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Signal Sees a Surge in App Downloads after Signalgate

Last week’s revelations about a group chat among top Trump officials accidentally leaking sensitive U.S. attack details in Yemen to a journalist did more than expose security lapses. They also...

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Jet Set: Spring Travel Wish List

Welcome to Jet Set, a recurring feature in which we highlight our favorite accessories and travel must-haves that are perfect for any kind of trip. Whether you’re already packing for your next...

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In Sydney, Julie Mehretu Challenges Our Engagement With Conflict and Devastation

In her 2021 documentary Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest, the abstract painter explains that news images have long fueled her art. “I’ve been working with news media images since the mid-90s when I was in...

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These 17 Spring Fragrances Will Transform Your Signature Scent Game

The shift from winter to spring isn’t just about swapping heavy coats for lighter jackets—it’s also time to refresh your fragrance rotation. As temperatures rise and nature reawakens, those rich,...

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MoMA Names Christophe Cherix as Glenn D. Lowry’s Successor

The Museum of Modern Art in New York recently announced Christophe Cherix as its next director. The Swiss-born curator was unanimously confirmed by the museum’s board after a focused six-month...

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Hong Kong’s Marquee Auctions Reflect Continuing Regional Recalibration

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Challenging a 73-Year-Old Investing Principle

For over 70 years, professional investors have relied on an investment strategy known as Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). Developed in the 1950s by Nobel Prize-winning economists Harry Markowitz and...

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Laurent Martin “Lo” and the Art of Bending Nature Without Breaking It

Laurent Martin “Lo” is a visionary French artist renowned for his masterful bamboo sculptures that appear to float or balance with ethereal elegance. Trained as a visual artist in Paris, Lo spent many...

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Trump Tariffs Push for ‘American-Made’ Cars—But They Don’t Exist

The Trump administration claims that its incoming 25 percent tariffs on foreign cars and auto parts will boost business for vehicles made entirely in the U.S. But such all-American cars don’t...

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Review: Does Kieran Culkin Close the Deal in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’?

You’ve seen the articles where researchers find a correlation between swearing and IQ: the more you curse, the smarter you are. Hell shitting ass damn right, say I. No doubt David Mamet, bard of...

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Ian Wardropper Takes a Bow: Inside the Frick Collection’s Reopening Gala

The Frick Collection came back with a bang on Monday (March 31) with $3.7 million in new funds to show for it. Ahead of the institution’s much-awaited April 17 reopening, the Fifth Avenue mansion...

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For Jason Atherton, Restaurants Are a Family Affair

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Curator Alejo Benedetti Takes Us Inside KAWS’ Most Comprehensive Survey Yet

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The Stylish Men’s Raincoats to Outsmart Spring Showers

For years, the raincoat was relegated to the utilitarian fringe—something you threw on begrudgingly, hoping not to look like a drenched tourist. Fast-forward to the present, and we’re in the golden...

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Billy Tang On How Para Site Became the Region’s Leading Platform for...

Founded in 1996 as Hong Kong’s first self-organized and artist-run space and initially managed by a group of the city’s artists and curators, Para Site today plays a vital role in fostering and...

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Elon Musk Faces a ‘Fork-in-the-Road’ Moment as Tesla Delivery Plummets

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L.A. Museums Are Rethinking the Rules of Art Ownership. Will Others Follow?

While many things about museums have changed over the years, and many more are changing now, the growth of their permanent collections has remained a constant. The average museum collection expands by...

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In Her Hong Kong Debut, Dominique Fung Reckons With Ancestral History

Dominique Fung’s paintings contain something profoundly ancient yet unmistakably contemporary. Ancestral images and symbologies surface across her canvases, suspended in a fluid, dreamlike dimension...

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Linder in London: Charting a Course from Buzzcocks Provocateur to Brit Art...

When U.K. punk band the Buzzcocks were looking for cover art for their 1977 Orgasm Addict single, twenty-three-year-old Linda Mulvey had just completed a graphic design degree at Manchester...

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Meta’s A.I. Research Head Joelle Pineau Steps Down

As Meta prepares to invest tens of billions of dollars in the race to develop artificial intelligence, the company is losing one of its most influential researchers. Joelle Pineau, head of A.I....

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