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legacy

An art exhibition in a wide concrete gallery featuring three pickup trucks in a line: one green, one red, one blue.

Gagosian’s Kara Vander Weg On Shaping the Afterlife of an Artist’s Work

The gallery’s “Building a Legacy Program” demonstrates how careful stewardship can pull even underappreciated artists back from the brink of market amnesia.
By Dan Duray
Man in glasses and black suit

Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett Reveals Details of His Will in Rare Shareholder Letter

"Because of the random nature of mortality, successors must always be designated," said Buffett in a message to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man standing, wearing purple flannel shirt.

WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg Wants You to Think About Your Digital Future

"When we start thinking more fundamentally bigger than ourselves, that's when things start to get good," said Mullenweg.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Banksy Is One of the Best Known Living Artists—Why Aren’t Museums Buying?

By Helen Holmes

Digital Sperm Banks? Experts Hesitate to Embrace Male Fertility Startups

By Gabriela Barkho

Lawsuit Accuses Harvard of Profiting From Images of Slaves

By Helen Holmes
The difficulty is not winning, but knowing what winning itself means.

Life Is a Video Game—Here Are the Cheat Codes

By Mark Manson
The social media behemoth struggles with how to handle profiles of its deceased users.

Facebook and Twitter Are Changing How We Die

By Michael Sainato
Kronos Quartet performs at "A Nonesuch Celebration"

Iconic Composers Celebrate a Champion of Modern Classical at BAM

By Justin Joffe
Bill Kelliher (short hair) and Troy Sanders (long hair) of the band Mastodon

Mastodon on Timelessness, Loss and Transcending Heavy Metal

By Justin Joffe
The Jesus and Mary Chain's William and Jim Reid (l-r)

The Jesus and Mary Chain on Their First Album in 19 Years

By Justin Joffe
The Chainsmokers?! What Fresh Hell Is This?

Our Predictions for the Grammys: Prophecies From the Precipice of Hell

By Justin Joffe
Lenny Kaye really got into "Don't Go Home With Your Hard On"

Musicians Celebrate Leonard Cohen’s Holy, Humorous, Horny Legacy

By Justin Joffe
LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 30: Ronda Rousey walks to the Octagon to face Amanda Nunes of Brazil in their UFC women's bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 207 event on December 30, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Ronda Rousey Mirrors Mike Tyson’s Ability to Destroy—And to Flame Out

By Pete Ross
Rich Furay, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Stephen Stills, Neil Young.

Did Neil Young Really Kill Buffalo Springfield?

By Justin Joffe
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Joe Corre, the son of Vivienne Westwood and Sex Pistols creator Malcolm McLaren burns his entire £5 million punk collection on November 26, 2016 in London, England. Joe Corre burnt the rare punk memorabilia in protest saying punk has no solutions for today's youth and is 'conning the young'. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Sex Pistols Archivist Johan Kugelberg on ‘Punk Rock Jabroni’ Joe Corré

By Justin Joffe
American Wrestlers.

American Wrestlers Wave Goodbye to Terrible Youth With Catchy Power Pop

By Justin Joffe
Singer Sharon Jones performs at the 2010 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit Concert & Awards Ceremony at The Apollo Theater on June 14, 2010 in New York City.

The Importance of Giving Thanks in Times of Musical Mourning

By Justin Joffe
Leon Russell.

RIP Piano Master Leon Russell, a True Musician’s Musician

By Justin Joffe
Simeon at Good Room on Wednesday

The Father of Electronic Music, Silver Apples Talks Myth and Mystery

By Justin Joffe
Amy Winehouse

Don’t Romanticize Amy Winehouse’s Life, Death, or Her Music

By Justin Joffe
From left: Paz Lenchantin, David Lovering, Black Francis, Joey Santiago

The Pixies Still Don’t Give a Shit if You Like Their Music or Not

By Justin Joffe
The Frightnrs (L-R): Chuck Patel,Richard Terrana, Dan Klein, Preet Patel

The Frightnrs Find Solace From Tragedy in the Lovesick Longing of Reggae

By Justin Joffe
Jeffrey Lee Pierce

How The Gun Club Merged Roots Music and Punk to Ignite ‘Fire of Love’

By Justin Joffe
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