Arts & Entertainment

Tokyo is bracing for an influx of 40 million visitors in 2025—a surge that eclipses even its own lofty past benchmarks. In a metropolis where centuries-old shrines abut A.I.-charged vending machines, the city’s high-end hotel scene is a parallel stage for tradition and reinvention. Whether you’re here to behold the spring cherry blossom spectacle, cheer […]

Elon Musk) in red hat that reads ‘Trump was right about everything”” width=”970″ height=”647″ data-caption=’Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 24, 2025. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>Win McNamee/Getty Images</span>’> It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Tesla (TSLA), helmed by the Trump administration’s “First Buddy”

Despite Hong Kong still grappling with political and economic uncertainties, the city was bustling with energy during this year’s art week, driven by a nonstop schedule of events hosted by both local institutions and regional players—proof of the dynamism fueling its fast-evolving art scene. While pre-pandemic iterations of Hong Kong Art Week were largely defined

The Caribbean, with its rich food, music and culture, is a destination that offers a tranquil escape to those who visit. Thanks to Barbados-born executive chef Paul Carmichael, who opened Kabawa in the East Village on March 25, people can discover a taste of the island’s energy in New York—at least for an evening, and

Problematic but a classic, The Threepenny Opera was trouble from the time of its premiere at Theater am Schiffbauerdamm back in 1928. “It’s one of the most famous disasters of all time,” director Barrie Kosky tells Observer. “Half of the set fell down about half an hour before the show. The audience didn’t understand it;

Sandy Weill, the former CEO of Citigroup, was lauded for his dealmaking abilities throughout his 50-year career on Wall Street. While the 92-year-old financier has since funneled his efforts into philanthropy since retiring in the mid-2000s, his eye for mergers remains—as evidenced by a new $50 million donation that will bring four institutions together to

Cecily Brown composed of vivid swirling colors—primarily red, yellow, and black—with distorted, semi-figurative human and animal forms, inside a contemporary art gallery with wooden floors and white walls.” width=”970″ height=”647″ data-caption=’“Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations” brings together more than 30 paintings and drawings from across the artist’s career. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>Image © Barnes Foundation</span>’> Welcome

Wikipedia, the world’s largest encyclopedia, is painstakingly human. Contributions to its pages are labored over and debated by hundreds of thousands of active volunteer editors—some so dedicated they compete to update celebrity deaths first. But in recent years the site has also emerged as a backbone of A.I., with its data increasingly relied upon by

A carefully considered mix of humor and melancholy glows in the fragile sunshine that bathes an isolated Welsh coastline in The Ballad of Wallis Island, a wan yet affecting consideration of lost love, forgotten bands and the odd ways those entities manifest themselves in our hearts and on our turntables. Designed as showcase for the minor

There’s a lot to love about spring, but surely one of the most exciting aspects of the new season is the change to warmer weather. While the temperatures aren’t exactly soaring, it’s at least time to (hopefully) pack away those parkas and heavy winter coats until next year. Yes, spring can be quite fickle with