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After a Year of Tariffs, This Is How Much More Christmas Will Cost in 2025
Real Christmas trees are one of the few holiday items that aren’t expected to rise in price this year. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images The holidays typically bring snowy...
In Its Best Week Since 2021, Sotheby’s Hit $1.173B With a $54.7M Kahlo Finale
On November 20, Sotheby’s generated a combined total of $304.6 million between the Cindy and Jay Pritzker Collection, Exquisite Corps and Modern Evening sales. Julian Cassady Photography / Ali...
Sphere’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Walks an Uneasy Line Between Cinematic Enchantment and A.I. Slop
A.I. restoration makes landscapes sharper, but it also pushes Dorothy, her friends and especially the extras toward an uncanny smoothness that feels oddly post-human. Photo: Stephen Garrett for Observer...
Manhattan’s Jewel Box Celebrates 95 Sparkling Years
New York's grande dame, The Pierre, knows how to throw a soirée. Last night, the elegant Taj Hotel celebrated 95 years as a beacon of Upper East Side glamour...
Opera Traditionalists Will Adore the Met’s Opulent 1980s ‘Arabella’
Evan LeRoy Johnson, Julie Roset, Ben Brady and Ricardo José Rivera as Count Elemer, Fiakermilli, Count Lamoral and Count Dominick. Photo: Marty Sohl/Met Opera The Metropolitan Opera’s production style...
Understanding YouTube TV’s New Disney Deal and the Future of Live Streaming TV
YouTube TV’s latest deal highlights the growing tension between richer bundles and rising consumer fatigue. Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images The two-week standoff between YouTube TV and The Walt...
Kalshi and Polymarket Soar Even as Prediction Markets Navigate Murky Legal Waters
Tarek Mansour is CEO and co-founder of Kalshi. Photo By Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images Silicon Valley is piling into the promise of prediction markets. The...
Why Nvidia’s Enduring Momentum Isn’t Easing A.I. Bubble Concerns
Nvidia’s strong results challenge fears of an A.I. bubble, but investor caution persists. Pieter/Unsplash What a difference a day can make. Nvidia shares surged on Wednesday after the chip...
Inside the November Marquee Auctions: What the Market’s Biggest Week Really Revealed
A record-setting week at Christie’s and Sotheby’s shows a market driven by quality, global competition and a deep appetite for masterpieces. Photo by Julian Cassady Photography, Courtesy of Sotheby's...
Rivian CEO’s $4.6B Pay Plan Mirrors Elon Musk’s—But Tesla’s Playbook Is Hard to Repeat
RJ Scaringe’s award plan echoes Tesla’s model but arrives amid layoffs, missed earnings and a tougher EV climate. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, electric carmaker...
