Art Spaces as Social Sculpture: An Interview With Bosco Sodi
He envisioned Casa Wabi Sabino as a two-body complex that could support and showcase emerging talent while nurturing his own art and practice.
Packing for Japow: The Complete Men’s Style Guide to Skiing Japan’s Slopes
A curated guide to essential gear, from technical layers to looking suave at après, by the brands that define winter in Japan
Finding Love Onscreen: A Guide to This Year’s Valentine’s Day Movies
Traditional rom-coms, violent rom-coms, anti-rom-coms and even family rom-coms—there’s something for everyone this Valentine’s Day.
Arts
See AllMuseums as Medicine? The Growing Trend of Art Prescriptions
Research suggests arts and cultural engagement can be used to help treat the symptoms of a number of conditions, including Parkinson’s, chronic pain, depression and addiction.
Material and Salón ACME Open to Enthusiastic Crowds as Dealers Creatively Solve Customs Delays
Few sales closed on opening day, but galleries have gotten used to the market readjustment that makes the rapid sellouts of the Covid-era boom seem like a distant memory.
Christie’s Is Holding the First Ever Dedicated A.I. Art Sale at a Major Auction House
Among the artists with works in the Christie’s A.I. sale are recent TIME100 A.I. Impact Award recipient Refik Anadol, early A.I. art pioneer Harold Cohen and Alexander Reben, OpenAI’s first artist in residence.
One Fine Show: Marguerite Humeau’s “\*sk\*/ey-” at ICA Miami
It’s a joy to try to decipher what the artist’s imagined beasts and beings have to teach us.
ZONAMACO Returns With Respectable Early Sales, But Fewer Foreign Buyers Than Expected
The real driving force behind the fair’s success seemed to be the large contingent of regional collectors who are not just showing up but actively investing in the scene.
Lifestyle
See AllThe Best Red Carpet Fashion at the 2025 Critics’ Choice Awards
See all the most exciting sartorial moments from the Critics Choice Awards.
The Best Vegan Restaurants in Los Angeles
From a fine dining spot on Melrose that serves artichoke oysters to a Culver City sushi restaurant that uses zero seafood, these are the best vegan restaurants in Los Angeles.
The Most Romantic Restaurants in Chicago for Date Night
What makes a restaurant romantic isn’t just the food—it’s also the setting and ambiance, whether that’s an intimate, candlelit table or soft music playing in the background.
The Best Snow Boots for Braving the Winter Elements in Style
Today’s snow boot silhouettes prove that you don’t have to sacrifice fashion for function
From Sleep Detoxes to Longevity Retreats: The Best Wellness Resorts for Every Type of Traveler
Spas are no longer just a hotel amenity; they are the destination.
Business
See AllCarbon Pricing: The Surprising Support From the Oil and Gas Industry
Facing an inevitable energy transition, oil and gas companies see carbon pricing as a way to control market uncertainty.
Why Private Equity Firms Are Borrowing Money to Pay Investors at Record Levels
The post-Covid high interest rate environment has changed how private equity firms pay their investors.
Here’s Where Each Big Tech Company Stands on DEI Efforts in 2025
In recent annual filings, Big Tech companies have omitted or changed former diversity commitments.
Boston Dynamics Partners with Its Former CEO to Build a Humanoid Robot
The company is looking to supercharge its development of Atlas, an electric humanoid robot.
OpenAI Deep Research vs. DeepSeek R1: Which One Is Better at Knowledge Work?
Sam Altman claims Deep Research “could do a single-digit percentage of all economically valuable tasks in the world.”
Entertainment
See AllRatmansky’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.
‘Heart Eyes’ Review: Blood Spattered Comfort Food
A Valentine’s Day slasher stalks couples in this mash-up, which might be more impressive as a rom-com than a horror movie.
‘Parthenope’ Review: A Spectacle Lost In Its Own Beauty
This sprawling tale follows a charismatic, seductive woman throughout her life, but its stunning scenes are almost a series of fashion shoots and the story becomes lost in the aesthetics.
