Germany has worked hard to shore up winter gas supplies — and it’s ahead of schedule
European governments are scrambling to fill underground storage with gas supplies to provide households with enough fuel to keep homes…
UK shatters record for its hottest day ever with temperatures hitting 104.4 Fahrenheit
People turn out to watch the sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside. Britons are set to melt on the hottest…
A Vampire-Hunting Kit Purportedly From the 19th Century Sells for $20,000 in the U.K., Exploding Its Meager $2,400 Estimate
A purportedly authentic late 19th-century vampire-hunting kit sold for £16,900 ($20,000) at Hansons Auctioneers in Derby, U.K., last month, greatly…
The race to replace Boris Johnson is wide open, and laying bare divisions in the Conservative Party
LONDON — The U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party has begun its race to find its next leader, and the country’s next…
Dalio is right to short Europe, strategist says: ‘The pain will go on for quite a while’
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, Founder, Co-Chairman & Co-CIO, at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 24th, 2022. Adam Galica |…
A New State-Backed Art Fair Just Opened in St. Petersburg as Russian Collectors Draw Back From Art Basel
As the world’s marquee art fair, Art Basel, returned to its traditional June dates this week for the first time…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Film About the Chelsea Hotel to a Show Celebrating Britney Spears
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Putin appears to hint at further invasions; Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces holding on in the Donbas
Ukraine: Putin’s invasion remarks show need to discuss Russia’s ‘immediate de-imperialization’ Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak has responded to Putin’s…
European Central Bank poised to signal July rate hike as inflation jumps to fresh record high
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, seen during a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos,…
Don’t Miss These 7 Show-Stopping Works at TEFAF New York, From an Eight-Figure Marc Chagall to a Lusty Anh Duong Painting
The oysters came out in full force to mark the opening of TEFAF New York, the fair’s fifth event in…
Francis Bacon’s Former Handyman Was Going to Give a Trove of His Art to Tate. After a Feud, He Offered It to France Instead
Barry Joule, Francis Bacon’s friend and former handyman, has cancelled plans to donate a collection of work by the artist…
France Seizes Mega-Collector Roman Abramovich’s $120 Million Mansion on the French Riviera as Sanctions Against Oligarchs Mount
France has seized Roman Abramovich’s $120 million mansion on the French Riviera, Château de la Croë, as sanctions continue for the…
Finland Seized $46 Million Worth of Art, Including a Titian and a Picasso, Enforcing E.U. Sanctions Against Russia
Finnish customs officials have impounded artworks valued by insurance at over €42 million ($46 million), preventing them from returning to…
After Pushback From the Picasso Estate, the Artist’s Great-Grandson’s NFT Sale Is…a Bit of a Flop
Last month, the worlds of art history and crypto art collided in dramatic fashion, when DJ Florian Picasso and his…
The Founder of Netscape Has Returned $35 Million Worth of Looted Cambodian Antiquities
Technology entrepreneur James H. Clark, creator of the once dominant Netscape browser, has surrendered 35 Southeast Asian antiquities from his…
‘It Was Quite a Hassle Getting Here’: Artist David Shrigley on Why He Trekked From the U.K. for His First-Ever Art Basel Miami Beach
Can you believe that British artist David Shrigley had never been to Miami Beach before? Still, he felt that after decades…
‘Van Gogh’s Life Was Made for a Novelist’: Author Martin Bailey on the Artist’s Mysterious Last Days—and How He Really Died
Many of us know the story about the end of Vincent Van Gogh’s life, and how a mysterious madness ultimately caused…
The Real-Life Artists Behind ‘The French Dispatch’ Share What It Was Like to Paint for Exacting Auteur Wes Anderson
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, the latest effort from noted auteur Wes Anderson, transports viewers to…