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‘An Important Achievement for the Market’: Dealers Weigh in On Italy’s 5% Art VAT
For years, Italy’s postwar and contemporary art scene was hampered by a 22 percent VAT, but the recent VAT reduction could boost the competitiveness of Italian art. Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images Once one of the least favorable destinations for art trading due to high taxes and strict regulations, Italy is set to slash its…
Read MoreTia Mowry Details Babysitting Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Tia Shares Why She & Cory Divorced Tia and Cory wed in 2008 and welcomed two children together: son Cree in 2011 and daughter Cairo in 2018. But in 2022, the couple split. While Tia cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their breakup in her divorce filing, she later offered insight into when she…
Read MoreNFL’s Victor Cruz Shares How Daughter, 13, Is Following in His Footsteps
Victor Cruz sees a birdie in his daughter’s future. After all, the retired NFL star shared that his 13-year-old Kennedy is following in his footsteps and has shown interest in playing sports—specifically, golf. “She’s a great golfer, but she hasn’t really understood how good she is yet because she’s still trying to figure out her body and what she can…
Read MorePerplexity AI and Databricks Co-Founder Andy Konwinski Launches $100M A.I. Institute
Andy Konwinski at Laude Institute’s Inaugural Ship Your Research Summit in San Francisco on June 18. Photo by Marc Fong Before co-founding A.I. companies like Perplexity AI, Andy Konwinski was a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. It was there that he helped develop Apache Spark, an open-source data processing…
Read MoreAllison Williams Details “Huge Trauma” of Undergoing Emergency C-Section
“They really stress you out,” she said, remembering that the doctors were “just all around you, looking at you, and you’re like a wounded animal on the table.” But despite the complications surrounding Arlo’s birth, Allison wouldn’t trade the experience for the world. “He is adorable, I’m very proud,” she told Savannah Guthrie of her son during…
Read MoreIn New York, the Women Behind the Lens Step Into the Frame
Alice Austen, Group on Petria, Lake Mahopac, August 9, 1888; albumen silver print from glass negative, 6 × 8 1/8 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary For a few months this summer, some of photography’s greatest hits…
Read More'It's going to be life changing': Austin business donates HVAC system to animal rescue amid summer heat
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin business is taking care of the animals at a Leander shelter, and ensuring they are staying safe and cool ahead of the Texas heat with new air conditioning in kennels. On Monday, Austin Air Conditioning donated and installed a new HVAC system for the dog kennels at the Texas Humane…
Read MoreAriana Madix’s Fierce Style Evolution Proves She’s the Ultimate Bombshell
Ariana Madix has never looked better. The Love Island USA host celebrated her 40th birthday on June 24 while in Fiji filming the Peacock reality dating competition series. And her b-day festivities were just as hot and the show’s season seven bombshells. In a clip posted to her Instagram Stories, the Vanderpump Rules alum held…
Read MoreABT’s Summer Season Brings ‘The Winter’s Tale’ to the Met
Hee Seo as Hermione and Isaac Hernández as Leontes. Photo: Marty Sohl One of William Shakespeare’s most famous stage directions comes from his play The Winter’s Tale: “Exit, pursued by a bear.” This near-impossible creative challenge is not the only reason the play translates well into the expansive language of dance, but it is definitely…
Read MoreWhat Experts Use to Repel Ticks and Mosquitoes
If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here’s what to know about the synthetic insecticide, plus how and when to use it. How permethrin works Permethrin, which is derived from the chrysanthemum flower,…
Read MoreDid Julianne Hough Hook Up With DWTS Partner Apolo Ohno? She Says…
On Her Romance With Ex Ryan Seacrest When Julianne started dating Ryan Seacrest in 2010, she was introduced to a new world—one with luxury vacations, courtside Lakers seats and glamorous date nights. “The rug was swept up from underneath me and I was just flying,” she said on an August 2024 episode of Dax Shepard’s…
Read MoreOpenAI-Backed Legal A.I. Startup Harvey Reaches $5B Valuation
Harvey AI is backed by a roster of venture capital powerhouses. Feyza Yildırim/Unsplash Generative A.I. is shaking up the traditionally slow-moving legal world. San Francisco-based Harvey AI is one of the startups leading the charge. With a fresh $300 million in funding from investors including OpenAI’s Startup Fund, the three-year-old company is now valued at…
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