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☆ She's worked for Nike, the NBA — and Maya Angelou. Meet abstract artist Ya La'ford
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Artist Ya La'ford in front of one of her artworks. Ya La'fordAbstract artist Ya La'ford is in demand. Her commissions — including sculpture, installations and gallery exhibitions — mean she is fully booked for the next four years. "American Roots" (2021), an installation at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, by Ya La'ford. The work was defaced in 2012 and restored in 2014, and Ya La'ford said it is one of her favorite artworks.

Persons: Ya, Ya La'ford, La'ford, She's, Janet Jackson, John, Maya Angelou, Maya, Melinda Gates, Mark Rothko's, London's, Rob Stothard Organizations: Nike, McLaren Racing, Orlando Magic, CNBC, NFL, Ringling Museum of Art, Fine Arts, Art Institute of Boston, University of Florida's Levin College of Law, Orlando Museum of Art . Orlando Museum of Art, U.S, Tampa Museum of Fine Arts, Asia, London's Tate, Getty Locations: St . Petersburg , Florida, Sarasota , Florida, Houston, China, Palenque , Colombia, St . Petersburg, Ogden , Utah, Jacksonville , Florida, Bronx , New York

☆ 'Fallout' will take viewers back to the wasteland for season 2. Here's everything we know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what to know about "Fallout" season two. It seems likely 'Fallout' season 2 will visit a classic location from a beloved gameNew Vegas in Amazon's "Fallout." HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT THAT ENDING OH MY GOD MY EXCITEMENT LEVELS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF AFTER THAT ENDING #Fallout — Glassman044 (@glassman044) April 21, 2024When speaking to Business Insider ahead of "Fallout" season one, showrunner Graham Wagner said that there's a lot the makers didn't do in the series (like introducing a deathclaw) in the hopes that they got a second season. If Amazon gets the cameras rolling this year, it's possible "Fallout" season two might arrive on the streamer in early 2026. AdvertisementAaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Ella Purnell will return for 'Fallout' season 2Aaron Moten as Maximus, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, Ella Purnell as Lucy in "Fallout."

Persons: —, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell, Hank MacLean, Kyle MacLachlan, Lucy, it's, Hank, he's, Maximus, Aaron Moten, Graham Wagner, irrefutably, Wagner, Walton Goggins, Walton, MacLachlan, — Eammon Jacobs, Sarita Choudhury, Norm, Moisés Arias, Will Thaddeus, Johnny Pemberton Organizations: Amazon, Service, New Vegas Locations: Amazon's, Vegas, New Vegas

☆ Paul Auster’s New York Tragedy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Lucy Sante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I first became aware of Paul Auster, who died on April 30, from reading old issues of The Columbia Review when I was a student at the university. He translated French Surrealist poetry and wrote prose fiction, set in a sort of silent-movie cityscape that anticipated his novels and films. We inhabited the same Morningside Heights world of the early 1970s, with its cranks and cults, mimeographed screeds and tracts. Surely Paul, too, patronized Marlin Café and the Moon Palace. Paul was living blocks away, and when I met him he made me feel as if the whole neighborhood welcomed me.

Persons: Paul Auster, Lydia Davis, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Roth, mimeographed, Paul, Marlin Café Organizations: Columbia Locations: New Jersey, Newark, Columbia, Morningside, Manhattan

☆ Meet the Dubai artist whose work has sold for millions — and turns down 99% of prospective buyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

watch nowContemporary artist Sacha Jafri prides himself on his unique way of working. The artist Sacha Jafri at his studio in Dubai, U.A.E. He said he goes into a meditative state when creating his work. So, I'm in a meditative state, I'm in a complete trance, I have no clue what I'm doing. Artist Sacha Jafri painting on the helipad at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai.

Persons: Sacha Jafri, Jafri, I've, Andre Abdoune, Emad Salehi Organizations: Oxford, Ruskin School of Art, CNBC, Burj, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah Locations: Dubai, London, U.S, British, U.A.E, Burj Al Arab

☆ Selena Gomez showed her luxurious business style in a nearly $23,000 outfit at the Time100 Summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Selena Gomez wore an outfit worth nearly $23,000 at the Time100 Summit in New York on Wednesday. She attended the event to talk about her makeup brand, Rare Beauty, which is valued at $2 billion. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The "Only Murders in the Building" star visited New York City on Wednesday to attend the annual Time100 Summit. And all the while, she stunned in her luxurious, business-ready outfit — which retails for nearly $23,000.

