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Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beloved’ Stages a Father-Daughter Reckoning That Doesn’t Quite Cohere
Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo. Courtesy TIFF More interesting than alluring, Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Cannes competition title and TIFF Special Presentation El ser querido (or The Beloved) follows a fearsome director trying to reconnect with his distant daughter by casting her in a role. It has the misfortune of bearing a passing familiarity to Sentimental Value,…
Read MoreInside Tom Wesselmann’s Studio, Tomokazu Matsuyama Considers Pop’s Afterlife
This September, Matsuyama is showing his work side by side with a selection of Tom Wesselman’s work. Image courtesy of MATSUYAMA STUDIO Generations and geographies apart, few things could divide two artists more than Tom Wesselmann and Tomokazu Matsuyama, yet both work with and elaborate on the same iconography of Pop. One immortalized, through the…
Read MoreThe Long, Strange History of Yacht Clubs
Yacht Club de Monaco. picture alliance via Getty Image At the Monaco Yacht Club, the social hierarchy starts at the necktie. The club’s dress code requires a member’s tie pin to sit within 10 centimeters of the knot, reserves gold and silver buttons for officers and permits white trousers only until Sept. 30 each year.…
Read MoreArchaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age, From Rope to Thread and Twine
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Largely missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations played a huge role in the lives of early humans. Researchers are weaving together new insights from the traces they left behind Source link
Read MoreOne Fine Show: “I SPY! Walter Wick’s Hidden Wonders” at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art
Walter Wick, City Blocks, from I SPY Fantasy, 1994. Pigmented inkjet photograph; New Britain Museum of American Art, gift of Walter Wick and Linda Cheverton Wick. © 1994 Walter Wick I know for a fact that “only ’90s kids” will remember the I Spy books because I was going through the recent Mark Dion exhibition…
Read MoreAdidas CEO Bjørn Gulden Navigates a Tough Turnaround After Yeezy Split
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden describes sportswear as “not very sexy” to investors right now. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for adidas Adidas has bounced back from its split with Kanye West almost four years ago. Now, it faces a new challenge: sustaining that momentum in an increasingly tough sportswear market. During an onstage interview at the Fast Company…
Read MoreSelena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Redefines Success with Purpose That Performs
Selena Gomez attends Fast Company Innovation Festival 2026 at Convene on Sept. 17, 2026 in New York City. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company Selena Gomez has built a billion-dollar cosmetics brand anchored not just in celebrity power, but in empathy and a deeply personal mission. Launched in 2020, Rare Beauty is now valued at…
Read MoreFive Ways the World of the Dinosaurs Looked Different From Ours, Beyond the Presence of the 'Terrible Lizards'
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Earth has changed dramatically since the Age of Dinosaurs, from its climate to geography and animal life Source link
Read MoreA Decade In, London’s Somerset House Studios Is Still Refining Its Model of Artist Support
Every resident artist is contractually required to mentor or support their peers, formalizing a culture of mutual exchange. © Somerset House Studios The London art scene is suffering. Over the past 12 months the capital has lost Stephen Friedman, Beers, TJ Boulting and Sid Motion, independent art school Art Academy London and art and science…
Read MoreSome Fish in the Great Lakes Might Be More Than 400 Years Old, a Study Suggests, Outliving Around 15 Generations of Humans
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Lake sturgeon may be among the longest-living vertebrates, second only to Greenland sharks, according to recent research. However, scientists note that follow-up work is necessary to clarify the species’ lifespan Source link
Read MoreIn London, a New Wave of Greek Restaurants Goes Beyond the Taverna
A new wave of elevated, modern Greek restaurants has landed in London. Emma Pharaoh Souvlaki, tzatziki, saganaki—these are just a few of the dishes that have landed on London’s menus over the past year, evidence of an influx of modern, elevated Greek restaurants arriving in the British capital. While London has always had a plethora…
Read MorePeptides Are All the Rage, Promising Miracle Cures and Makeovers Delivered by Injection. How Did We Get Here?
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Experts say the peptide craze is part of a broader phenomenon, as patients look beyond the regulated health system to address problems that doctors have struggled to treat Source link
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