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‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ deepens Dunk’s backstory: Who plays Rafe? Why is Ser Arlan singing in Dothraki?
[ad_1] A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 5 “In The Name Of The Mother” tells two important stories. We get to find out who lives, who dies, and who...
In Qatar’s Zekreet Desert, Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani Welcomes All
[ad_1] Rahaal unfolded across three pavilions (an exhibition space, a salon and a library) in the historic nature reserve of Zekreet, Qatar, just miles from Richard Serra’s monumental East–West/West–East. Photo:...
Fei-Fei Li and Andrej Karpathy Back a New A.I. Use Case: Simulating Human Behavior
[ad_1] A.I. pioneer Fei-Fei Li is lending her support to Simile’s effort to simulate human behavior at scale. John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images Every three months, public companies brace for...
Francesco Bonami’s Case Against Trend-Chasing in the Museum Business
[ad_1] Under Francesco Bonami’s direction, By Art Matters has embraced a curatorial model that favors instinct, experimentation and intellectual risk. Photo: Qingshan Wu, courtesy of By Art Matters Late last...
Mia Westerlund Roosen’s Ongoing Material Inquiry
[ad_1] Mia Westerlund Roosen’s Heat (background) and Conical (foreground), both from 1981, on view at Nunu Fine Art. Photo: Martin Seck, courtesy the artist and Nunu Fine Art Multidisciplinary artist...
From Soil to Still: The Master of Botanicals Rethinking Sustainability in Premium Spirits
[ad_1] From Murcia’s lemon groves to Vietnam’s cassia forests, Garneri details how sustainability begins long before distillation. Jon Enoch This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, where industry leaders,...
Masterpieces from Agnes Gund’s Collection Will Headline Christie’s May Marquee Auctions
[ad_1] Agnes Gund left behind an unmatched legacy of advocacy and collecting. CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2026 The passing of Agnes Gund in September 2025 marked not only a tragic loss...
The A.I. Boom Is Stress-Testing America’s Power Grid
[ad_1] Explosive A.I. growth is compressing decades of grid planning into years, forcing utilities and investors to rethink infrastructure. Unsplash+ Artificial intelligence has quickly become the focal point of nearly...
Why Bill Ackman Is Making a $2B Bet on Mark Zuckerberg’s A.I. Vision
[ad_1] Bill Ackman’s $2 billion Meta investment signals confidence in Zuckerberg’s long-term A.I. strategy. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Meta’s reputation as one of Silicon Valley’s biggest...
Osaka’s Long-Overdue Luxury Hotel Moment Has Arrived
[ad_1] Osaka is not Tokyo. It has never tried to be. Whereas the country’s capital exudes a buttoned-up beauty and a cosmopolitan charisma found in only a handful of global...
One Fine Show: “Michael Rakowitz, Proxies for Poets and Palaces” at the Stavanger Art Museum
[ad_1] Michael Rakowitz, The Ballad Special Ops Cody, 2017. Photo: Erik Sæter Jørgensen, Courtesy the Stavanger Art Museum Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at...
