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The Art of Getting Lost in Minnie Evans

There comes a moment, looking at the artist’s dense worlds, in a new exhibit at the Whitney, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.

The Anti-A.I.-Ad Ad Campaign

The comedians Harris Alterman and Dave Ross have been putting up posters for fake tech products across the city, including a wearable grandpa, underwear that thinks, and A.I. cutlery.

The Netflix Show That Airs from the Great Beyond

The promise of “Famous Last Words”—which just released its Gloria Steinem episode—is that the show’s subjects can finally speak freely, knowing that the interview won’t come out until they’ve died.

The Bayeux Tapestry’s Long Journey Home

It’s perhaps the most famous textile in the world. But getting it to England required years of diplomacy, a horde of engineers, and a touch of kindness from the French.

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