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When Smooth Stops Selling: The Decline of ‘Non-Frictional Art’
KAWS’s public art project HOLIDAY traveled to cities including Seoul, Hong Kong and Taipei. Courtesy of the artist Several articles this year have already mourned the end of the figurative frenzy that dominated the frothy pandemic-era art market. Dubbed “Figuration Fatigue” by Artnet, the backlash targets a wave of paintings marked by saturated palettes, polished…
Read MoreIncomprehensible Genius: A New Exhibition in Norway Showcases Picasso’s Divisive Late Work
Pablo Picasso, Le joueur de cartes II (The Card Player II), 1971. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark. Donation: The New Carlsberg Foundation, Photo: Poul Buchard / Brøndum & Co .© Succession Pablo Picasso / BONO, Oslo 2025 When an exhibition of recent Picasso paintings opened in Avignon in 1970, the work was met…
Read MoreRebecca Minkoff Secretly Dropped an Affordable Luxury Fall Fashion Collection & It’s on Sale
With September officially here, you’re probably just as excited for fall as we are. Which means you’re already on the hunt for fall fashion fits (obvi). Lucky for you, Rebecca Minkoff just low-key dropped the fall fashion collection of our dreams. And yes, it’s actually affordable. The new RM Studio x Rebecca Minkoff line is…
Read MoreFall Culture Preview: Comic Books, Sex Workers and Life in a Thai Restaurant
Lisa Kron, Katherine Crockett and Richard Move in Martha@BAM—The 1963 Interview. Photo by Amy Arbus We live in interesting cultural times. Institutions face existential challenges: private donations and foundation grants dwindling, graying arts patrons and younger audiences who’d rather look at their phones than dance or opera. Then you’ve got the politicians who want to…
Read MoreExclusive: Inside the CDC Exodus and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Crusade
As head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to lead with “radical transparency,” follow “gold-standard science,” and maintain vaccine access. But top officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tell TIME that Kennedy has done only the opposite—prompting them to resign…
Read MoreBaby Found Dead in University of Kentucky Athlete’s Closet: Cause of Death Update
University of Kentucky Cheerleader Laken Snelling Accused of Hiding Dead Baby in Closet New information surrounding the tragic death of a University of Kentucky cheerleader’s baby has been shared. One week after Laken Ashlee Snelling was arrested in connection with a dead infant found hidden in a closet, the Fayette County Coroner’s Office shared the results of…
Read MoreYoung Sheldon’s Raegan Revord Comes Out as Nonbinary
It doesn’t take a genius to see that Raegan Revord is living their authentic self. The Young Sheldon alum—who played Missy Cooper, the younger twin of Iain Armitage‘s titular character—confirmed that they identify as nonbinary, sharing how their personal journey has become a full circle. “It’s so cool because growing up, whenever I would see a…
Read MoreSenators Chose to Yell at RFK Jr. Instead of Trying to Stop Him
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. As a practical matter, it’s not normal for Senators to tussle with the nation’s top health official. But amid a spiraling, three-hour hearing on Thursday, Senators from both parties couldn’t hide their…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Doubles Down on Vaccine Skepticism in Contentious Hearing
It’s been a tumultuous week for U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He and the Trump Administration fired Susan Monarez, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just a month after she was confirmed, which triggered a series of high-profile resignations within the agency. Days later, nine…
Read MoreElon Musk’s xAI Faces High Exec Turnover as CFO and Key Leaders Step Down
Elon Musk’s A.I. firm is best known for its Grok chatbot. Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s xAI, has left the company after just three months, the Wall Street Journal first reported. His exit adds to a wave of high-profile turnover at the startup. Launched…
Read MoreThe Dangerous Myth of Digital Transformation
Data-driven flywheels, not digital transformations, define tomorrow’s winners. Unsplash+ Every decade in business brings a new buzzword. The 1980s had “re-engineering.” The 1990s, “synergy.” The 2000s, “disruption.” The 2010s gave us “digital transformation.” Today the phrase still lingers in boardrooms and consultant decks, often sprinkled with “AI-native” promises that legacy companies can somehow shed their…
Read MoreTexans Could Soon Be Able to Sue Abortion Pill Providers
Private citizens may soon be able to sue people who send abortion pills to patients in Texas, under a recently passed bill that furthers the state’s effort to crack down on abortion. HB 7 passed both chambers of the Republican-controlled state legislature in recent days, and the bill now heads to the desk of Republican…
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