Persons: Selena Gomez, —, Lucy Feldman Organizations: Service, New, Business Locations: New York, New York City

☆ Why auction houses are embracing luxury — and celebrity — fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joan Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(CNN) — There’s a lot of talk about luxury’s rising prices, but it’s at auction that fashion is selling for the most eye-popping of sums. Fashion items from the sets of TV, film and even commercials can also garner high prices. Frank Augstein/APWhile selling prices are widely publicized, auction houses maintain something akin to attorney-client privilege when it comes to the identities of their bidders. In fact, much of the archival fashion seen on stars today has passed through auction. “That dress would now sell for $10 million because of that double whammy connection of a celebrity,” said Nolan.

Persons: —, Celine, Joan Didion, Levi’s, Kurt Cobain, Elton, Burberry, ”, Nicole Kidman, Lucy Bishop, Frank Augstein, Bishop, Audrey Hepburn, Diana —, Victoria, they’re, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Michael Jackson’s, Laverne Cox, Jordan Strauss, ’, Shannon Hoey, Hoey, Dior, Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, “, Meg Randell, Leigh Anne Clark —, Valentino, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Andre Leon Talley’s Birkin, Christie’s, Anna Wintour, Clark, Talley, would’ve, Andre Leon Talley's, Meghan McCarthy, Renae Plant, Diana’s, It’s, Carrie Bradshaw, Martin Nolan, Carrie Bradshaw's, Craig Blankenhorn, Barbie, Marilyn Monroe, John F, Kennedy, Nolan, Read Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, AMC, Albert Museum, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, USA, Plant, City, Julien’s, HBO Locations: London, Dallas, Palm Beach , Florida, California, Paris, Australia

Nine people were arrested Tuesday morning at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus after they formed an encampment that went against school policy, the university told CNN in a statement. The university's Department of Public Safety received reports Tuesday morning of an encampment near the Northrop Mall on the Twin Cities campus, the statement said. Police arrived around 6 am local time and told those at the encampment "they were in violation of both University policy and state trespassing law," they said. Police asked the group to disperse by 7 am and told they would be arrested if they stayed. The university said in its statement it "supports and respects free speech through lawful protest" and "supports the rights of all members of our University community to speak and demonstrate peacefully."

Organizations: University of Minnesota’s, CNN, university's Department of Public Safety, Northrop, Twin Cities, Police, University, The, Staff, Justice, University of Minnesota Locations: University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, Palestine

☆ ‘Tortured Poets Department’: A listener’s guide to references hidden in Taylor Swift’s lyrics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. Either way, as the title suggests in this song, she’s determined to get him back. ‘I Hate it Here’“This place made me feel worthless,” Swift sings. Others have connected the Cassandra that Swift sings about to the figure in Greek mythology, a priestess whose accurate prophecies were not believed. ‘The Bolter’“As she was leaving it felt like breathing,” Swift sings.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Swift, Department ”, you’ll, Post Malone, Swift, “, pining, ” “ I’ve, ”, ‘, Matty Healy, Joe Alwyn, Healy, Lucy, Jack –, Lucy Dacus, Jack Antonoff, –, Charlie Puth, ” Swift, iHeartRadio, ’, Alwyn, Swift’s, Taylor Swift, Christopher Polk, Orville Peck, Florence, Florence Welch, you’d, Welch, Emma Stone, “ Who’s, Edward Albee’s, Virginia Woolf, We’ve, Rich Polk, Aaron Dessner, ” Ouch, frontman’s, Travis Kelce, ‘ Clara Bow ’, Stevie Nicks –, Ryan Reynolds ’, Clara Bow, Swift longingly, doesn’t, ’ Swift, ‘ Nuff, Chloe, Sam, Sophia, Marcus ’, Reynolds, Blake Lively’s, Betty, James, Inez –, you’re, Kelce, Ezra Shaw, aIMee ’, Aimee, Kim Kardashian, she’s, “ KIM, you’ve, ‘ Cassandra ’, Kardashian, Cassandra, ‘ Peter ’, Peter Pan, Peter ”, Peter, Dessner, ‘ Robin ’ Organizations: CNN, Department, GQ, NBC, NBCU, Bank, Getty, YouTube, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Marvel, Windows, Disney Locations: British, London, Beverly Hills, ‘ Florida, Florida, Anaheim, London’s Vauxhall, Las Vegas, Cardigan

