Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Aug. 1 Tariff Deadline Puts Stock Market Rally and Inflation Fears to the Test
[ad_1] U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there will be no more extensions to tariff pauses. Getty Images President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs are scheduled to take effect Aug. 1, following the expiration of a 90-day pause. “No extensions. No more grace periods. August 1, the tariffs are set,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick…
Read MoreHow to Excel at Small Talk When You Have Social Anxiety
[ad_1] When you have social anxiety, walking into a room full of people can make you feel like every eyeball in the place is boring directly into your soul, and that nothing you say will possibly be smart or funny or coherent enough. That can trigger an array of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms. “For…
Read MoreFall Trend Forecast: Must-See Frye, Madewell & Free People Discounts at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
[ad_1] If this heatwave has got you dreaming of cool fall temps, you’re not alone. Escape the hot weather and plan your fall wardrobe with us right now. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is the perfect place to find everything that will be trending this fall, and all at a discount. Discover E! editor-loved jeans in…
Read MoreSecrets About Runaway Bride Revealed: A Pretty Woman Reunion, Ben Affleck’s Cold Feet and a Big Payday
[ad_1] 15. The film was a family affair for Marshall, with his son Scott Marshall working as his second unit director, even shooting the film’s opening scene of Roberts on horseback. He also played the hotel clerk who is infatuated with Maggie. His daughter Kathy Marshall played a bridesmaid, Cousin Cindy, and his wife Barbara…
Read MoreBryan Kohberger Seemingly Inspired by “Incel” Mass Murderer Elliot Rodger
[ad_1] Bryan Kohberger's former classmates are shedding light on his possible motives for committing the brutal murders in Idaho. Months before fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in… [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreAt Dia Beacon, Kishio Suga’s Material Intelligence
[ad_1] The second approach is repetition of a single material, which invites a heightened, almost meditative focus on materiality itself, challenging how we perceive the interplay between a substance and external forces. In Parallel Strata (1969), for instance, Suga stacks blocks of paraffin wax in a columnar formation. As curator Matilde Guidelli-Guidi points out, the…
Read MoreRoseLee Goldberg On 20 Years of Performa and Why Performance Art Still Matters
[ad_1] Mike Kelley, Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #32. Photo © Paula Court. Courtesy of Performa. Many of the new works commissioned by Performa this year resonate with Simone de Beauvoir’s notion of the “ethics of ambiguity” in the way they confront the complexity of our time, embracing multiplicity, uncertainty and the coexistence of differing histories…
Read MoreSpotify Will Double Down on Podcast and Audiobooks as Music Streaming Plateaus
[ad_1] Spotify is going all in on a bevy of new audiobook offerings. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Spotify A staggering 3 percent of the world’s population now subscribes to Spotify. But the Stockholm-based streaming giant isn’t satisfied. Besides revamping its struggling advertising business and enhancing its music offerings with A.I. features, Spotify is betting that…
Read MoreFrom Shortcut to Systemic: Why Stablecoins Need Real Infrastructure
[ad_1] The rise of digital dollars exposes a critical gap: infrastructure built for speed, not stability. Unsplash+ By mid-2025, more than $260 billion in stablecoins—cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value by being pegged to a traditional currency or basket of assets—moved through exchanges, lending desks and retail rails. What began as a crypto workaround…
Read MoreBecoming a Museum Volunteer in 2025: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t
[ad_1] A guide at the Mennello Museum of American Art discusses a Bo Bartlett Painting. Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images If the approximately 1,000 active volunteers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art suddenly vanished, “the museum would go on without them, but our volunteers really are a big help,” Jaime Neary,…
Read MoreNorton Owen, Alvin Ailey and A.I. in the Berkshires
[ad_1] “Dancing the Algorithm” explores the evolving relationship between dance and technology through immersive, interactive works by contemporary artists. Jamie Kraus Photography I recently drove up to one of my favorite places, Jacob’s Pillow, but I didn’t see a single dance performance. Instead, I spent the afternoon exploring three new exhibitions, staged throughout the National…
Read MoreAn Insider’s Guide to Where to Stay, Eat and Explore in Athens, Greece
[ad_1] Athens no longer plays the layover. What was once a perfunctory pause en route to the Greek islands now rewards those who linger—and wrong-foots those who think they already know it. The old pillars still stand. The Acropolis casts its long shadow. But in the foreground: rooftop listening lounges spinning Anatolian jazz, tasting menus…
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