Historic $116M Gift Endows Lending Program at National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art received a historic $116 million donation from the Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation, endowing the Across the Nation artwork‑lending program in perpetuity. Launched as a pilot last spring, the initiative has loaned works by O’Keeffe, Rembrandt, Rothko, Botticelli and Matisse to ten regional museums, drawing roughly 900,000 visitors in its first year. The gift, the museum’s largest ever program endowment, commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and secures long‑term access to masterworks for audiences across the United States.
The Self-Care Industrial Complex Is Gaslighting Moms
The article critiques the booming self‑care industry, which generated nearly $7 trillion in 2024, for exploiting mothers’ exhaustion with pricey products like a $300 red‑light therapy mask. It argues that wellness brands fill a systemic gap, offering “relief” that women can...
He Helped Design the iPhone. Now, He Designed Pharrell's Travel Kit
Pharrell’s vegan skincare brand Humanrace has partnered with former Apple industrial designer Eugene Whang to launch a limited‑edition travel kit. The bag is crafted from a single piece of undyed ultrasuede, a Japanese synthetic‑plant fabric, and comes pre‑filled with four...
Can a Puppet Win Best Supporting Actor?
James Ortiz, the puppeteer behind Rocky in "Project Hail Mary," has been ruled eligible for the Academy Award and SAG Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. The film’s hybrid approach, favoring practical puppetry over pure CGI, resonated with audiences...
Lenny Kaye Is ‘Goin’ Local’ On Debut Solo Album
Punk‑garage legend Lenny Kaye announced his debut solo album, Goin’ Local, slated for release on July 17 via Yep Roc Records. The 12‑track record, recorded over many years, features co‑writes with Patti Smith and contributions from Tim Carbone, jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, David Mansfield and John Jackson....
Closely Watched Curator Raphael Fonseca Joins Lisbon’s Culturgest
Raphael Fonseca, the Denver Art Museum’s first curator of Latin American modern and contemporary art, has been appointed visual arts programmer at Lisbon’s Culturgest, a private foundation backed by state‑owned Caixa Geral de Depósito. He will relocate in June 2026,...
Lizzo Sells Her Beverly Hills Home for $11.15M After Slashing Its Price
Grammy‑winning artist Lizzo closed the sale of her 5,400‑square‑foot Beverly Hills estate for $11.15 million, roughly $4 million less than the $15 million she paid in 2022. The home, originally listed near $16 million, saw multiple price cuts before the deal was struck. The...
Smerz Announce New EP, Share New Track "Spring Summer"
Norwegian art‑pop duo Smerz announced a new EP titled Easy, slated for release on May 15 via the independent label Escho. The EP’s lead single, "Spring summer," showcases a hazy, synth‑driven sound that diverges from the narrative‑driven style of their...
DC's Clayface Movie Is Clearly Borrowing From One Of The Best Batman Stories Ever
DC Studios’ third film in James Gunn’s reboot will be a solo "Clayface" movie, a rare focus on a B‑list Batman villain. The story follows actor Matt Hagen, whose career ends after a disfiguring accident, leading him to take a mutagen...
Japanese Restaurant’s Six-Patty-High Burger without Buns Has the Internet Salivating
Tokyo’s Shake Tree Burger & Bar has sparked online frenzy with its Wild Out burger, which swaps traditional buns for two 120‑gram steak patties, effectively creating a quadruple‑cheese sandwich. Priced at ¥2,250 (about $14), the burger is topped with cheese,...
As Rivals Ditch Sedans, BMW Sees 7 Series As An 'Opportunity To Grow'
BMW’s product manager Max Hubert says the automaker will double down on the full‑size luxury sedan as rivals abandon the segment. The refreshed 2027 7 Series arrives with subtle exterior tweaks, a premium interior, and powertrain upgrades, including a longer‑range i7...