☆ Kyle MacLachlan on His Best Movie & TV Roles: 'Dune,' 'Twin Peaks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

For a veteran muse of David Lynch, old habits die hard. On 'Dune,' then and nowKyle MacLachlan in David Lynch's "Dune." Then of course, because it's David Lynch, he wants to spend some time in his creative universe, and that's really what you got. Our "Dune" is the amalgam of David Lynch and his creativity, and Frank Herbert and his creativity. David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan at the premiere of "Twin Peaks: The Return" in 2017.

Persons: Jeffrey Beaumont, Dale Cooper, Kyle MacLachlan, David Lynch, MacLachlan, Lynch, Hank MacLean, Lucy, Ella Purnell, isn't, David Lynch's, it's David Lynch, Frank Herbert, Frank, it's, David, Isabella Rosselini, Timothée Chalamet, haven't, Scorsese, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Robert Redford You've, Chris, Oliver Stone's, didn't, Robert Redford, he's, would've, Hank, You've, Kristin Davis, HBO You've, Trey, there'd, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Organizations: De Laurentiis Entertainment, Getty, HBO Locations: Hollywood

☆ Art dealing can be a tricky business. Insiders share the ins and outs of their 'unusual' world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

After a degree in fine art, Lambert imagined he would become an art teacher, but a chance meeting with an art dealer who hired him as an assistant set him on a different path. Then, after a stint at another dealership, he opened his own gallery in September — Lambert Fine Art — in the British town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Dealing in art is a trade Lambert described as "unusual," because art is often a purchase driven by emotion rather than need. 'The business needs new blood'The world of art dealing can be intimidating to new entrants, according to Olya Johnson, an interior architect and co-founder of art and interiors business Relic, which she set up in 2023. Risks of dealing artThe occupation can also be risky, because dealers often own multiple pieces of art without knowing when they will be sold, according to the dealers CNBC spoke to.

Persons: —, Mark Lambert, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Lambert, …, — Lambert, " Lambert, Olya Johnson, Johnson, Rasid, Relic, Colefax, Fowler, Natalie Vosloo, it's, Tom Rooth, Jack Roberts, I've, Roberts, David Hockney, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Shannon Finney Organizations: Art, CNBC, — Lambert Fine Art, Fair, Anadolu, Getty, Washington , DC Locations: Stratford, Avon, London, Battersea Park, Washington ,

☆ Overwater bungalows started as a bottom-tier accommodation. Today, they're a status symbol in the luxury travel world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Mimicking the style, they built three overwater bungalows to join the garden and pool bungalows that also filled the Raiatea property in 1967. Overwater bungalows in the lagoon of Bora Bora. But building an overwater bungalow in the Caribbean can be a hard task to accomplish, Danny Kalenov, the developer behind Six Senses Belize, an overwater bungalow resort that's set to open in 2026, told BI. In 2016, the Sandals Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, became the first overwater bungalow resort in the area. AdvertisementToday, Dream Overwater has cataloged nine Caribbean locations home to more than a dozen overwater bungalow resorts.

Persons: —, Vaihiria Kelley, — Jay Carlisle, Hugh Kelley, Donald McCallum —, Kelley, Jay Carlisle, Donald McCallum, Raiatea didn't, Ronan McLoughlin, Jason Toms, Toms, Lucy Rudgard, Scott Dunn, overwater, McLoughlin, Bora Bora, Matteo Colombo, Danny Kalenov, they've, Kalenov, It's, Vincent Organizations: Service, Life Magazine, Tourism, Bali Hai Boys, Audley Travel, Getty, Senses, Royalton Chic, Grenadines Locations: Tahiti, California, Moorea, Bali, Boys, Raiatea, Huahine, That's, Polynesia, Maldives, Bora, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Caribbean, Senses Belize, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Royalton, Royalton Chic Antigua, St

☆ Office Apocalypse, New Expenses Are Wrecking Big Cities' Budgets
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Across the country, from Denver and Seattle to Washington, DC, and New York, cities are deciphering whether to slash their budgets. (Most states' fiscal years run from July 1 to June 30.) States and cities are facing pressure from societal issues that will weigh on tax revenue and increase costs for years to come. Aging populations mean a smaller percentage of the population that's of working age, putting downward pressure on tax revenue. But as federal funds have petered out, structural problems have resurfaced.

