Arts & Entertainment

I’ve recently been reading more books by women authors, particularly writers who mine a dark seam between the pained confessional and body horror, sparking reflections on sex, art and death, and all the dirty, gritty places in between. It has been a great journey getting away from myself and reading out of my comfort zone […]

Christie’s Important Watches sale returns to Hong Kong later this month as part of the auction house’s 40th anniversary celebrations in Asia. Held on May 27 and 28 during Spring Hong Kong Luxury Week, the two-part sale will be led by the first installment of Kronos: Titans of Time Collection, a 23-watch single-owner assemblage of

Kenneth Noland painting shows concentric circles in red, yellow, ocher, pale blue and black, framed by loose blue and red brushstrokes.” width=”970″ height=”946″ data-caption=’Among the works collector Jennifer GIlbert is selling to fund Lumana is Kenneth Noland’s <em>Rare Circle</em>, which has a $4-6 million estimate—the highest for a work by the artist at auction. <span

There’s a casual, naturally ingrained diversity in Toronto that’s long been the city’s calling card. Walk down any block, and you’ll hear three or four different languages, catch the scent of international cuisine, and, especially during soccer season, glimpse the bright flap of various national flags and shiny jerseys. In historic downtown neighborhoods, stalwart soccer

As Los Angeles welcomes the first signs of summer (and that annual stretch of May gray skies), the city is also greeting a new round of restaurants. Though there were a handful of phenomenal openings in April, like Picala and Mitsi, several of L.A.’s existing eateries launched some noteworthy new offerings worth mentioning. French bistro

McLaren 750S drives along a desert highway with mountains and dry brush blurred in the background.” width=”970″ height=”647″ data-caption=’At roughly 3,170 lbs, the 750S Spider achieves its blistering performance in part through an obsessive commitment to lightweight construction. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>McLaren/Beadyeye</span>’> There are few automakers whose racing history and pedigree are as closely wed to

Growing up in Canada, there was a piece of travel advice you’d hear before almost any trip abroad: sew the maple leaf flag onto your backpack. It was a way to signal who you were, and just as importantly, who you weren’t. Sometimes, you’d see Americans do the same. It was an early lesson in

The relationship between Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever, an OpenAI co-founder and the company’s former chief scientist, has long been tumultuous. Once considered close collaborators, the pair split in 2023 when Sutskever orchestrated Altman’s brief ouster as CEO. He later reversed course and called for Altman’s reinstatement, a move he described as a “Hail Mary” during

From 2023 through 2024, trophy scarcity was the secondary market’s defining challenge, with a sharp contraction at the top tier. Last fall saw the reemergence of trophy masterpieces that materially contributed to the revenue growth auction houses reported in 2025: up 9 percent to $20.7 billion, driven largely by stronger activity in the second half