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She recently succeeded Ron Clark, who led the program for more than half a century, and is herself a graduate of the museum's Independent Study Program, having arrived as a Helena Rubinstein Critical Studies fellow in 2006. https://t.co/iL4sDAt6Ri

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Warren Buffett’s departure from Berkshire Hathaway is also a report card on Greg Abel’s first nine months and a case study in what it takes to succeed a legend. https://t.co/WBPsg1G7gU

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Across 60 exhibitions in foundations, museums and independent spaces, Warsaw Gallery Weekend's 16th edition revealed a cultural ecology more interested in testing new formats than settling into fixed ones. Here's what's still on and worth seeing. https://t.co/fVkw6dxVca

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Left largely untouched since 2004, the space is hosting a short-lived exhibition in which Matsuyama pairs his own work with the Pop artist’s in a dialogue on consumer culture, visual excesses and appropriation. https://t.co/l5KFtcy66x

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The restored 16th-century hammam layers archaeology, communal ritual and contemporary art, with Alex Červený’s “Atlas of Encounters” currently unfolding in its Byzantine cistern. https://t.co/ZdS3CF8LTN

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Rather than chase billions of real-world road miles, Raquel Urtasun is building an A.I. system that learns in simulation and adapts across vehicles and driving environments. https://t.co/cSHbn15oOJ

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Behind the polished booths and VIP openings was an invisible world of skilled labor, greased palms, union tension and workers with little to no training in handling priceless art. https://t.co/LrcOUSKd5g

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Nancy Silverton returns to the Palisades, The Brothers Sushi lands in Beverly Hills and a new crop of brasseries, bakeries and steakhouses joins the fall dining rush. https://t.co/aX22rkAPfS

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Expedition yachting has become luxury's newest arms race, where prestige is measured in polar permits, helicopters and submarines instead of beach clubs. https://t.co/PTf1IQs3U6

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Alongside blue-chip names like Calder and Stella, the late collector championed overlooked figures including Hans Bellmer, Mary Bauermeister and Carlotta Corpron. According to Max Lust, his grandfather was still actively collecting well into his early 90s. https://t.co/0TgkjRFEIm

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Julianne Moore delivers a showstopping performance as a community theater novice. https://t.co/5KJKYPAsEv

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Between packed screenings, street-level celebrity hunting and viral social moments, this year's festival captured both the enduring spectacle and the mounting unease around its direction. Major premieres still generate their own cultural moments, but much of the week's real drama unfolded in the streets. https://t.co/AXYhmI3rrA

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Honored alongside some of the world’s most inventive chefs, Dominique Crenn argues that the future of fine dining depends as much on farmers, fishermen and human connection as it does on culinary ambition. https://t.co/qSRignyj54

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Drawing on scientific data, personal history and inherited legends, “Matriclysm: An Archaeology of Connections Lost” asks what a culture loses when it forgets how to relate not only to nature but also to its own shared memories and identity. https://t.co/GoIfoY5dax

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Warren Buffett spent more than a decade explaining why his son should one day chair Berkshire without running it. At 96, he finally put that plan into place. https://t.co/4ewZOGCDKF

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The art world’s most dramatic security failures make headlines, but the greater vulnerability often appears in quieter moments: the loading dock, the transit van and the handoff between temporary crews. As Art Basel Paris approaches, chain of custody and access deserve as much scrutiny as alarms, cameras and locks. https://t.co/l7Navzu9ii

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Or, what to do when you think you've lost a Jasper Johns. https://t.co/9OY3bLEMUt

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From a Russian tsar's private fleet in 1718 to Monaco's members-only clubhouse today, the yacht club has shaped the boats on the water and the people admitted ashore. https://t.co/r0eScoVGRV

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Josh Payne, Sureel Choksi and Tareq Amin built their data center businesses on private capital. As A.I. campuses swell into $15 billion and $25 billion projects, all three are weighing public listings to finance the next phase of growth. https://t.co/oOTPPfy5kM

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The Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike gives business owners a clearer number to work with, making it easier to test investments, financing costs and cash-flow assumptions. https://t.co/YQsiIwc9mV