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As the Semiquincentennial Approaches, Collectors Are Rethinking What American History Is Worth
Frederic Remington’s Coming to the Call achieved a record-setting $13.3 million at Christie’s in January 2026. CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2026 As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding at a fragile historical moment, looking back at the symbolic objects and documents that helped define the national story can reveal—or at least remind…
Read MoreIn Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland,’ Thomas Mann’s Divided Germany Is a Study of Artistic Compromise and Family Rupture
Set in 1949 and starring Sandra Hüller as Thomas Mann’s daughter, the Best Director winner at Cannes reckons with the cost of holding onto one’s convictions in a world choosing sides. © Agata Grzybowska Part period piece, part political premonition, Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland rounds out the Polish director’s loose trilogy set in the detritus of…
Read MoreAmerica’s Small Businesses Need a Next Generation
As millions of business owners approach retirement, the future of America’s small business economy will depend on how successfully ownership passes to the next generation. Unsplash+ As America approaches its 250th anniversary, conversations about economic competitiveness often focus on emerging technologies, workforce development and global competition. Yet one of the most consequential economic challenges shaping…
Read MoreSotheby’s Marks America’s Semiquincentennial With an Exhibition of 250 Years of Art, Culture and Mythmaking
The sale of the one-of-a-kind Fire Horse Stetson will benefit Gold House. Estimate: $100,000-150,000. Courtesy Sotheby’s and Stetson Timed with the semiquincentennial anniversary of the founding of the United States, Sotheby’s is opening “250 Years of American Art and Culture,” a new blockbuster exhibition for its Breuer auction house/museum series: an extensive cross-category show exploring…
Read MoreThe Pants That Fade on Purpose: A Brief History of Nantucket Reds
Every June, the Hy-Line ferry from Hyannis unloads onto Nantucket’s Straight Wharf carrying coolers, garment bags and a statistically improbable number of men dressed like undercooked salmon. Their trousers occupy a color spectrum somewhere between faded watermelon and a spectacularly healing sunburn. The initiated call them Nantucket Reds, and they’ll insist the whole point is…
Read MoreA Rare Comet Made History as the Third Known Interstellar Object to Fly Through Our Solar System. Studies Are Now Revealing the Mysterious Conditions in Which It Formed
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In the latest research, telescope observations of 3I/ATLAS examine its chemical structure and suggest that it took shape in a peripheral region of a relatively calm planetary system Jay Bennett | Former Associate Web Editor, Science June 29, 2026 12:02 p.m. Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, imaged here with its broad coma of gas and dust, has…
Read MorePainter Justin Bua Might Just Be Art’s Most Outspoken Defender of Skill
Justin Bua has spent three years calling out what he sees as the art world’s most enduring con. Photo: Steven Lam. Instagram @stevenlamphoto Justin Bua’s disembodied head is floating at the bottom of my phone’s screen, his tousled grey hair framed against a video of an artist smashing a mirror with a hammer. “What you…
Read MoreChristie’s and Phillips Kept London’s June Auctions Moving But Not Flying
Christie’s sales on June 25 brought £25.7 million ($34 million), with the sale of the Zabludowicz collection achieving £15.5 million ($20.5 million). CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2026 The London sales opened with a record-setting £393.4 million night for Sotheby’s, led by the benchmark-shattering £273.6 million Lewis sale, which became not only the most expensive single-owner collection…
Read MoreSpeed Limits for Ships Protect Endangered Right Whales From Vessel Strikes. Could the Animals Survive Without Them?
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Since 2008, rules requiring ships to slow down to avoid collisions with North Atlantic right whales have reduced fatalities of the critically endangered animals. Now, NOAA is calling the regulations into question, raising concerns for the mammals’ future Olivia Ferrari | Correspondent June 26, 2026 2:00 p.m. A North Atlantic right whale swims with dolphins…
Read MoreThe Luxurious All-Inclusive Hotels Defying Dining Expectations Across the U.S.
Watered-down drinks, stale service and perpetually disappointing buffets are just a few things that come to mind when picturing the traditional all-inclusive resort. For decades, budget-friendly travelers have been enticed by the all-inclusive model made popular by brands like Club Med, seeing it as a way to make travel more accessible. And in many ways,…
Read MoreThe World Cup Is Testing a Core Assumption of the Streaming Era
As personalized feeds dominate digital life, World Cup watch parties reveal growing demand for shared, real-world experiences. Courtesy Eventbrite For much of the streaming era, platforms have been designed around personalization: algorithmic feeds, curated recommendations on what to watch, who to follow, what to buy and where to go, all optimized for individualized relevance. That…
Read MoreAt Basel Social Club, the Office Becomes a Playground of Anti-Productivity
Silvio Larusso’s provocative text installation sets the tone. Courtesy of the artist and Basel Social Club. Photo: Silke Briel As the art world has grown accustomed to the boutique fair format, an increasing number of satellite events are, ironically, trying to counter fair fatigue with more contained, context-specific models. There’s also the experiential factor: unique…
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