SiriusXM Hopes Anjali Sud Can Send the Company Skyward
Anjali Sud helped grow Tubi to 110 million monthly users. SiriusXM is turning to her as its radio subscriptions stabilize and advertising partnerships open another route to growth.
At The Torridon, Danny Young Lets the Scottish Highlands Do the Talking
The Michelin-starred chef has built a distinct culinary identity at the Torridon’s fine-dining restaurant.
Artist Michaela Yearwood-Dan On Painting, Identity and the Search for Liberation
Blackness, queerness, femininity, Caribbean ancestry and a British Catholic upbringing all flow through her intuitive, music-driven canvases. “A Woman of Will,” her new show at Boesky Gallery, treats that multiplicity as a source of strength and something to be celebrated.
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Observer’s Top Five Must-See Gallery Presentations of ADAA Fair 2026
After a year away, the longest-running art fair in the U.S. has reemerged with a new name, new regional voices and a new beneficiary in the Whitney. This edition’s standout booths champion artists whose reputations and markets are finally catching up to their achievements.
The New York Exhibitions Worth Seeing During Art Week NYC
Major surveys of Roy Lichtenstein and Arthur Jafa share the season with a Krasner-Pollock reassessment and Yoshitomo Naraâs largest New York show in years. Ambitious gallery presentations by Doris Salcedo, James Turrell and Tuan Andrew Nguyen round out the list.
Kinsey Robb Explains the Thinking Behind the ADAA Fairâs Year Off and Its Return
The Art Dealers Association of America’s executive director says rising costs, an overcrowded calendar and shifting collector behavior made it necessary to rethink the longest-running art fair in the U.S. It returns in 2026 with a rebranded identity, the Whitney as its beneficiary and a slot in one of New Yorkâs busiest art weeks.
Chopardâs Most Glamorous Era Gets a Brilliant Revival
Alongside Cartier, Piaget and Bulgari, the maison has spent decades blurring the line between timepiece and jewelry. Its modern LâHeure du Diamant collection shows why its reputation endures.
At Core Club, Chopardâs âLâHeure du Diamantâ Celebrated Six Decades of Glamour
Executives, creators and longtime devotees of the watchmaker gathered to examine heritage jewelry timepieces and to try on millions of dollarsâ worth of red-carpet jewels at an exclusive soiree co-hosted with Observer.
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Kalshi and Artnet Want to Make Art-Market Speculation More Accessible, But to What End?
By tapping Artnetâs data, Kalshi has expanded the ways users can bet on art market outcomes. It’s unclear, however, how that will inspire people to engage with the art itself.
The Second Look: Before Bidding Begins at the November Marquee AuctionsÂ
Drawing on the November auction previews at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, leading art advisor Megan Fox Kelly explores the rewards of looking slowly, from noticing the intricacies of a painted surface to reconsidering our first impressions.
X Zhu-Nowell Is Remaking Rockbund, From Admissions to the Archive
The executive director and chief curator has turned the private, nonprofit museum into one of Chinaâs most experimental institutions, with radical exhibitions, free admission, international co-commissions and collabs in working hotels.
Can A.I. Help Us Engage More Closely with Art? Some Museums Think So.
Administrators argue that artificial intelligence can replace one-size-fits-all wall text with experiences tailored to an individualâs background and interests. But while the technology promises deeper engagement, its adoption by institutions raises fresh questions about privacy and the human touch.
Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thaniâs Avenue Floquet Collection Achieves âŽ24.4M at Sothebyâs Paris
More than 1,400 objects from his home, an environment of refinement and elegance created by designer Alberto Pinto, went under the hammer across five sales. The results nearly doubled expectations, and every lot sold.
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Jensen Huang Resigns. Colette Kress Takes Over Nvidia Days Before Earnings
Nvidiaâs longtime finance chief will hold executive and financial authority while its board searches for a permanent leader. A $96.2 billion quarterly business and planned infrastructure partnerships show the scale of her remit.
Brian Chesky Ties Airbnb Stays to a $500 Million Crisis-Housing Commitment
A gala hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, three military-housing partnerships and a $100 million parks pledge accompanied Cheskyâs five-year housing commitment.
