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Screening at Venice: Mike Figgis’ ‘Megadoc’
The director’s portrait of Francis Ford Coppola’s creative process is never allowed to probe deeply enough. Courtesy Venice Film Festival From Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis, Megadoc is...
At the Park Avenue Armory, a Mondrian Becomes the Stage for Radical Expression
Jeremy Nedd. Photo: Stephanie Berger It’s rare that a performance and a venue align so seamlessly. I rarely even consider how the two intersect, since they usually emerge from...
Highlights from RendezVous, the First Citywide Edition of Brussels Art Week
Julien Creuzet’s “Nos diables rouges, nos dérives commotions” at Mendes Wood DM. © Hugard & Vanoverschelde Last week, Brussels Art Week’s inaugural full-city edition, RendezVous, animated the Belgian capital...
A.I. Agents Are Here. But Who’s Accountable For Their Actions?
Without systems that tie A.I. agents back to real humans, autonomy risks becoming a recipe for manipulation and deniability. Unsplash+ When a semi-autonomous A.I. bot called Truth Terminal sprang...
Tokyo Gendai Confirms Japan’s Rising Market Strength
Tokyo Gendai runs through September 14 at Pacifico Yokohama. Photo: Katsura Komiyama Tokyo Gendai opened its third edition earlier this week with a press and VIP preview preceded for...
The Case for Trunks: 10 Hard-Shell Heroes Built for Real Travel
Once the domain of steamer ships and transatlantic passages, trunk-style suitcases were originally designed for travelers who brought everything—including the valet. But today’s iterations are less about nostalgia and...
How a Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger Could Make or Break Hollywood
David Ellison is positioning himself as Hollywood’s newest power broker, with his family preparing a bid that could put Paramount and Warner Bros. under one roof. Jason Mendez/Getty Images for...
From Subsidies to Sustained Growth: The Case for Cohort Models
Embedding entrepreneurs in collaborative, long-term programs accelerates revenue growth, job creation and leadership development. Unsplash+ For decades, U.S. economic development has leaned heavily on one-off grants, subsidies and incentive...
This Traveling Exhibition in the U.K. Recasts Gladiators as More Than Sacrificial Lambs
A tinned, bronze gladiator’s helmet, found in Hawkedon, Suffolk, dating from the 1st century A.D. © 2024 The Trustees of the British Museum Popular interest in ancient Rome has...
Between Intimacy and Immensity: The Inscrutable Vija Celmins
Vija Celmins, Untitled (Big Sea #2), 1969. Graphite on acrylic ground on paper, 85.1 x 111.8 cm. Private Collection © Vija Celmins, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery Over her 60-year...
