JR Conjures a Mountainous Illusion Out of the Pont Neuf in Paris
Four decades after the conceptual artist Christo draped the Pont Neuf with fabric, JR, a French street artist, offers his…
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Fact-Check: Trump’s Claims About His Arch, Reflecting Pool Repairs and Other Renovation Projects
President Trump has made false or exaggerated claims of a Civil War-era push for a triumphal arch, hundreds of millions…
The A.I. Proxy Fight Roiling the Race for a New York House Seat
Groups tied to OpenAI, Anthropic and other industry players have spent $16 million trying to pick the next member of…
What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for You, and a Giant Act of Vandalism in D.C.
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With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech
Polaroids and photocopiers also gave the artist possibilities for creating in forms vastly different from his paintings.
Bring the Kids and Grab Some Barbecue: A Day at the Ukrainian Drone Races
Competitions that give soldiers a brief break from the front have a festival-like atmosphere, a mix of potentially deadly weapons…
Neither Peace Nor War: Iran Conflict Leaves World in Dangerous Limbo
Since announcing a nominal cease-fire two months ago, Iran, Israel and the U.S. have remained locked in low-intensity violence that…