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• Russell Brand Trial Opens in London as Woman Testifies He Raped Her in 2004 other

  A woman testified in a London court on Monday that Russell Brand grabbed her breasts, pulled her into a bar toilet and orally raped her, telling police the comedian said "don't be…

• Hyperallergic Roundup: New Biographies of John Berger and Dorothea Tanning, Plus 12 Books on Textile Art publication

  Megan O'Grady provided a review for Hyperallergic of Tom Overton's biography of John Berger, which was completed posthumously at Berger's request, describing it as insightful and…

• Erewhon at LACMA Expands With Apparel Line and Museum-Exclusive Smoothie Inspired by Alexander Calder institutional

  Erewhon has become a permanent installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, featuring a clothing line and a signature LACMA Smoothie made from organic ingredients like…

• OlssønBarbieri Designs "Lab Terroir" Packaging for Leske's Fermented Ambijus architecture-design

  Leske, a beverage manufacturer from Norway, has enlisted the Oslo-based studio OlssønBarbieri to develop Ambijus, a non-alcoholic fermented drink. The name is a fusion of…

• 25º Premio Prontuario Sika pide a estudiantes de Arquitectura imaginar cómo irse de casa award

  La inscripción para el 25º Premio Prontuario Sika estará abierta hasta el 20 de noviembre de 2026. Se ofrecerán 9.300 € en premios, con 4.500 € para el ganador principal y cuatro…

• Trump Suggests Zelensky Step Aside for Ukraine War Negotiations other

  Speaking to reporters on Monday, US President Donald Trump proposed that someone other than Volodymyr Zelensky should represent Kyiv in talks aimed at ending the war with Russia.…

• LA Commons Gala Marks Historic South LA Black Cultural District With Lauren Halsey Among Honorees cultural-heritage

  On October 15, the Skirball Cultural Center hosted LA Commons's 2026 Colors of Connection gala, celebrating California's designation of the Historic South Los Angeles Black…

• Alex Consani Walks Third Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles With Two Statement Looks other

  Alex Consani returned to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway for a third time, appearing in Los Angeles on Sunday night in two distinct looks. A pink bra-and-brief set with…

• Colombia's National Museum Removes 30 Works as Protests Erupt in Bogotá institutional

  Last week, President Abelardo De La Espriella mandated the removal of approximately 30 items from the Museo Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, leading to protests outside the venue.…

• Design Miami.Paris Returns to L'Hôtel de Maisons for Fourth Edition, October 20–25 festival-fair

  Design Miami.Paris will host its fourth edition from October 20 to 25, 2026, at L'Hôtel de Maisons, located at 51 Rue de l'Université, in conjunction with Paris Art Week. The…

• Anne Buckwalter and Other Women Artists Blend Sexuality with Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art artist

  Anne Buckwalter's artwork, titled Angels (2026), showcases a couple sharing an intimate moment on a vibrant patchwork quilt that takes up half the canvas. In the middle of the…

• Outdoor Furniture Roundup: Teak, Rope, and Cedar Pieces for Residential and Hospitality Spaces architecture-design

  A survey of new outdoor seating and shade designs leans on solid teak, handwoven rope, and cedar, with minimal forms pitched for both residential terraces and hospitality venues.…

• Halle Berry Lists Los Angeles Compound for $12 Million market-auction

  Halle Berry has put her Los Angeles villa on the market with a $12 million asking price. The California property is a compound made up of three distinct structures: a main house…

• Palazzo Nardini Marks 50 Years Since Feminist Occupation with Graphic Novel and Site-Specific Works publication

  On 2 October 1976, feminists took over Palazzo Nardini in Rome to create Italy's inaugural Casa Internazionale della Donna, a movement that continued until 1984 when they…

• WIRED Highlights Discounted Power Banks for Laptops, MagSafe Devices, and Apple Watch other

  WIRED Reviews has flagged a slate of portable charger discounts, noting that its staff has tested dozens of power banks individually and hundreds across the wider reviews team.…

• Herb Ascherman, Platinum Printing Master, Profiled in Documentary 'The Eye of Cleveland' publication

  On October 17, a 12-minute documentary titled The Eye of Cleveland, showcasing the work of Cleveland photographer Herb Ascherman, was presented at the PhotoMuse Festival of…

• Mahmoud Khalil Petitions US Supreme Court to Review Deportation Case other

  On Monday, Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate of Columbia University, petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse a decision that allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to arrest…

• Krista Diamond on the Double Standard Facing Women Writers in the Age of the Personal Brand opinion-review

  In a piece for Vogue, Krista Diamond, who wrote Close Relationships With Strangers, sheds light on the difficulties female writers face, particularly with harassment and…

• Charles Nix on Why Pharmaceutical Typography Is a Customer-Care Issue opinion-review

  Charles Nix, the senior executive creative director at Monotype, spearheaded a typography redesign for Kenvue, which oversees approximately 140 brands, such as Benadryl,…

• Designer Andrew Torrey Fills Manhattan Apartment With Art, Heirlooms, and Deflated Disco Balls architecture-design

  Designer Andrew Torrey has completed a new Manhattan apartment layered with an eclectic mix of art and family heirlooms. Yves Saint Laurent, his grandparents, and deflated disco…

