Jewelry designer, or maker, is a job title for a very small population within our entirely large world – it is one so special for so many reasons. To be a maker, you have to be talented, creative, able to convert ideas into reality and so much more. Every maker has a unique story – their background and influences weave together to form art. The art is fine karat gold jewelry! My favorite thing! I feel so lucky to have this opportunity each year to interview six different makers of my choosing to get to know them a bit better,…
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Tate has announced Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami, and Zadie Xa as the four shortlisted artists for the 2025 Turner Prize. Their work will be exhibited at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford, in the North of England, from September 27, 2025, through February 22, 2026. The winner of the £25,000 ($33,334) prize will be revealed at a ceremony in Bradford on December 9th. The three other shortlisted artists will each receive £10,000 ($13,338).Now in its 41st edition, the Turner Prize is one of the most prestigious international art awards, awarded to an artist born or based in the…
Viewers are curious about the fate of June, played by Elisabeth Moss, in The Handmaid’s Tale series and book. Created by Bruce Miller, the dystopian series follows June, a fertile woman, forced to live with a powerful couple and bear their child in Gilead. Living in a harsh environment and facing strict regulations, she continues to hope for freedom and reunion with her daughter. As the series is based on Margaret Atwood’s book, many want to know how June’s story concludes. Here are all the details. Does June die in The Handmaid’s Tale book? June’s fate remains up in the…
Oscar-nominated filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Trap) is officially collaborating with acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, A Walk to Remember) for the upcoming supernatural thriller novel, which Shyamalan will be adapting into a movie. Random House will be publishing the novel this fall on October 7, 2025. “Collaborating with M. Night Shyamalan has been one of the highlights of my career,” Sparks said in a statement. “We are excited to share the next stage in this process: the beautiful book cover, designed by my longtime cover designer Flamur Tonuzi.” What is the new title for the new…
Silver epergnes are the most valuable, especially examples made by companies or silversmiths known for their exemplary work, like London craftsman Thomas Pitts, who specialized in the pieces. This epergne made by Pitts in 1775 is in the Neoclassical style with multiple arms and baskets. It sold for $21,600 in 2024. With their ornate bodies and fancy stylized arms that tentacle out like some sort of beautiful sea creature, epergnes are functional objets d’art that demand the spotlight. Born from 18th-century extravagance, epergnes were made to be the dramatic focal point on a perfectly set table when dining was an…
ArtTara Anne DalbowIn 2023, there were 399 disasters linked to natural hazards, according to the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. These events affected 93.1 million people and resulted in $202.7 billion in damages. These figures—millions and billions—are nearly impossible to fathom. This may explain why climate journalist Mary Annaïse Heglar has written, “For too long, the climate fight has been limited to scientists and policy experts…When I survey the field, it’s clear that what we desperately need is more artists.” While quantitative data may feel abstract and detached from human experience, art can convey the visceral and…
In an unprecedented move for a United States arts institution, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will return a promised gift of Benin Bronzes and close the collection’s dedicated gallery on April 28. The gallery will ultimately transition into a space for displaying the MFA Boston’s collection of Nubian art, a small selection of which will go on view beginning May 1, followed by a “more robust” display when the works return from a touring exhibition. The Benin Bronzes—a group of thousands of bronze and ivory objects looted from the West African kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria) by British forces in…
Max subscribers now have the option to add an “extra member” to their account for a smaller fee than the cost of a full-fledged separate subscription.According to the press release, this “Extra Member Add-On” feature “allows a primary account owner to share their Max account by inviting a friend or family member outside of their household to create a separate, standalone account with an adult profile under the same subscription.”It notes that extra members “will have their own login credentials separate from the primary account. Extra members can stream from one profile on one device at a time and can enjoy…
There’s a certain amount of nostalgia in any trip to a theme park like Disneyland or Universal Studios. Visitors want to re-ride the attractions they loved as a kid; Pirates of the Caribbean or E.T. Adventure or the Haunted Mansion. But they also want to experience something new. If it all feels old, if you’ve done it all before, there’s not much reason to spend hundreds of dollars for another batch of tickets.So running these parks is a delicate balance of maintaining their long-running character while preserving certain things and letting go of others in order to make room for modern updates. While some attractions’ need for replacement is self-evident…
Jon Favreau “felt disappointed” that The Mandalorian could not initially be shared on the big screen.The 58-year-old filmmaker is directing, and co-writing with Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian & Grogu, a feature-length film of the Disney+ series that he created and said making a movie has given him more opportunities than he had on TV.Although he is “very proud” of what the show has become, Favreau always thought it “felt cinematic.”He explained to Collider.com: “The big difference is the amount of construction you can do.”“The process is so long compared to television that you can plan, look at it, discuss, use multiple stages, indoor and…
