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Martinis at The Cosmo: The Corner Store Reveals Vegas Location
Aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1610952" style="width: 970px" class="wp-caption aligncenter">The Corner Store is opening in Las Vegas. Nick Johnson Eugene Remm, Tilman Fertitta and Catch Hospitality Group will open their second location of The...
Gates Foundation Plans to Boost Giving and Cut Staff Ahead of Its 2045 Sunset
Headcount reductions come as the organization accelerates its historic plan to give away $200 billion before closing in 2045. Justin Tallis-WPA Pool/Getty Images An estimated 500 employees are expected...
Wall Street Rallies Behind Jerome Powell as the Fed’s Independence Comes Under Threat
As Trump escalates attacks on the central bank, Wall Street unites around the importance of Fed independence. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This week, several of America’s most influential...
At 25, Wikipedia Navigates a Quarter-Life Crisis in the Age of A.I.
Turning 25 amid an A.I. boom, Wikipedia is racing to protect traffic, volunteers and revenue without losing its mission. Photo illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Traffic to...
Museum Educator Sierra Schiano On the Structural Pressures Behind LACMA’s Union Vote
LACMA staffer Sierra Schiano describes long-standing structural issues—from understaffing to opaque decision-making—that gradually pushed her and her colleagues toward unionization. Courtesy of Sierra Schiano Over the holiday break, the...
Wall-to-Wall Cultural Capital: Inside Observer’s Art Power Index Party
Power in the art world is often discreet—etched into museum walls, discussed over gala dinners—but this certainly wasn’t the case on Tuesday night, where pioneers of the industry and...
Meet the Collectors: Carl Gambino and Sarah Ivory Refuse to Play the Market Game
Carl Gambino and Sarah Ivory at home, where collecting is inseparable from daily life. Painting by Sholto Blissett | Photo: Gloria Kilbourne The art world can be challenging to...
A 22-Year-Old Founder Wants to Build the Moon’s First Hotel by 2032
Skyler Chan launched GRU last year. Courtesy GRU Space Civilian travel to the Moon remains years away, but a California startup is already making plans to host overnight guests...
Could Rococo’s Relatability Make It the Next Big Thing?
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The happy family, called Young couple contemplating a sleeping child, or The return home, or The reconciliation. Oil on canvas, 70 x 89 cm. Estimate: €1,500,000-2,000,000. ©...
Elon Musk’s Grok Hit With Bans and Regulatory Probes Worldwide
A post by Elon Musk on the X app, showing an A.I. prompt-created Grok image depicting Musk wearing a bikini. Leon Neal/Getty Images Grok, the A.I. chatbot developed by...
