McQueen is getting in on the listening room craze this summer at its London flagship.
McQueen has launched a series of intimate listening sessions at its Bond Street London flagship, curated by creative director Seán McGirr. The monthlong program invites musicians like Bar Italia and A.G. Cook to share formative tracks and personal stories, framing music as a central force in the creative process.
Foreign exchange rates created a slow start for Zara owner Inditex’s second quarter.
Currency headwinds dragged on Inditex’s early second-quarter performance, prompting the company to revise its forecast for foreign exchange impact from one to three percent. Despite steady sales growth, the slowdown unnerved investors, sending shares in a downward spiral and reviving concerns about demand in a volatile global retail environment.
Precious Okoyomon is among the 120 artists headlining the 2025 Bienal de São Paulo.
Precious Okoyomon joins an expansive lineup of 120 artists set to shape the 2025 Bienal de São Paulo, which includes contributions from Wolfgang Tillmans, Isa Genzken, Firelei Báez, and Frank Bowling. Curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, this edition takes cues from bird flight paths and river systems to resist national frameworks and trace more organic routes of artistic movement and influence.
Disney and Universal are bringing lawsuits against Midjourney for copyright infringement.
Disney and Universal have filed a landmark lawsuit against Midjourney, accusing the A.I. company of exploiting their most iconic characters—including Darth Vader, Elsa, and the Minions—to train its image generator without permission. The case marks the first time major Hollywood studios have taken legal action over A.I.-generated visuals and signals a broader push to rein in the unchecked use of copyrighted material by tech firms.
Esther Perel is rewriting 10 of Hinge’s dating app prompts, with Gen Z in mind.
Esther Perel has collaborated with Hinge to rewrite ten dating prompts aimed at helping Gen Z users foster more meaningful, imaginative conversations. The updated questions—centered on topics like friendships, family, and personal quirks—replace prompts that failed to generate engagement and reflect both Perel’s approach to intimacy and Hinge’s push for more intentional connections.
Today’s attractive distractions:
See inside the Tadao Ando-designed Naoshima New Museum of Art.
Researchers at UC Davis have confirmed why whales blow bubbles at humans.
A Paola Lenti-furnished children’s playroom? With the designer’s kids collection, it’s possible.
The girls are going all in on sardines as their summer mascot and there’s data to prove it.
