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Watchmakers Are Catching Up to Cartier’s Small-Case Instincts
For much of the past two decades, luxury watches seemed to move in only one direction: bigger. Cases stretched past 40 millimeters and sports watches grew increasingly imposing as brands built entire...
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Dario Amodei Wants to Pace A.I. The Industry Needs to Pace Its Release.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, left, speaks with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff during the keynote address at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center on September 15, 2026 in San Francisco,...
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Brian Niccol Says Starbucks Is Back. Pumpkin Spice Season Will Tell.
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For Younger Collectors, Fashion Is the New Fine Art
In The Devil Wears Prada 2, Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs borrows a flowing, multicolored patchwork Gabriela Hearst dress from the closet of the fictional Runway magazine to wear to the Hamptons. An...
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Dario Amodei’s $518 Billion Bet Gives AI’s Infrastructure Leaders the Upper Hand
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attends a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France....
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Antonio Romero’s Paintings Are Reflections of the Shadows of Power
Born in El Salvador, painter Antonio Romero has never had the luxury of political unawareness. “MIRROR,” marks the culmination of a residency at Kates-Ferri Projects in New York, is an immersive,...
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The Stylish Traveler’s Guide to a Greener Paris Getaway
Daily life in Paris has never looked greener. On rue de Rivoli, cyclists occupy lanes once given over to cars. The Seine’s three public bathing sites reopened for a second summer after the cleanup...
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At Restaurant St. Barts, Johnnie Crowe Celebrates Britain’s Culinary Bounty
It’s a warm summer day in late July in London, and the bounty of the British Isles is on display at Restaurant St. Barts. A rich bite of raw Belted Galloway beef on toast; a pot of English peas on a...
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At Paris Fashion Week, Luxury Has to Prove What It’s Worth
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Eat Dior, or Eat at Dior? How Luxury Brands Are Building Beyond the Product
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Five Artists Who Treat the Earth as Both Medium and Beneficiary
Environmental art encompasses many practices. Artists have moved mountains, built jetties and constructed forms from nature’s detritus, and that’s just in the modern era. The goal is usually more than...
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Toronto’s Lassonde Art Trail Reimagines Public Art as Part of a Healthier...
During the opening weekend of the Toronto Biennial of Art, Observer visited the Lassonde Art Trail (LAT) by stretching a morning run into a longer, more artful route. Unveiled in early June and...
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Freeman’s New CEO Muys Snijders Is Betting on Regional Roots and a Wider Reach
The oldest auction house in the U.S., Freeman's has built a depth of expertise and a regional presence few competitors can match. Yet the art market has changed dramatically since Tristram B. Freeman,...
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Sotheby’s Lands the $450 Million Blaquier Collection, Led by a $180M Van Gogh
With Armory Week officially opening the fall market season in New York, auction houses are rolling out, one after another, the major collections headed for their rostra in November. Following...
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Lights, Camera, Action: An Insider’s Guide to L.A.’s Historic Hollywood...
Beyond the flashy neon signs, touristy attractions and worn-down Walk of Fame, Hollywood remains a vital organ of Los Angeles. It is the birthplace of show business, and in many ways, continues to act...
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Josh Kushner Valued A24 at $3.5 Billion. Dior and Google Just Proved Him Right.
In the summer of 2024, Josh Kushner put his money behind a movie studio. Thrive Capital, the New York firm he founded, led a funding round that valued A24 at about $3.5 billion, 40 percent more than...
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Safra Catz Made Oracle an A.I. Giant, Then Stepped Aside. One Year Later, How...
A year after stepping down as Oracle’s CEO, Safra Catz has kept a relatively low profile, with minimal media appearances. But she hasn’t gone far. Catz remains on Oracle’s board as executive vice...
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Constantin Nitsche Wrestles with the Limits of Painting
The artist Constantin Nitsche, who studied painting at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, works in a converted garage studio in Marseille’s 6th arrondissement. His latest exhibition, “Les mains” (“The...
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A.I. Needs Power, Land and Data Centers. Bruce Flatt’s $1 Trillion Brookfield...
“It took us 25 years to be in the right spot,” Bruce Flatt, chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, told investors at the firm’s New York investor day on Sept. 17. He was talking about artificial...
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How Industry Fairs Evolved into Places to Meet Horology’s Most Famous Makers
For decades, the most important watch fairs in the world weren’t really intended for the people who actually wore the watches. They were industry affairs where brands unveiled their newest creations...
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