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Affluent Shoppers Lift Walmart in a Challenging Economy
Doug McMillon will step down as Walmart’s CEO next year. Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Bentonville Film Festival Walmart has long been beloved for its discounts and budget-friendly...
U.S. Approves Advanced Chip Sales to Middle East A.I. Giants in Major Policy Reversal
Nvidia chips will fuel xAI’s first data center in Saudi Arabia. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images In a major win for the Middle East’s A.I. ambitions, the U.S. has...
The Broadway Musical Isn’t Dying—It’s Just Changing Keys
Despite headlines, the musical is not fading but flourishing across cultures, generations and mediums. Photo: Rebecca J. Michelson A recent New York Times piece suggested that “the Broadway musical...
Tim Cook’s Retirement Looms as His $4T Reinvention of Apple Defines His Legacy
Tim Cook’s looming retirement caps a 14-year run defined by record growth and disciplined execution. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook is poised to retire as early as...
The Best Tequila and Mezcal Gifts to Keep Spirits Bright This Holiday Season
High-end spirits are a crowd-pleasing gift to fall back on during the holidays. Whether you’ve got an uncle who likes to collect rare whiskeys or a friend trying to...
Christie’s Holds Its Nerve Mid-Marathon as the 21st Century Evening Sale Secures a Steady $123.6 Million
Yü-Ge Wang sells the top lot of the 21st Century Evening Sale: Christopher Wool’s Untitled (RIOT). Courtesy of Christie's We are already halfway through this week’s auction marathon, and...
The Seventh Lisbon Architecture Triennale Calls for a Radical Rethinking of the Contemporary City
Each exhibition asks how urban life is shaped by extraction, measurement and the accelerating forces of the technosphere. Sara Constanca, courtesy Fiatlux Experience The Earth can never belong to...
Abu Dhabi Art 2025 Stakes Out Its Vision Ahead of Frieze’s Takeover
Abu Dhabi Art Fair is back through November 23 for its 17th edition, with over 140 galleries from 52 cities across 35 countries. Abu Dhabi Art The 17th edition...
17 Can’t-Miss Places to See This Year’s Northern Lights
The northern lights have reached their peak, and they are not exactly being subtle about it. In November 2025, back-to-back geomagnetic storms pushed vivid reds and greens as far...
The Algorithm Thinks You’re Ugly: An Interview With Artist Gretchen Andrew
Gretchen Andrew at work. Courtesy Gretchen Andrew There is a direct line between lip fillers and the techno-apocalypse, and Gretchen Andrew draws that line with her latest Universal Beauty...
