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For Collector Marie-Cécile Zinsou, Building a Museum in Benin Was Just the Beginning
The traveling exhibition “Nago Hunters from the Kingdom of Bante” by Jean-Dominique Burton in 2013.  ©Jean-Dominique Burton When art collector and 2025 Yale Directors Forum fellow Marie-Cécile Zinsou first...
An Insider’s Guide to Putney’s Riverfront London Life
Putney is a bend in the Thames where London starts behaving like a system rather than a sprawl—nothing quite settles; instead, everything circulates. Commuters rush off trains and the...
Bloomberg CTO Shawn Edwards Is Rebuilding the Terminal Into an A.I. That Can’t Bluff
Bloomberg CTO Shawn Edwards. Lori Hoffman/Bloomberg Bloomberg’s chief technology officer has, by his own admission, a job that is half about building the future and half about stopping the...
At Sun Valley, A.I. Isn’t the Only Competitive Advantage That Matters
While A.I. continues to compress the value of routine knowledge work, lasting competitive advantage will increasingly depend on developing the deep expertise, adaptive thinking and cross-disciplinary collaboration that technology...
Why Wimbledon Is the Ultimate Test of Trusted Sports Data
Every rally at Wimbledon generates the data powering broadcasts, betting, analysis and personalized fan experiences, offering a preview of how A.I. is transforming the business of sport. Photo by...
At Ebbio, the Parisian Art Consultancy IDA Offers Artists the Luxury of Unstructured Time
The restored 13th-century farm where IDA hosts its biannual residency. Courtesy IDA IDA, a four-year-old Parisian consulting agency specialized in the development of art acquisitions, exhibitions, custom commissions and...
The Original ‘It Girl’ of Tennis Played Drunk, Undressed and Undefeated
Suzanne Lenglen and René Lacoste in 1925. ullstein bild via Getty Images Before Naomi Osaka, before Serena Williams, before Billie Jean King, there was the French tennis star Suzanne...
Media and Corporate Moguls Touch Down in Sun Valley for ‘Billionaire Summer Camp’
The Sun Valley Lodge prepares for the upcoming Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 06, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images After a blistering Fourth...
Moving at the Speed of Culture: The Mechanics of Modern Virality
The era of six-month campaign timelines is giving way to something faster. Cultural relevance increasingly belongs to brands prepared to move when authentic opportunities emerge. Unsplash+ For years, marketers...
When Art Forgeries Are Exposed, the Fakes Don’t Simply Disappear
A forgery by Edgar Mrugalla of the painting The Poor Poet by Franz Carl Spitzweg, displayed in the exhibition “Echt falsch – Das Phaenomen der Kunstfaelschung” (“Really Fake –...
Strawberries, Tea and Champagne: The London Hotels With the Best Wimbledon Experiences
Summer in England means two things: the potential for actual sunshine and the arrival of Wimbledon. The annual tennis championship (the oldest in the world), held at the All...
As the Semiquincentennial Approaches, Collectors Are Rethinking What American History Is Worth
Frederic Remington’s Coming to the Call achieved a record-setting $13.3 million at Christie’s in January 2026. CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2026 As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of...