Creative Outlets and Yearly Challenges Foster Personal Growth
2 things that have made me a better person 1. A creative outlet 2. Doing something that challenges myself each year
Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts Headlining Country Calling 2026
The Country Calling Festival returns to Ocean City, Maryland on October 2‑3, 2026, featuring a star‑studded lineup headlined by Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert and Rascal Flatts. More than a dozen country acts will perform across three beach‑side stages, including Dierks...
How to Access the Subconscious and Unlock Creativity Through Dreamwork
Kim Gillingham introduced Creative Dreamwork at Sundance Collab, a Jungian‑inspired practice that invites artists to treat dreams as active collaborators. By guiding participants through gentle movement, breath work and body‑centered cues, she helps them drop into sensation and retrieve subconscious...
Ssonne – Night Admin
Barcelona‑based producer ssonne has released his debut ambient album, night admin, adding a fresh voice to the city’s emerging electronic scene. The record weaves weightless, static‑laden textures with pitch‑shifted rap snippets, drawing comparisons to Burial, Gas, and Alva Noto while...
‘Heart Eyes 2’ Sets 2028 Release at Paramount in Time for Valentine’s Day
Paramount has locked in a February 11, 2028 release for the sequel “Heart Eyes 2,” the follow‑up to Josh Ruben’s 2025 romantic‑comedy slasher. The Spyglass‑produced film will again be directed and co‑written by Ruben, aiming for the Valentine’s Day weekend...
Evaluation of Depot Buprenorphine Provision in Treatment and Recovery Services in England
Depot buprenorphine (DB), a long‑acting injectable opioid substitution therapy, expanded in England under the Supplemental Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant. By 2024 DB accounted for about 6.9 % of opioid substitution treatments, with uptake fastest in areas that received early...
The Barriers and Facilitators to Supporting, Commissioning and Working with Lived Experience Recovery Organisations in Systems of Care in England
The RAND Europe study reveals that lived‑experience recovery organisations (LEROs) remain under‑utilised in England, with only about one‑third of local areas recognising a LERO despite policy emphasis on peer‑led support. LEROs provide direct assistance to people using alcohol or drugs,...
Integrated Care for People Who Use Alcohol And/Or Other Drugs
The UK’s Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant (SSMTRG) is showing early signs of reshaping how alcohol and drug services coordinate with broader health care. A mixed‑methods study of ten sites uncovered five distinct integration models, from single‑point access...
Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' Drug Strategy in England
The UK government’s ‘From Harm to Hope’ Treatment and Recovery Portfolio injected ring‑fenced funding into a drug‑treatment sector that had suffered years of disinvestment. Over the first three years the portfolio was largely delivered as planned, though long‑term funding uncertainty...
Video Premiere: Atavistia – “I Skogens Djup”
Atavistia, the Vancouver melodic/symphonic death‑metal quartet, released the new single “I Skogens Djup” ahead of their fifth album *Old Gods Awaken*. The track, sung entirely in Swedish, draws on Scandinavian folk‑metal influences and features the album’s first guitar solo. A live‑performance video...
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“Devil Wears Prada 2 ”Cast Can't Wait 20 Years for Another Sequel: 'I'll Be Dead'
The original "Devil Wears Prada" cast, led by Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, says they cannot wait another 20 years for a third installment. They insist the sequel must happen soon, before the actors age out...
‘Air Bud Returns’ Is an Indie Movie Now — and Also Hopefully a Box Office Hit
The long‑running Air Bud franchise, now 30 years old, is being rebooted as an independent film titled “Air Bud Returns,” slated for a theatrical release on January 22, 2027. After decades under Disney, the series has moved to Cineverse, the horror‑focused studio branching into family...
Optimism Is Your Greatest Asset — Until It Starts Working Against You. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known Sooner.
Entrepreneurial optimism fuels growth but can become a liability when leaders repeatedly excuse poor performance based on perceived potential. The author recounts a costly hiring error where a high‑potential employee’s behavior deteriorated after promotion, leading to team frustration and turnover...
