Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Late-night TV’s Decline and the Vanishing Cultural Middle
[ad_1] Network hosts like Kimmel face soaring costs and shrinking audiences as YouTube and podcast stars claim late-night’s cultural spotlight. AFP via Getty Images Conan O’Brien sounded a little wistful when he reflected on the slow decline of late-night talk shows seven years ago. The long-standing formula of a nightly monologue followed by a carousel…
Read MoreThe New York Power Lunch Playbook: 15 Tables Where Deals Still Get Done
[ad_1] The power lunch obituary gets written every few years—usually by someone who’s never closed a deal over Dover sole or a mound of Petrossian. Here’s what they miss: Manhattan’s midday theater isn’t fading. It’s just gotten more strategic and, as the kids say, “aesthetic.” Sure, twenty-somethings on social media might pan these old-school establishments,…
Read MoreDancing With the Stars’ Maks Chmerkovskiy Slams “Absurd” Jan Ravnik Casting
[ad_1] Maksim Chmerkovskiy has a bone to pick this Dancing With the Stars move. The former DWTS pro candidly detailed why he takes issue with the show’s decision to hire Taylor Swift‘s backup dancer Jan Ravnik as a pro for its current 34th season. “I’m sorry, Jan has absolutely no business being a pro on Dancing with the Stars,”…
Read MoreMulching, planting, helping butterflies: Volunteers to improve nearly 100 Austin parks
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thousands of volunteers will clean up and improve 95 different Austin parks on Saturday as part of the city’s semi-annual “It’s My Park Day.” The event has encouraged community members to help beautify parks in every corner of the city for more than 20 years. After working from 9 a.m. to…
Read MoreNew study at St. David’s aims to help men recover faster after prostate cancer
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new study underway at St. David’s Surgical Hospital could help men recover faster and live a better quality of life after prostate cancer surgery. “One of the biggest side effects of surgery that most men worry about is urinary control or leakage,” said Dr. Eric Giesler, a urologist at St.…
Read MoreWhere Sport Meets Design: The New Language of Luxury Leisure
[ad_1] In the modern resort landscape, Chris Moore and Nicholas Solarewicz see padel courts as both a design statement and a social catalyst. Courtesy Privé Padel This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, where industry leaders, innovators and strategists distill years of experience into direct, practical takeaways and deliver clarity on the issues…
Read MoreIn Anish Kapoor’s Hands, an Offshore Gas Rig Becomes a Call for Climate Accountability
[ad_1] BUTCHERED is the first artwork to be installed at an active offshore gas site. © Andrew McConnell / Greenpeace The British sculptor Anish Kapoor recently debuted an unorthodox project in the North Sea. BUTCHERED (2025) was not freestanding or wall-mounted: it took the form of pigment sprayed down the side of a gas rig…
Read MoreHugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Make Red Carpet Debut as a Couple
[ad_1] After sparking dating rumors, Jackman and Foster appeared to confirm their romance by holding hands in Santa Monica, Calif., Jan. 6, 2025—a day after he attended her final show in L.A.’s Once Upon a Mattress.Later that month, the two were spotted kissing and going on dates. Foster also supported Jackman during his residency at…
Read MoreMelissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in Jamaica
[ad_1] KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage. Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island Tuesday and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through Wednesday. Early Monday, Melissa was centered about…
Read MoreThe Coming Dementia Crisis—and the Cost of Doing Nothing
[ad_1] Without federal action on prevention, care infrastructure and caregiver support, dementia could reshape the American economy. Unsplash+ It’s like watching a slow-moving meteor approach in plain sight. Everyone can see it coming, everyone knows the damage will be catastrophic—and yet our collective response has been to shrug and hope a cocktail umbrella will be…
Read MoreThis east Austin school was promised a new building. Now it might close.
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Early in the morning in east Austin, Charline Brewster gets her four children ready for the day and walks them to school from her apartment at Booker T. Washington Terraces. The sun is barely up as Brewster and dozens of other families walk the lighted pathway that cuts through Booker T.…
Read MoreThe Essentials With Amy Astley: Chanel Slingbacks, Balanchine Ballets and Her Favorite Interiors
[ad_1] To mark her 100th issue exploring the homes of celebrities and creatives at Architectural Digest, global editorial director Amy Astley wanted to give readers something that they could display in their own homes. With AD at Home, Astley highlights her favorite interiors—from townhomes and beachside mansions to a houseboat in Copenhagen—all wrapped up into…
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