Persons: Justin Marlowe, Lucy Dadayan, Carol O'Cleireacain, it's, Marlowe, O'Cleireacain, Josh Goodman, Goodman, Liz Farmer, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key, Farmer, Emily Stewart Organizations: Boston, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Municipal Finance, Pew, Urban, Brookings Tax, Urban Institute, Business Locations: Denver, Seattle, Washington, New York, California , Maryland, Arizona, New York City, New York , New Jersey, Detroit, COVID, States, Maryland, United States

☆ The 'Fallout' TV series faithfully brings the games to life. Here are 10 details you may have missed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon's "Fallout" TV series is a live-action adaptation of the postapocalyptic video game. Here are 10 details from the games you may have missed in the show. AdvertisementPrime Video's "Fallout" is based on the video game franchise of the same name from Bethesda Softworks and Interplay. As such, it includes plenty of details and references to the games that seasoned players and newcomers alike will be intrigued by. Here are some details in "Fallout" you might've missed.

Persons: —, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell Organizations: Service, Bethesda Softworks, Interplay, Variety

☆ 'Fallout' ending explained: The finale hints at who started the apocalypse and teases a return to a fan-favorite location
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon's '"Fallout" takes place after a nuclear war has ravaged the world. The end of "Fallout" also teases a return to a fan-favorite game in the series. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFrances Turner as Barb Howard in "Fallout." Regardless of what lies ahead for Hank in the "Fallout" series, seeing the futuristic version of Sin City is a tantalizing possibility.

Persons: —, Jonathan Nolan, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell, he's, Cooper Howard, Walton, Barb Howard, Frances Turner, Lee Moldaver, Sarita Choudhury, Cooper, Barb, Hank MacLean, Kyle MacLachlan, Rafi Silver, Hank Organizations: Service, Bethesda SoftWorks, Interplay, Tec, RobCo Industries Locations: postapocalyptic America, Vegas . New Vegas, Amazon's, Vegas, Sin

☆ Scotland’s new hate crime law was meant to protect against prejudice. It ended up sowing further division
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Amy Cassidy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force last week, a contentious law that expands existing legislation to include transgender identity as a protected characteristic from hate crimes. In the first week of the law’s enactment, a feminist group, “Let Women Speak,” organized a rally against the legislation in Scotland’s capital on Saturday. Another major concern for those who oppose the Hate Crime Act is the supposed lack of clarity on what type of behavior could constitute an offense under the new law. But 25-year-old Scottish trans student Lucy (who asked not to be identified by her real name due to concerns about continued online abuse), said the new law does not reassure her. Scotland’s proposed reforms would have allowed transgender people to self-identify, without the need for a medical diagnosis or certificate.

Persons: –, – Humza Yousaf, ”, JK Rowling, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Jane Barlow, ’, Susan Smith, “, ’ ” Smith, Siobhan Brown, Rowling, Harry Potter, Yousaf, J, Rowling waded, Angela Weiss, ” Vic Valentine, Lucy, Scotland’s, hadn’t, Musk, Ian Miles Cheong Organizations: CNN, ” Scottish, Reuters, Scottish, Women Scotland, Community Safety, Police Scotland, BBC, Getty, Scottish Trans, Public Affairs, Equality Network, Scottish Police Federation, ” Police, Courier, PA Media, Police Locations: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, British, Scottish, Malaysian

We've put together everything you need to know about the series, including details on where to watch Fallout online, what time you can stream it, and a look at the show's trailer. ET on Amazon Prime Video. Prime Video is included with a regular Amazon Prime subscription, which costs $14.99 a month. Amazon Prime Video Monthly Subscription Prime Video has thousands of movies and TV shows, including popular original series and films you won't find anywhere else. How to watch Fallout from anywhereIf you will be traveling away from home when Fallout premieres, you can try out a VPN (virtual private network).

Persons: We've, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell, she's, Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, we've, ExpressVPN, Ella Purnell's Organizations: Business, PT, Amazon Prime, Amazon Locations: Los Angeles

☆ March CPI still acceptably slower for Fed: Citi's Lucy Baldwin
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMarch CPI still acceptably slower for Fed: Citi's Lucy BaldwinLucy Baldwin, Citi global head of research, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss how Wednesday morning's CPI print impacted Baldwin's outlook, if Citi is bullish on stocks this year, and more.

