Untitled (Chakraman) is a rare example of Nepalese painting. Visually striking in its scale and colour, and rich with iconography, it illustrates concepts connected to Buddhism, Hinduism, tantric principles and yoga, while depicting a great number of deities and incarnations.
Fine Art as a Percentage of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals’ Spending Has Remained Stable Adam Davidson has a good take on the art market in his New York Times Magazine column and offers an interesting take on art as an investment: Art is often valuable precisely because it isn’t a sensible way to make…
Sotheby’s New York auctioneer Tobias Meyer takes bids on Clyfford Still’s 1949-A-No. 1 (1949), which sold for a record-setting $61.7 million on Nov. 9, 2011 Speed is a synonym for velocity and the slang term for amphetamine, a drug creating an ecstatic illusion of rapidity and efficacy. Money, which plays an increasingly…
When you shift a person’s life, you shift it by changing the pattern of focus, the pattern of meaning and the pattern of action. When I recently met author, strategist and coach Tony Robbins backstage at a taping of Oprah Winfrey’s ground-breaking series Lifeclass, the first thing I was struck…
May 2012 The World Wildlife Fund released a new report on biodiversity and human interaction with the planet, but there’s one map in particular, highlighted by The Washington Post, that shows just how much damage we’re doing. The map below, taken from the annual Living Planet report, demonstrates how much fish we’re pulling out of the…
Fighting for no reason—how we’re hard-wired to be hostile I’ve been doing a lot of reading about relational psychology, and one fascinating chapter from a book on non-verbal communication which mentions that one of the predictors of a satisfying relationship is the ability to successfully read (or “decode”) the emotions of your partner. Let’s be…
The iconic Playboy mansion in Los Angeles. (Kelly Senyei/Gourmet)Sure, the Playboy mansion is better known for its buxom blondes and wild parties, than for its five-star meals and top-notch chefs, but it turns out that behind the walls of one of the most famous compounds in the world lies one amazingly sophisticated kitchen. You already…
Imagine putting on clothes – and pajamas – each day and night equipped with micro-sensors that monitor your health in real-time, around-the-clock. This vision is at the heart of an on-going Swiss research project that aims to create “Guardian Angel” sensors that can seamlessly and constantly monitor a person’s health and environment wherever they…
By Karissa Rosenfield Courtesy of Deep Ocean Technology Dubai shipbuilder Drydocks World has signed on with Switzerland’s BIG InvestConsult, on behalf of partner Deep Ocean Technology (DOT), to become the sole construction contractor of the futuristic Water Discus Underwater Hotels in the Middle East. Tailored to the luxurious lifestyle, aspiring divers and marine life enthusiasts,…
The Time Magazine breastfeeding cover doesn’t celebrate the practice. It exploits it I’m pretty sure the @Time cover will have women who were on the fence about breastfeeding running for bottles. I find this Time Magazine cover much less offensive than when they named George W. Bush person of the year… twice. Huh, there’s a…