the women — and the Minnesota Vikings squad has become the primary target, despite the fact that several other teams have had men on their squads for years. (Not to mention...
Perched on a ridgeline of French Island, off the coast of Australia, this farm house by Lai Cheong Brown is a self-sustaining island escape. Wrapped around a central courtyard, the design balances practicality with serene views of the...
Experience the unparalleled virtuosity of Prince in the remastered Sign 'O The Times concert film, now in IMAX. Widely regarded as his best album, this panoramic showcase of Prince's musical modes and personalities is a must-see for fans...
On August 28, President Trump signed a new executive order intended to help him reshape Washington D.C. in his image. The order, titled “ Restoring America’s Architectural Grandeur ,” requires federal buildings to maintain Trump’s...
We didn't think The Sphere's AI version of The Wizard of Oz could conceptually get any worse, but after learning about these two cameos, we were wrong.
Venice film festival Luca Guadagnino’s latest – also starring Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield – is clenched in its own sense of relevance, as a desire to find complexity in a scandal at Yale becomes a noncommittal jumble of ideas Luca...
Venice: Guadagnino directs a script from Nora Garrett that untwists an academic's unraveling amid a sexual assault scandal. The ideas here feel ripped from another era, transposed onto our own with indecision about what they want to say.
A White House official described the exchange as productive and cordial and confirmed that White House senior associate Lindsey Halligan — who was tasked with enacting Trump’s March executive order on the Smithsonian — attended. –...
As organizations respond to declining revenue and higher prices, expense budgets tightened by an average of 23%. This decrease includes significant dips in both personnel and non-personnel expenses for the first time since 2021. –...
The Rail is by Cleveland-based product designer Brian Hendricks, a/k/a Lofted Goods . It's a rail-based, wall-mounted planter system consisting of a wood dowel and 3D-printed components. The vessels are easily removable, and slot into...
Here's a low-tech mug design for those who drink looseleaf tea. The Cuptone Teacup lets you ditch the strainer, as it's got one built-in: That said, this doesn't look like a great fit for the clumsy or those with cluttered desks. While...
San-Francisco-based Volley Automation creates automated robotic parking systems. To refine their robot parking valet, which increases the amount of parking space available within apartment buildings, they turned to industrial design...
Nine literary festivals parted ways with investment company Baillie Gifford last summer amid controversy over its involvement with fossil fuels and companies that operate in Israel, with the events industry having faced other major...
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“Broadway musicals overwhelmingly focus on historical or fictional events; it’s exceptionally rare for an actress to cultivate a long relationship with a subject that she will embody through pop ballads and box steps. Especially one...
Mike Figgis’s documentary takes us on to the set of the director’s passion project to give as raw and intimate a portrait of an auteur at work as we’ve had for some time ‘Do you know why I’m doing this movie? What do I get out of it?” an...
These cards may physically look the same, but they'e all very different. At first, choosing an SD card to go in your camera may seem like an easy task. After all, they all look more or less the same, so picking one should be as simple as...
Over the past several decades, philanthropy has become much more bureaucratic: if you want a grant from one of these well-endowed foundations, you have to be willing to navigate a large bureaucracy while specifying all of the legible...
“Freedom is neither a fixed idea nor a story of progress toward a predetermined goal. The history of American freedom is a tale of debates and struggles. Often, battles for control of the idea illustrate the contrast between the...