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• Tao Kurihara Presents "My True Self" for Spring 2027 in Tokyo other

  Tao Kurihara titled her Spring 2027 collection MY TRUE SELF, a meditation on purity and freedom expressed largely through white. The show took place in the morning at the Comme…

• Jonathan Cohen Debuts at J. Mendel With Spring 2027 Show on One World Trade Center's 102nd Floor other

  Jonathan Cohen unveiled his inaugural collection as the resident creative director of J. Mendel on the 102nd floor of One World Trade Center, successfully merging the brand's…

• Soundcore Space 2 Headphones Hit Lowest Price Ever in Anker Sale other

  WIRED's chief headphone reviewer names the Soundcore Space 2, launched in April, as the current favorite budget over-ear option, now discounted below its previous Prime Day…

• International Dance League Wraps Inaugural Season With GRV's Upset Championship Win in Los Angeles other

  On September 20, at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, GRV, representing the city, triumphed over Vancouver's Brotherhood crew by a narrow margin of 0.43 points during the first…

• Ben Markovits Weighs Family, Filmmaking in Essay on Pawlikowski, Almodóvar and Trier opinion-review

  Novelist Ben Markovits examines whether making art from family life is monstrous in an Ocula opinion piece built around three recent films. The works he considers are Fatherland…

• Marina Abramović Marks 80th Birthday with Rome Retrospective and Bronze Donkey at Arco di Giano exhibition

  On 19 November 2026, a gilded bronze donkey created by Marina Abramović will be revealed under the Arco di Giano in the Foro Boario, directly across from the Fondazione Alda Fendi…

• Study: Fossil Fuel Emissions Halted a Nascent Ice Age and Reversed 2,000 Years of Ice Growth other

  Research published Thursday in Science concludes that carbon pollution has already reversed millennia of ice-cap expansion on Canada's Baffin Island. The Barnes Ice Cap, a…

• Cathedral of Learning: Pittsburgh's 52-Story Gothic Academic Skyscraper Turns 100 architecture-design

  A century ago, construction commenced on the Cathedral of Learning, a neo-Gothic tower located at the University of Pittsburgh. In November 1924, John G. Bowman, the university's…

• Five Athlete Stylists on Tunnel Fits, Art, and the Business of Dressing Sports Stars other

  In a conversation with CULTURED, Sydney Bordonaro, Courtney Mays, Brittany Hampton, Kesha McLeod, and Dex Robinson shared insights into their journeys in styling professional…

• Truckers' Strike Halts Buffalo Mozzarella Production in Southern Italy, €3 Million Lost in a Day other

  In southern Italy, truck drivers have been on strike for a week, which has caused buffalo mozzarella production to come to a standstill. An official stated that this disruption…

• Kimberly Motes to Exit Chicago Shakespeare Theater for Hennepin Arts Post institutional

  Kimberly Motes will step down as executive director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater in mid-November, departing for Minneapolis to lead Hennepin Arts as president and CEO. She has…

• Pam Nasr Taps Christopher John Rogers and Michael Challita for Four Marrakech Wedding Looks other

  In June, film director Pam Nasr tied the knot with Mateo de la Torre at Ksar Char-Bagh in Marrakech, following a city hall ceremony and a rooftop reception. The couple first…

• Vogue Names Five Best Shampoos for Hair Loss, From Nioxin to Vegamour other

  Vogue has highlighted five shampoos for combating hair loss: Nioxin Hair Fall Defense Shampoo ($47) is deemed the top choice for reducing shedding, while Dove Derma Scalp Density…

• Cadillac Unveils 2027 Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series, Limited to 252 Units other

  On Thursday, Cadillac unveiled the 2027 Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series, just ahead of the 2026 United States Grand Prix. Limited to 252 units, buyers can choose a…

• Optimal Road Trips Relaunches With Build-Your-Own Route Tool After Google Maps Breakage digital

  Dr. Randal S. Olson's website, Optimal Road Trips, which organizes the quickest route for multiple stops across the U.S., has been revived following disruptions to its interactive…

• XeniArtSpace in Limassol Stages CHANNELLED, Pairing Cypriot Women Artists with 20th-Century Heavyweights exhibition

  At the Trilogy Plaza in Limassol, Cyprus, three oversized letters — XAS — mark the entrance to XeniArtSpace, a private foundation whose exhibitions are drawn from founder Xenia…

• Tuesday Labs Unveils Voxel Series-1, a $20,000 "Droid Butler" Robot for the Home architecture-design

  Tuesday Labs, a tech firm based in New York, has unveiled its inaugural semi-autonomous robot, the Voxel Series-1. This innovative device is engineered to water plants and collect…

• Kim Kardashian Marks 46th Birthday in Vintage Paco Rabanne Couture Selected by Olivier Rousteing other

  For Kim Kardashian's 46th birthday dinner at the Tuscan steakhouse Baldi in the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, she donned two haute couture outfits from Paco Rabanne's fall 1995…

• Julie Morineau's "La Cartographe des énigmes" Turns Silicon Valley Noir on the French Tech Scene publication

  Published by Métailié noir, "La Cartographe des énigmes" marks the debut novel of information designer Julie Morineau, who builds cultural mediation tools for science and…

• New York Bridal Fashion Week Fall 2027: Designers Rework Fabric Into Sculptural Texture other