Lisa Su Is Giving AMDâs Biggest A.I. Customers a Stake in the Company
Lisa Su controls AMDâs push into A.I. infrastructure. The companyâs data-center business now supplies nearly two-thirds of its sales, with major customers receiving conditional rights to buy AMD shares.
FIS CEO Stephanie Ferris Pauses Deals After a $12B Issuing Purchase
The gap between FISâs reported growth and its pro forma segment growth needs careful reading. A $12 billion net purchase also brings a debt-reduction priority.
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn Is Trading Premium Revenue for Scale
Duolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn oversees a platform averaging nearly 65 million daily users. His next subscription move brings speaking practice to more of them.
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The Most Memorable AprÃĻs-Ski Experiences Across the U.S., Beyond the Usual Bars
These standout aprÃĻs-ski experiences trade the usual slopeside drink for ice bars, hidden speakeasies, historic saloons and full-blown mountain parties.
Arosa Is the Charming Mountain Town Where Swiss Locals Actually Go to Ski
While tourists battle for reservations in Zermatt and St. Moritz, Switzerlandâs most discerning skiers slip off to this high-altitude haven for crowd-free runs and fireside nightcaps.
Private Membersâ Clubs Reveal What Money Can’t Buy in Luxury
From private members’ clubs to the Milken Institute Asia Summit and Art Basel, the most meaningful luxury experiences are often rooted in community rather than transactions. For Quintessentially’s Lauren Wilt the industry’s future depends on offering something money alone cannot buy: trust
Views From the Top: The Art of Wintering in St. Moritz
Come for the skiing, stay for the grand hotels, cashmere, caviar and the kind of aprÃĻs that has kept St. Moritz fashionable ever since the resort town invented winter tourism.
How to Experience 4 Premier Swiss Ski Resorts Aboard the Glacier Express
An eight-hour masterclass in alpine indulgence that connects Zermatt, Andermatt, Davos and St. Moritzâand not a single rental car in sight.
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The Miami Restaurant Openings to Know This November
From Gordon Ramsayâs steakhouse pivot to Tokyo-style pizza on South Beach, these are the new tables to book before peak season arrives.
Eugene Remmâs SoHo Sizzle Hits The Strip as The Corner Store Makes Its Vegas Debut
Pete Davidson, Russell Westbrook, Scott Sartiano and Ludacris were among the attendees celebrating Eugene Remmâs The Corner Store as it made its official Las Vegas debut.
Chef Paul Bartolotta’s Faith in Milwaukee Keeps Paying Off
The Bartolotta Restaurants founder and 2026 Nightlife & Dining Power List honoree reflects on believing in his home city, what people get wrong about supper clubs and how to delight diners who have a flight to catch.
CEO Albert Yang On Taking Din Tai Fung’s Precision Coast to Coast
The 2026 Nightlife & Dining Power List honoree reflects on how the chain scaled up without cutting corners, what opening in New York taught him and where, other than Din Tai Fung, he’d take his toughest critic for dinner.
What Pairs With Snow? How Alpine Chefs Turn Local Ingredients Into High-Altitude Standouts
At ski destinations around the world, chefs are moving beyond standard aprÃĻs fare with dishes rooted in the landscapes and ingredients around them.
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The Leisure Expansion Era: Culture Over Consumption
What comes after achievement? The John Chamberlain Estateâs Alexandra Fairweather argues that as technology changes the value of time, some of the worldâs most successful people are turning away from constant novelty and toward the slower, deeper rewards of culture.
Cultural Institutions Need New Audiences. Design Can Help Them Find One.
As cultural institutions face attendance and funding pressures, reaching people beyond their existing audiences has become increasingly crucial. Thoughtful design, argues MiresBallâs John Ball, can help institutions make their programming more accessible, communicate what a visit offers and give newcomers a reason to return.
Teslaâs Bitcoin Bet Holds a Lesson for CFOs Facing Tighter Credit
A strong balance sheet doesnât guarantee access to cash when credit tightens. Drawing on Teslaâs Bitcoin decisions, Thomas Wu explains how companies can prepare for liquidity pressure before it arrives.
