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atelier gram retains přerov city hall’s original 1969 modernist structure. The post steel layered facade revives 1969 modernist city hall in czech republic appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
New York City police officers investigate the scene. Police said the woman stabbed 2 people at random, killing a 32-year-old woman, before advancing on officers with two knives. [ more › ]
seven classic porsches, twelve people and 4,000 km per car are being transformed into film, photography, artefacts, and a physical art installation. The post seven porsches’ journey across europe turns into film, photography and installation artwork appeared first on designboom | architecture & desi
The Star of Hope Lodge, which was once the home of artist Robert Indiana, is now listed for sale at $1.4 million. The Victorian-era structure, located on the island of Vinalhaven in Maine, is currently owned by the Star of Hope Foundation, which has also listed another neighboring property that Indi
And while the public waits with bated breath to see the relic in person, tech bro Peter Thiel has already gotten a private viewing. The post Could the Bayeux Tapestry Loan Offer a New Path for the Parthenon Marbles? appeared first on Artnet News.
Anosh Ahmed, former CFO and COO at the West Side safety-net hospital, has returned to the United States after two years abroad and faces a new indictment in a scheme to defraud the federal government of nearly $700 million.
Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez's new performance is a grotesque parade of visual delights that defangs our toxic relationship to our screens.
Often, in true crime stories, there’s a narrative urge to make something of the terrible experience endured by the people at the story’s heart. As the reader (or listener, in the case of podcasts), we can’t help but hope for catharsis; if the life can’t be saved, the child found, or the murder solve
As Burning Man kicks off its 40th-anniversary event in Nevada, we rounded up the work of 12 architecture studios featured at the festival over the years, including BIG and Arthur Mamou-Mani. Larry Harvey and Jerry James put on the first Burning Man Festival in 1986 as a solstice ritual. At the time,
Brothers and NYPD Officers James Vigiano (L) and Joseph Vigiano Jr. attend the unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial Wall at the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York on Sept. 7, 2021 in New York City Joseph Vigiano's father, an NYPD detective by the same name, and his uncle, an FDNY fi
The new additions to its collection—purchases, gifts, and promised gifts—span periods, cultures, and mediums
Warehouse TERRADA will hold TENNOZ ART WEEK 2026, a multi-venue art event in Tennoz, Tokyo, from September 10 to 13. Now in its fourth edition, the event will be held in collaboration with Tokyo Gendai (September 11–13 at PACIFICO Yokohama), the international art fair for which Warehouse TERRADA ser
New instruction requirements are part of a bid to address bias against hair commonly associated with Black people. [ more › ]
rom pigeon towers and silkworm lofts to aristocratic stables and industrial farms, architecture has long organized space around nonhuman life. The post how architecture has made space for animals across history appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
AMC Kips Bay 15 in Manhattan may close by the end of the year. Thousands of people have signed an online petition to keep the AMC Kips Bay 15 movie theater open. [ more › ]
In “Bedlam,” the author and art critic does not describe the English painter’s often-sensationalized mental deterioration. Instead, she writes the novel in his voice.
The 13-year-old will perform Saturday at The Vic in Lakeview. Her father, rapper Ye, has two shows at Soldier Field this week.
The finds were made during the mission’s first excavation season in an area west of the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara.
Muehl, who died in 2013, spent seven years in jail for sexual crimes against minors.
Only about 1,600 restaurants participate in the program now, down from a peak of 12,500. [ more › ]
The car caravan blocked off a major Western Avenue intersection. Reports of shots fired at the event turned out to be a car's modified exhaust system, officials said.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits an early childhood program in Brooklyn to encourage New Yorkers to apply for 2-K on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Providers say months of delays have left them scrambling to prepare for the new school year. [ more › ]
A judge deemed the work authentic but its lack of provenance records dimmed its market prospects.
A jury found Joseph Verdone guilty of murdering Enrique Martinez after purposefully hitting and dragging Martinez with his car.
The painter reconciles modernist conventions like the grid with one-point perspective, creating something fresh and entirely her own.
MusicFor New York DJ Brooke Flecca, misbehaving is less of a warning and more of a way of life. This summer, she stepped out from behind the decks and into the studio with her debut single, “misbehave,” a bass-heavy, euphoric track that pairs upbeat electropop with the melancholy of wanting to dance
The South Korean city said the name change did not indicate a "change in the position of respecting one China."
