Helena Bonham Carter and Rejina Pyo will host the Royal Academy of Arts’ summer party.
Helena Bonham Carter and designer Rejina Pyo will co-host the Royal Academy of Arts’ annual summer party on June 11, alongside a slate of prominent cultural figures. The event marks the preview of the institution’s 257th summer exhibition, which explores art’s role in fostering dialogue across social and ecological concerns.
A.I. prompts have made it into self-published authors’ novels, sparking backlash from readers.
Self-published authors K.C. Crowne and Lena McDonald have come under fire after readers found A.I.-generated prompts embedded in their published novels. Both writers defended their use of A.I. for editing and brainstorming, framing it as a practical tool rather than a creative replacement—though the visible remnants have raised broader questions about disclosure and authorship in a changing literary landscape.
University of Pennsylvania now hosts the tallest mass timber academic building on the East Coast.
The University of Pennsylvania has completed Amy Gutmann Hall, a six-story, 116,000-square-foot facility dedicated to data science and A.I. that now stands as the tallest mass timber academic building on the East Coast. Designed by Lake Flato and KSS Architects, the project pairs low-carbon construction with a biophilic, cross-disciplinary layout aimed at fostering collaboration and environmental performance.
Temu parent company, PDD Holdings, has seen its year-on-year revenue fall by 47 percent.
PDD Holdings, the Chinese e-commerce group behind Temu and Pinduoduo, reported a 47 percent drop in quarterly net income as weak consumer demand and volatile trade conditions weighed on both its domestic and international platforms. The company also missed revenue expectations, raising concerns about its reliance on aggressive discounting and the future impact of tightening tariff regulations.
Following a majority vote, the School of Visual Arts teaching staff has unionized.
A majority of instructors at New York’s School of Visual Arts have voted to unionize under the United Auto Workers, forming a new bargaining unit called SVA Faculty United. With contract negotiations set for summer, the faculty aims to address stagnant pay, heavier workloads, and the erosion of long-standing benefits.
The NEH’s ‘Summer Stipend’ grants reflect a shrinking interest in global cultures and histories.
The National Endowment for the Humanities’latest round of “Summer Stipend” grants reflects not only a drastic cut in support for scholars, but also a sharp narrowing of cultural scope. Projects exploring non-Western histories and global perspectives—once a significant part of the program—have largely disappeared.
Today’s attractive distractions:
There’s a new Sofia Coppola film monograph practically waiting to go viral.
Hermès has launched in-house-made headphones—for $15k.
Super-flat, sleek sneakers: good for trends, bad for feet.
Standing up as soon as your flight touches down? It could get you fined.
