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A large figurative painting shows a mermaid with a green tail kneeling in shallow icy water and offering a pink cupcake to a cowboy standing with his back turned next to a saddled horse against a pastel sky.

How a Kansas City Mermaid Became Will Cotton’s Muse

“I was immediately drawn to Robin’s femininity; it’s so painterly,” Peregrine Honig tells Observer. “We became friends very quickly talking about vulnerability and art history, and the history of great artists painting young women in the sex industry."
By Adam Robb
Lauren Conrad with a blush background.

Lauren Conrad Hates Mermaids But Loves Millennial Pink

The designer talks about her love of palm fronds and pineapples in preparation for her New York pop-up shop
By Margaret Abrams
Adeline Waugh's creation: the Mermaid Toast

This Food-Styling Hero Put Mermaids and Unicorns on Toast

We spoke with Miami-based food stylist Adeline Waugh about her career and what she was thinking when she created Mermaid Toast.
By Jasmine Ting

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After Losing Two Fairs, Vienna’s Galleries Built One Together

By Gameli Hamelo
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Starbucks’ CSO Shake-Up Raises Questions About Corporate Climate Commitments

By Sandhya Sabapathy
David Ellison walking across a hall in a black suit.

David Ellison Has Hollywood Scale. Now He Needs Precision.

By Brandon Katz
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Munch, Black Metal and the Nobel Peace Center: A Guide to the Art of Oslo

By Nick Hilden
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivers the keynote address during the OpenAI developers conference at Fort Mason on September 29, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

As Google, OpenAI and Meta Push A.I. Agents, Enterprises Need Models That Think Less 

By John Glasgow
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