In June, the Los Angeles Conservancy placed the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed George D. Sturges House on its 2026 L.A. Watch List for endangered architectural works. The home, built using redwood, brick, and steel, is the only residence in Los Angeles that Wright built in the Usonian style he pioneere
Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has become central to a local corruption scandal, due to the conduct of civil servants who allegedly accepted bribes to grant exorbitant construction contracts for public work. According to a 2023 report from the Dutch publication NRC, formal suspicions of c
The pop singer's concert is yet another attempt to attract tourists to the country.
For reasons that remain unclear, the London museum hosted the Palantir founder at a VIP preview of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Marka27 taps into his own experiences of living between cultures and the arbitrary nature of national borders. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Marka27 Superimposes Pop Cu
I hate the phrase “artists who use humor in their work,” it sounds like saying “masturbators who use hands to fuck themselves.” Is comedy such a remarkably novel way of addressing problems of expression? For its long life, art as we know it in the West has had a vexing relationship with the comic. I
fields of resonance transforms shifting skies into tactile paintings, sculptures, and spatial installations at almine rech shanghai. The post beads, crystals, and steel visualize cloud formations within exhibition in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
A man uses an OMNY vending machine on Oct. 30, 2023 in Brooklyn. After the system went down Monday morning, the transit agency said riders can now refill their OMNY cards as usual. [ more › ]
U.S. Open fever has again swept New York City. Although nowadays it’s all Coco and Djokovic and Honey Deuce cocktails and lobster rolls, there’s a long history behind the world-famous event. Ahead, take a look at how the international tournament made its way from an elite, private club in Newport, R
Emmy Rossum The 'Furious' actress is a native New Yorker. Here's what she loves most about the city. [ more › ]
At the second annual Tall Ball, even the DJ stood 6'9. The party at the Allerton Hotel gave hundreds of tall men and women the chance to feel "normal" for a night.
This story is part of Quantum Crossroads, a series examining the impact of the quantum computing megadevelopment in South Chicago. “Steel is rising once again in South Chicago,” announced a March social media post from the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Construction is underway on the m
Situated on one of the neighborhood’s iconic brownstone blocks, this stone house at 8 Polhemus Place in Park Slope gets plenty of looks for its pale yellow facade and gracefully rounded windows. With three exposures, it’s nearly free-standing, getting plenty of light within. Asking $6,000,000, the s
The glass-walled barbecue pits bathe meat in smoke, allowing for even cooking while letting customers see the goods, pitmasters say.
The paintings "reflect on the courage, sacrifice, and resilience that emerged from one of the most defining moments in American history."
Crockett will depart the house this week after over a decade leading its Asia operations
They have been linked to around 12 percent of the $1.2 billion spent in this election cycle.
Park Slope and Windsor Terrace residents who fought for a deeply affordable redevelopment of the former Arrow Linen site in scale with their low-lying row house neighborhood are now seeing their hard-won victory made moot by a new developer. Brooklyn developer Goose Property Management, which recent
Students don't return to the classroom until Sept. 10 thanks to a late Labor Day. It's left families across the city scrambling. [ more › ]
Blue chip auction house Phillips has seen the departure of half its executive team and several top-level employees since the close of its May sales, Artnews reports. Miety Heiden, chair of private sales, and Jonathan Crockett, chair for Asia, are set to exit in September, leaving Robert Manley, chai
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has canceled a planned exhibition at its Costume Institute honoring fashion designer John Galliano. Both the museum and designer cited fallout caused by Galliano’s prior antisemitic and anti-Asian comments as the cause for the cancellation. The exhibition w
Part of a distinctive row that was described as "something new and attractive in modern dwelling houses" when completed, this Park Slope limestone still has some of the features that were modern in the 1890s as well as updates that will appeal to contemporary tastes. At 8 Polhemus Place, the… Read M
'I do not want the debate surrounding me to place the Met in a difficult position,' the designer said today. The post The Met Scraps Its John Galliano Costume Institute Show appeared first on Artnet News.
xiang architects uses a twisting stair system to turn birdwatching into a continuous climb through the wetland. The post double-helix stairs frame wetland views inside xiang architects’ wuhan observation tower appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
If you own a brownstone in Brooklyn, you already know the insurance market has gotten brutal. Rates are climbing 15 to 20 percent a year. Major carriers have pulled out of New York entirely. And if you've had a claim or two, you might be looking at policies that cost… Read More > The post The Browns
Drier conditions are expected by the end of the week. [ more › ]
The British fashion designer was convicted of a hate crime in 2011 for anti-Asian and antisemitic remarks.
