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How Uman Channeled a Turbulent Year Into Calm Abstraction
The artist spoke candidly about navigating commercial success while resisting institutional expectations until the timing felt right. Photo by Katharina Poblotzki. Image courtesy of Nicola Vassell and Hauser & Wirth If you’re in the art world long enough, you learn there isn’t as much consensus as there may appear to be. After the second drink,…
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines, Austin leaders to announce 'major economic development'
Friday, Austin and Texas leaders will join Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan to make a “major economic development” announcement. Source link
Read MoreElia Arce’s ‘No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt)’ Is a Monument to Grief
In No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt), the audience is invited to set intentions into red carnations that are later placed at the feet of a figure in blue. Photo by Janette Duran. Courtesy of the artist and REDCAT. For nearly 40 years, Elia Arce has practiced and performed from the borderline. Arce’s work toes…
Read MoreLauren Sánchez Bezos Celebrates Daughter Ella’s College Milestone With Rare Photo
Lauren Sánchez Bezos is priming herself for a new chapter. The former Good Day L.A. anchor shared an emotional message after revealing her daughter Ella, 17, got accepted into college. “I have tears in my eyes looking at this photo and knowing you will be heading off to college soon,” Lauren—who shares Ella and son Evan,…
Read MoreJasmine Crockett leads James Talarico in first poll post-announcement
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, leads the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate according to a new poll, with 51% of likely voters indicating support for her, while State Rep. James Talarico, D-Round Rock, has 43% support. Source link
Read MorePedestrian hit, killed by truck on Dessau Road
Austin Police said Thursday night that a truck struck and killed a person who was walking on Dessau Road. Source link
Read MoreIs Your Skin Barrier Damaged? How to Tell and How to Fix It, According to an Expert
There always seems to be a new skincare trend that the internet is obsessed with. From red light therapy to hypochlorous acid sprays, there’s no shortage of products we think we need. However, Chelsea Strauser, Dermstore’s VP of Buying, says these trends are reflective of what’s going on with people’s skins currently. And right now, she…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Shares How She Spent Her Eras Tour Money
And achieving her wildest dreams wasn’t Taylor’s only good karma in 2025. Not only did the Eras Tour allow her to buy her masters, but it also led her to another monumental moment: getting engaged to Travis Kelce in August, two years after their love story began when he publicly announced his disappointment in not meeting…
Read MoreCity council approves disannexation of 152 Lake Austin properties from city of Austin
The Austin City Council on Thursday approved three items that allow more than 150 properties along Lake Austin to disannex from the city of Austin. Source link
Read MoreLululemon’s We Made Too Much Has So Many Under $100 Gift-Worthy Gems
Lululemon is simply one of the brands we have to shop when we see a deal. The beloved athleisure brand make some of our favorite styles to wear and give—especially come gifting season. Lucky for us, we don’t have to work too hard to find under-$100 styles that are perfect to give your Lululemon-loving person in…
Read MoreSheryl Sandberg’s Lean In Finds Women Are Leaning Out in the Workplace
Sandberg argues that standardized processes are essential to closing the widening ambition gap. John Lamparski/Getty Images Twelve years after Sheryl Sandberg’s best-seller Lean In sparked a workplace movement urging women to push for advancement, many are now leaning out. A new survey by LeanIn.org, the nonprofit Sandberg founded alongside the book’s release in 2013, conducted…
Read MoreArtsy Reads Guaranteed to Jump-Start Your Creativity
‘My Work’ by Olga Ravn Since reading it two years ago, there’s no book I recommend more frequently than Ravn’s deeply introspective “novel” My Work. I use the quotes because while it is partially fictional, it also careens between memoir, poetry, essay, correspondence, dialogue and newspaper headlines as it explores the struggles of giving birth,…
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