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How Old Is Too Old To Become a Dad? The Ups and Downs of Later-In-Life Fatherhood
The article examines the rise of later‑in‑life fatherhood, highlighting high‑profile cases like Al Pacino at 83 and Robert De Niro at 79, and explores the practical, health‑related, and emotional challenges older dads may face. It notes that aging fathers risk missing key milestones,...
Winning Design Unveiled for First UK Journalists’ Memorial
Artist Wolfgang Buttress won the On The Record competition with "End of Copy," a sculptural arrangement of aluminium columns forming a Fibonacci spiral. The design will be installed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, with a companion piece at...
Edvard Munch’s Paintings for a Chocolate Factory Get a Rare Museum Outing
Edvard Munch’s twelve‑panel Freia Frieze, commissioned in 1922 for the women’s canteen of Oslo’s Freia chocolate factory, is leaving the factory for the first time. The monumental works have spent a century exposed to cacao dust and cigarette smoke before...
30% of People Think Reading Regularly Makes Them Better Than Others
An informal roundup from Today in Books highlights several cultural trends. A Headway app survey finds 30% of respondents believe regular reading makes them superior, with 24% refusing to date non‑readers and 82% seeing non‑readers as intellectually lacking. The 2026...
Zepbound Sparks Diet Shift, Slashes LDL by One‑third
Patient started Zepbound and cut their LDL cholesterol essentially by a third and no longer in the range to start a cholesterol medicine. The medicine doesn't lower LDL cholesterol that much, but it did allow her to eat a more plant-forward...
From YouTube to the Big Screen: Influencers Are Directing Big Movies Now
Influencers are breaking into Hollywood as directors, with YouTube veterans like RackaRacka, Kane Pixels and Curry Barker moving from viral content to feature films. Markiplier’s self‑funded horror adaptation "Iron Lung" was made on a $3 million budget and pulled $36 million worldwide,...
True Consistency Means Adapting, Not Rigid Discipline
In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering. In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the easy version. Find different ways to show up depending on the...
Noah Kahan’s Netflix Doc Pushes Viewers Toward Self‑Reflection
My talk with Noah Kahan and his documentary director. A good watch, if you're at all inclined toward music docs... Noah Kahan on Exploring Mental Health Issues With ‘Out of Body’ Netflix Doc: ‘If One Person Watches This and Confronts...
California Marks Biggest State Park Expansion in Decades with 3 New Parks
California announced the State Parks Forward initiative to add three new state parks—Feather River, San Joaquin River Parkway, and Dust Bowl Camp—primarily serving underserved Central Valley communities. The parks would raise the state system to 283 sites, the most of...
Reignite Your Conviction: Choose the Dream Daily
Year one feels electric. Year five? That’s where most people quietly settle. Not because the dream died, but because they stopped choosing it every day. Conviction isn’t something you find once. It has to be bigger than your comfort, bigger than your...
Creating Baby Geniuses to Thwart the AI Threat? (Yes, Really.)
A cluster of Silicon Valley billionaires—including Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, Marc Andreessen and Vitalik Buterin—are financing embryo‑editing startups that aim to prevent disease and, for some, create children capable of outthinking advanced AI. The firms, such as Nucleus, are leveraging CRISPR...
Ahluwalia’s Newest Puma Collection Is a ‘Love Letter’ to African Football Ahead of World Cup
Puma has unveiled its second collaboration with London‑based designer Priya Ahluwalia, a collection built around the V‑S1 sneaker released in vibrant pan‑African hues and a muted gray‑black version. The line extends beyond footwear to include a track top, pants, a...
Maternal Emulsifiers May Close Infant Immune Tolerance Windows
Common food emulsifiers like carboxymethyl cellulose and polysorbate 80 are in processed dairy, baked goods, sauces, and even some baby formulas. When mother mice consumed these during pregnancy and breastfeeding, their offspring's immune development was altered in ways that lasted...