A new memorial honors the Port Authority employees who perished in the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the World Trade Center Memorial Fund on Friday unveiled the memorial, an 8-foot-tall stainless steel model of the Twin T
Mayor Mamdani credited Maxime Kakhidze, 8, with giving him an idea to speed up repairs in parks. Mamdani is being inundated with online requests for IRL fixes. [ more › ]
stone, timber, and planted courtyards support the center’s mediterranean climate strategy. The post mineral stone wall enclosure frames tectoniques’ cultural center in france appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The artist's knotted reflections on place and perception
For Chicago artist Isaiah Lee, a dollhouse becomes the site of uncanny imaginations. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Contradiction and the Unknown Permeate Isaiah Lee’s I
The obscure world record was set around 7:50 p.m. Sunday at Recess bar in the West Loop with Gov. JB Pritzker serving up shots — and Malört enthusiasts across the country were encouraged to participate.
Nearly a dozen fans report being duped by fake parking attendants, who made fraudulent charges to credit cards of up to $5,000. The scam has continued for years — with no arrests.
Hubbard Street Group is proposing to add two stories to the historically protected vacant building and rebuild its landmarked front facade.
The Neighborhood Market Grant Program will provide $10,000 grants for small businesses and farmers markets to expand access to groceries in areas that struggle with food access.
by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, NYC Parks, and Prospect Park Alliance announced the completion of a $1.4 million valve upgrade at Prospect Park Lake on Tuesday. The new valve gives park staff greater control over how much water enters the la
Because NYU Langone bought the complex that houses the Kips Bay AMC, here are your early links: How five young people scored their rent-stabilized apartments, "Six" on Broadway closing in January, the U.S. Open is expensive and more. [ more › ]
Whitechapel Gallery director Gilane Tawadros has tapped an economist to help rethink the public value of art institutions. The post What Is the Value of a Museum? appeared first on Artnet News.
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September highlights
“Butter Art Fair" 9/3-9/6 at the Stutz The post Butter returns to Indianapolis appeared first on Chicago Reader.
The artist explores what AI is doing to our relationship with images and reality.
Downtown local service between 125th St. and 59th St.-Columbus Circle is suspended. [ more › ]
The Leeum is a must-stop, but uncountable other pleasures await. The post South Korea Beckons! Here Are 10 Essential Art Museums in Seoul appeared first on Artnet News.
Ahead of Wolf Alice’s headline set at this year’s Green Man festival, the versatile London musician revealed her ultimate style icons, what advice she’d give her younger self and her penchant for Joe Wright’s Pride and Prejudice
Portuguese studio António Costa Lima Arquitectos has completed Praia do Bom Sucesso, a block of three homes in Lisbon with an industrial-feeling structure of exposed brickwork and weathered steel. Located close to the northern bank of the Tagus river, the new block was tucked behind the retained fac
Lia Strasser on what she got wrong about the AbEx couple, art world homages to Yayoi Kusama, and another museum heist?!
Crosswalks covered in skid marks are a common sight in Inwood. A high-speed early morning crash earlier this month was the latest in a string of dangerous crashes in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood. [ more › ]
Plus, Isamu Noguchi's 41-ton granite fountain is moving to the New Orleans Museum of Art, and Robert Indiana's Maine estate goes up for sale. Photo by Ethan Herrington. Pierre Frey to open its first furniture-only showroom in Paris. Pierre Frey, the century-old French fabrics house, is opening Galer
Inspired by the Patagonian ranch lifestyle, old world craftsmanship, and their storied polo careers, the Argentine business partners debut their fall line at The Surf Lodge Courtesy of BFA Andres "Ruso" Sorzana grew up in the heart of Patagonia, the youngest of three brothers descended from a line o
Have your pick from once-in-a-generation retrospectives to exhibitions you never saw coming. The post 8 New York Museum Shows You Need to See This Fall appeared first on Artnet News.
