Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Inside Tom Wesselmann’s Studio, Tomokazu Matsuyama Considers Pop’s Afterlife
This September, Matsuyama is showing his work side by side with a selection of Tom Wesselman’s work. Image courtesy of MATSUYAMA STUDIO Generations and geographies apart, few things could divide two artists more than Tom Wesselmann and Tomokazu Matsuyama, yet both work with and elaborate on the same iconography of Pop. One immortalized, through the…
Read MoreHow Democrats Could Work With Trump to Kill the Debt Ceiling For Good
But the situation may be reversed next year, with Democrats potentially controlling one or both chambers of Congress and a Republican in the White House. Some Democrats are already discussing the prospect of extracting concessions from Trump to secure a debt ceiling hike. During a recent retreat of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Boyle was asked…
Read MoreWho Will Be the Next Leader of the U.N.?
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City on September 22, 2026. —Michael M. Santiago—Getty Images With António Guterres’s nearly decade-long tenure as the Secretary-General of the United Nations drawing to a close amid rising conflict around the globe,…
Read MoreGiada De Laurentiis, Alan Bernstein React to Their Dancing With the Stars Elimination
How Much Do the Celebrities Get Paid to Be on Dancing With the Stars? Citing multiple sources, Variety reported in 2019 that Dancing With the Stars contestants make $125,000 for the rehearsal period and first two weeks of the show. If they progress beyond that point, the outlet continued, they earn more money each week.…
Read MoreContemporary Art Enters Istanbul’s Deep Past at Koza Güreli’s Zeyrek Çinili Hamam
“Alex Červený: Atlas of Encounters” is on view at Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, Istanbul, through January 31, 2027. © Hadiye Cangökçe One of the most fascinating aspects of contemporary art is its ability to open new narrative possibilities in places already dense with layered pasts. Zeyrek Çinili Hamam is one such space, and perhaps one of…
Read MoreWill Cardi B Leave Her 4 Kids Any of Her Music Fortune? She Says…
Cardi B’s Kids Show Off Spanish Skills in Rare Family Videos From Dominican Republic Cardi B‘s kids were born to flex with diamonds on their necks. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper shared insight into “absolutely” building an empire for her and ex Offset‘s kids Kulture, 8, Wave, 5, and Blossom, 2, as well as her 10-month-old…
Read MoreHow Experts Are Reimagining Early Childhood for a Changing World
“I think that the problem is that there’s too much focus on what’s good for my children and who cares about other people’s children, whether it’s in a country or around the world,” he said. “We all pay a price for that lack of finding common cause—that we all benefit from everyone in the world…
Read MoreGovernments Must Prohibit Superintelligent AI While We Still Can
While announcing his resignation on Sept 8., the now-former Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon wrote, “I don’t feel like we’re on track to prevent a global race” toward superintelligence. We might not be today, but we can change course quickly. The momentum behind an international ban on developing superintelligence is picking up speed. Over 200 cross-party…
Read MoreHow Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun Is Building One A.I. Brain to Drive Trucks and Robotaxis
The Waabi founder is betting that a single A.I. system trained in simulation can move seamlessly from freight trucks to robotaxis. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for for Village Global Waabi founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun is taking a “less-is-more” approach to autonomous driving, betting on an A.I. system that can scale without training on mountains of…
Read MoreThe Woman Winning the Reading Wars
“Boy, did I have impostor syndrome,” she says. “Here I was in this room full of eminences, and I had been reading their work, I’d been citing them, I’d been learning from them.” She also had some hard lessons to learn as a northeastern hippie in a majority-Black school district. “I just couldn’t believe the…
Read MoreDWTS’ Connor Wood Reveals What Bruno Tonioli Whispered to Him After Dance
Why DWTS’ Rylee Arnold Says Partner Connor Wood Was Not Fully “Prepared” for Premiere Connor Wood may have purse, but he missed Bruno Tonioli’s golden advice. After the Dancing With the Stars judge pulled the podcaster over after his and Rylee Arnold’s tango, Connor revealed what it was Bruno whispered into his ear. “Bruno was…
Read MoreHayden Panettiere Was Found With Counterfeit Pills, White Powder at Time of Her Death
What Has Hayden Panettiere’s Family Said About Her Death? After Panettiere died, her father Skip Panettiere told ABC News she was “an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her—and to the millions who watched her onscreen.” Two days later, her mother Lesley Vogel broke her silence. “This…
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