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The not-for-profit animal rescue organization, Rescue Dogs Rock NYC (RDRNYC) held their ‘Cocktails for Canines’ annual gala in New York City. The cocktail and dinner reception gala raised funds and awareness to help animals in need and was co-chaired by Georgina Bloomberg and Lara Trump. The Charity has acquired their own rescue and rehabilitation center…

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NYC Second Chance Rescue hosted their 3rd annual Rescue Ball on Thursday April 27th, 2023 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The charity aims to raise critical funds to help continue their mission of providing second chances to critically ill, injured, and abused dogs and cats. The Rescue Ball celebrated 14 years and saving…

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With Auto Erot­i­ca, pho­tog­ra­ph­er Ale­jan­dra Guer­rero takes us on a seduc­tive visu­al ride. A break­down on a remote road, a dou­ble life, a body shop after hours, day­dream­ing in traf­fic, an illic­it tryst … these are just some of the scenes in which she makes the car a pro­tag­o­nist. Guer­rero grew up against a back­drop of sleek auto­mo­biles. As a child she would…

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The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) hosted a special Cocktail Party on Wednesday, April 27th, 2023, at Versa in New York City to kick off two vital SWCRF fundraising events: the 19th Annual Hamptons Happening and the virtual Step Up To Turn Off Cancer endurance event. Events such as these have allowed SWCRF to invest more than $100 million…

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Tableaux: Scenes from the Decade of ExcessDominic JayIt is 1984, the year of Ronald Reagan’s re-election and the Brightonbomb; revolution is in the air. Oliver Woolf is a thirty-somethingjournalist, well-connected socially, and an instinctual conservative,whose comfortable routine is upset by a chance encounter in the rain.The girl in the rain is Candy, who is not…

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Mon Dieu Projects Opens In LA with Inaugural: INTIMATE EXCHANGES Los Angeles, CA – A native Angeleno art collector and a Korean based Montrealer art dealer walk into a bar and ask, “What if we started a gallery?” LA-based writer Spencer Walker has been a client and close friend of Juno Youn of Galerie Youn…

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Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn based conceptual artist, Cj Hendry’s tenth solo show, Plaid will present a new suite of large-scale, hyper-realistic pencil drawings in her signature heuristic exhibition format in Brooklyn this April. Hendry’s practice intersects, the literal and conceptual. Plaid in its figurative form is a collection of two-dimensional drawings comprising perpendicular lines in dry brush strokes, a departure from Hendry’s…

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Robopocalypse (2011) is a science fiction novel by Daniel H. Wilson. The book portrays AI out of control when a researcher in robotics explores the capacity of robots. When I read the book for the first time I spent a full month terrified of my iPad. Cormac Wallace, leader of the Brightboy Squad, is a…

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10 minutes: That’s how long it took for Bella Hadid to go from nude underwear to fully dressed. She strutted down the runway in a dress made on the spot with synthetic fibers sprayed onto her body and swiftly tailored by Coperni’s head of design, Charlotte Raymond, to include a draped neckline and thigh-high slit.…

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Artificial Intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. The term “artificial intelligence” had previously been used to describe machines that mimic and display “human” cognitive skills that are associated with the human mind,…

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Artist and philosopher Shantell Martin has captivated audiences worldwide with her large-scale black-and-white drawings and lines for more than a decade. Within these drawings, one will often discover meaningful messages and coy questions, such as “Who are You,” in Shantell’s signature handwriting, and bold and playful expressions. Now, anyone and everyone can follow her iconic…

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Brigitte Engler: New American Abstract Painting, curated by Chris Kraus at the SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2023 (5880 Adams Blvd, Culver City, CA.) in Los Angeles in Booth 32, presents a one-person exhibition of paintings on plywood by Engler. The abstract paintings are based on patterns of everyday life, found by chance on the street and…

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SERAFINA MADISON GRAND OPENING EVENT WHO: Vittorio Assaf (Founder, Serafina), Fabio Granato (Founder, Serafina), Alina Baikova (Model), Chloe Matton (Model), Dalia Babakhanova (Model), Devon Walker (SNL Cast Member), Fabrizio Di Michele Consul, Jo Ciampa (Actor), , Kevin Kim (Commissioner, NYC Small Business Services), Kelly Bensimon (Former RHONY),  Katja Hilgendorff (Model), Maria Siakova (Model), Nya Gatbel (Model),…

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The Untitled Space is pleased to present “LIVING FOR LOVE” benefit art auction featuring watercolor paintings by celebrated artist Fahren Feingold, presented in partnership with SeekHer Foundation supporting women’s mental health. Featuring 25 unique works including several new releases, the auction will kick off with an online preview on January 24, 2023, with bidding live from…

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Hong Kong Ballet (HKB) presented the U.S. Premiere of Romeo + Juliet on Friday, January 13 at 8pm and Saturday, January 14 at 2pm at New York City Center.Ancient grudges between triad families. Passion and tragedy. The iconic balcony scene. Set in Hong Kong in the turbulent 1960s, Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers is given a fresh…

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (January 9, 2023) – Consistently ranked among the world’s top places to visit and primed for continued growth, Mexico City is a global capital welcoming more than 12.5 million visitors each year for its renowned cuisine, vibrant culture, rich history, unique neighborhoods, and modern-day travel offerings. A sprawling metropolis bursting with a…

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They say it’s better to have loved and lost to never have loved at all. But is that really true? I read countless books, stories, biographies, saw a million films, documentaries, plays, etc. And in each one two people spend years finding each other, falling into agony with each other, rewriting histories and bringing down…

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Today, we see a multitude of sartorial power symbols, from “power suits” to “power heels.” But what makes a garment “powerful”? According to sociologist and political theorist Steven Lukes: “We speak and write about power, in innumerable situations, and we usually know, or think we know, perfectly well what we mean … And yet, among…

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He’s not the enemy of God, his name really isn’t Lucifer and he isn’t even evil. And as far as leading Adam and Eve astray, that was a bad rap stemming from a case of mistaken identity. “There’s little or no evidence in the Bible for most of the characteristics and deeds commonly attributed to…