Persons: Citi's Lucy Baldwin Lucy Baldwin Organizations: Citi

☆ These 10 retail brands are the fastest growing in the U.S., Yelp says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Chains owned by publicly traded restaurant companies accounted for half of the top 10 fastest-growing retail brands in the U.S. last year, according to a new Yelp report. Of the 50 fastest-growing chains in Yelp's report, 35 were restaurant brands. Jack in the Box, First Watch and Dutch Bros were among the public restaurant chains included in the report, but they didn't crack the top 10. Popeyes' higher sales have encouraged franchisees to open more locations and led new operators to join the brand, Restaurant Brands executives have previously said. In 2023, Popeyes surpassed KFC as the second-most popular chicken chain in the U.S. by sales, trailing only Chick-fil-A.

Persons: Jack, Levi Strauss, Cava CAVA, Cava, Zachary Lucy, Scott Olson, Darden, Yum, Stephanie Dhue, Tim Hortons, Burger King, Randy Risling, Popeyes, Michael Siluk, Freddy's, Kyle Rivas, It's, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Dutch Bros, Publicly, Nordstrom, Costco, New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Coast League, Omaha Storm, Memphis Redbirds, AP, LongHorn, Getty, Darden, steakhouse, Parent, Yum Brands, Taco Bell, KFC, East, CNBC, Wawa, Toronto Star, Brands, Restaurant Brands, UCG, Thompson, Capital Partners, Rally House, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Subs Locations: U.S, Cava, Werner, Omaha , Nebraska, Nebraska, Skokie , Illinois, California, West, Wawa, Bethany Beach , Delaware, Philadelphia, It's, Louisiana, Lansing , Kansas, Kansas City , Missouri, Midwest, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Olive, Lincolnwood , Illinois, Jersey, Petaluma , California

☆ 'Fallout' is a masterful adaptation that captures the games' adventure and mystery
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon's TV series "Fallout" is based on the hugely popular games by Interplay and Bethesda SoftWorks. The show follows a young woman looking for her missing father in a postapocalyptic world. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Players have flocked to the "Fallout" games since 1997 to fight off raiders and slay monsters in a retrofuturistic wasteland ravaged by nuclear war. The makers of Prime Video's "Fallout" were wise, then, to develop a TV show with an original storyline that does indeed capture the games' sense of adventure and mystery.

Persons: —, Prince of Persia, Hunter, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell, Lucy, Hank, Kyle MacLachlan, Hank MacLean, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Lucy MacLean's, Lucy braving, Walton, Aaron Moten, who's, isn't, Matt Berry Organizations: Interplay, Bethesda SoftWorks, Service, Players, of Steel, Hollywood Locations: America, China

☆ How Thin Air and Summer Snow Can Heal the Soul
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Peter Eavis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2022, I scaled Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York State, with my son. Some Google searching revealed that Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48, was not out of reach for amateurs like us. Hiking had brought exhilarating new challenges and triumphs — and Mount Whitney promised those on a much greater scale. We’d been told to expect a lot of snow higher up, but we didn’t expect any this low. It would take me forever — and we didn’t have forever.

Persons: Marcy, Mount Whitney, Lucy didn’t, We’d Locations: New York State, Lone Pine

☆ 'Big leap of faith': This couple quit corporate life and turned an arty side hustle into a business
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

They hoped to turn their side hustle into a full-time e-commerce art business. They set up their company, Abstract House, in 2016, and made around £125,000 in revenue in their first year. Eight years after the launch, they expect the company to make around £2 million ($2.52 million) this year. Including the couple, the business has 10 staff. And in 2020, they moved to a showroom, office and production space in west London where they could produce the artworks, store stock and pack orders for delivery.

Persons: Omar Obaid, Summer, Omar, Omar — Organizations: CNBC, The New York Times Locations: London

☆ Critics are calling Netflix's 'Ripley' a stunning Hitchcockian thriller. But like its criminal anti-hero, it ends up overstaying its welcome.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The series is a slow-burn thriller that might not work for everyone. NetflixAs many critics have pointed out, "Ripley" indulges in every minute of its almost eight-hour run time. It may take a few episodes to engross audience members, but it's well worth the ride. "This kind of meticulous artistry deserves equally attentive viewing," Lena Wilson argued for IGN, adding: "Despite streaming in full on Netflix, 'Ripley' works best when watched in moderation." However, Aramide Tinubu, writing for Variety, disagreed, arguing that "the episodes are painfully overlong and full of dead space."

