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Brute who ranted about ‘killing a Jew’ before allegedly stabbing New Yorker arrested, slapped with hate crime charges
Cops arrested a Brooklyn man who allegedly stabbed a Jewish worshipper leaving synagogue after the attacker boasted about wanting to “kill a Jew,” police announced Monday. Following a nearly week-long manhunt,...
Chiefs’ Jaylen Watson finds home broken into after loss to Titans in latest athlete target
Chiefs’ cornerback Jaylen Watson joined a growing list of sports stars who have had their homes broken into.  Watson revealed on social media that he arrived home after the...
Hochul vetoes bill to recognize Long Island Indian nation as leaders rail that gov ‘just doesn’t get it’
Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed another bill that would have recognized the sovereignty of a Long Island Native American group — riling tribal leaders who said the Democrat “just doesn’t...
Don’t Miss: Tatiana Trouvé’s Maps of Memory and Collapse at Palazzo Grassi
Tatiana Trouvé​, Hors-sol, 2025. Part of “Tatiana Trouvé. The strange Life of Things” in Venice. © Tatiana Trouvé, by SIAE 2025 Ph. Marco Cappelletti and Giuseppe Miotto / Marco...
Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy: Rethinking Competitiveness in 2026
In a world of geopolitical rivalry, supply-chain vulnerability and rising costs, competitiveness has become a strategic balancing act. Unsplash+ Competitiveness is not a new concept. It is likely embedded...
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....