Alzheimer's Drugs Show Minimal Benefit, Review Reveals Deeper Issues
Alzheimer’s drugs offer little benefit, major review finds – and the reasons go deeper than the science https://t.co/cnMPAEQumY https://t.co/wtg8llquON
Barbara Chase-Riboud Speaks Out on Declining US Pavilion Spot
American sculptor Barbara Chase‑Riboud announced she will not participate in the United States Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, citing the current climate of global conflicts. She joins photographer William Eggleston, who also declined the invitation, leaving the pavilion to...
October's Horror Comic Movies Peak with Clayface Teaser
October is the best month for horror-themed comic book movies. And so we have #Clayface from DC hitting thtrs OCT 23. 🚨 NEW TEASER 🚨 #ClayfaceMovie https://t.co/jMn2rt0Ekd
OpenAI's Images2 Pulls Me Back, Creates Magazine Instantly
1/ have not used openAI/chatgpt in ~3 months 0% use. 100% claude BUT with release of Images2 (especially for text) openAI recaptured ~20% of my use i designed a new 21-page magazine in 3mins that i fantasized existed: a mashup of...
Artemis III Rocket Core and Mobile Launcher Progress Toward 2027 Test Flight
NASA rolled the 212‑foot Space Launch System core stage from New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center on April 20, positioning it for Artemis III assembly. The mobile launcher that lifted Artemis II has returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building for inspections and repairs after...
From Garbage Man to Albanian Bad Bunny: Gashi’s Wild Journey
This entire Truth Hurts episode w/ Gashi was a fever dream. We talked about how he was a garbage man before music, nostalgia, hating Sea World, meeting Kanye at 13, almost signing Chappell Roan, collaborating w/ Sting & how he's...
Celebrating Mother Earth Across Four Stunning Landscapes
Beautiful Mother Gheea 🩵 1. Malaga, Spain 2. The Danube Delta, Romania 3. The Atlantic Ocean, Portugal 4. The Carpathian Mountains, Romania #EarthDay26 https://t.co/Hds15jWZs3
Everything We Know About Alex Garland’s Elden Ring Movie, Including The Latest Leaks From Its Set
A24, Bandai Namco, and DNA Films have officially announced Alex Garland’s live‑action *Elden Ring* movie, slated for a March 3, 2028 theatrical release. The film’s cast includes Kit Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Ben Whishaw and eight additional actors, with production set designs leaking from London locations that mimic...
Studio Ghibli's Next Film Arrives in July, as a Ghibli Park Exclusive
Studio Ghibli will debut a new short film, "Night in the Valley of Witches," on July 8, 2026, screening exclusively at Japan's Ghibli Park. The 12‑minute piece, directed by Akihiko Yamashita and Goro Miyazaki, showcases more than 800 original background art panels....
The Trend I’ll Be Wearing All Spring Long
Bianca Nieves highlights the headscarf as this spring’s must‑have accessory, noting its resurgence on celebrity street style and its practicality for everyday wear. She reviews seven options ranging from a $10 Urban Outfitters camo bandana to a $60 Damson Madder...
The First Scientist’s Guide to Truth: Alhazen on Critical Thinking
Ibn al‑Haytham, known as Alhazen (c. 965‑1040), pioneered experimental optics by describing the camera obscura and correctly explaining vision as light entering the eye. His seven‑volume Book of Optics detailed experiments on reflection, refraction, and eye anatomy, influencing Galileo, Kepler, Newton...
Classical Physics Can Explain Quantum Weirdness, Study Shows
MIT researchers have demonstrated that the classical principle of least action, when extended with a density term, can reproduce exact quantum‑mechanical results. By reformulating the Hamilton‑Jacobi equation, they derived wavefunctions identical to those from the Schrödinger equation for scenarios such...
Major Livestock and Animal Agriculture Companies Are Making Climate Promises They Aren’t Keeping
A new PLOS Climate study reviewed over 1,200 climate claims from the world’s largest meat and dairy firms and found 98% to be greenwashing. The research highlighted that livestock accounts for at least 16.5% of global greenhouse‑gas emissions, yet most...