A scrap-metal-and-glass lamp and a bed made from a stack of pillows feature in this roundup of furniture and lighting spotted by design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield over the past month. Perron Pillo Bed by Willo Perron for Knoll This generously proportioned bed by Canadian designer Willo P
Elizabeth Purchell, founder of boutique distribution company Muscle, spotlights picks from the inaugural Musclefest, including octogenarian sex comedies and pioneers of the “new trans weird” in cinema
ADN FÓRUM brings installation art, architecture and design to plaza de colón from september 24 to 27. The post ADN FÓRUM turns madrid pink with art, design and a temporary ‘dry port’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Baccarat Hotel New York kicked off US Open season with one of the city's most memorable events, the annual Petit Slam, held in the hotel's lavish Petit Salon. Beneath a Baccarat crystal chandelier, guests gathered for an exhilarating ping pong showdown between four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osa
es devlin’s 15 installations use light, water, mirrors, movement, and sound to reshape how visitors encounter contemporary craft. The post homo faber 2026 brings 500 craft artists to venice in es devlin’s ‘island of light’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Also: A Jackson Pollock takes a day trip, and a magical Pat Passlof spotlight at Eric Firestone. The post Will the U.S. State Department Purge More Art? And Other Art World Matters appeared first on Artnet News.
playful, ironic, and quietly provocative, the project invites us to reconsider how we assign value, and to look more closely at the overlooked details of everyday life. The post disposable retail price tags are reimagined as copper and enamel pins appeared first on designboom | architecture & design
Barcelona-based H3O architects has renovated a 19th-century house in the city's Gracia neighbourhood, taking care to preserve heritage elements while introducing quirky details like hidden windows. Casa Plató is a formerly rural house that was transformed into a grand residence by the ancestors of i
Police say Jiayi Zheng, 28, was just a block away from the hospital when she was killed by a driver on a notorious stretch of Third Avenue. [ more › ]
twelve churches across four cities in germany come alive with contemporary art, performances, and community events. The post manifesta 16 and the past, present, and future of ruhr’s churches appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
A red fox wanders between homes in Guilderland, New York, in April 2025. State officials are searching for the fox at Mount Loretto and urging visitors to avoid wildlife. [ more › ]
Police say multiple shooters walked up to the crowd just after midnight and opened fire. [ more › ]
Entire bushes and trees are blooming from tiny patches of dirt across the five boroughs, turning the concrete jungle into a verdant paradise. [ more › ]
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Ditmas Park co-op, a Bed Stuy brownstone, and a South Midwood house. Listings in Bed Stuy and Bay Ridge were popular again this week. The least expensive property for sale on the list is a Bay Ridge co-op at $360,000 and… Read More > The p
The Summer Triangle. This month’s astronomy report highlights the transition from summer into fall. [ more › ]
Grassy rooftops and PE rattan facades characterise Split Mass Residence in Indonesia, which local firm K-Thengono Design Studio designed with multi-level social spaces for the family to gather. Located on a corner plot in Tangerang, the home's tiered, sloping garden roofs connect indoor living space
A stone house embedded into the Greek landscape and a sprawling American home with a retractable roof are among the most popular houses featured on Dezeen this month. Also included in our monthly roundup of our readers' favourite residences is a white cube built inside existing brick walls and a tim
Foster + Partners Industrial Design has developed a showroom concept for British motorcycle brand Norton Motorcycles, including sleek metal display stands that present the vehicles like sculptures on a plinth. The retail experience was developed as part of Norton Motorcycles' ongoing rebranding proj
Police announced Acosta, of the Bronx, had been apprehended on Saturday morning. NYPD officers arrested Jesus Acosta, 31, in connection with two shootings that killed two men and injured a third earlier this week. [ more › ]
This view from the East River of Riker's Island The suit also claims she was subjected to unsafe housing conditions and exposed to pepper spray. [ more › ]
Dezeen School Shows: an art neouveau-style cafe and shop located at a racecourse is among the projects from Hong Kong Design Institute. Also featured is a jewellery collection that symbolises healing, and a concept store that spotlights traditional signboards. Hong Kong Design Institute Institute: H
This waterfront residence overlooking Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay has been reimagined to include a "mosh pit" lounge by California-based Lauri Design Studio. Willow Point was originally built in 2005 in a contemporary style, which lacked the warmth that its new owners envisioned for their quiet la
File photo of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Citing complaints, the officials want the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation to end disruptive large events. [ more › ]
Bay Ridge Co-op With French Doors, Parquet, Scalloped Built-in Asks $360K This roomy Bay Ridge one-bedroom has all sorts of period goodies including high ceilings, an arched doorway, and parquet with inlaid borders. It’s on the fifth floor of 9437 Shore Road, a six-story, 55-unit co-op that faces Sh
Panorama of New York City, with the Bronx in the foreground. First-time filings declined in NYC in the second quarter, but nearly doubled in the Bronx. [ more › ]
Yayoi Kusama, Sliman Mansour, and Dolly Parton pass away, and a major Pompeii show comes to the US.
