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Culture & Trends

The 39-year-old art-world bad boy prepares for a massive career retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. read more

April 2013

By Rachel Wolff

keywords:: culture and trends,; career and money,; art

Culture & Trends

Branding. Production logistics. Product placement. Employee incentivization. Today's art-world superstars have mastered them all. Should corporate leaders take a page from their playbook? read more

March 2013

By Howie Kahn

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Culture & Trends

See also our slideshow of celebrities sued by Jonathan Lee Riches. read more

February 2013

By Luke O'Brien

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An irresistible force is once again beckoning from deep below the Sierra Nevada foothills, as California prepares for its second gold rush. At the vanguard: A new breed of prospectors who are forsaking cushy desk jobs to go in search of untold wealth. read more

February 2013

By Julia Savacool

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Culture & Trends

Meet David Lat, the former Assistant U.S. Attorney who keeps judges and lawyers on their toes with his blog, Above the Law. read more

December 05, 2012

By Alex French

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Culture & Trends

There's a new breed of high roller on the Strip: electronic-dance-music DJs who are showered with access to private jets, lavish suites, and unprecedented paydays. But as Sin City becomes America's Ibiza, even the DJs wonder: Is this the beginning of a great ride or the end of the road? read more

September 2012

By Michael Kaplan

keywords:: culture and trends,; career and money,; celebrities and entertainment

Culture & Trends

Peter Thiel rose to fame by launching PayPal and funding a little upstart called Facebook. You'll find his fingerprints on—and his seed money in—everything from DNA manipulation to Hollywood movies along with any Silicon Valley enterprise worth knowing about. Now the 43-year-old gay libertarian is embarking on his most ambitious venture: a start-up country on the open ocean that will be governed by his Ayn Rand–inspired ideology. Will it be Thiel's crowing achievement or the biggest bust since Waterworld? read more

September 2011

By Jonathan Miles

keywords:: culture trends,; career and money,; critical eye,; billionaire king,; Peter Thel

Culture & Trends

Once coveted, now commonplace, the AmEx black card has had its ups and downs--and spawned a lot of copycats. A time line of the status symbol's rise and fall, with a rock-bottom incident at the hands of--no surprise--the Lohans. read more

September 24, 2010

By Joe Satran

keywords:: culture and trends,; career and money,; black card,; amex,; credit card

Culture & Trends

Honesty is for the unemployed. In today's ultra-competitive job market, the ability to deceive--smartly, savvily--just might be the most important skill you can have. read more

August 2010

By Jamie Malanowski