Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Jeff Bezos Outlines Blue Origin’s Next Launches and Bold Vision for Space Living
[ad_1] Jeff Bezos speaking on Oct. 3 at Italian Tech Week 2025. Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images What was once fiction could soon become reality, according to Jeff Bezos, who painted a picture of a world straight out of a sci-fi novella while discussing his space ambitions at Italian Tech Week 2025. In…
Read MoreJack White’s Daughter Scarlett Is His Twin in Rare Appearance at Paris Fashion Week
[ad_1] Jack White has fully stepped into the 21st century. Just a few months after getting his first cell phone The White Stripes frontman reached another major milestone: making his TikTok debut. And he did so at the behest of his and ex-wife Karen Elson’s daughter Scarlett, 19. In the Oct. 4 video shared by Scarlett—which she captioned “Meet…
Read MoreReevaluating Rose Hilton
[ad_1] Rose Hilton, Journey, 2012. Photo: Steven Russell, Courtesy of Messum’s and the Estate of Rose Hilton For more than 40 years, Rose Hilton (1931-2019) looked out from her cliffside home in Cornwall over ocean and sky, and the moors growing wild with heather. With oil paint, brushes and a rag, she swept these untamed…
Read More11 Things Therapists Wish Every Kid Knew
[ad_1] You never know what’s going to stick in the littlest minds. “Sometimes I’ll have kids tell me something their grandmother or coach said—and it might be something that the rest of us would shrug off, but for that child, it really made an impact,” says Amy Morin, a therapist and author of 13 Things…
Read MoreWhy Strength Training Is the Best Anti-Ager
[ad_1] If you want to age well, you probably already know the basics: eat a balanced diet, go for walks, stay socially engaged. But there’s one habit that experts say matters just as much—and in some cases, more—for long-term health: strength training. For decades, weightlifting was viewed as the domain of bodybuilders, powerlifters, or young…
Read MoreI’m a Shopping Editor, Here’s What I’m Buying From October Prime Day 2025: Tested & Approved
[ad_1] Amazon’s October Prime Day 2025, also known as Prime Big Deal Days, officially kicks off tomorrow, October 7, and runs through October 8, and I’ve already scrolled through hundreds of listings to find what’s actually worth shopping. As a shopping editor, I test products year-round, so when the deals drop, I know which ones…
Read MoreIn Hayv Kahraman’s ‘Ghost Fires,’ Grief Becomes a Living Ritual
[ad_1] <img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1589106 size-full-width" src="https://observer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/JSG20-HK-Ghost-Fires-2025-v1.jpg?quality=80&w=970" alt="A single painting of a woman with smoke rising from her mouth hangs on a white gallery wall." width="970" height="727" data-caption='Hayv Kahraman’s “Ghost Fires” is at Jack Shainman Gallery in New York through October 25. <span class=”media-credit”>© Hayv Kahraman. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.…
Read MoreThe Best Sushi Spots for Delivery and Takeout in L.A.
[ad_1] When asking others what their favorite food is, sushi lands at the top of the list about 90 percent of the time. From traditional nigiri to more modern and intricate rolls, the cuisine is surely Japan’s culinary claim to fame. Between the warm rice and raw fish, sushi is typically best for outings and…
Read MoreArtist Naotaka Hiro On Exploring the Unknown Self
[ad_1] Naotaka Hiro’s “Of Two” is at Bortolami through November 1. Guang Xu For some artists, Abstract Expressionism is a tool for bodily release; for Japan-born, Los Angeles-based Naotaka Hiro, it is first and foremost a vehicle of bodily awareness. Highly gestural and charged with primordial energy that connects body and mind, his abstraction tests…
Read MoreIn Zambia, a Remote Walking Safari Delivers Adventure Without Digital Distraction
[ad_1] A walking safari just might be the ultimate digital detox. Courtesy of Nomad My recent safari in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park began with a panic attack—and not one due to nearby prowling leopards and lions. My anxiety was stoked by a more trivial fear: Learning I would lose access to wifi and cellphone…
Read MoreWhy Sister Wives’ Kody Brown Has a Strained Relationship With “Most” of His Adult Kids
[ad_1] Kody Brown Once Claimed He Never Loved Meri Brown Love is meant to be multiplied, not subtracted. And yet Kody admitted he did just that with his previous claims that he never loved his ex wives. “It’s more of like a knee jerk reaction,” he said during the June 15 one-on-one special, insisting he…
Read MoreWhere the ‘PayPal Mafia’ Is Today: Founders, Fortunes and Feuds
[ad_1] Peter Thiel, PayPal’s first CEO, turned his fintech fortune into a far-reaching empire of influence spanning venture capital, politics and power. Marco Bello/Getty Images In 2007, Fortune magazine reimagined a classic mafia scene with a Silicon Valley twist: 13 male founders and early employees of PayPal, all long gone from the company, posed at…
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