A tilted facade with large glazed openings was designed to bring an adjacent forest "directly into the interior" of this home in the Czech Republic by Prague-based Papundekl Architects. Located in a South Bohemian village, the single-storey home is contained within a modular timber structure, which
Traditional farmhouses often have thick stone walls that block the view of the natural vistas that surround them. Below, we've gathered six examples of modern interventions that instead open up historic homes to make the most of their setting. Among the projects featured are renovations of vernacula
This week on Dezeen, designer Simon Weckert unveiled a colourful camouflage shirt that stops users being detected by AI video systems. Named Digital Camouflage, the shirt was developed in response to a pilot project to use artificial intelligence (AI) video surveillance at Berlin's Kottbusser Tor, w
The hedge fund titan also bought a record-setting Artemisia Gentileschi painting this year. The post Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Leonardo da Vinci Loan to the Met Signals Big Ambitions appeared first on Artnet News.
Aerial view of the Upper East Side and Central Park The cluster, which has sickened 94 people since July, is the deadliest in New York City since a 2015 outbreak in the Bronx killed 17. [ more › ]
Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour, known for his radiant, powerful paintings of the faces and landscapes of occupied Palestine, died on August 24 in Jerusalem, following a long illness. He was seventy-nine. His work frequently censored by the Israeli government, Mansour developed a vocabulary of sym
On August 27, two men paid for admission to the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna, before stealing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace. The necklace was designed by the French jewelry company Van Cleef & Arpels for Queen Nazli of Egypt, who wore the necklace to her daughter’s wedding to M
FashionWomen surfers are the pinnacle of cool. Cutting across pummeling waves in a joyride that could spell out death is far from easy, but navigating a male-dominated sport makes it that much more difficult. In the Netherlands, a community of women that travels from the city to the coast is making
A woman bursts into tears on August 28, 2026, as she awaits news about her missing loved ones, amid the aftermath of landslide and flash floods in areas near the Nepal-China border, in Bidur, Nuwakot, Nepal. Many in the region are awaiting word on the fate of loved ones missing since tragedy str
The Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, South Korea, has named Japanese-born electronic composer and artist Ryoji Ikeda as the winner of the ninth Nam June Paik Prize. Ikeda will receive KRW 50 million ($36,300) during the ceremony at the art center on September 8. The institution will host an exhib
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch makes an announcement on a cocaine bust in Long Island City, Queens on Aug. 28, 2026. on Aug. 28, 2026. Prosecutors said the $10 million haul, taken from a Long Island City storage facility, would have likely been cut with fentanyl before reaching buyers. [ more ›
Gov. Kathy Hochul at a news conference Tuesday. Many centers were previously expecting cutbacks after stiff competition for awards. [ more › ]
The Sturges House faces demolition by neglect. The post Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Usonian Home in L.A. Is Falling Into Disrepair appeared first on Artnet News.
The two thieves paid entry before stealing the 673- white diamond necklace that once belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt.
With two contradictory briefs — to both decenter Europe and show Bruges’s centrality in international networks — an exhibition on the Belgian city is already off to a bumpy start.
“In his then-response, one already sees the text deprived”
FashionThe French luxury fashion house Celine debuted its new Winter 2026 collection, Hiver.The collection upholds Celine’s reputation for simplicity above all else, though Hiver redefines the typical shapes of simplicity. The use of silhouettes in this collection works as the star of the show, with
Civilians, architects, and members of the preservationist community are advocating to save the complex known locally as the Rike Tubes in the capital city Tbilisi.
ArtArtist, filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield has been documenting the effects of technology and media on new generations since her photography exhibition, “Fast Forward,” (1997) and Emmy-nominated documentary, “Thin.” (2006) She returns with the new installation, “Social Studies,” at Foto
The chief executive officer of Sydney, Australia’s Powerhouse Parramatta, a major public museum that’s slated to open in November, has stood aside from her position, per a recent announcement from the government of New South Wales. John Graham, the NSW arts minister, said in a statement that depart
California’s Riverside Art Museum (RAM) has appointed Vivian Zavataro as its next executive director, a role she will assume on October 1st, the museum announced last week. She will be taking over from Drew Oberjuerge, who held the position for over 13 years before departing last June. “I am honor
'No one had ever seen him in the way that I photographed him,' said Denis O'Regan, who is opening his vast archive in Venice. The post The Photographer Who Followed David Bowie Around the World appeared first on Artnet News.
