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All or Nothing: How Culinary Dedication Paid Off for Chef Thomas Danigo

On March 3, 2020, Thomas Danigo opened his first restaurant, Galanga, in Parisian boutique hotel Monsieur George. Two weeks later, it closed—an early dining casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It was horrible, honestly,” Danigo, 32, tells Observer, sitting in the restaurant’s bar before the dinner service on a chilly November evening. “It was my first place […]

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The Chaos Lurking in Apple’s Most-Popular Apps List

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Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Apple News At the end of every year, Apple releases a list of the most popular iPhone apps. It’s by no means a full representation of what’s going on in tech, and it’s distorted in important ways: It only tells us about companies that rely on smartphones and in some cases iPhones in

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Jimmy Carter’s Imperfect Greatness

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Photo: Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Jimmy Carter was America’s oldest ex-president and had by far the longest former presidency. Indeed, his remarkable life — which ended today after 100 years — can be divided into the stretches before (38 years) and after (43 years) he held public office, with a comparatively short stretch of public

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LISTEN: Scenes from NYC’s Long War to Take Back Its Streets from Cars

New York Today

Nicole Gelinas, the author of Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car, explains why she opens her epic account with the mayors who fought against the street-car system that once transported New Yorkers a billion times a year. https://feeds.fireside.fm/faqnyc/rss?movementcongestion From there, Gelinas talks with editors Ben Max of New

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The Art Market’s Dynamic Year: Insights from 2024 and Strategies for 2025

Arts & Entertainment

The 2024 art market has been a study in contrasts—a year that showcased resilience, selectivity and recalibration. As an art advisor, I’ve witnessed shifts in collector behavior, dealer strategies and auction dynamics that reveal both challenges and opportunities. Looking ahead to 2025, my advice is simple: think strategically, focus on quality and resist the temptation

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5 A.I. Trends to Watch in 2025: Agentic A.I., 3D Models, Synthetic Data and More

Arts & Entertainment

In the first eight months of 2024, Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), Google (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) collectively recorded a staggering $125 billion in A.I.-related capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating costs, according to a September JPMorgan report. The cumulative CapEx of these four tech giants alone is expected to soar past the $200 billion mark for

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These Are the Best Art Galleries and Museums in Prague

Arts & Entertainment

Prague, the Czech Republic’s jewel of a capital, has long charmed international travelers with its striking Gothic spires, labyrinthine cobblestone streets and rich history. Yet while the city’s beauty has been fawned over for centuries, its art scene has somehow flown under the radar—a grievous oversight for those unfamiliar with Prague’s creative underpinnings. Among the

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The Future of AI Shouldn’t Be Taken at Face Value

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Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images It costs a lot to build an AI company, which is why the most competitive ones are either existing tech giants with an abundance of cash to burn or start-ups that have raised billions of dollars largely from existing tech giants with an abundance of cash to burn. A product

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Everything We Know About Trump’s Budding DJ Career

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Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty One of the most frustrating things about Donald Trump is that there are so many other passions he could pursue if he weren’t so dead set on returning to the White House and getting revenge on all his enemies. One prime example: Even as ranting on Truth Social, being criminally prosecuted,

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When Will Trump Take Office? On MLK Day, Unfortunately.

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Getty Images If you’re not a big fan of Donald Trump, you’ve probably gotten used to hearing a lot of stupid and/or depressing political news in recent months. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but as the Biden administration comes to a close, there’s another unpleasant fact that may not have dawned on you:

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