Is Alexander McQueen in Trouble?
Kering has placed Gianfranco D’Attis at the head of Alexander McQueen, and the appointment reads less like ceremony than correction.
Washington Just Drew a Line Around the Premium Cigar
A federal court has reaffirmed the premium cigar definition, giving handmade cigars a clearer legal shape after years of regulatory uncertainty.
Rolls-Royce Just Gave Spectre the Thing It Needed Most
Spectre Series II brings more range, more power, and a richer bespoke vocabulary to Rolls-Royce’s electric coupé.
The American Pope Writes About the Machine
Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on May 25 — and chose artificial intelligence as his subject. Titled Magnifica Humanitas, the document centers on the protection of human dignity in the age of AI. A billion-person institution has formally entered the conversation.
The Employment Question Nobody Is Asking Correctly
The debate on AI and work has been running at full volume in the wrong direction. The World Economic Forum projects 170 million new roles created by 2030 alongside 92 million displaced. The useful question has never been whether jobs disappear — it is where a man of standing places himself before the answer becomes obvious.
The Handshake With an Expiry Date
The United States and China have an arrangement governing roughly a third of global trade. Following high-level meetings in Beijing, tariff terms appear stabilized — though the extension of the trade truce remains under negotiation. For the man with money in motion, the clock is running.
The War That Runs on Ceremony
Four years in, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has found a new phase — less military, more choreographic. Both sides declared ceasefires in May, on different dates, for different reasons. Putin has signalled readiness for direct talks. The table has not yet been set.
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