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The SpaceX Insiders Set to Make Billions in Its Blockbuster IPO
Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s employee No. 11, could see her stake worth nearly $3 billion if the company reaches a $2 trillion valuation. Joe Raedle/Getty Images SpaceX has finally opened...
Shaggy, a Perfect Sunset and $6.3 Million: Inside the 2026 Whitney Gala
Shaggy and Fern Tessler. Jason Lowrie/BFA.com A fiery sunset ignited the sky above the Whitney Museum of American Art on Tuesday (May 19), as a vibrant mix of artists...
Global Art Biennials: Renovation, Revelation—or Repetition?
A new atmosphere seems to be emerging across today’s global biennials that is grounded in immersion, affect and a carefully calibrated sense of experience. Photo: Alessandro Brasile, courtesy Diriyah...
Letters to the Editor: Remembering Rex Reed
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi I first met Rex in 1972 in Florida. I was a journalism student in my second year of college when I wrote Rex a brief, three-paragraph letter asking...
At the Guggenheim’s 2026 YCC Party, Artist Diane Severin Nguyen Created Breathing Room
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The Best Fashion From the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet
Demi Moore. Getty Images It’s that time of the year when the biggest stars in cinema jet off to the South of France and say bonjour to the glitz...
Painter Renée Levin’s Unhurried Eye
Renée Levin. Courtesy Renée Levin What makes a flower petal, a pearl or a seashell special? On the canvases of Renée Levin, who paints their details writ large, the...
Five Works That Stole the Show at Frieze New York
Sarah Sze, Badlands (2026) Many years ago, I profiled Sarah Sze (b. 1969) for this publication. Digging into her work and personality, I found her to be a bona...
12 Historic U.S. Hotels Where America’s Defining Moments Unfolded
The United States turns 250 this summer, and the run-up has, to put it politely, gotten away from us. There are now two competing federal commissions—one bipartisan and congressionally...
The New York City Outdoor Breakfast Spots Worth an Early Wake-Up
As soon as the forecast dares to suggest a high in the vicinity of 60 degrees, New Yorkers collectively lose their minds: sidewalks fill, parks thaw out, and the...
L.A.’s Most Exciting Restaurant Openings of May
As Los Angeles welcomes the first signs of summer (and that annual stretch of May gray skies), the city is also greeting a new round of restaurants. Though there...