Power Lists
See AllThe 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.
Marketplace
See All10 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.
10 Best CBD Companies to Buy From in 2024: Honest Reviews & Guide
Despite strong competition from nine impressive challengers, Colorado Botanicals tops our list of the best CBD companies to buy from in 2024.
5 Strongest CBD Gummies: Best CBD Gummies of 2024
We’ve compiled a list of the top 5 strongest CBD gummies for pain, sleep, anxiety and stress to save you time and money.
10 Best CBD Gummies for Anxiety and Stress
Although Colorado Botanicals and its line of CBD gummies ranked first, and we found them to be the best CBD gummies for anxiety, they’re not the only CBD brand with a lot to brag about. The nine other competitors on our list have many qualities that help them stand out in a highly saturated market.
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 2024 to soothe anxiety, pain and arthritis.
Latest
All Latest‘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.’
Ahead of Its Inaugural Edition, Santa Monica Post Office Has Become Post-Fair
Freshly rebranded in a surprise eleventh-hour pivot, gallerist Chris Sharp’s new art fair will open as planned.
Don’t Miss: ‘Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami’ at Gagosian
Being sniffy about this exhibition would be like telling a kitten off for being cute.
Elon Musk Launched His Tesla Roadster Into Space 7 Years Ago—It Was Just Seen Again
Elon’s famous red Roadster was spotted in space last month.
Hauser & Wirth in Paris Examines Francis Picabia’s Late Period
“Éternel Recommencement” will make its way to New York in the spring.
Anthropic, an A.I. Company, Urges Job Applicants Not to Use A.I.
“We want to be able to assess people’s genuine interest and motivations for working at Anthropic,” a company spokesperson told Observer.
This Stradivarius Could Become the Most Expensive Instrument Ever Sold at Auction
Crafted in 1714, the violin is expected to sell for between $12 million and $18 million in a single-lot auction that’s part of Sotheby’s 2025 Old Masters series.
At Guadalajara Art Weekend, Open Studios Are the Biggest Draw
“The impulse our artists have to make art for art’s sake creates a very generous environment,” gallerist Borrego Curro told Observer during ART WKND GDL.
Google’s A.I. Spending Spree Spooks Wall Street
Google parent company Alphabet is spending money more quickly than making it.
Museum Director Mario R. Rossero On Andy Warhol, Community Engagement and Arts Education in Uncertain Times
“I always say there’s not only one Andy Warhol; rather, there is a specific Andy Warhol for each person.”
The Quiet Power of Presence: Amy Sherald at SFMOMA
As Sherald’s work has evolved technically and thematically through the 2020s, it increasingly engages with broader cultural conversations about representation.
The Definitive Guide to Tulum’s Best Hotels
From secluded retreats to innovative resorts, explore the top 14 hotels that are shaping Tulum’s future.
The Smartest Investment: How ‘Quality Jobs’ Drive Profits
Research conducted by a global private equity firm found that companies whose senior management had the highest levels of empathy generated the highest financial returns.
Review: The Distant Future Is Already Ancient History in A.I. Drama ‘The Antiquities’
The human race is presented like a museum exhibit—a grimly compelling concept, but one that makes for a glitchy play.
Andrew Edlin Explains How the Outsider Art Fair Helped Establish a Market for the Genre
As the scope of Outsider Art has evolved, so has its institutional and market recognition.
Melissa Gilbert Acts Her Age In ‘Still’
She grew up on TV in ‘Little House on the Prairie,’ but now she gets a chance to play a real grown-up in this Off Broadway two-hander about a couple who love each other, but not each other’s beliefs.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is ‘Very Good’ for Palantir, Says CEO Alex Karp
Palantir’s values closely align with the mission of DOGE, the company’s CTO said.
From Eden to Eternity: An Unintended Conversation On Blackness and Identity
Anthony Azekwoh, Osinachi and Imran Tilde’s artworks collectively declare, “We were here in every creation story and every history… And we will be here even when nothing remains.”