One of only 26 female Master Sommeliers in the U.S. (as of November, 2015), New Yorker Laura Maniec dishes about the delights of the Coravin System (its new Model Two has just been released), a transformative new technology that allows users to pour wine while keeping the original cork ... More

In the atrium of New York’s Guggenheim Museum last night, BMW celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Art Car collection by announcing the next two creative masterminds who will partake in the project. Chinese artist Cao Fei, born in 1978, and American conceptual artist John Baldessari, born in 1931, will ... More

In director Todd Haynes’ Carol, a young store clerk (Rooney Mara’s Therese) meets a woman (Cate Blanchett’s Carol) doing her holiday shopping and finds her life turned completely upside down. And while Haynes’ sumptuous filmmaking—as well as a top-notch script and homerun performances—makes for a beautiful story, the relationship ... More

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Not since Ralph Macchio has a young actor brandishing nothing more than his fists made such an impression. On Into the Badlands, the new series from AMC, newcomer Aramis Knight plays M.K., a mysterious young man whose deadly acumen is desired by every ruler in the series’ post-apocalyptic landscape. ... More

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The world’s second largest diamond—a 1,111-carat gem-quality, Type IIa diamond, to be exact—has been unearthed in Botswana. The magnificent stone—mined by Canadian diamond producer Lucara—originated from the south lobe of the Karowe mine and measures 65 x 56 x 40 millimeters.    “The significance of the recovery of a ... More

Real-life art auctions are regularly making headlines these days for the eye-popping sums they’re pulling in—like the recent $170 million fetched for a Modigliani—but the action isn’t confined to the hallowed halls of Christie’s or Sotheby’s. The Art of More, a new series on the Crackle network, ... More

Knifing into the sky 21,000 feet above the Ganges River in the Garhwal Himalayas of Northern India, the “Shark’s Fin” on Mount Meru has earned its reputation among big-wall climbers. It’s a perfect storm of Earth’s most inhospitable elements. Which is precisely why it’s a constant siren song for so many in ... More

Even if you’ve never heard of Keith McCurdy, better known as Bang Bang, you’ve probably seen his work. He’s responsible for tattooing some of the biggest names in pop culture today—Rihanna’s henna-inspired hand tattoo, the infamous tiger on Cara Delevingne’s finger and the cross in the middle of ... More