Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Paul Taylor Dance Company’s ‘Tablet’ Is an Archaic Courtship, Staged Anew
[ad_1] Paul Taylor and Akiko Kanda in Tablet. Photo by Helga Gilbert “I feel like I’m losing a part of myself when he steps away from me,” Kristin Draucker told Observer. “Thoughts come into my head about how he’s looking down at me, or how I’m moving away from him, then moving back towards him,…
Read MoreDrai’s Supper Club Arrives in New York With French Flair and Retro Glamour
[ad_1] Drai’s Supper Club is now open in the Meatpacking Distrcit. Joe Thomas Drai’s, the behemoth Vegas entertainment venue, has returned to its roots with a simpler concept: French fare served with live jazz in New York City. Drai’s Supper Club, an upscale, dinner-only restaurant with a basement-level club, opened on June 11 in the…
Read MoreSpotify’s Billionaire CEO Daniel Ek Is Betting Big on Europe’s Defense Sector
[ad_1] Daniel Ek is estimated to be worth $10 billion. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Spotify Swedish entrepreneur Daniel Ek, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Spotify—and perhaps as the real-life inspiration for Succession’s volatile tech mogul Lukas Matsson—has in recent years turned his attention, and immense fortune, toward Europe’s burgeoning defense sector. His…
Read MoreDavid Zaslav Faces Pay Cut After Warner Bro. Discovery’s Split—But Remains a Top-Earning CEO
[ad_1] David Zaslav earned nearly $52 million last year as Warner Bro. Discovery’s CEO. FilmMagic Warner Bro. Discovery’s split into two companies next year will come at a personal cost for CEO David Zaslav. The media and entertainment giant on June 12 entered a new compensation agreement with Zaslav, which will lower the targets for…
Read MoreArt Basel’s Soft Opening Belies Strong, Swift Sales Across Tiers
[ad_1] For the 2025 edition of Art Basel, Katharina Grosse took over Messeplatz with her large-scale painting installation, CHOIR. Jens Ziehe/Photographie There were sales aplenty during Art Basel’s First Choice preview yesterday (June 17), but little sense of urgency. The mega-fair’s opening day unfolded at a slower, more deliberate pace, especially at the top end…
Read MoreWhat to Say When a Loved One Comes Out
[ad_1] When someone trusts you enough to come out to you, it’s essential to choose the words you respond with carefully and thoughtfully. “Empathy is, in that moment, the most important tool you have to be an ally and to be there for the person you love who’s opening up to you,” says Max Talisman,…
Read MoreMike Cavallaro On Building a Union (and a Community) at NYC’s School of Visual Arts
[ad_1] SVA faculty members celebrating after the successful unionization vote. Courtesy of Mike Cavallaro Late last month, the faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts formed a union to represent its 1,200 instructors. As reported by The Art Newspaper, the union joins others recently formed at peer institutions and was the result of two…
Read MoreAt De Kas, Chef Savannah Hagendijk Lets the Garden Take Center Stage
[ad_1] Savannah Hagendijk. Courtesy Rinze Vegelien Farm-to-table has become a buzzy term over the past decade, but Amsterdam’s De Kas has embraced the sensibility since it opened in 2001. Located inside a working greenhouse in Park Frankendael, De Kas embodies sustainable, local produce in a genuine, lived-in way. A white strawberry picked this morning could…
Read MoreNew Zealand Approves ‘Shrooms’ to Treat Depression
[ad_1] The Brief June 18, 2025 Updates on the Israel and Iran conflict, a case that could upend social media, and more Skip backward 15 seconds Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Skip forward 15 seconds Psilocybin—a notorious hallucinogen found in “magic mushrooms”—is a federally controlled substance that the U.S. deems to have “no currently accepted medical…
Read MoreJosé María Velasco’s Mexico Glows at London’s National Gallery
[ad_1] José María Velasco, The Goatherd of San Angel, 1861. Francisco Kochen, Museo Nacional de Arte INBAL Mexico City Reproduccion autorizada por el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura Outside of Mexico, José María Velasco’s artwork is sparsely represented. Prague’s National Gallery owns a couple of his pieces, and there’s a painting from his…
Read MoreOffsite Projects Offer Art Lovers Playful Alternatives in Basel
[ad_1] Basel Social Club opened on June 15. Photo: Elisa Carollo for Observer Basel’s high-profile art week kicked off early on Sunday (June 15) with bratwursts at Maison CLEARING’s BBQ party, which celebrates the gallery’s tightly curated private exhibition staged in a villa just minutes from Messeplatz and the Rhine. It was followed by the…
Read MoreOver 80% of Companies Embracing A.I. See No Real Gains Yet, McKinsey Finds
[ad_1] Most companies that have adopted A.I. are using A.I. copilots, not agents. Philip Oroni/Unsplash Companies across all industries are rapidly adopting A.I., drawn by the promise of increased productivity and reduced costs. However, more than 80 percent of businesses using the technology are not yet seeing significant earnings gains, according to a new report…
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