Historically a beacon of West Coast hospitality, San Francisco was, admittedly, hit very hard by the pandemic. A wave of instability created by remote work, lost jobs and the ever-shifting tech industry led to a lull, but the idea that the Bay Area is no longer a welcoming place is decidedly untrue. Growth may have […]
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The art industry’s lack of transparency, particularly around pricing and final transactions, has been cited by many as a key factor preventing the market from expanding its collector base and reaching the new buyers it needs to sustain accelerated global growth. Several apps and startups have tried to address the issue, but none has succeeded
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Christopher Nolan may be done with the superhero genre, but his own superpowers are as potent as ever. He’s become arguably the most bankable Hollywood director today. Yes, that’s in large part due to the sheer quality of his work. But we can actually quantify exactly what separates him from the pack. Nolan’s movies tend
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Outside of Japan, Los Angeles has emerged as one of the top omakase destinations in the world, even being dubbed the “sushi capital of America” by the New York Times. While you’ll find plenty of trendy eateries serving inventive rolls and a plethora of mom-and-pop shops offering premium nigiri, the more refined omakase restaurants honor
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Azerbaijan seldom registers on the art world’s map; for many, it remains shrouded in mystery, a place whose traditions and symbologies have not yet been colonized by the collective imagination. Yet with the opening of this year’s Venice Biennale, the image it wanted to project with its national pavilion exhibition, “The Attention,” was not just
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The concept of a museum originated with cabinets of curiosities in the 16th century, rooms that contained anything from shrunken heads to narwhal tusks, reflecting the interests of their owners. When collections overflowed into other rooms, they were referred to as galleries, and a series of galleries, a museum. The world’s first public art museum,
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UNESCO’s mission is not only to preserve the heritage left behind by previous generations, but also to identify, track and promote the circulation of knowledge and ideas that foster further cultural creation, development and dialogue. It’s a mission that inevitably straddles past, present and future, and so the organization could not avoid confronting one of
UNESCO’s A.I. Report Considers How Technology Can Serve Culture Read More »
Silicon Valley has a big appetite for money, talent and the next big tech startup. Its dining scene reflects that same drive, with polished rooms, tasting menus and Michelin attention built around a region full of ambition. Ask chefs where they eat on their days off here, and the answers may surprise you. They look
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Art has always enhanced the imagination and our ability to visualize phenomena that remain beyond our sensory reach, but more recently, this ability of art to impact perception has been embraced by institutions such as MIT and CERN. These and other scientific organizations increasingly recognize artists’ ability to translate complex scientific ideas into more accessible
Some of the most powerful people building A.I. are now asking, in effect, to be stopped. Leading firm Anthropic recently conceded that “if it were possible to effectively slow the development of this technology to give ourselves more time to deal with its immense implications, we think that would likely be a good thing.” It
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