In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
A Star Is Born—And the James Webb Telescope Captured It in Stunning Detail
In a stunning shot taken by the new James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has released a new view of the…
Is Saudi Arabia Building a Special Museum Just for ‘Salvator Mundi’? A Renowned da Vinci Scholar Says It’s Already in the Works
Next month marks five years since the last time the world saw Salvator Mundi, at Christie’s New York, when it became…
Russian strikes kill 17 in Ukraine following bridge attack
A view shows a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia,…
The Judd Foundation Is Suing Two Galleries for ‘Disfiguring’ an $850,000 Donald Judd Sculpture With Fingerprints
The Judd Foundation, which oversees the Marfa and New York City homes and workspaces of Donald Judd, has filed a lawsuit…
Italy poised for hard-right leader as country votes in snap election
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the right-wing party Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) holds a giant Italian national flag during a…
Graffiti Art Gets a Permanent Home in L.A. With the Opening of Beyond the Streets Gallery
Roger Gastman, the noted graffiti historian and street art collector, is opening a permanent Los Angeles home for Beyond the…
Meet Judy Schmidt, the ‘Citizen Scientist’ Turning Webb Telescope Data Into Stunning Images
NASA’s newly operational James Webb Space Telescope is continuing to beam back otherworldly images of the distant cosmos to earth—and…
IDIQ® Makes The 2022 Inc. 5000 Annual List Of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
—For 3rd year in a row, IDIQ earns a spot on the Inc. 5000 List, ranking No. 1036 with a…
Payrolls increased 528,000 in July, much better than expected in a sign of strength for jobs market
Hiring in July was far better than expected, defying multiple other signs that the economic recovery is losing steam, the…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Andy Warhol’s ‘Chelsea Girls’ to Kesh’s Verdant Videos in Times Square
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Fed hikes interest rates by 0.75 percentage point for second consecutive time to fight inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its second consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate increase as it seeks to tamp…
Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From the Watermill Gala to a Puppet Show Operated by a Crane
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Sotheby’s Allowed a Stranger to Pick Up $4 Million Worth of Someone Else’s Diamonds. A Judge Says the Auction House May Be Liable
In a tangled tale of celebrity jewelers, political corruption, and bankruptcy, Sotheby’s may be left holding the bag for $4…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Warhol Film Screening to a Party at the Museum of the City of New York
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Biden’s effort to tout progress in Saudi relationship overshadowed by Khashoggi killing
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden aimed to tout policy progress Friday after several highly criticized meetings with Saudi Arabia’s royalty,…
Richard Armstrong, Who Led the Guggenheim for Almost 15 Years, Will Step Down as Director in 2023
Richard Armstrong is stepping down as director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which oversees museums in New York, Venice, Bilbao,…
New York’s Famed Chelsea Hotel, a Longtime Home to Artists, Becomes the Star of the Show in a Documentary About Its History
In a way, it’s fitting that Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel is less of a documentary film and more…