Required Reading 

‣ Kellie B. Gormly writes for Smithsonian Magazine about Edythe Eyde — also brilliantly known as “Lisa Ben” — who founded the first lesbian magazine in the US in 1947, when […]

Levi (LEVI) earnings Q2 2024

Denim is having a moment with consumers, but it hasn’t led to a major sales boost at Levi Strauss.  The jeans creator on Wednesday posted fiscal second-quarter revenue that fell […]

FedEx (FDX) earnings Q4 2024

A pedestrian walks by a parked FedEx delivery truck on March 21, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images FedEx shares soared more than 15% after hours […]

McLaren open to two-door body for SUV

McLaren’s working on a practical vehicle that can hold more than two occupants Both two- and four-door body styles are on the table McLaren might make an SUV, but it […]

A View From the Easel

Welcome to the 239th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists delight in the texture of oil paint, […]

Alex Katz’s Love Affair With Maine

Philip Guston’s “Sunrise” 1979 and Martha Diamond’s “Central Character” (1983) at the Portland Museum of Art (photos Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) The American figurative painter Alex Katz has maintained a deep connection […]

CarMax (KMX) Q1 earnings

Customers shop for used vehicles at a CarMax dealership in Lexington, Kentucky. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images CarMax reported a 33% fall in first-quarter profit on Friday, as […]

Required Reading

‣ For the Cut, Nell McShane Wulfhart narrates the life of Bonnie Erickson, the woman who created Miss Piggy, the Phillie Phanatic, and a number of other larger-than-life, brazenly confident […]