How Luxury Hospitality Is Changing for Modern Travelers

As luxury experiences outpace luxury goods, hotels find a competitive advantage in cultural significance and shared emotions. Unsplash+ On a recent visit to 7 Spring, a backgammon café in Nolita, one thing immediately stood out. There were no open laptops, no headphones, and no one working half an hour while waiting for coffee. Every table … Read more

Hany Shenouda, Architect of Modern Egyptian Pop, Dies at 83

Egypt has lost one of its most influential music pioneers. Composer, arranger and producer Hani Shenouda He died On Monday, July 20, at the age of 83. Shenouda was born in 1943 I remembered To establish the Egyptians Ensemble in 1977. At a time when Arab popular music was dominated by traditional orchestral arrangements, the … Read more

Built in 2026, a modern three-bedroom condo in Newton for $1.6m

Home of the week The unit has a private outdoor patio Unit 28 at 28 Wilson Circle in Newton is for sale. Home media drone 28 Wilson Circle, Unit 28, Newton $1.595 million style apartment Year of construction 2026 square feet 2100 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 half Sanitation/water general expenses $308 per month … Read more

“Sophie Calle Something Missing” at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Across many disparate works, Kale returns to the same question: what is lost, and what remains, when image replaces experience. Courtesy of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art It’s been several years since the exhibition, but I still can’t understand why the Brooklyn Museum let a comedian from Netflix curate a show about How much … Read more

Review: “Tracey Emin: A Second Life” at Tate Modern in London

Tracey Emin, clinical 1998. © Tracey Emin / Courtesy Saatchi Gallery, London / Photography by Prudence Cumming Associates Ltd, courtesy The Durkheim Collection I had the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Tracey Emin in 2013, when I was a reporter for this outlet. The occasion was an art exhibition, and the motive was to stimulate public … Read more

Review: “Beyond Mysticism, The Modern Northwest” at Seattle Art Museum

Decades ago, a LIFE magazine article shaped the global perception of Pacific Northwest art; A new exhibition offers a long-overdue reappraisal. Photo: Natalie Wiseman My long and varied media career includes a stint at LIFE magazine. Time Inc. was It’s trying to revive the property as a slideshow-oriented Web 2.0 project that combines new images … Read more

Sally Abé Opens Teal, a Modern British Bistro in Hackney, London

Chef Sally Abbey. Judy Hinds In February, Sally Abbey got the keys to her first solo restaurant, Teal. It is located on Wilton Way, a busy street in Hackney, and was previously home to Michelin-starred restaurant Pidgin, which closed in 2024 and was replaced by the short-lived Siesta. Abe had been looking for a potential … Read more

Review: “The Woman Question 1550-2025” Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

The exhibition is an exercise in dismantling that hierarchy of power, taking a prismatic and expansive view via its intersection of geographies, identities and timelines. Photo: Robert Glowacki Photography “The Woman Question 1550-2025,” closing soon at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, is as impactful as it is informative. Part of the urgency of … Read more

Review: “Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910-1945” in Minneapolis

Curt Kerner, Self-portrait with stinging nettle1933. Oil on cardboard. © Neue Nationalgalerie, Stiftung, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin / Photography: Andre van Lien Audio guides can be hit or miss in establishments. They can be plodding, condescending, or somehow fabricate the material before it becomes boring. I recommend the one narrated by John Stamos at Graceland, though … Read more