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At Copenhagen’s Koan, Kristian Baumann Turns a Dual Identity Into a Culinary Strength

Baumann’s 18-course menu moves between Korea and Denmark, using fermentation, seafood and memory to turn the space between ...
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Dindga McCannon Has Been Stitching Black History into the American Art Canon for 60 Years

Fridman Gallery’s survey of the Harlem-born artist brings together quilts, paintings and prints from the 1970s to today, ...
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Kristof Santy Would Rather Trust Objective Reality than Reach for Eve’s Apple

The self-taught Belgian painter’s new exhibition at Sorry We’re Closed in Brussels turns flea-market finds, folk imagery and ...
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Bill Gates Is Spending $1 Billion to Keep A.I. From Widening the Global Divide

Bill Gates wants to keep A.I. from becoming another technology that reaches wealthy countries first. His foundation is committing at least $1 billion to put the tools to work in clinics, ...
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Patek Philippe Has Two Heirs and One Presidency

Thierry Stern has spent 17 years leading Patek Philippe. Now, with sons Adrien and Tristan entering the family business, he ...
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Behind This $25K Electric Truck Is Jeff Bezos’ ‘Made in America’ Mission

With 180,000 reservations, Slate Auto’s bare-bones EV truck tests demand for ultra-low-cost vehicles built on a new model. Courtesy Slate Auto The extremely basic Blank Slate pickup has only two doors ...
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How Oslo’s Museums Are Confronting the Contradictions in Their Collections

Across the city’s major art museums, directors including Astrup Fearnley’s Solveig Øvstebø describe reworking permanent collections and curatorial frameworks to reflect a more diverse, ...
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At David Zwirner New York, Scott Kahn’s Landscapes Open Windows Onto Other Worlds

An Instagram endorsement from Matthew Wong set off a market ascent that took the painter’s prices from $5,000 to more than $1 ...
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Budapest’s Most Noteworthy New Bakeries Take Tradition in New Directions

Café Gerbeaud, undoubtedly Budapest’s most iconic pastry shop, dates back to the mid-19th century, and visitors swoon for its ...
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Inside the Vanity Museum That Star Wars Built

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson’s $1 billion Los Angeles institution is well-stocked and selfie-ready, but its curation ...
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Built The Row Into a $1 Billion Label by Keeping It Private. Their Spotify Playlists Are the Rare Window In.

As The Row makes its Paris Fashion Week debut as an FHCM member, Frédéric Sanchez and Maison Kitsuné’s Antoine Ressaussière ...
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Josh Kushner Valued A24 at $3.5 Billion. Dior and Google Just Proved Him Right.

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital valued A24 at $3.5 billion in 2024. Two years later, a $400 million hit in ‘Backrooms,’ a $75 ...