Persons: Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn, Andrew Scott, Ripley, Dan Einav, Lucy Mangan, Lena Wilson, Aramide Tinubu, Maurizio Lombardi, —, Brian Lowry Organizations: Netflix, Financial Times, The Guardian, IGN, Variety Locations: Ripley, Dickie's

☆ Part scary, part exciting: How artists are using AI in their work
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But they also said they were excited about what generative AI might bring. Installation artist Rubem Robierb was "shocked" when he first saw what generative AI could do, he told CNBC by phone. "In its infancy, [generative] AI can create more images in a second [than] the human brain can even process. As it exists right now, [generative] AI sources from known images, known artwork, and known artists to complete a task. Generative artUsing generative AI in an ethical manner is a key consideration for London gallery the Serpentine, which has developed AI projects with artists since 2014, according to its CEO Bettina Korek.

Persons: Refik, Hugo Glendinning, OpenAI's DALL, Rubem Robierb, Robierb, Dandara dos Santos, Rubem, Bettina Korek, Refik Anadol, Korek, Anadol, Julian Espagnon, Danilo S, Shane Guffogg, Carlucci, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Jordan Meyer, Guffogg, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Celebrity Cruises for Edge, Smithsonian Institution, Economic, United Arab, & Systems, gallery's Arts Technologies Locations: London, New York City, Fortaleza, Brazil, New York, Miami, Europe, Serpentine, Davos, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Herndon, Venice, Italy, California

The weeklong Koyukon Athabascan burial ceremony in September was traditional in all ways but one: McCormick died in 1931. The 2,500-mile (4,000 km) journey ended at Morningside Hospital. For more than 15 years, volunteers in Fairbanks and in Portland have been working to identify the people who were committed to the hospital. Most records at the private hospital were lost in a 1968 fire, and territorial officials didn’t document those who were committed. McCormick died within weeks from a post-surgery infection.

Persons: — Lucy Pitka, McCormick, “, ”, Lucy, Wally Carlo, Karen Perdue, Niesje Steinkruger, Meg Green, Ellen Ganley, Robin Renfroe, Eric Cordingley, Ganley, Perdue, Gilford Kriska, Kriska, Henry Waldo Coe, Steinkruger, Cordingley, “ I’m, Baby Louise Haven, Lucy McCormick’s, —, Fairbanks, Helen Callahan, Carlo, Grandma Lucy, they’re Organizations: Morningside Hospital, Interior, National Archives, Alaska Natives, Morningside Locations: ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Fairbanks, Portland , Oregon, Valdez, Portland, Morningside, Oregon, College Park , Maryland, Nulato, Juneau, www.findagrave.com, Rampart

☆ George Washington family secrets revealed by DNA from unmarked 19th century graves
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Another key component was DNA from a living descendant of Samuel Washington. Samuel Washington, George Washington's younger brother, was buried in an unmarked grave at the cemetery at his Harewood estate (an interior view is pictured above) near Charles Town, West Virginia. Fortunately for the authors of the new study, “DNA analysis has come a long way since the early 2000s,” Cavagnino said. Further details came from 95,000 SNPs, an enormous volume of data targeting autosomal DNA (DNA that isn’t attached to sex chromosomes). “The search for Samuel Washington’s grave is no longer underway,” Marshall said.

Persons: George Washington’s, Samuel, Samuel Washington, ”, Charla Marshall, George, Courtney L, George Washington, Cavagnino, George Washington's, Harewood, Frances Benjamin Johnson, Samuel Washington’s, ” Cavagnino, Lucinda “ Lucy ” Payne, George Steptoe Washington Jr, Samuel Walter Washington, Dr, Lucy Payne, Connie J, Mulligan, —, ” Mulligan, “, that’s, — “, Augustine Washington, ” Marshall, Marshall, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, US Department of Defense DNA, West Virginia . Records, US Armed Forces DNA, Library, Zion Episcopal Church, Genomics, University of Florida, Scientific Locations: Washington, Harewood, Charles Town, West Virginia, Mount Vernon , Virginia, Zion

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