• AN Interior Names Its Top 50 Architects and Designers of 2026 architecture-design

  AN Interior has released its Top 50 Architects and Designers list for 2026, marking the ninth edition of the annual selection. The roster highlights studios producing interiors…

• MBB Architects to Convert 1857 Cobble Hill Firehouse into Noel Pointer Foundation Music School architecture-design

  The historic Engine Company 204, located at 299 DeGraw Street in Brooklyn and unoccupied since 2003, is set to be converted into a music school and the headquarters for the Noel…

• Pierre Yovanovitch Guest-Edits Whitewaller Paris 2026 Ahead of Art Basel Paris publication

  Pierre Yovanovitch serves as guest editor of Whitewaller Paris 2026, the Whitewall edition timed to Art Basel Paris. In his editor's letter, the French designer draws a parallel…

• Gowanus Open Studios Marks 30th Edition With Over 100 Sites festival-fair

  The 30th Gowanus Open Studios (GOS) showcased more than 100 venues within Brooklyn's post-industrial landscape. On Saturday, a visitor encountered just a fraction of these…

• US Court Denies Release of Ex-OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying for Saudi Arabia ai-technology

  On Monday, a federal court ruled against the release of Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former engineer at OpenAI, who is accused of inserting a bug in a secure conference room to obtain…

• Trump Open to Three-Way Nuclear Talks with Xi and Putin During China Visit other

  President Donald Trump expressed willingness to engage in trilateral discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during his upcoming visit to…

• Melissa Brown on Cat-Eye Makeup, Collage Techniques, and Her Flatbush Studio artist

  Born in 1974 in Morristown, New Jersey, Melissa Brown has been applying cat-eye makeup daily since her teenage years, drawing inspiration from her artwork and ancient Egyptian…

• David Reed's "Terrible Idea" at Rodder Pairs Paintings and Drawings from 2013 to 2026 exhibition

  David Reed's exhibition "Terrible Idea" at Rodder features an unusual combination of paintings and drawings from 2013 to 2026. He cites influences such as Barnett Newman, Piero…

• Elizabeth Scarlett Pledges Wildlife Conservation as Habitat Loss Accelerates Globally other

  Species around the world are confronting severe habitat destruction, and the Endangered Species Act has been gutted, according to Forbes. Against that backdrop, the UK accessories…

• Aperture Marks 75 Years With Anniversary Book, "Nothing to Lose but Photography" publication

  In 2024, Aperture will mark its seventy-fifth anniversary with a special publication entitled "Nothing to Lose but Photography," showcasing a collection of images and writings…

• Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan's Friendship, From Donut Shops to "Expectations" Remix other

  Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan have been friends since 2018, a bond formed while both worked early in their careers with producer Dan Nigro. Roan later opened for Rodrigo on the…

• Arthur Jafa's AGHDRA Imagines a Planet Without Humanity in School of Vision's L'Arte Anticipa il Futuro digital

  The eleventh episode of L'Arte Anticipa il Futuro, part of the School of Vision series focusing on contemporary art, features Arthur Jafa's 2021 video installation titled AGHDRA.…

• Ejae Weds Samuel Kim in Garden Ceremony at Stage 28, Her Grandfather's Former Seoul Home other

  On October 17, 2026, Ejae, a member of HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters, wed producer Samuel Kim at Stage 28 in Seoul, a location with familial significance. The couple celebrated…

• Justice Department Arrests Two Dozen Non-Citizens in California Voter Sweep other

  Federal authorities detained more than two dozen foreign nationals across California on Monday, part of a statewide operation the Justice Department calls Operation Protect the…

• Elgato Launches Wave Go Convertible Wireless Mic for USB-C Devices at $99.99 other

  Elgato has released the Wave Go, a wireless microphone that switches between a clip-on transmitter and a handheld unit. The capsule sits inside a microphone-shaped holder Elgato…

• Air China Adds CA590 to Evacuate Passengers Stranded in Fuel-Starved Cuba other

  Air China scheduled an extra flight, CA590, to carry travellers out of Cuba after weeks of cancellations disrupted its Madrid service, the Chinese embassy announced in a Sunday…

• Mixbook Runs Two Concurrent Holiday Card Discounts for 2026 Season other

  Mixbook is currently offering two overlapping promotions for the 2026 holiday season. The fall sale, using code SALEFALL, runs through October 21 and advertises up to 55 percent…

• JAXA Launches MMX Probe to Phobos to Solve Mystery of Mars's Two Moons other

  On October 20 at 4:41 a.m. local time, Japan's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft took off from Tanegashima Space Center, with the objective of collecting samples from…

• Rithika Merchant's 'The Dreaming Realm' Opens at Galerie LJ in Paris exhibition

  Hybrid creatures with raptor heads, insects, stars, and all-seeing eyes populate the surreal, symmetrical tableaux of Rithika Merchant, whose solo exhibition The Dreaming Realm…

• Tate Modern Explores Global Reach of Pictorialism in "Light and Magic" exhibition

  "Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography" opens at Tate Modern in London, marking the first comprehensive examination of pictorialism as a worldwide phenomenon. This…