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Collectors are becoming more selective, and many buyers remarked that it was hard to stay excited when so many booths looked similar.
Divine Voices: How Art and Religion Intersect in Janet Cardiff’s ‘Forty Part Motet’
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From Napa Valley’s premier wine country to the snowy mountains of Lake Tahoe, several NorCal towns are home to luxury hotels that celebrate the season with glamorous decor, festive food and beverage offerings and the coziest accommodations.
JetBlue’s Cyber Monday Sale Includes $49 Flights to Miami and Charleston—Here’s How to Book
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Fei-Fei Li’s Startup Allows You to Walk in the 3D World of Edward Hopper Paintings
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A.I. data centers are continuing to eat up vast amounts of electricity, especially in states like Virginia, Texas and California.
Elon Musk’s xAI Just Doubled Its Valuation to $50B—Here Are 4 Biggest Winners?
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In it, the choreographer ponders the aging body and mind, the anxiety of possible futures, the miracles of nature, empathy and the fragile uncertainty of life.
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These books are the season’s ultimate cheat code.
The Golden Age of Espionage: Why Spy Thrillers Are Booming on Streaming
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This revival makes a compelling argument for pulling the opera out of storage more often.
Six of the World’s Richest People Who Are Not Leaving Billions to Their Children
Some of the world’s wealthiest individuals have no plans to pass on their wealth to the next generation.
The Boundaries Between Art and Commerce Collapse in ‘Money on the Wall: Andy Warhol’
“Is there anything more central to our modern world than buying and selling?” ponders the exhibition’s opening text.
Why Stubborn Rent Inflation in Cities Like New York Is Completely Solvable
Americans living in expensive cities overwhelmingly support the idea of affordable housing—until it’s built near them.
At Templon, Hans Op de Beeck Turns the Ordinary into Something Transcendental
The artist’s practice is guided by the desire to create a calm and contemplative atmosphere: “a realm that offers tranquility.”
Intel’s Turnaround CEO Pat Gelsinger Steps Down, Ending a Long Tenure at the Chipmaker
Once a giant in chipmaking, Intel’s failure to capitalize on the A.I. boom has sent its shares plunging.
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The 2025 Volvo XC90: A Tale of Two Vehicles
Volvo offers two drive trains on this XC90, and the gap between the two versions is so vast, they’re almost like different cars.
5 Final Space Missions to Watch in 2024: SpaceX, Blue Origin and More
As 2024 comes to a close, government space agencies and companies around the globe show no signs of slowing down.
Breaking Free from the Bell Jar: Mike Kelley at Tate Modern
This retrospective embraces the artist’s adolescent alienation while over-analyzing his notoriously crude creations.
Spend the Holidays in Style at These Glamorous SoCal Hotels
While some hotels can get a bit kitschy and overdone during the holidays, elegant places like Hotel Bel-Air, Rosewood Miramar Beach and Hotel Del Coronado have found their sweet spot for curating a festive yet tasteful ambiance.
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A Toronto-based startup is looking to establish EV-sharing hubs across urban and retirement housing complexes.
‘Positions: New Landscapes’ in Chicago Makes Space for Something Better
The exhibition pushes back against colonialist representions of land and landscape by critiquing earlier formulations and finding new ways to connect land and art.
Smita Sen’s ‘Embodied’ at MOCA North Miami Documents the Intangible
The artist will perform live in the exhibition space during Miami Art Week next month.
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Apologies to star Colman Domingo, but the ever-changing villains, dated takes on politics and nonsensical set up make this show just about unwatchable.
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