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At 93, Joan Semmel Continues to Assert the Female Gaze
Transitions (2012) by Joan Semmel at the Jewish Museum in New York. Photo: Fred Voon for Observer In 1973, when no gallery in New York would show her vivid...
Idaho murder victims’ families file wrongful death lawsuit against Washington State University
The families of the four University of Idaho students killed in a brutal 2022 stabbing attack have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Washington State University (WSU), alleging the...
Serial rock-thrower, 40, allegedly hurls stone into bus from Jewish school, fracturing girl’s skull
A serial rock-thrower in New Jersey was busted after allegedly hurling a baseball-sized stone into a school bus that struck a third-grade student in the head, fracturing her skull,...
Jalen Brunson comes up short in crunch time as struggling Knicks fall in ugly road loss to Suns
PHOENIX — Jalen Brunson couldn’t save the reeling Knicks. In fact, Captain Clutch faltered when it mattered most. Trying to drag his struggling squad to a road win, Brunson...
WWD Style Awards 2026 red carpet: Hailey Bieber, Paris Hilton, Cindy Crawford and more
Women’s Wear Daily held the 2026 WWD Style Awards, celebrating visionaries who defined the year’s red carpet style, on Jan. 9 in Santa Monica, CA. Stars including Hailey Bieber,...
Ethan Hawke reveals why he was ‘disappointed’ in his first real-life kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow
Ethan Hawke says his first real-life kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t live up to expectations, and he’s still thinking about it decades later. The Oscar-nominated actor admitted he was “disappointed” his first real-life...
Judge blocks Trump admin from freezing $10B in child care, social services funding to five blue states
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Friday from cutting off more than $10 billion in social services and child care funding to five Democrat-led states over...
Rams hope they have one ingredient that’ll separate them from Panthers this time around
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Experience trumps pressure. This is what Rams head coach Sean McVay is counting on when his 12-5 team plays the 8-9 Panthers in Saturday’s NFC wild-card...
How the World’s Top Companies Use Experimentation to Outlearn Uncertainty
From Airbnb and Booking.com to Amazon and Google, leading companies show how disciplined experimentation turns uncertainty into advantage. Unsplash+ Leaders at Airbnb wondered whether listings with professional photographs might...
In an A.I.-Driven World, Storytelling Is Becoming Leadership’s Most Critical Skill
From hybrid work to A.I.-generated messaging, narrative is now how leaders create coherence and credibility. Unsplash+ In an era where algorithms curate our newsfeeds and A.I. drafts our emails,...
