Steph Auteri is a journalist who has written for the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Pacific Standard, VICE, and elsewhere. Her more creative work has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, under the gum tree, Poets & Writers, and other publications, and she is the Essays Editor for Hippocampus Magazine. Her essay, “The Fear That Lives Next to
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Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. And the Nominees Are… Award season rolls on with the recently revealed longlist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The ten nominees range from commercial hits (Emma Cline’s The Guest) to critical darlings (Catherine Lacey’s Biography of X)
Hyper-realistic, post-cubism is at the core of Spanish-born Miguel Angel Belinchón’s work. Known in art circles as Belin, the young artist has been going against the grain since the start of his artistic journey. With an adventurous spirit at heart, he dropped out of his art training school citing outdated art provisions and opted instead to self-train
The 16th edition of the Affordable Art Fair Singapore saw landmark sales of SGD 5 million with 16,000 visitors, highlighting an incresing demand for art in Singapore. This year’s Affordable Art Fair presented an array of global and local art consisting of 37 percent local and 63 percent international galleries. With 20 different nations under one
Extra·Ordinary Stars was an inclusivity-themed concert held on 1 December 2023 to benefit Extra·Ordinary People, the Happee Hearts Movement and YMCA Singapore. Amassing over 21,000 followers on Instagram, singer Huang May Jan (or simply May Jan) has charmed audiences with her ethereally wholesome image and powerful vocal prowess. This special combination is but one reason
Andy Warhol’s “Beyond the Brand” at the Halcyon Gallery Halcyon Gallery welcomes visitors to its latest exhibition dedicated to American pop artist and cultural trailblazer, Andy Warhol. The exhibition entitled “Beyond the Brand” features the full range of Warhol’s pictorial inventions alongside Warhol’s rarely seen original “Ads” paintings, which are all open to the public for the first
The Modern Art Museum (MAM) Shanghai The Modern Art Museum (MAM) Shanghai will experience one of its most ambitious and groundbreaking year to date. As the largest contemporary art museum in Shanghai, this year sees MAM Shanghai set to become a “go-to” destination for art lovers with a line-up that includes globally renowned artists including
Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman is set to offer a new investment vehicle listed on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to leverage his following among Main Street investors. The hedge fund
In this article NYCB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled lender New York Community Bank disclosed a litany of financial metrics in the past 24 hours in a bid to
In this article NVDA SMH AVGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia shares hit a fresh all-time high on Wednesday, and its gains may still be in the early innings, according to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck. Van Eck, whose firm runs the largest U.S. semi exchange-traded fund, points to a first-mover edge in
A coffee shop at Beijing Capital Airport shows customers can use Visa, Mastercard, the digital Chinese yuan and other payment methods. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — China is encouraging banks and local businesses to accept foreign bank cards and is considering other steps to make mobile pay for international visitors even easier, said Zhang
A passenger tries out a pair of Rokid AR glasses on a Hainan Airlines flight in China. Rokid BEIJING — Hainan Airlines this week started letting passengers on some routes use Rokid’s augmented reality glasses for free for in-flight entertainment, the tech startup announced Thursday. Chinese start-up Rokid claimed it’s the first time AR glasses
A bank employee count China’s renminbi (RMB) or yuan notes next to U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters BEIJING — Venture capitalists in China that once rose to fame with giant U.S. IPOs of consumer companies are under pressure to drastically change their strategy. The
A logo outside a Societe Generale SA bank branch in Paris, France. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Societe Generale on Thursday reported a sharp decline in fourth-quarter net profit on the back of weaker net banking income, but launched a new 280 million euro ($302 million) share buyback program. The French lender posted a
Pedestrians pass a JPMorgan Chase bank branch in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The three biggest American retail banks collected 25% less overdraft revenue last year as the companies, under pressure from regulators to cap the fees, created new ways for customers to avoid the penalties. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and
Sturti | E+ | Getty Images Leaks aren’t just a problem for pipes. Billions of dollars a year drip from the U.S. retirement system when investors cash out their 401(k) plan accounts, potentially crippling their odds of growing an adequate nest egg. The issue largely affects job switchers — especially those with small accounts —
In this article SMH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Investors may want to consider putting money to work in a lagging part of the market. According to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, oil stocks are getting a raw deal. “The [oil] supply is there. The companies are arguably the next best cash flowing companies
The Scottish government has said it is considering making its review of charity regulation independent, in response to calls from the voluntary sector. The government pledged in late 2022 that it would undertake a review of charity regulation in Scotland after the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act passed, which received royal assent last summer.
Time is running out to submit entries for Third Sector’s Business Charity Awards 2024, which celebrate the significant contribution made by companies to UK charities and social enterprises. The deadline for entries in this year’s awards has been extended to 11:59pm on Thursday 15 February 2024. There are 27 categories available to enter covering innovation,
On January 30th, the board of supervisors in California’s San Mateo County, a county across the bay from San Francisco and next to Silicon Valley, did something ground-breaking. For what is probably the first time in American history, a governmental body voted unanimously to declare a health emergency for something very strange, a health emergency
Barclays has said it will stop directly financing energy firms’ new oil and gas projects, after pressure from organisations including charities. Oxfam GB last week said it would stop using the lender’s services, while other charities including Christian Aid and the Christian festival Greenbelt have also cut ties with the bank because of its financing
Sector leaders have welcomed the appointment of David Holdsworth as the next chief executive of the Charity Commission, describing him as a “damned good regulator” who “really knows the guts of the commission”. The Charity Commission announced yesterday that David Holdsworth, who was previously the regulator’s deputy chief executive and most recently held the top
The Hamish Ogston Foundation has changed its name to the Vinehill Trust after a series of allegations were made against its founding chair. The claims, first reported last October in The Sunday Times newspaper, alleged that the multi-millionaire businessman Hamish Ogston trafficked women and used the foundation to bring women into the country. The claims
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ pilot scheme to find jobs in the charity sector for experienced professionals has placed six people at major charities, the umbrella body has said. The Charity Interns project, which was launched last year as a six-month pilot scheme, aims to “highlight the positive impact of transferable skills from the private or public
A period poverty charity that supports girls in the UK and overseas has regained access to its bank account four months after was abruptly closed. Girls With Pride and Dignity is a period poverty charity based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was set up as a community scheme to support girls in poverty overseas, but
Charitable activity in the UK is failing to reach the areas of greatest need, a new report warns. Research from the think tank Centre for Cities says fewer and smaller donations are being made in the most deprived areas compared with other regions. The report draws on data from various sources, including responses to the
Akt, the LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity, has appointed an interim chief executive to replace its former chief, who resigned in November after nearly 17 years in post. Tim Spoor was chief executive of the charity, formerly the Albert Kennedy Trust, since 2007, having worked in LGBTQ+ charities for 25 years in total. Announcing his resignation
The chief executive of the National Aids Trust has resigned from her position after nearly a decade in the role. Deborah Gold, who became chief executive in 2014, will leave the charity in the summer. A spokesperson for the charity told Third Sector that Gold had decided the time was right for her to leave