Ciryl Gane not ‘all in’? UFC heavyweight contender thinks it costs him
Jailton Almeida has questions about Ciryl Gane’s mindset heading into a third UFC title shot. Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenges heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in…
Luka Dončić looks great but his supposed vertical is doubtful at best
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has had a remarkable body transformation so far this summer and he looks more than ready for FIFA EuroBasket. During a recent interview, the…
How Artist Zhang Xu Zhan Is Transforming an Ancient Taiwanese Folk Craft
Alemani first encountered Zhang Xu’s work last year while on an art-prize jury and was struck by his craftsmanship and detail. “It seems quite simple, but it’s actually incredibly sophisticated…
Bogdan Guskov punishes Nikita Krylov
Bogdan Guskov continues to dish out violence. At UFC on ABC 9 on Saturday, Guskov (18-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) pounded out Nikita Krylov for the first-round TKO stoppage at 4:18…
In Newport, a Suite of New Paintings by Cy Gavin Consider the Sea–and the Stars
He would go about this in a few different ways. For one thing, Gavin used real yacht sails—two mainsails, one jib—as his canvases, exploiting their translucency to depict teeming night…
Diego Della Valle honored as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
PARIS — Tod’s chairman and chief executive officer Diego Della Valle has been named a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the French cultural distinction, which was awarded…
B.J. Penn requests help from Dana White and others amid legal troubles
B.J. Penn is publicly asking for help from Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta as he navigates ongoing legal troubles. Penn, 46, has been arrested numerous times over recent months in…
Art in All Directions: The Fenix Museum Is Changing How We Talk About Migration
As one ascends the structure, ramps and staircases intersect and sometimes dip down or veer sharply, mirroring the chaotic, nonlinear journeys migrants take. (When, in the Tornado’s early stages, engineers…
American Ballet Theatre’s Gillian Murphy Left It All on the Stage
While Murphy is renowned for her technical prowess, it is her emotional intelligence that drew her to dance as a child. “Some people have a different approach, a more academic…