Laurie Kellman

The new Royal Pop watches by Swatch and Audemars Piguet, at the Swatch Drive-Thru Store next to Swatch headquarters in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

A new Swatch model is introduced, and a case study in overexcited ‘drop culture’ plays out

May 18, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

The Swiss watchmaker, Swatch, said Monday that there’s no shortage of its Royal Pop pocket watch, a collaboration with Audemars Piguet’s luxury timepieces.

FILE – A painting by British street artist Banksy is seen on a building destroyed by fighting in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

The media may have unmasked Banksy — again. That’s angered some art fans but not ruffled dealers.

March 22, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

Banksy’s apparent unmasking by the Reuters news agency has generated talk about whether the works themselves retain their cultural and financial value.

A World Without Exploitation projection is seen on the wall of the National Gallery of Art calling on Congress to vote yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The fallout of Epstein’s crimes spans the globe. Here’s a look at some of those paying the cost.

November 21, 2025 at 6:47 p.m.

The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him, cover up...

People queue outside the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, although it remains closed for the day after Sunday’s jewels robbery. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

The Louvre’s crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities — and the brazen thieves

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France’s royals could well be gone forever, experts said Tuesday after a brazen, four-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation...

An American flag is burned during a march for Jayland Walker, July 6, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Trump’s order on flag burning could return the question to the Supreme Court

August 26, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

The limits on President Trump’s authority were evident in the executive order on flag burning. It made no mention of punishment for burning a flag, as the president can’t set...

This combination photos shows Pope Leo XIV at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, May 11, 2025, left, and President Donald Trump during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo)

President Donald Trump and Pope Leo are now Earth’s most powerful Americans. They lead in different roles and realms

May 13, 2025 at 8:22 a.m.

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or in their world views. They lead in different roles and realms.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters secure the area as Red Cross representatives wait for the handover of Thai and Israeli hostages in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025.(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The Gaza war is paused, but Israel and Hamas keep up a fierce battle of optics over hostage releases

February 2, 2025 at 12:44 p.m.

The visuals out of Israel and Gaza during recent hostage-for-prisoner swaps were part of a choreographed battle of optics waged in parallel to the 16-month ground war between Israel and...

FILE – The water in the Gulf of Mexico appears bluer than usual off of East Beach, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Galveston, Texas. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

President Donald Trump’s geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next

January 23, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

Trump’s territorial assertions, in line with his “America First” worldview, sparked a round of rethinking by mapmakers and teachers, snark on social media and sarcasm by at least one other...

This combination of photos taken Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, shows Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaking during a town hall in Malvern, Pa., left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump delivering remarks on Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C.. (AP Photo)

What is fascism? And why does Kamala Harris say Donald Trump is a fascist?

October 24, 2024 at 9:16 p.m.

Fascism is an authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement.

Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of ‘overtourism’ in 2024

September 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Tourism is surging and shifting so quickly, in fact, that some experts say the very term “overtourism” is outdated.

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