Posts by Sophie Clearwater
What the Art World Can Learn From Luxury’s Return to Intimacy and Cultural Depth
The art world may already have, buried in its original foundations, all the answers it needs to shape a successful next chapter. Photo by Cedric Ribeiro/Getty Images for Sothebys The global luxury customer base has declined from around 400 million consumers in 2022 to 340 million in 2025, according to the BCG-Altagamma True-Luxury Global Consumer…
Read MoreInside the Race to Make AI Build Itself
—Getty Images Jack Clark, Anthropic’s co-founder, left on paternity leave last November. When he returned in February, he was surprised to learn that colleagues hardly wrote code anymore. They managed five or six copies of the company’s AI, Claude, which sometimes managed several more Claudes. To Clark, this looked like an early form of something…
Read MoreSavannah Guthrie Has Sweet Reunion With Hoda Kotb Amid Break From Today Show
Nancy Guthrie’s Health Condition Revealed, Medication Needs for Survival As the search for Nancy continues, authorities emphasized that she needs to take daily medication for her survival, which she is likely without. “This is an 84-year-old lady who suffers from some physical ailments, has some physical challenges, is in need of medication,” Nanos shared at the Feb. 2 press conference, “medication that if…
Read MoreAnother Republican Says They Will Vote Against Trump-Backed Blanche’s Confirmation
Trump did not immediately comment on Murkowski’s announcement, but he had criticized the Senator just the day before. “I am against Murkowski,” he said in an interview, when asked about the possibility of the lawmaker opposing his nominee. “I do more for Alaska than any President in history. No President has done for Alaska what…
Read MoreAcross the Islands of French Polynesia, Privacy Is the Real Luxury
The Brando on Tetiaroa in French Polynesia. Johan Drone Adventure It’s a Wednesday morning in Tahiti, and despite the rain, I’m feeling decidedly serene: I’m at Marae Taputapuatea on Raiatea, one of the most sacred spots on one of the most sacred islands in all of Tahiti, and I dip my hand in the lagoon…
Read MoreAaron Rodgers Plans to “Never Again” Share Family Updates After Ending Estrangement
Who Is Aaron Rodgers’ Wife? Two years after Aaron Rodgers ended his yearlong engagement to Shailene Woodley, he revealed he’d added a new member to his squad. Detailing his Christmas present-buying prep during a December 2024 appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, the NFL quarterback told host Pat McAfee and analyst A.J. Hawk about the gifts he’d…
Read MoreAvoiding These 3 Things in Midlife Is Linked to 13 More Dementia-Free Years
“We’ve really found—over the last decade, even—an accumulation of many, many risk factors for dementia,” says Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, a professor of neurology and biomedical engineering at Oregon Health & Science University and director of the Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (who wasn’t involved in the new study). Other potential ways to lower dementia…
Read MoreJax Taylor Says He’s “in Love” With His, Brittany Cartwright’s Ex Publicist Lori Krebs
Jax Taylor Breaks Silence on Dating His and Brittany Cartwright’s Ex Publicist Lori Krebs Jax Taylor has a new number one girl. The Vanderpump Rules alum shared insight into his romance with his former longtime publicist Lori Krebs—who also used to represent Taylor’s ex-wife Brittany Cartwright—noting that he’s “in love with her.” “I love her to death,” he told paparazzi…
Read MoreThe True Story Behind ‘Tony’
Dominic Sessa stars as celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain in the biopic Tony. —Seacia Pavao Before Anthony Bourdain was a famed chef with eight Emmys for his travel series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, he started out as a dishwasher in Cape Cod’s hippie enclave Provincetown in the mid-1970s. Tony, out in theaters Aug. 7, explores this…
Read MoreDominic Sessa Summons the Rapscallion Spirit of Anthony Bourdain in the Exhilarating, Tender Tony
This is how Tony, who will eventually become Anthony, falls for the restaurant life: The chaos of the kitchen, the unruly, often drug-addicted personalities, the power to put together meals that people can enjoy with friends, and maybe even remember long after the fact. Sessa is perfect as the swain Bourdain: He’s got that just-fallen-out-of-bed…
Read MoreWillem Dafoe Shines as a Postal Worker and Poet in the Luminous Late Fame
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Willem Dafoe in ‘Late Fame’ —Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures How many lives can be packed into one? If we live long enough, most of us reinvent ourselves several times over, by switching careers, changing partners, having children, moving to a new place. What constitutes the essence of us, even when we can no longer identify…
Read MoreWhat to Eat at Marché Forville, the Oldest Market in Cannes
Cannes is known for its glitzy beach clubs, glamorous La Croisette and star-studded film festival, but there’s more to the coastal French town than designer shops, red carpets and fancy restaurants. One of the best activities during a trip to Cannes, especially in the summer, is visiting the historic market that dominates the city’s food…
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