Barclaysâ A.I. Bet Signals a New Era for Corporate Hiring
From Barclays to professional services firms, employers are finding ways to automate work once handled by junior staff. Orcaâs Chris Simmance unpacks the long-term cost of a broken pipeline of talent.
The A.I. Boom Has a $2 Trillion Question: When Will It Pay Off?
Economist Jane Liu, Ph.D. examines whether the enormous investment fueling the A.I. boom will generate enough productivity gains and revenue to justify its costs. Liu explores the growing role of debt in A.I. infrastructure financing and the risks that could emerge if investor expectations outpace economic returns.
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Range Rover Brings Its Flagship Into the Electric Age With Off-Road Instincts Intact
The marqueâs first fully electric SUV retains its signature styling, wading depth and off-road agility while adding instant torque and a cabin even more serene than before.
The 2026 Dodge Charger R/T AWD SIXPACK S.O. Misses the Muscle Car Mark
It’s hard to say exactly who this iteration of the Charger is for. Styled after its legendary ancestors yet burdened with a name that takes a picnic lunch to get through, it aspires to muscle car status but achieves it in appearance only.
At Luna and Juno, Leonard Tanyag Puts a Playful, Lunar Spin on Traditional Omakase
At Luna in London City and Juno in Notting Hill, Leonard Tanyag serves everything from smoked toro to sweet potato and caviar tacos, making conversation as much a part of the experience as the food.
Crazy Like Jeremy Fox: Birdie G’s Returns While The Restaurant at Edna Marks a New Chapter
How reviving a deeply personal family restaurant and launching a vineyard dining room in the span of 10 days brought one of California’s top chefs unexpected calm.
CEO Georges Kernâs 200-Year-Old Bet to Win Back Breitlingâs Walkouts
A Gallet sale ostensibly adds business if the buyer would otherwise have walked out, but replaces a more expensive purchase if that buyer chooses it over a Breitling. Keeping both names worth their asking prices is the CEO’s next complication.
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Art Week Tokyo’s Most Dynamic Event Is Tucked into the Pods of a Capsule Hotel
Rather than simply offering another alternative to the conventional art fair, co-founders Robbie Okuda Fitzpatrick and Yael Salomonowitz set out to rewrite the rules of the game. Their newest endeavor, Tokyo Jazz Club, makes room for unexpected encounters, creative improvisation and a degree of productive disorder.
Curator Anne Reeve On Trading the National Mall for the Hudson Valley
The Hirshhorn veteran, who led the curatorial program for Hiroshi Sugimotoâs sculpture garden redesign, just became senior curator of Storm King Art Center’s 500-acre outdoor museum. In conversation with Observer, she explains how a dense civic garden and a vast rural park can offer visitors similar experiences on different scales.
Southwest Michigan’s Next Generation of Winemakers Has a Bigger Vision for the Region
Younger winemakers are drawing on old vines, local training and a collaborative spirit to push southwest Michigan wine further.
With UESHIMA MUSEUM, Kankuro Ueshima Makes a Case for Collecting the Present Moment
His Shibuya museum shows emerging local artists alongside globally celebrated figures, giving both domestic and foreign visitors compelling points of entry. Following artists’ careers over many years has become central to his approach.
London Artist Maya Golyshkina Is a Model of Self-Promotion
The Russian-born designer/photographer transforms her body into airplanes, pizzas and cityscapes for absurdist photographs that blend sculpture and performance. With a profile built on Instagram and works sold directly to collectors, her practice is a portrait of success in the attention economy.
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72 Hours of Art (and Skiing) in Salt Lake City
With a little endurance and the right set of wheels, you can visit Robert Smithson’s most consequential work, ski past a Sekine and make it back into downtown in time for dinner.
Beyond Cheese and Chocolate: The 8 Swiss Dishes to Try, Canton by Canton
A canton-by-canton guide to the dishes locals love, from creamy veal in Zurich to cherry cake in Zug and porcini risotto in Ticino.
Tracing Family Roots Back to Romania, With a Little Dracula on the Side
A descendant of Dracula returns to Romania to discover family roots, folklore and plenty of tuicÄ.
