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The legendary Dick Van Dyke isn’t the only comedian in the family. His brother, the late Jerry Van Dyke also made millions laugh. He’s probably best known for his role as Luther Van Dam, the lovable assistant coach on the 1990s sitcom Coach, starring Craig T. Nelson. Jerry died in 2018 from congesti...
Some outsider artists (untrained artists sometimes known as folk or visionary artists) create in obscurity, only to have their work discovered late in life or following their death. This however was not true of Gregory Warmack (1948-2012), who called himself Mr. Imagination. Gallerist Jeanine Taylor...
Do you have a treasured picture or video of a loved one during a candid moment? No posing, no big event, just them being them? We often ask loved ones to pose for a photo on their birthday or record moments like a friend getting married or a child singing in the school choir—milestone events we want...
December 5 marked a huge day for the royal family. Prince William, Princess Kate, and their three children appeared together for the first time in nearly six months for a very special reason. Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis joined their mom and dad for Princess Kate’s annual Toge...
Henry Phillips is a comedian, and also happens to be my friend. For decades now, he has entertained audiences with his extremely dry wit and incredibly gifted guitar playing. He has toured, he's made movies, he's appeared in TV shows like Silicon Valley, but in the last handful of years, it's his "c...
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Some people say there’s no such thing as true love. Perhaps they are eternally cynical or just haven’t found the right person yet. If you’ve ever doubted the power of love, we’d like to introduce you to a man named Colin. The 82-year-old shared with @oldfriendclub that if he could time-travel, he’d ...
You've probably heard plenty of people doing impressions of other languages, speaking gibberish that sounds vaguely Chinese, French, or German. However problematic and offensive those impressions might sometimes be, it speaks to the fact that every language leans on certain sounds, cadences, and voc...
When Autumn de Forest was five years old, she picked up a paintbrush for the first time. It wasn't long before she was ready to show the world what she could do. After a year of practice, the then-six-year-old asked her father if he could get her a booth at a local art-in-the-park program. "People w...
Grace Richardson, a 20-year-old performing arts student, made history as the first openly gay woman to win the Miss England title. Her victory is a testament to her resilience and self-acceptance after years of being bullied for her identity.
Three years ago, Celine Dion shared a very shocking and emotional post on Instagram. She told fans she had a rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome. The condition affected her life so greatly that she canceled the remaining dates of her Courage World Tour. She made her triumphant re...
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The first painting in the Guggenheim’s survey of German Expressionist painter Gabriele Münter (1877–1962) extends hospitality—an apt introduction that sets the tone for the rest of the show as one of welcome. From the Griesbräu Window (1908) depicts a town in the Bavarian Alps, Murnau am Staffelsee,...
Glitter, glowing lights, and the smell of evergreen make this time of year feel so magical. Between holiday parties, shopping, wrapping, and binge-watching all of the Christmas movies, it’s hard to find time to even bake cookies. Of course, that’s for us regular folks. Imagine adding on the duties o...
The rediscovered artwork, which depicts Jean Renoir with his nanny, Gabrielle Renard, had been held in private hands for many years...
Buck and Carlotta Stahl built their home in the Hollywood Hills in 1960. Soon after the structure's completion, it was captured in an era-defining photograph...
While the marquee November auctions generated a robust—and somewhat surprising—$2.2 billion total, most market watchers agreed that the real test would be Miami. The week kicked off with NADA and Untitled Art once again opening a day before Art Basel Miami Beach, both explicitly courting the mid-lev...
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The Andy Warhol Foundation named its 2025 Arts Writers Grant recipients, among them past and current ARTnews and Art in America contributors such as Glenn Adamson, Jeremy Lybarger, Zoé Samudzi, and Catherine G. Wagley. The grants consider writers across four categories: Articles, Books, Short-Form W...
A fanciful marquee has risen on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road for this week. In red text, the marquee reads “Alex Prager’s Mirage Factory,” and it is the latest project by the Los Angeles–based artist. Once inside, visitors to Mirage Factory will experience three distinct constructed set pieces that sh...
Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando started the month with a bang, and apparently a rock. The pair graced the red carpet at the world premiere of Avatar: Fire and Ash in Los Angeles on December 1. Fans very quickly noticed a diamond ring on Miley’s left ring finger, which ignited the rumor mill. Are Miley ...
With its shell-like geodesic dome roof and projections meant to evoke a head (complete with porthole windows for “eyes”) and four flippers, Dennis Sun Rhodes (Arapaho) and Duffy Wilson’s (Tuscarora) design for the Native American Center for the Living Arts evokes the turtle on whose back the Earth f...
It's hard to truly describe the amazing bond between dads and their daughters. Being a dad is an amazing job no matter the gender of the tiny humans we're raising. But there's something unique about the bond between fathers and daughters. Most dads know what it's like to struggle with braiding hair,...