Adolescent Salvation, through 10/3 at Theater Wit The post <i>Adolescent Salvation</i> is mostly sharp, smart—and gasp-inducing appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Plus: Frieze Abu Dhabi announces exhibitors for inaugural edition, and Chinese artist Gao Zhen is sentenced to prison. The post Top Execs Depart Phillips—and More Industry Intel appeared first on Artnet News.
Dezeen Showroom: from accessories and lights to seating and tables, the following items are all made down under by Australian design brands. The products stem from various established and emerging design brands based in major cities such as Brisbane, Queensland, Melbourne and Sydney. Read on to see
Henry IV, Part 1, through 8/30, Sandbox Theatre Collective at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro The post <i>Henry IV, Part 1</i> takes us to the tavern appeared first on Chicago Reader.
For its first brick-and-mortar venue, production company A24 worked with New York design office Leroy Street Studio to overhaul the city's oldest Off-Broadway theatre to host live productions and screen movies. A24 purchased the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2023 with plans to maintain its status as a live
I had assumed that loving an artist meant disappearing a little, and I had assumed that Lee Krasner had been forced to shrink, too.
The transit agency wanted to break even on its service for the eight World Cup games at the Meadowlands, but fell just short. [ more › ]
Advance Man: Part One of the Honeycomb Trilogy , through 9/27, Strawdog Theatre Company at Factory Theater The post <i>Advance Man</i> explores the aftermath of space appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Gowanus, and East Flatbush. They range in price from $859,000 to $3.495 million. 393 Park Place Price: $3.495 million Area: Prospect Heights Broker: Real Broker NY (Emilio Estevez) Saturday August 29, 1
Sisters, through 11/8 at Writers Theatre, Glencoe The post In <i>Sisters</i>, a human woman and an AI sibling form an uneasy bond appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Vape! The Grease Parody, through 1/3/27 at Apollo Theater The post Puff, puff, hard pass on <i>Vape! The Grease Parody</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Larger groups are now permitted to attend the city’s free tours of the historic David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building following growing demand. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Yume Kitasei on Friday announced expanded access to “Cen
Because other creatures live here, too. Here are your links: Brooklyn's Trinidad and Tobago Parade canceled over permit issues, “Dolly: A True Original Musical” will still come to Broadway, parents and teachers want answers on NYPS use of AI, and more. [ more › ]
Work has begun on the $36 million transformation of Crown Heights’ historic Eastern Parkway Library. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday announced the start of the project, which will expand public space at the century-old Brooklyn Public Library branch at 1044 Eastern Parkway by more than 50 percent w
The 8th edition of the Kingston Design Showhouse will launch this fall, with Hudson Valley artists and designers transforming another Ulster County property. While in the past designers have tackled 19th century properties, this year it is a rustic 20th century ranch house that will be getting a new
When extreme heat hits New York, keeping your home cool can quickly become both expensive and uncomfortable. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) helps residents manage rising energy costs and stay cooler at home through incentives, a customized Home Energy Plan, an
One of the latest sightings of subterranean activity was on Long Island. [ more › ]
The mayor hasn't detailed how he plans to pay for the job, but city taxpayers could be on the hook for the bill whether or not they use the highway. [ more › ]
Five Dolly tribute events in the city [ more › ]
Dezeen School Shows: an art market with large glass walls overlooking pine trees in Hong Kong is among the student projects from My ArchiSchool. Also featured are a multifunctional recreational centre designed to preserve its surrounding environment, and a Buddhist art gallery. My ArchiSchool Instit
Artists, designers, galleries, and museums have shared homages to the legacy of the pop icon, who died on August 14.
“It's just me, my dogs, and my turtle.”
Brooklyn design studio Craighill has designed the Swingtop Lighter with a swinging mechanism and snuffer as part of the brand's brief to pay attention to overlooked everyday objects. The Swingtop Lighter is made from die-cast stainless steel in Craighill's Brooklyn workshop. It features a lever that
Thirty years later, the Liberty's most dedicated fans are still showing up. But as the stadium fills, they question if they can keep up. [ more › ]
Several concrete roadway medians throughout Queens are being transformed into green infrastructure “sponges” designed to reduce flooding. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday announced an $8.4 million investment that will turn medians in Whitestone, Forest Hills, and Queens Village
Dezeen Showroom: for high-performance exterior protection, Spanish tile brand Exagres offers Exa-tech, a ventilated facade system composed of extruded porcelain stoneware panels. Exa-tech is designed to give architects the flexibility to create a unique look through their cladding while also deliver
The Belt Parkway heading East to the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn. A Senator and councilmember are calling for extra patrols along the busy thoroughfare. [ more › ]
September's design highlights.
