Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Phillips Debuts Its Fall Auction Season with an Early F.P. Journe Résonance
The /99R suffix indicates that the case was ordered in 1999, a year before the Résonance entered official production, while 022 identifies it as the earliest commercially numbered example. Courtesy Phillips Phillips has announced the first major lot for its Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV: a pre-production F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance bearing the serial number…
Read MoreThe Socialite Who Married Fiat’s Playboy King and Became Truman Capote’s Original Swan
Marella Agnelli and Jacqueline Kennedy on a pier in Amalfi before embarking on the Agnelli’s yacht. Bettmann Archive Courtesy of Getty Images Before Truman Capote’s Swans, there was the original: Marella Agnelli. The name came about when she was photographed by Richard Avedon in 1949. With her long limbs and Modigliani-esque neck, he declared her…
Read MoreOne Fine Show: “Views of Vexation of Spirit” at the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto
Installation view: “Views of Vexation of Spirit – the Duerckheim Collection x Serralves” at the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto. Photo © Serralves Foundation It’s difficult to remember the era of “Cool Britannia” as we observe the country’s steep decline. A British accent will always go a long way with people attracted to…
Read MoreL’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus Bets on A.I. to Extend a Nearly $100B Family Fortune
CEO of L’Oreal Group Nicolas Hieronimus at Davos in 2025. Anadolu via Getty Images More than a century after chemist Eugène Schueller turned a hair-dye formula into the business that became L’Oréal, the beauty giant is still finding new ways to grow, with A.I. as its latest bet. L’Oréal’s Revenue rose 6.3 percent on a…
Read MoreAlix Earle Calls Out Her Family for Being “Team Braxton” In Explosive Earle Meets World Trailer
“I think I was a little nervous in the beginning going into it,” the Dancing With the Stars alum admitted to E! News in May. “I just didn’t really know what to expect. But it honestly brought us all a lot closer, because it’s like a therapy session.” While Alix admitted there will be some…
Read MoreTrump Says He Has “No Objection” Withdrawing Todd Blanche’s nomination
President Trump said Thursday that he might pull Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, after two Republican senators threatened to withhold their support. “I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing,” Trump posted on Truth Social. His comments came after the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a…
Read MoreWhere Mackenzie Shirilla Is Now After Killing Dominic Russo, Davion Flanagan in 100 MPH Car Crash
How did the crash investigation lead to Mackenzie Shirilla being charged with murder? Doing crash reconstruction, Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Elliot Rawson said he calculated that the car was averaging 97.8 miles per hour as it approached the intersection where it hit the building. Then, Troup said, toxicology tests found THC, the active chemical…
Read MoreIn Saint-Tropez, a Gallery Scene Has Grown Up Alongside the Glamour
Before the superyachts arrived, Saint-Tropez belonged to artists. Photo by Marian Baciu on Unsplash Saint-Tropez has spent decades cultivating a reputation for glamour, but long before the superyachts and beach clubs arrived, artists were drawn to its extraordinary Mediterranean light. Paul Signac arrived by boat in 1892 and fell in love with the town, capturing…
Read MoreRussian Bombardment Kills at Least Eight in Ukraine as Zelensky Renews Plea for Air Defense Supplies
The leader of Poland, a NATO member, later said in a press conference that “there is no reason to believe that Poland was the target,” but maintained a violation had taken place. “After my conversation with President Zelensky, it is quite clear to me that the next 100 days could decide the outcome of this…
Read MoreBen Affleck Has Priceless Reaction to Winning Grand Prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Jennifer Garner’s Rare Throwback Photos of Ben Affleck, Their Kids Will Warm Your Heart Ben Affleck is celebrating his glory daze. Indeed, the Academy Award winner is adding another achievement on his long list of accolades: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire champion. The 53-year-old partnered with Jeopardy! champ Jamie Ding to take home the…
Read MoreJean-Marc Bustamante Gives Arles a New Contemporary Art Space
Running through October 30, “En Miroirs” is the inaugural exhibition of the new Fonds Bustamante in Arles. Photo: Gregoire d’Ablon Arles has established itself as an essential summer destination for art lovers touring the South of France. What makes it an unmissable stop is not only the annual Les Rencontres d’Arles, one of the world’s…
Read MoreStop Saying There’s a Nursing Shortage
Yet rather than add nurses, many hospitals are paring back, sometimes turning to apps where they can hire nurses as gig workers. Such apps often allow hospitals to avoid paying for benefits for these workers, says Katie Wells, a senior fellow at the AI Now Institute, which has studied gig apps for nursing. “Lean staffing…
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