Arts & Entertainment

‘Smash’ Is Escapist Fluff and Exactly What We Need Right Now

Matthew Murphy Since recorded time, Broadway critics would casually dismiss certain lighthearted musical comedies as a “tired businessman show.” Such trifles would include long-stemmed chorus girls, broad gags and catchy songs aimed at the office drone who simply wants to unwind with earworms and eye candy. Dear reader, this critic is the tired businessman. Perhaps […]

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Amazon’s Starlink Rival, Project Kuiper, Is Finally Ready for Launch

Amazon’s Project Kuiper, a satellite-based internet service to rival SpaceX’s Starlink, is finally about to life off after years of efforts to find rockets that can launch the satellites. A batch of 27 satellites were scheduled to launch yesterday (April 9) aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket from Cape Canaveral, Flo. However, heavy winds and

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Cybersecurity on Mute: Trump’s Second Term Declares War on America’s Digital Defenses

Why is the White House degrading U.S. cybersecurity as unprecedented threats keep rising? Judging by its rhetoric, the second Trump administration is committed to protecting Americans online from foreign spies and criminals. In her recent statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard blamed China for “multiple high-profile breaches” of U.S. IT networks,

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In L.A., Emilia Yin Is Prioritizing Artist Evolution Over Market Moments

In less than a decade, young gallerist Emilia Yin and her gallery Make Room have earned a reputation as sharp talent scouts with a diverse international program that alternates a range of aesthetics and global perspectives while tackling issues that resonate with her generation. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Yin moved to Los Angeles

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Green Day Was a “Boy Band” And Other Lessons From The Lollapalooza Oral History

During each of Lollapalooza’s seven years as a touring festival in the ’90s, someone or something inevitably stole the show—sometimes by sheer force, sometimes by dint of controversy, and often by an admixture of the two. That becomes abundantly clear while reading Richard Bienstock & Tom Beaujour’s zesty new Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative

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Christmas Is Either Cancelled or About to Get A Lot More Expensive

Christmas is still eight months away. But April is usually when U.S. retailers place orders of Christmas decoration products with their suppliers in China to allow time for buying raw material, production and shipping before the holiday rush. That timeline is disrupted this year, now that President Trump has imposed a 145 percent tariff on

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Observer’s Guide to What Not to Miss During Dallas Art Week

Todora Photography LLC “Francesca Mollett: Elsewhere” is at The Warehouse in Dallas through June 28, 2025. Photo: Kevin Todora. The 17th edition of the Dallas Art Fair opens today (April 10), and alongside it, the entire city’s art ecosystem is activating, with institutions and galleries staging their best shows of the year and private collections

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Cultural Comings and Goings: The Gallery Climate Coalition’s Inaugural Chair, MoMA’s New Director and More

The only constant in the art world is change, whether it’s artwork changing hands, pieces breaking auction records or people moving from one institution to another. What follows are some of the most notable role changes recently announced across the art sphere. Agustín Arteaga named new director and CEO of Crocker Art Museum When Crocker

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The Art of Legacy: How Collectors Can Preserve and Protect Their Collections

Picture this: A dedicated collector, after decades of building a distinguished art collection, passes away, leaving behind an extraordinary group of artworks with no clear instructions. The family is left navigating a complex set of decisions: which works to keep, whether to sell (and if so, where and how) or to donate (and if so,

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24 Hours of Quiet: Bali’s Day of Silence Is the Ultimate Reset

As my plane prepares to taxi and the captain continues crackling indecipherable debriefs over the speakers, I’m at the point where I’d usually turn my phone off of airplane mode. A deluge of WhatsApp messages, emails and unwanted news updates would promptly begin flooding through, splintering my attention. But not this time—I’m in Bali for

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