Freed from traffic congestion, family obligations and home responsibilities, artists can not only focus on their art but engage with the surrounding nature and community.
A crowd throws objects at NYPD officers during New York Knicks against San Antonio Spurs Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 13, 2026 in New York City. Complaints rose 31.4% on the five nights the team played in June's NBA Finals, according to a new Vital City report. [ more › ]
As his edgy screwball comedy I Want Your Sex arrives in cinemas, the LA director talks Gen Z sexual mores and his lifelong attraction to kink
Time to brush up that artist's statement! Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article September 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists appeared first on
Now the crippling El Niño heat seems to be on its way out, what better way to prepare for the forthcoming colder months than a survivalist trapper cap? Mrs Prada herself dubbed these hats “enriched … but not vulnerable”
New York City Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers at a City Council hearing. The City Council bills were introduced three months after Samantha Randazzo, then nine months pregnant, gave birth to a boy while in NYPD custody in a Brooklyn courtroom. [ more › ]
Architecture practice Nodecraft Studio has created a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru from a cluster of poured-earth walls and concrete volumes linked by verandahs. Nodecraft Studio designed the 279-square-metre weekend retreat, named Aalok Farmhouse, to be a holiday home as well as a space f
London-based chef and culinary artist Nil Mutluer, also known as Healgoblin, shares a summer salad inspired by the flavours of her childhood and explains why chefs should be braver in the kitchen
We round up the must-see art exhibitions around the city this fall so you don’t have to. Plus: How did the police confuse a sculpture for a person?
Bruce Blakeman's event with Trump was held at the Nassau County police academy. Cadets and officers filled the grandstand. A complaint filed with the Board of Elections alleges Blakeman improperly exploited his office as county executive. [ more › ]
Five highlights from this year's slate of extended-reality film projects David Bowie at the Milton Keynes Bowl, 1983. Photography by Denis O'Regan. Courtesy of Bowie: Unseen | Unheard. For all the classic glamour and cinematic tradition that descends upon the Lido each year for the Venice Internatio
British studio Foster + Partners, in collaboration with academic institutions, has secured funding to develop an automated fleet of robots and drones for on-site timber construction. Named SWIFT-Build, which stands for Swarm-based Inverted Fabrication for Timber Buildings, the proposal won a €4 mill
Founded by Paulo Jacobsen alongside partners Bernardo Jacobsen and Edgar Murata, the studio embraces an architectural language defined by environmental sensitivity and material authenticity. Photo by Fernando Guerra. Home to the largest Japanese diaspora outside Japan, Brazil carries a cultural bond
Plus, revisiting Adele's Brit Awards performance in Yayoi Kusama's infinity mirrored room, and Kim Conaty to lead Dartmouth's Hood Museum. Courtesy of Fortuny. Fortuny debuts a wallpaper collection made by artisans at the San Patrignano rehabilitation community. Fortuny, the storied Venetian textile
Fashion brand Longchamp has introduced La Maison Unique, a clothing collection that draws on British designer Thomas Heatherwick's design for its boutique in Downtown Manhattan. The new line, which is named after the store, was described by Longchamp as an "architectural collection" and comprises se
Paris-based photographer Maria Clara Macrì shares her dreamy multimedia images from Paradiso Mediterraneo – a coastal villa and creative retreat near Palermo
German architecture studio Opposite Office has created a one-square-metre treehouse to work from, fixed to a tree at the Bauhaus University campus in Weimar. Opposite Office designed the compact tree-bound structure, named Baumhaus Office, in response to high office rental prices in Munich, Germany,
In 2026, phone chat lines remain a fun, personal, and exciting way to connect with others, whether you’re single, looking for casual conversations, or seeking something more intimate. Unlike dating apps, chat lines offer real-time, voice-to-voice interactions that create a more immediate and engagin
AI-generated hentai sits at a provocative crossroads where fantasy meets technology, and desire is woven into each and every line of code. Once a niche corner of anime fandom, hentai has since evolved into a dynamic, digitally-driven genre shaped by both cultural taboos and creative experimentation.
