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9 Extraordinary Amsterdam Hotels to Visit During Tulip Season
From hidden bars to quirky museums to “secret” courtyards, Amsterdam is a city of endless surprises, and its hotels are no exception. From historic landmarks transformed into luxurious retreats...
Originality Won’t Be Enough to Keep Sarp Kerem Yavuz in the U.S.
Yavuz presenting at TED A.I. in Vienna. Photo: Chérie Hansson Turkish artist Sarp Kerem Yavuz had a busy few months abroad. He built İznik tiles with LEGO for two...
Biggest Risk in A.I. Is ‘Missing Out,’ Says Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai delivers a speech during the AI Action Summit in Paris, on Feb. 10, 2025. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images The rise of A.I. brings existential challenges, from...
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Review: Intrigue and Uncertainty in Thailand
From left: Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola in The White Lotus Season 3. Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO No matter the season, there...
Drink in Style at the World’s Most Design-Forward Hotel Bars
There are fewer things in life as chic as sipping a martini at a five-star hotel bar. From the elevated service to people-watching as a revolving door of patrons...
The Best CBD Oil for Dogs
A guide to the best CBD oils to soothe anxiety, pain and arthritis for your dogs. Observer CBD oil for dogs may seem like a gimmick, but humans and...
If ‘Presence’ Proves Anything, It’s That Not Every Film Needs to Exist
Lucy Liu in Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp’s “hokey, hackneyed and resounding bore” called Presence. Photo by Peter Andrews/Courtesy of The Spectral Spirit Company In 1988, I saw a terrific psychological...
Spain’s Art Market On the Upswing: An Interview With ARCOmadrid Director Maribel López
ARCOmadrid, organized by IFEMA MADRID, celebrates its 44th edition next month. ARCOmadrid As Spain’s premier art fair for more than forty years, ARCOmadrid has played a pivotal role in...
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Warns Against Big Tech’s Fact-Checking Rollback
Reid Hoffman is a prominent A.I. investor. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn (LNKD), isn’t on board with Silicon Valley’s shift away from fact-checking—an approach...
Michael Hersch and Shane McCrae On Co-Creating ‘and we, each’
and we, each is both fragmentary and deeply lyrical. Photo: James Matthew Daniel Working with the texts of an exciting, exacting poet and a singer-muse who has inspired almost...
