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In Tactile New Works, Sheree Hovsepian Explores the Physicality of Experience
Sheree Hovsepian. Photo: Levi Walton Earlier this month, Sheree Hovsepian opened “Figure Ground,” her second solo exhibition at Uffner & Liu (formerly Rachel Uffner Gallery). The show features four distinct bodies of output—traditional silver gelatin photographs, ink-on-paper drawings, mixed media assemblages and bronze sculptures—and constitutes a major offering of new pieces from a celebrated artist…
Read MoreRobert De Niro’s Daughter Airyn Shares Insight Into Her Dating Life
One thing Airyn De Niro won’t share on a first date? Her famous last name. The daughter of Robert De Niro and ex Toukie Smith, who recently came out as a transgender woman, revealed that she… Source link
Read MoreThe Pandemic Agreement is a Landmark for Public Health
The Pandemic Agreement, just adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a landmark for global public health. Had such an agreement been in place before 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic would have looked very different. The agreement now means that when the next pandemic begins brewing, the world will be much better equipped to mitigate…
Read MoreHow the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Museographic Approach and the UAE’s Soft Power Strategy Line Up
In recent years, institutions worldwide have begun to reexamine their permanent collections and curatorial displays, reconsidering how these frame and narrate art history and the evolution of civilization. No museum operates as a truly neutral entity—each institution shapes how we perceive art history and society’s larger cultural dynamics. Confronting longstanding questions of representation, inclusivity and…
Read MoreWhat the New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Means For You
On May 20, the federal government announced a major shift in how it plans to review and recommend COVID-19 vaccines for Americans. Among the changes: when manufacturers want to update the vaccine each year to target the latest variants, they will be required to conduct additional studies to show the effectiveness of the vaccine in…
Read MoreJessica Biel Reveals Who Her and Justin Timberlake’s Kids Look Like More
And it’s the layers to her character, specifically, that drew the 7th Heaven alum to the project, which began streaming May 20. “She’s just this extremely complicated woman who presents in one way, and wants you to think this thing about her, and have this perfect life,” she noted, “when really that there’s so much stuff going…
Read MorePregnant Rihanna Proudly Puts Baby Bump on Display for Date Night With A$AP Rocky
Rihanna has her finest couture on the brain. One day after appearing at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, the “Kiss It Better” singer—who’s currently pregnant with her third baby with A$AP Rocky—stepped out with her boyfriend for a date night in France, and she hasn’t lost her eye for fashion. For their May 20 outing at Palm…
Read MoreFuturist Ray Kurzweil’s Humanoid Robotics Startup Eyes a $500M Valuation
Futurist and tech inventor Ray Kurzweil is the co-founder of Beyond Imagination. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Anti-Defamation League Ray Kurzweil, a renowned inventor and futurist, has long envisioned a future where humans and A.I. work in tandem. Now, he’s edging closer to that reality with Beyond Imagination, a robotics startup reportedly seeking to raise $100…
Read MoreWhat to Say When You Forget Someone’s Name
It’s a wonder that anyone remembers anyone else’s name after just meeting. Most people are visually wired, which means we’re good with faces, but—was it Alyssa or Elizabeth? Hewitt or Wyatt? Elijah or Isaiah? “When we’re meeting someone, there are so many things going through our minds,” says Thomas Farley, an etiquette expert also known…
Read More5 Takeaways From Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Keynote at Computex 2025
Jensen Huang delivers the first keynote speech of Computex 2025 at the Taipei Music Center in Taipei on May 19, 2025. I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images At Computex 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returned to his birthplace of Taipei, Taiwan to deliver a sweeping keynote that outlined the company’s audacious next chapter. Before a crowd…
Read MoreCity seeks public comment on parking, dockless transportation proposals
Austin (KXAN)—The city of Austin is asking for public feedback on proposed rules for parking and safety for both regular vehicles and dockless transportation units, like electric bikes, electric scooters and mopeds. This comes after the city issued a public survey, finding “strong criticism of the current system.” READ MORE: Feedback from Austin’s e-scooter riders…
Read MoreSummer House Reunion Trailer Teases a Major Shocking Breakup
Paige DeSorbo Says She’s “So Thankful” Lindsay Hubbard is Pregnant While Filming Summer House It sounds like Summer House might have a newly single star among its cast. Lindsay Hubbard teases that she might no longer be dating boyfriend Turner Kufe—with whom she shares 5-month-old daughter Gemma—in the explosive season nine reunion trailer. When host…
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