How a Paris Art Collective Turned Squatting into a Sustainable Model of Artistic Production
“In the end, it isnât necessarily about money or success. Sometimes itâs just space, tools, some free materials and a few friends to talk things through with. I think thatâs one of the most important things weâre trying to preserve with this project,” Le Wonder founder Nelson Persico tells Observer.
The Business of Keeping a French ChÃĒteau Alive, Beyond the Fantasy
Behind the romance of chÃĒteau ownership lies a constant negotiation between preservation, regulation, modernization and the money required to keep the estate going.
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2026 Nightlife & Dining Power List
The people who decide where we eat and drink, and who gets in.
Observer’s 2026 A.I. Power Index: Who Controls the Capital Flow in A.I
Power in artificial intelligence no longer moves through the channels everyone learned to watch.
The 50 Most Powerful PR Firms of 2026
This year’s honorees are emblematic of a notable shift in public relations from responsive publicity to proactive leadership in the moments that matter most.
2025 Nightlife & Dining Power Index
Humanity is still the most vital ingredient in hospitality, and that isnât changing anytime soon.
Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People
Their acquisitions, affinities and approbations move the needle on valuation and redefine how art is made, shown and sold.
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Dario Amodeiâs Pitch to IPO Investors: Claude Is Worth What It Costs
As CEO of Claudeâs creator, Dario Amodei is seeking public-market funding for a lab with $900.9 billion in infrastructure commitments.
Dana Strongâs ÂĢ1.6B ITV Deal Puts Sky Back in the Ad Business
Examining the advertising relationships and technology Sky would gain, the production business it would not buy and the concessions that could follow.
Valentina Castellani’s Market History Shows How Dealers Built the Canon and Art Became an Asset
Comprehensive histories of how art is bought and sold are rare, and her debut book makes a solid, readable attempt at filling the gap. Its compelling insight into the dealers who shaped modern taste outweighs its occasional reluctance to take sides.
How the Art Worldâs Gender Gap Is Hardwired into Its Networks
Women have gained ground in the primary and secondary markets, but new research suggests the art worldâs gender issues are embedded deeply in the systems that determine visibility, institutional validation and economic success.
Art Collaboration Kyoto Keeps Growing Its Reach Without Losing Its Soul
More international galleries and collectors than ever came to the sixth edition, yet the fair kept its unhurried, contemplative character.
With a Bigger, More International Art Week Tokyo, Japanâs Scene Is Expanding Its Impact
Collectors, curators and trustees from Europe, the U.S. and across Asia arrived to find established Japanese galleries, rising newcomers and international outposts showing at full strength.
Matthew Prince Wants Cloudflare to Gatekeep the Agentic Web
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince posted record Q3 revenue of $782.5 million as bots overtake humans online. Hereâs how he plans to make A.I. agents pay.
Helen Lee-Kim and Lionsgateâs $1 Billion âHunger Gamesâ Bet
The Hunger Games has grossed $3.3 billion across five films without one entry reaching $1 billion. With âSunrise on the Reapingâ arriving Nov. 20, hereâs what Hollywoodâs post-COVID billion-dollar hits say about the job Helen Lee-Kim has ahead of her.
Jay Rockefellerâs Lesson for Todayâs Billionaire Heirs
Born into Americaâs most famous fortune, the ârenegade Rockefellerâ took his family name to West Virginiaâs coal country and won its trust for half a century. He proved Americans will embrace an heir whoâs on their side.
What Collectors Should Know Before Saying Yes to a Museum or Gallery Loan
Collectors approached by curators should settle questions of transport, conservation, credit, copyright and liability before any works leave their walls. But with the right agreement, experts tell Observer, both lender and institution can benefit.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Ramps Up Robotaxi Deals as Freight Revenue Jumps
Dara Khosrowshahi runs a platform used by 215 million monthly active consumers. Bringing more driverless cars onto it changes the costs he has to manage.
Qualcomm Boss Cristiano Amon Targets $10B in Car Chips as Handset Sales Fall
Cristiano Amon is trying to diversify a chipmaker that generated $43.1 billion in fiscal-year revenue. Cars and data centers carry different timelines for replacing lost handset sales.
