Posts by Sophie Clearwater
At the First Bienal del Agua, Demetrio Paparoni Makes Water Political
The first edition of La Bienal del Agua, “The Traces of Water” in Cascais, Portugal, runs through September 6, 2026. Courtesy The inaugural Bienal del Agua recently opened in multiple venues in Cascais, a picturesque harbor town on the outskirts of Lisbon. The biennial’s main exhibition is on view at the Estoril Congress Center, with…
Read MoreTeen Drama ‘Sterling Point’ Is the Best Kind of Lazy-Summer Throwback
Plenty of classic teen-drama tropes come into play. Not only does Annie get caught in a love triangle, but her two suitors each represent opposing factions of the community: townies and summer people. Ellis (Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie) is a hard-working, year-round resident, and Rory (Daniel Quinn Toye) a rich New York acquaintance whose family has a…
Read MoreThe Morning Light Habit Sleep Experts Swear By
What you may not have heard is exactly how to get it: where to position yourself, how early in the morning to start basking, and how long to take in the rays. Without that knowledge, the advice to “get more morning light” is surprisingly hard to put into practice. Here’s what researchers say about how…
Read MoreThe Most Remote Private Island Resorts, Where Seclusion Is the Ultimate Luxury
Arue 98702, French Polynesia Marlon Brando was filming Mutiny on the Bounty in the early 1960s when he first came across Tetiaroa, a private island in French Polynesia. The actor was so enamored with the remote isle that he eventually persuaded the owners to sell it to him (well, it was actually a nearly 100-year…
Read MoreJulian Schnabel On Showcasing the Essentials at Château La Coste
A survey of works from across Julian Schnabel’s five-decade career is currently on view at Château La Coste. Photo: Stéphane Aboudraram Artist Julian Schnabel’s five-decade career has pivoted around using repurposed materials, from wax to velvet, as fresh surfaces; his most recent subversion is handling a paintbrush elongated by a stick. His work is currently…
Read MoreThe Next Fight for Fair Housing Is Online
In April, the MLS serving greater Chicagoland worked with the nation’s largest brokerage to expand its private listing network while restricting public visibility of many home listings. A federal court recently issued a temporary restraining order to ensure the Chicago MLS continues to provide fair access. Chicago should be a warning sign to the rest…
Read MoreWhat OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Tells Us About AI’s Risks
And these models, as impressive as they may be now, will be quaint compared to their successors. As many AI executives such as Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg will freely admit, a primary goal of the tech industry is to build AI that can fully automate its own research…
Read MoreWhy There’s a Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs
A lot of ingredients for all kinds of drugs come from China and India, says Christian, who has spearheaded the development of a supply-chain monitoring tool for the U.S. Pharmacopeia. He has found that 41% of drugs’ key starting materials are made solely in China, meaning that the health of people around the world relies…
Read MoreThese 25 U.S. States Are Suing the Trump Administration. Here’s Why
But the Democratic-led states strongly refute this reasoning, insisting in the lawsuit that “the Administration cannot use forced labor as a pretext to continue its illegal tariff scheme. The tariffs the USTR imposed are so broad that they defy the USTR’s own stated aims and make a mockery of the statute used to justify them.”…
Read MoreOn a Remote Corner of Chios, the Art World Finds Room Think
Volissos School on Chios. Photo: Kelly Katsarou / Nelo Meci The Greek island of Chios is not, in itself, an easy place to get to. From Athens, the options are a propeller plane (not for the nervous flyers among us) or a ferry; to get to this year’s edition of DEO Projects there, a further…
Read MoreThis Is What the New Rush to Mine America Looks Like
The Hell’s Kitchen megaproject on the shore of California’s Salton Sea is a $1.8 billion bet on a massive, first-of-its-kind geothermal power and lithium-extraction facility. Developers aim to start up the facility’s new geothermal power production first, with lithium mining to follow. While the county and Controlled Thermal Resources, the mine’s owner, last year defeated…
Read MoreThe Remote Restaurants Worth the Journey, From Floating Fjords to Volcanic Grills
With culinary tourism on the rise, bucket-list dining has continued to dominate travel itineraries in the most established gastronomic cities. But while any amateur foodie can experience the usual Michelin-starred restaurants of Paris, Healdsburg and Tokyo, several of the world’s most unique fine-dining restaurants demand more than a hard-to-get reservation. At these ultra-remote restaurants, inaccessibility…
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