Storied Finnish glassworks Iittala has unveiled Unda, its debut collaboration with Sabine Marcelis – a range of lamps and vases that required the designer to develop a whole new production technique in collaboration with the company's glassblowers. The three-piece Unda collection, named after the La
Promotion: entries are now open for this year's edition of the Brick in Architecture Awards, which recognises the best brick buildings from the US and beyond. The annual award, which is accepting entries until 25 September, was established by the Brick Industry Association in 1989 to highlight archi
In a world dominated by dating apps and instant messaging, phone sex numbers offer something refreshingly intimate: real-time, unscripted, and deeply personal erotic connection. There’s a reason these services have endured for decades—they tap into the power of voice, imagination, and anticipation,
NYU Langone Health in Manhattan. Advocates say an appeals court ruling offers relief as the legal fight with the Trump administration continues. [ more › ]
The classic jean gets a fresh update in JW Anderson’s latest campaign, where designer and Creative Director Jonathan Anderson transforms one of fashion’s most familiar staples into something decidedly less expected. What else have we come to expect? Model and actress Dree Hemingway stars alongside h
While bold in color, Ben Sledsens' oil-and-acrylic paintings are quiet and intimate. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Pattern and Bold, Saturated Color Commingle in Ben S
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. In preparing to write this column, I went to Google News and searched for the word “eventize.” Appropriately, one of the most recent results, an article publish
New data confirms a rise in immigration arrests many in targeted communities suspected was underway. [ more › ]
This year has been a whirlwind of creative energy struggling to find expression amid alarming, disorienting, and catastrophic events that seem to be happening everywhere. Even the joy feels heavy. It’s hard to stay hopeful about this country when daily we hear about something else heinous—the rise i
A public school stands on the Upper East Side on August 07, 2020 in the Manhattan borough of New York City. A state comptroller audit raised concerns about whether the city's public school students are receiving support after they’re disciplined. [ more › ]
From Brancusi’s modernism to Krasner and Pollock’s midcentury stylings to Arthur Jafa’s contemporary lens, there’s something for everyone this season.
In the ongoing battle over a renovation of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the administration of US president Donald Trump has said it may have to demolish the Edward Durell Stone-designed building and replace it with an amphitheatre. This week, a Justice Department attorney filed a civil act
To celebrate the enduring legacy of its iconic Suede, Puma has tapped Touching Ground, a photography and film project by award-winning photographer and director Lauren Luxenberg and Medellín-based skater and creative Ronal Sanmartin, aka WTF Ronnie. The project captures the city’s skate culture thro
Bridgeport’s nonprofit cultural center, Co-Prosperity, is hosting a series of artist-led meals called Community Kitchen Dinners: Recipes for Survivance. Each dinner features food and storytelling inspired by a country compromised by U.S. foreign policy. The Kurdish people are the world’s largest sta
The U.S. Open is set to return to Queens’ Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for another year of world-class competition. As the world’s best tennis players battle for the final Grand Slam titles of the year, the tournament will once again bring plenty of excitement to the five boroughs, along
US studio Lehrer Architects has completed Loma Verde, a supportive housing development for once-homeless residents that features a slender footprint and stucco walls adorned with splashes of colour. Located in the city's Filipinotown neighbourhood, the Loma Verde project was built on a tight lot tha
Converted Manhattan factories and warehouses like the Grabler pipe fittings warehouse at 44 Laight Street embody the spirit of true loft living. But unlike the typical downtown loft, this one comes with condo convenience, polished interiors, and private parking. Asking $6,750,000, the four-bedroom l
From beach blankets to backgammon sets, sunglasses, surfboards and Gertrude Stein-esque scarves, here’s what the AnOther team are taking – or would like to take – on holiday this summer
New York City has once again extended the deadline for homeowners notified they may be subject to the new pied-à-terre surcharge, giving them nearly three additional weeks to apply for an exemption. A Tuesday court filing shows that the Department of Finance (DOF) has moved the deadline from Septemb
The new book by David Jacob Kramer, with photos by Michael Schmelling, represents a counterculture that, though changed, is still alive and well. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The
Bordering the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), there sits a work so strange and self-aware that even calling it a “work” feels slightly inadequate, or at least incomplete.
Books are a big part of prison culture: You have to whittle away the hours in a place like this, and many of us do that by reading, discussing, and sharing books between each other. The hardest part is actually accessing the books. The Illinois Department of Corrections has always restricted which b
Lili Anolik shares the story behind Too LA: Letters Never Sent (But Some Were), the new book bringing together the beloved writer’s most uncensored and never-read writing
Skylights, an internal light well and silver-painted ceilings pull light deep into House in Shichiku, a home in Kyoto designed by local studio Tato Architects. Designed for a couple and their cat, the home occupies an overlooked plot at the end of a small alley, on a site once occupied by the client
In Chronograph, photographer Nick Haymes looks back on 25 years spent documenting his wife and two sons