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How Chess.com Co-Founder Danny Rensch Turned a Centuries-Old Game Into a Media Empire
Danny Rensch helped Chess.com grow into a 250 million-member platform spanning subscriptions, creators, coaching and media. Florencia Tan Jun/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images At Web Summit Vancouver...
For David Hockney, Looking Was Living
David Hockney at the Orangerie museum in Paris in 2021. THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images The British have a term for people like David Hockney: national treasure. It’s an...
Ho Jae Kim’s Civil Art Returns to Christie’s With a Million-Dollar Milestone in Sight
Since its founding in 2022, Civil Art has raised more than $755,000 to create over 140 opportunities for API artists. Photo: Bochun Cheng Asian Americans account for only 1...
Francesca Mollett’s Architecture of Abstraction
Installation view: Francesca Mollett’s “Buried Shadow” at GRIMM New York. Courtesy GRIMM Francesca Mollett swiftly captured the attention of curators and collectors with her magmatic abstractions, which evoke and...
The Best Rosé Wines to Sip This Summer
June 15, 2026 Few wines capture the essence of summer quite like rosé. This light, refreshing and fruit-forward varietal gets its signature pink color from limited contact with red...
What the Cultural Sector Got Wrong About the Philadelphia Museum of Art Rebrand
The Philadelphia Museum of Art (briefly) becoming the Philadelphia Art Museum inspired not only confusion but also harsh critiques from the public. Photo by Graydon Wood. Image courtesy of...
€3.5 Million Raised in 20 Minutes: Inside the American Friends of Versailles Gala
Saskia Connery and Peter Brant Jr. Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images “Versailles… exists as an unparalleled and final statement that is likely never to be repeated,” declares the American...
Why Cutting Humans Too Fast Could Backfire in the A.I. Era
A.I. is transforming business faster than almost any technology before it, but companies removing humans before systems are ready may be creating confusion rather than competitive advantage. Unsplash+ A...
Our Favorite Looks from the Frick Collection Spring Garden Party
James Burn, Laurent Bergeron, Kent Monkman, Peter Jay Sharp, chief curator Aimee Ng, Brad Tinmouth, Harold Rafael and Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen director Axel Rüger. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com The Frick...
Sun Valley 2026 Guest List: A Mix of Familiar Moguls and Newer Names
Attendees of last year’s Allen & Company Conference leave a morning session July 10, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This year’s Allen & Company Conference in...
