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Royal Seals to a $105,000 Jewelry Dress: Portugal Jewels Takes Over an 1819 Lisbon Shop
The brand behind Bárbara Bandeira’s one-of-a-kind jewelry dress reopened a royal engraver’s Lisbon storefront in May with hand-painted glass, 18th-century printed cotton and the original stamps on display. On Rua Áurea in…
Street Signs, Sci-Fi and Teen Curators Take Over the Bronx Museum
The Bronx Museum opened its fall season on October 9 with three projects bringing different perspectives on art and New York City life. Artist Alex Strada transformed the words of shelter residents…
In the Exhibit Under a Plantain Tree, Contemplation Becomes Resistance
Under a Plantain Tree begins with a decision made by Dr. Margarita Rosa’s grandfather, while sitting beneath its leaves: he would leave the Dominican Republic and migrate to the United States. For…
The Many Faces of Whoopi
Rehearsal photos by Angela Marie Orellana Caryn Johnson got on a stage in the Bay Area with characters her imagination created long before the stage. A surfer girl. A little girl who…
What Happens to a Child’s Brain When Music Becomes Part of Their Life? Inside Lang Lang International Music Foundation’s Mission
(Photo provided by Lang Lang Foundation. Alex Moutouzkine teaching students) On a rainy spring afternoon near Bryant Park, students and parents gathered in the downstairs recital space at Steinway Hall for a…
She Was Never Just Marilyn: At 100, Her Influence Is Still Relevant — Marilyn Monroe at MoMA
Why does Marilyn Monroe keep reappearing, fully intact, a century after her birth? Because Marilyn Monroe was never a fixed person. She was a construction built with such precision that it outlived…
Apple Drops New Emojis. The Internet Should Immediately Ask for a Narcissist One Too.
Apple is preparing to release another batch of emojis with its upcoming iOS 26.4 update, and as usual the internet has opinions. According to early previews circulating online, the new additions include…
The Stage Where Talent is Bigger than DEI
When Megan Thee Stallion steps onto a Broadway stage this spring, her debut marks a defining moment for one of American theater’s most influential cultural institutions. The three-time Grammy Award winner will…
Romeo Hunte’s Fall/Winter 2026 Turns Gotham Hall Into a Showcase of East Flatbush Luxury
“It’s polished and unpretentious, this collection is structured- relaxation. Hunte is a designer fluent in uptown tailoring and downtown ease.” If Ralph Lauren were a Caribbean from East Flatbush, what would a…
DATA Review: Theater Finally Catches Up to the Tech Era
Talent is not protected in tech culture. It is harvested At the Lucille Lortel Theatre, DATA does something theater has largely avoided: it stages the emotional, ethical, and psychological conditions of modern…
Rooftop Openings and New Restaurants Heat Up Miami as Winter Travel Surges
As winter settles across much of the country, Miami’s high season is underway. Airlines add capacity. Hotels fill. Restaurants and nightlife operators time openings for peak travel months, when visitors from New…
Muse and Matter vs. Art World Gatekeeping- Miami Based Artist Collective Spotlighting Emerging Talent
For Mateo Canarte-Toro, the problem with the contemporary art market is not a lack of talent. It is structure. “There’s a lot of smoke and mirrors in the art industry,” Canarte-Toro said.…