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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China
President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.
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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China
President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.
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He Shut Liquor Stores and Banned Abortion, All for the Glory of Russia
A firebrand governor aims to transform his region into a laboratory for the Kremlin’s reactionary ideals.
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He Shut Liquor Stores and Banned Abortion, All for the Glory of Russia
A firebrand governor aims to transform his region into a laboratory for the Kremlin’s reactionary ideals.
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Trump Warns Iran the ‘Clock Is Ticking’ as Tensions Surge Again in Middle East
The president has sought to force Iran to accept his terms on its nuclear program or else face renewed war. An emboldened Iran has rebuffed Trump’s demands.
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Pollock and Brancusi Join the $100 Million Club at Auction
A “drip” painting by the Abstract Expressionist sold for $181.2 million with fees, while a bronze head by the Romanian sculptor brought in $107.6 million at Christie’s, both from the S.I. Newhouse collection.
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Pollock and Brancusi Join the $100 Million Club at Auction
A “drip” painting by the Abstract Expressionist sold for $181.2 million with fees, while a bronze head by the Romanian sculptor brought in $107.6 million at Christie’s, both from the S.I. Newhouse collection.
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Cy Twombly, From Intimate Angles
In photos by his wife, Tatiana Franchetti, whose negatives were discovered by his granddaughter, we see more personal sides to the 20th-century master.
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Cannes 2026: Avedon, Visitation
If, as is suggested early in Ron Howard’s documentary “Avedon,” the genius of an archetypal Richard Avedon photograph lies in how it strips away everything extraneous—so that nothing remains but the audience, the subject, and a white background—then making a film about Avedon might be counterproductive. Additional context is irrelevant; the art is the thing.…
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Cannes 2026: Avedon, Visitation
If, as is suggested early in Ron Howard’s documentary “Avedon,” the genius of an archetypal Richard Avedon photograph lies in how it strips away everything extraneous—so that nothing remains but the audience, the subject, and a white background—then making a film about Avedon might be counterproductive. Additional context is irrelevant; the art is the thing.…