  At New York Bridal Fashion Week, previews of fall 2027 collections revealed designers moving beyond conventional lace, rhinestones, silk and tulle toward unfamiliar appliqués and…

• Ed Perkins Blends Golden Age Illustration With Generative Digital Media in Storybook Fantasy Scenes artist

  Fantasy artist Ed Perkins draws on the ornate, whimsical sensibility of the Golden Age of illustration, pairing traditional creative instincts with generative digital media to…

• Tiny Chairs and the Adult Ideas Behind Children's Furniture opinion-review

  Children's furniture doubles as a lens on adult expectations, according to Architectural Digest's examination of the miniature chair. Posture-correcting seats sit alongside…

• Herbert Lui on Curiosity and Pronoia as Creative Tools opinion-review

  In an article for 3 Quarks Daily, Herbert Lui posits that a creative mindset is influenced more by one’s attitude than by external factors. He draws on Beth Pickens' book, Make…

• García Floquet Arquitectos: Valencia Studio Founded in 2003 by Floquet and García architecture-design

  Frédéric John Floquet and Mónica García established García Floquet Arquitectos in Valencia in 2003, joining their prior professional experience into a shared practice. Public…

• LOISAIDA Walls Brings More Than a Dozen Murals to Avenue A in Manhattan exhibition

  More than twelve murals now line Avenue A between 5th and 6th Streets as part of LOISAIDA Walls, a community project organized by ArtBridge with sponsorship from Con Edison. Werds…

• Lance Oppenheim on Building Vulnerable, Un-Documentary-Like Scenes in "You Can See Everything" publication

  According to a profile in New York Magazine, 30-year-old filmmaker Lance Oppenheim employs a documentary style that emphasizes shared vulnerability. He believes that by revealing…

• Hayden Clay Williams Recasts Egg Cartons, Traffic Cones and Wet Floor Signs in Stained Glass artist

  Three weeks of labor went into a single folding wet floor sign — assembled from golden glass, lead-free solder and zinc framing, with a working hinge that lets its two panels…

• Rémy Artiges on Photographing Jean-Marie Le Pen, From 2002 Campaign to a 2019 Portrait at Home opinion-review

  In 2002, Rémy Artiges captured his first images of Jean-Marie Le Pen for Libération during a presidential campaign, which he initially declined due to ethical dilemmas. Le Pen had…

• IFPDA Experts Share 14 Rules for Collecting Prints and Works on Paper opinion-review

  In a recent publication by CULTURED for Prints & Drawings Month, seven members of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) shared insights on collecting. Executive…

• Lensbaby Launches Omni Color II and Omni Crystal II Filter Collections other

  Lensbaby has expanded its Omni Creative Filter System, introduced seven years ago, with two new collections: Omni Color II and Omni Crystal II. The Omni Color II Collection,…

• Opera on Screen at 75: From Menotti's Amahl to the Met: Live in HD opinion-review

  The 75th anniversary of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, recognized as the first opera made for television, is being commemorated; its initial Hallmark airing in…

• Federal Judge Sets December 11 Deadline for Trump Deposition in $10 Billion BBC Defamation Suit other

  US Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett issued an order on Thursday requiring President Donald Trump to appear for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit…

• Daniel Viñé Garcia Wins Open Photographer of the Year at 17th Epson International Pano Awards award

  At the 17th Epson International Pano Awards in 2026, Spanish photographer Daniel Viñé Garcia was honored as Open Photographer of the Year, outshining 2,122 competitors. His…

• Colombia: Ministerio de las Culturas admite 63 piezas retiradas del Museo Nacional tras orden judicial cultural-heritage

  El 19 de octubre de 2026, el Juzgado 24 de Familia de Bogotá aceptó una tutela que exigía la preservación de las piezas retiradas del Museo Nacional de Colombia y requería al…

• Ana Luna Blends Folklore and Surrealism in Narrative-Driven Paintings artist

  Born in Guanajuato, Mexican multidisciplinary artist Ana Luna works across digital drawing, graphic design and expressive acrylic painting. Album covers and children's books…

• Purdue-Backed Expedition Finds No Trace of Amelia Earhart's Plane at Nikumaroro, Debunking Apple Maps 'Taraia Object' cultural-heritage

  A 17-member expedition to Nikumaroro, a remote South Pacific atoll, has concluded that a blurry shape on Apple Maps—dubbed the Taraia Object—was likely a cluster of large trees,…

• Alimé Bébégué Releases "Nkánò Na Bèpadapáda / Conversation avec les papillons!", a Nine-Track Jazz Album publication

  Nine tracks make up "Nkánò Na Bèpadapáda / Conversation avec les papillons!", the new album by Cameroonian guitarist Alimé Bébégué, released with a title that translates as…

• Dodger Stadium: Midcentury-Modern Architecture and MLB's Third-Oldest Ballpark architecture-design

  Dodger Stadium ranks as the third-oldest stadium in Major League Baseball, and Architectural Digest examines its history as an example of midcentury-modern architecture. Los…

• Four Supreme Court Justices Recuse in Music Copyright Case, Leaving No Quorum other

  This week, a music copyright case did not advance to the U.S. Supreme Court because there was no quorum, as justices Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji…

• Vesarie Blends Machine Learning With Gothic Romanticism in Dark Fantasy Digital Art digital

  Vesarie crafts elaborate visual landscapes by merging cutting-edge machine learning with digital artistry, resulting in cinematic imagery inspired by dark fantasy and gothic…