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The Book Ahead

July's crop of notable releases features new work from Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nuñez, Daniel Mason and Nathaniel Rich. Plus, new nonfiction from award-winning journalists.

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Your Life Kit for love and relationships

Divorce is a tool, not a weapon, says Karen McNenny, author of a new book on the subject. She explains how to end a marriage while protecting your family and your mental health.

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Trump Accuses Smithsonian of “Anti-White Activism” in Draconian New Report

The White House’s 162-page document claims museum leadership has promoted "extreme political activism."

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These 11 Wildlife Images From the Ocean Conservancy’s Photography Contest Showcase the Wonder of Earth’s Waters

Seals, penguins and fish are featured in the nonprofit’s annual competition to inspire care for the world’s oceans

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Soccer Edition

Some of the greatest footballers of a generation played their final World Cup match this summer.

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The Met Museum's Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art

A new book gathers essays by the museum’s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star.

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Carmelita Tropicana Was Born Out of the Closet

Hyperallergic spoke with artist Alina Troyano about lesbian performance in 1980s Lower East Side, satirizing stereotypes, and embodying her iconic alter ego.

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Thieves Steal Over $4.5M in Jewelry From French Museum

The morning raid at the Musée Lalique comes less than a year after the infamous heist at the Louvre.

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In Two Chicago Exhibitions, Liberation Takes the Floor

Shows at MCA Chicago and Wrightwood 659 chart a path from colonial dispossession to the possibilities of dance, music, and community.

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The Ruthless Portraits of Elizabeth I’s Reign

An exhibition in London traces how depictions of the monarch projected an image of authority, power, wealth, and the right to be regarded as a god in all but name.

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See the Space Shuttle ‘Endeavour’ in a Unique Vertical Display Before Its New Exhibition Launches at the California Science Center

This November, visitors to the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles will get to see the "ready-to-launch" "Endeavour" complete with rocket boosters and a fuel tank

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Early Flowering Plants May Have Relied on Dinosaurs to Eat Their Fleshy Fruits and Spread Their Seeds

According to fossils preserved by volcanic ash, the plants, known as angiosperms, began producing relatively large, blueberry-size fruits millions of years earlier than previously thought

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A New Expedition Will Create 3D Digital Twins of Polar Shipwrecks Tied to Voyages of Rival Explorers Who Raced to the South Pole

Robert Falcon Scott led an expedition aboard the ship ‘Terra Nova’ and Ernest Shackleton led one from the ship ‘Quest’—but neither explorer got to plant the first flag in the heart of Antarctica

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TV Reviews

This British comedy on Hulu centers on two 50-something best friends who turn on each other after he gets involved with her 26-year-old daughter. While the premise is juicy, it's also a tad yucky.

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Bard MFA Presents 2026 Thesis Exhibition in Barrytown, NY

"Reassembly: The Class of 2027 Thesis Performances and Exhibition" will be held in the Bard College Massena Exhibition Center from July 11-19, 2026.

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San Francisco Art Book Fair Celebrates 10 Years

Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, SFABF returns this July, welcoming 160 independent publishers from around the world.

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Soccer Edition

The Belgian soccer federation is challenging FIFA's ruling to let Balogun play despite getting a red card in his previous game. Belgium's statement came just 11 hours before kickoff in Seattle. European soccer body UEFA criticizes FIFA's...

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See Ten Spectacular Images From This Year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest That Capture the Wonders of the Universe

The pictures, on the competition's shortlist, reveal the remarkable celestial objects that lie above our heads, both in deep space and closer to home

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Philip Glass' newest symphony, an homage to Abraham Lincoln, was supposed to premiere at the Kennedy Center — until it didn't. And then, the Boston Symphony Orchestra stepped in.

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'House of the Dragon' recaps

Rhaenyra serves nobles grilled rat and the Greens deploy a decoy.

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Akira Ikezoe’s Frogs and Bears Have Something Urgent to Tell Us

The cartoonish earnestness of both artist and artwork belies a sharp attentiveness to the catastrophes unfolding around us.

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Charles Seliger Painted Nature’s Invisible Architecture

One of the youngest Abstract Expressionists, the artist charted an independent path guided by the beauty and intricacy of cellular structures.

