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Transportation secretary withholding $40M from California for not enforcing English proficiency in truckers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers....
ATHR Gallery Cofounder Mohammed Hafiz On Saudi Arabia’s Art Awakening
ATHR is a leading contemporary art gallery co-founded by Mohammed Hafiz and Hamza Serafi with locations in Riyadh, Jeddah and AlUla. Courtesy ATHR gallery It took Art Basel announcing...
Real Estate Is the Last Industry Built to Confuse You
Despite modern tech and transparency everywhere else, real estate still thrives on confusion and control. Unsplash+ Buying a home is the only major purchase in modern life that still...
Five Decades On, Hal Bromm Reflects On His Gallery’s History and His Own Legacy
Bromm’s collaborative ethos fostered deep relationships with artists, curators and collectors over five decades. Courtesy of Hal Bromm Gallery and the Tribeca Citizen A few months back, when high-profile...
Is A.I. the Therapist You Never Needed?
As A.I. therapy tools multiply, the question becomes: can algorithms ever understand the soul? Unsplash+ It’s three in the morning and you can’t sleep. You’ve scrolled endlessly, checked if...
Disney’s Once-Unshakable Animation Empire Is Wobbling
From weak theatrical intent to cultural controversy, Disney animation faces major challenges even as it experiments with fresh formats and new IP. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty...
LACMA Secures Landmark Gift of Austrian Expressionist Works from the Kallir Family
Egon Schiele, Sawmill (1913). Courtesy of the Kallir Research Institute, New York The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) recently announced a major gift of more than 130...
Screening at NYFF: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’
Luka Sabbat and Indya Moore. Courtesy of Mubi, New York Film Festival The sardonic stylings of Jim Jarmusch abound in his latest, the tri-pronged Father Mother Sister Brother. However,...
At the Food Bank For New York City’s Dinner Series, Once-In-a-Lifetime Meals With Purpose
Miami’s Nando Chang of Itamae AO cooked alongside Stefano Secchi of Massara and Rezdôra at an Eat for Good event earlier this year. MAX FLATOW PHOTO As the wealthiest...
Meghan Markle addresses future of Netflix’s ‘With Love, Meghan’ after Season 2 flop 
Meghan Markle is giving insight into the future of her Netflix series. During a speaking engagement at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex,...
How a Voyage Through the Galápagos Became a Lesson in Connection
Ecoventura. Relais & Châteaux When I signed up to spend my 30th birthday on a boat in the middle of the Galápagos Islands, I had no idea what was...
‘Home Alone’ star Daniel Stern hospitalized for medical emergency: report
“Home Alone” actor Daniel Stern was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency earlier this month. The Ventura County Fire Department told TMZ that on Oct. 7, they responded to...