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.
Carbon 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.
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.
Arts
See AllSpain’s Art Market On the Upswing: An Interview With ARCOmadrid Director Maribel López
“It continues to grow, with people who worked at galleries opening their own spaces, as well as galleries from abroad opening new locations here.”
Rare Vintage Ernest Cole Prints at Magnum Gallery Bring the Artist’s Archive to Life
London hosted a sister show; Cape Town is next.
Gabriel Orozco Looks for Ontological Meaning in Entropic Randomness
“We are not capable of accepting the accident, which is another reason why we might still be too platonic in our relationship with reality,” Orozco reflected during our conversation.
The Other de Beauvoir: Remembering a Forgotten Talent at London’s Amar Gallery
This powerful exhibition makes space for Hélène de Beauvoir to exist in the cultural consciousness apart from her more famous sister.
Museums 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.
Lifestyle
See AllHow Max Coen Turned Notting Hill’s Dorian Into One of London’s Buzziest Restaurants
“It’s a case of constant research and then trying to pinpoint what you’re looking for,” Coen explains.
Gisele Bündchen’s Best Style Moments
Observer takes a look back at the supermodel’s most memorable fashion moments, from Victoria’s Secret It girl to Met Gala co-host.
The 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.
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
Business
See AllLinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Warns Against Big Tech’s Fact-Checking Rollback
Reid Hoffman cautions against the tech industry’s shifting stance on free speech.
Removing ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Could Make It a Lot More Expensive
Recent EPA regulations on PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” seek to tackle a trillion-dollar problem.
Jeff Bezos’ $10B Climate Fund Undergoes Shakeups in the Wake of Trump Policies
The Bezos Earth Fund has quietly removed a page about an environmental commitment after President Trump revoked a Biden-era initiative.
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.
Entertainment
See AllMichael Hersch and Shane McRae On Co-Creating ‘and we, each’
The opera is a chimera: McRae’s words refracted through Hersch’s sensibility, then reframed yet again by McRae.
Review: Is ‘Urinetown’ Still Good to the Last Drop?
Nearly a quarter century after its Broadway debut, the Tony winning musical is back at City Center Encores. Does its ghoulish giddiness still work?
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.
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 Gummies for Pain & Inflammation to Buy in 2024
Finding the best CBD gummies for pain and inflammation is made easy with this comprehensive review of leading brands. Colorado Botanicals earned the top spot among nine other brands that caught our attention.
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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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
‘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.’
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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
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.