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A View From the Easel With Arghavan Khosravi

“It feels like I am spending my time doing what I love.”

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Revisiting 35 Years of an Iconic Newark Artist-Led Space

Aljira championed the work of Dawoud Bey, Firelei Báez, Jeffrey Gibson, and other socially engaged artists who critiqued gentrification and capitalism.

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An A.I.-Generated Alexander Hamilton Chats About Economics at the Museum of American Finance, Opening This Weekend in Boston

The museum, which started in New York and hasn't had a permanent exhibition space in several years, depicts the history and influence of U.S. financial institutions

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Scientists Say They’ve Made Cells That Feed, Grow and Reproduce, Bringing Them One Step Closer to Building Life From Scratch

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for very many generations

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3D Printing Gives New Life to an Ancient Game Board Discovered at a Roman Fort Near Hadrian’s Wall in England

Soldiers and civilians alike enjoyed the strategy game Ludus Latrunculorum in the Roman Empire, especially in Roman Britain

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Puzzled by Mark Rothko’s Captivating Color Field Paintings? Look to the Renaissance Masters Who Inspired Him

During trips to Europe, the American painter developed a fascination with how 15th- and 16th-century artists and architects had designed their work to evoke specific feelings

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The Oldest Black Church in the U.S., the Wright Brothers’ Home and a New York Hospital Are Among the American Heritage Sites in Urgent Need of Preservation

For its “Irreplaceable America” list in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States, the World Monuments Fund chose endangered historic sites of innovation, creativity and spirituality to publicize and support

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An Archival Discovery Became a Treasure Map Leading a Diver to a 17th-Century Shipwreck Carrying Coins and Gold Jewelry

See artifacts recovered thanks to a clue about the last resting place of a lost captain from an East India Company ship that went down near the Isles of Scilly

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Future of Asian Brands Forum 2026

A culture and business forum for brand leaders tracking trust, visibility and influence across Asian consumers.

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Capital, Culture & Consumer Trust Forum 2026

A forum for business leaders, investors and brand teams examining how trust becomes measurable influence.

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The 2023 Market Consequence Report: Why Industrial Automation Is No Longer Optional

A 2023 InfluenceAsia research report on Industrial Automation and regional authority signals.

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The 2023 Asia Power Shock Report: How AI Infrastructure Could Reprice Influence

A 2023 InfluenceAsia research report on AI Infrastructure and regional authority signals.

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Inside Asia's 2023 Boardroom Earthquake: Cross-Border Markets And The New Power Order

A 2023 InfluenceAsia research report on Cross-Border Markets and regional authority signals.

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The InfluenceAsia 2023 Mega-Signal Report On Supply Chain Power

A 2023 InfluenceAsia research report on Supply Chain Power and regional authority signals.

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The Trillion-Dollar Question: Asia's Hospital Systems Authority Map In 2019

A 2019 InfluenceAsia research report on Hospital Systems and regional authority signals.

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Inside Asia's 2019 Boardroom Earthquake: Cross-Border Markets And The New Power Order

A 2019 InfluenceAsia research report on Cross-Border Markets and regional authority signals.

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The 2019 Market Consequence Report: Why Industrial Automation Is No Longer Optional

A 2019 InfluenceAsia research report on Industrial Automation and regional authority signals.

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The InfluenceAsia 2019 Mega-Signal Report On Supply Chain Power

A 2019 InfluenceAsia research report on Supply Chain Power and regional authority signals.

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The 2015 Market Consequence Report: Why Industrial Automation Is No Longer Optional

A 2015 InfluenceAsia research report on Industrial Automation and regional authority signals.

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The InfluenceAsia 2015 Mega-Signal Report On Supply Chain Power

A 2015 InfluenceAsia research report on Supply Chain Power and regional authority signals.

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The 2015 Asia Power Shock Report: How AI Infrastructure Could Reprice Influence

A 2015 InfluenceAsia research report on AI Infrastructure and regional authority signals.

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The Trillion-Dollar Question: Asia's Hospital Systems Authority Map In 2015

A 2015 InfluenceAsia research report on Hospital Systems and regional authority signals.