Briefing: Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction, sources say
Strategic angle: Petrobras continues to supply LPG at high prices despite government efforts to reverse auction results.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Arts
Art, photography, design, architecture, museums, and exhibitions.
Briefing: German artist sentenced to prison by Russian court for carnival display mocking Putin
Strategic angle: Jacques Tilly faces prison time for his provocative art at Düsseldorf’s Carnival parade.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Iconic 19th Century painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m sale
Strategic angle: Yashoda and Krishna, painted by Raja Ravi Varma, beat a record set by an MF Husain work last year.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Egidio Eleuteri, the Guardian of Beauty Who Gave Voice to Time
Egidio Eleuteri was more than a scholar and critic: he was a guardian of beauty whose life was devoted to illuminating art with rare depth, rigor, and humanity. His legacy endures not only in his books and exhibitions, but in the moral and intellectual example he leaves behind.
editorial-staff Apr 2
Briefing: YouTuber Creates Stylish Covers for Controversial PS5 Design
Strategic angle: A YouTuber expresses his dislike for the PS5's design by crafting unique console covers.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: Apple marks 50 years as new museum opens in Netherlands showcasing tech giant's history
Strategic angle: Highlights of the museum include the Apple I, Apple’s very first computer, sold originally as a bare motherboard and now a rare collector’s gem valued at over $1 million.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: Mercedes Spits Out Four SUVs At Once, Adds Stars To Literally Everything
Strategic angle: The facelifted GLE and GLS adopt a starry new design, three new screens, and a flat-plane crank V8.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
Briefing: Italy buys devotional early Renaissance painting for €12 million under art patrimony policy
Strategic angle: Italy continues its efforts to protect national art heritage by acquiring a significant painting.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
Briefing: The latest Pixel 11 leak shows slimmer bezels and an all-black camera bar
Strategic angle: Leaked renders hint at the design of the upcoming Google Pixel 11.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Mayweather pumps brakes on Pacquiao rematch
Strategic angle: Floyd Mayweather casts doubt on the details of his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao, clarifying it will be an exhibition.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Bring me the head of C-3PO: The Empire Strikes Back memorabilia sells for $1 million at auction
Strategic angle: The C-3PO head led the auction, while other highlights included Robert Shaw’s harpoon gun from Jaws, a Wilson volleyball from Cast Away and fragments of a sword from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Ageing on display: Wellcome Collection in London explores life across time in art and culture
Strategic angle: The Wellcome Collection exhibition in London explores ageing across life, using art, culture and scientific research to show how inequality shapes who gets to grow old well.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: Magnus Walker Outlaw Collection Outperforms Pre-Auction Estimates
Strategic angle: RM Sotheby's saw $2 million in sales across 160 lots, which includes 16 complete cars.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment
Strategic angle: "There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Some mothers do have 'em: Marseille's Mucem explores a millennium of motherhood in art
Strategic angle: Marseille's Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Mucem) is celebrating motherhood throughout history and how the roles of mothers have been depicted in art.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Byblos in Paris: Macron opens Lebanese heritage exhibition with warning to Israel over 'occupation'
Strategic angle: Emmanuel Macron inaugurates an exhibition celebrating Lebanon's Byblos amidst ongoing conflict and humanitarian issues.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: 8 architecture and culture groups sue Trump and the Kennedy Center board
Strategic angle: The groups, including the American Institute of Architects, demand compliance with historic preservation laws.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Jaguar Land Rover’s Design Boss Is Out After Two Decades With No Successor Named
Strategic angle: The man behind modern Range Rovers and the reborn Defender, Gerry McGovern, is starting fresh.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Willis and Circle Asia launch art insurance for collectors
Strategic angle: New insurance product aims to protect art collectors' investments.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Iron Industry Museum Closed Due to Snow Damage
Strategic angle: Severe weather conditions have led to the temporary closure of the Iron Industry Museum.
Editorial Staff Mar 23