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What the Art World Can Learn from Pokémon Cards, Labubu and the Nostalgia-Driven Economy
Pokémon cards are part of a broader franchise universe that extends the brand’s economic footprint into several different categories of consumption. Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) (Photo by BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images The question came to me during a recent trip to Japan when, wandering through Tokyo, I listened to a rap by…
Read MoreKourtney Kardashian Calls Landon Barker “A Light” in Her Life in Heartfelt Message
Kourtney Kardashian appreciates all the small things about Landon Barker. And true to their bond, the Kardashians star dedicated a heartfelt note to her stepson on his 22nd birthday. “A light in my life,” Kourtney, 46, wrote on her Oct. 9 Instagram post, which sees her, husband Travis Barker and his daughter Alabama Barker spending…
Read MoreThe Most Romantic Restaurants for a Date Night in Dallas, Texas
7713 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75209 Shinsei is a long-standing favorite among the Dallas sushi scene. Open since 2006, the restaurant’s creative rolls and immersive ambience have garnered a following of loyal regulars, and for good reason. From the main dining room to the back patio to two moody bar areas, each section of the…
Read MoreFrieze Expands to Abu Dhabi as the Gulf’s Cultural Ambitions Accelerate
Marinella Senatore’s installation Bodies in Alliance took over Manarat Al Saadiyat’s facade during Abu Dhabi Art Fair in 2024. Credits Cedric Ribeiro – Spark Media. Courtesy Mazzoleni, London – Torino The global art world’s pilgrimage toward the Gulf continues! No sooner had the ceasefire agreement and Art Basel Qatar’s roster of 87 galleries been announced…
Read MoreThe First Bukhara Biennial Reveals That the Most Expensive Ingredient Is Time
(left) Nomin Zezegmaa in collaboration with Margilan Crafts Development Centre, ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠳ (Ongod), 2025; (right) Pakui Hardware in collaboration with Alisher Rakhimov and Shokhrukh Rakhimov, Black Bile, 2024-2025. Photo: Felix Odell, courtesy of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation Uzbekistan, a central region in the Silk Road and Soviet Union, has long connected “East and…
Read MoreLatent Labs’ Simon Kohl Is Rewriting the Code of Biology With Generative A.I.
At Latent Labs, Simon Kohl is using A.I. to move biology from observation to creation. Photo by JL Creative, Courtesy of Latent Labs Simon Kohl, recognized on this year’s A.I. Power Index, stands at the leading edge of a scientific transformation: the fusion of A.I. and biology. A co-developer of AlphaFold2—the Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough that…
Read MoreOne Fine Show: ‘June Crespo, Danzante’ at Secession
June Crespo’s “Danzante” breathes life into the inanimate. Photo: Iris Ranzinger Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention. There are no two ways about it: it’s a Thomas Pynchon fall.…
Read More15 Men’s Leather Jackets Worth the Closet Real Estate
Leather jackets are one of those things men either get very right or catastrophically wrong. Pick well and suddenly you’ve got a uniform for dinners, flights and dates. Pick badly and you’re auditioning for a midlife reboot no one asked for. The stakes are high because leather lasts—and your mistakes do, too. The style started…
Read MoreSurvivor 49’s Jake Latimer Details Recovery After Being Bit by Venomous Snake
‘Survivor’s Jeff Probst Details Contestant’s Snake Bite That Led to Medical Evacuation He may not have won Survivor, but Jake Latimer can still call himself a survivor. The contestant on season 49 of the reality competition series was airlifted out of Fiji and subsequently pulled from the game after being bitten by a highly venomous banded sea…
Read MoreThe Texas Stars are back! Hear from the new head coach ahead of the season
AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s that time of year again: the Texas Stars are back on the ice for the 2025-26 season. The American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars announced the team will host the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday. Before the season opener, KXAN caught up with new head coach Toby Petersen,…
Read MoreAs the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?
A surge of influenza cases in countries across Asia has led some medical experts to warn that getting sick more easily throughout the year may be the new reality. Health authorities in Japan declared a nationwide flu epidemic on Oct. 3 after a wave of flu cases came five weeks earlier than expected for flu…
Read MoreJessica Simpson’s 6-Year-Old Daughter Birdie Is Her Spitting Image Dressed as Mom for Spirit Week
Jessica Simpson Details “Happy Family” After Attending Ashlee Simpson Concert With Ex Eric Johnson Jessica Simpson‘s daughter Birdie Mae couldn’t resist this opportunity. The “Irresistible” singer shared that when her 6-year-old’s school hosted Spirit Week, Birdie jumped at the chance to channel mom for “dress as your favorite artist” day. Sharing a picture of the…
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