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Observer’s Guide to the Best Dance Coming to New York City This Winter
In late winter, you can see the French-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi’s uplifting Sol Invictus. STERNALSKI Winter in New York City can be cold and bleak, but thankfully, it’s also...
Oslo Museums Face the Contradictions in their Collections
Chaza Charafeddine, Divine Comedy Series: Untitled V, 2010. © Chaza Charafeddine One cold Oslo morning in mid-November, the kind where each hour of daylight is a gift and the...
5 Days of Art in Hong Kong: Ancient History, Contemporary Culture and Endless Contrasts
This is a city where the old and the new coexist. Photo: Christa Terry for Observer I’ve never been to Asia before, and in the weeks leading up to...
When Philanthropy Loses Trust, Design Becomes Civic Infrastructure
Design, long used to protect institutions, may be philanthropy’s most effective tool for rebuilding trust. Unsplash+ Philanthropy, once broadly regarded as a force for civic good, is increasingly now...
Meet the Power Couple Behind Kim Kardashian’s $5B Skims
Jens Grede (L) and Emma Grede attend the NikeSKIMS Launch Event at Nike House of Innovation on Sept. 24, 2025 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for SKIMS...
The 10 Most Remarkable U.S. Hotel Openings of 2025
Every few years, the American hotel industry remembers how to take a risk. This was one of those years. The most interesting new openings weren’t chasing another beige minimalist...
Darren Star thinks ‘And Just Like That’ is “a very separate animal” from ‘Sex and the City’: “The original ended when it ended”
And just like that, Sex and the City creator Darren Star is weighing in on HBO Max‘s revival/sequel series four months after it wrapped its third and final season....
St. John’s needs to recalibrate its sky-high expectations — but it doesn’t mean all is lost
After Saturday’s dismal loss to Kentucky, 35.4 percent of the regular season is complete. Twenty games remain. A season that began with such high hopes, a preseason top-five ranking...
Here’s how Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could impact your tax refunds in April
The first tax season under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is fast approaching – and most filers can expect a slew of fresh and enlarged deductions that...
New York parents say kids ‘freeze’ on mandated electric school buses during brutal winter weather
Parents in Western New York are raising alarms over cold rides and breakdowns after officials mandated that all school bus purchases must be electric by 2027. Local outlet WIVB reported that...
