As the author of this piece puts it – “What connects Leonardo da Vinci, a Russian oligarch, a Baton Rouge sheet metal man, a Saudi prince, several major museums, and a Swiss tycoon?’. The answer – Salvator Mundi.
A healthy dose of 90s nostalgia pervades this story about John F Kennedy Jr’s at-the-time trailblazing magazine blending lifestyle and politics.
Behind the scenes in the silver service catering world.
Unicorn startups at China’s scale can produce some alarming by products. This is an example from the transportation industry, where the town of Wangqingtuo has been left with sizeable bicycle cemeteries.
The tale of the epochal, fierce business war between increasingly sophisticated hand dryers and paper towels for primacy in the public bathroom.
Behind the scenes in the world of influencers, where “authenticity” is the new watchword.
A look at the search to find “the most miraculous substances of modern physics”, that speaks to the nature of scientific research. The substance turns out to be “a material that, at near room temperature, could transport electricity without losing power.”
A friendship between a guard and an inmate highlights some of the most pernicious aspects of the world’s most infamous detention facility. The piece is a fine example of in depth reporting.
The Washington Post’s art critic examines two radically different depictions of Notre Dame painted by Henri Matisse over a decade apart.