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Margarita Kallas-Lee and Phillip Frankland Lee Set Their Sights on Three Michelin Stars

The Scratch Restaurants co-owners already operate 30 venues across the United States. Now, they’re gearing up to debut an inn ...
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With FUZE, John Cox Is Carving Pathways Between the Caribbean’s Scenes and the Broader Art World

Now in its fourth edition, FUZE Caribbean Art Fair is helping position the Bahamas as a meeting point for the region’s ...
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Inside Dario Duran’s Initiative Connecting Iranian Artists to the Global Art World

Artist Relief for Iran” has evolved into a platform that gives international collectors, curators and institutions access to ...
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Artists Are Turning to Folklore to Make Sense of Technology

Myth and ritual have always helped humans navigate change, and contemporary sculptors are increasingly drawing on both to ...
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Chris and Harris Pappas Let Diners Land Helicopters at Pappas Bros. Until the FAA Found Out

Chris and Harris Pappas run more than 80 restaurants across eight states, and their CEO started as a college waiter. The 2026 Nightlife & Dining Power List honorees talk about putting the ...
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Carnegie Deli’s Sarri Harper Isn’t Shrinking the Sandwich

Nearly a decade after Carnegie Deli closed its original dining room, Sarri Harper has reopened it one block south, in the space Stage Deli once occupied. The 2026 Nightlife & Dining Power ...
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The Enduring Allure of the Masquerade Ball

The masquerade has survived centuries of bans, scandals and reinvention, sustained by the same promise of mystery, escape and ...
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For Rasmus Munk, Alchemist’s Intermission Is Only the Beginning

Rasmus Munk is betting that a five-month experiment away from service could be the best thing to happen to his two-Michelin-starred restaurant.
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At Fondation Louis Vuitton, Gustave Fayet Emerges as a Forerunner of the Modern Multi-Hyphenate

In Paris, a sweeping exhibition presents the Béziers-born collector, artist and entrepreneur through the lens of the ...
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Sotheby’s Sells “Jodi” the Nanotyrannus for $47.3 Million, Reigniting the Fossil Ownership Debate

The 67-million-year-old skeleton, shown at Frieze Masters in 2023 as a juvenile T. rex with a $20 million asking price, drew ...
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Sam Bakhshandehpour on Bilt, José Andrés and the Rainy Monday Problem

Bilt’s president of merchants talks about the family dinner table, what he learned beside José Andrés and why a company built ...
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Two-Thirds of Jobs Are at Risk: Goldman Sachs A.I. Study

White-collar jobs are at a high risk of being replaced by A.I. Carl Court/Getty Images As many as 300 million full-time jobs in the world, including two-thirds of jobs in the U.S. and Europe, are at ...