Dazzled by Art

"Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance" at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio shares more than the artist’s work, it shares his world. "Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance" installation view at McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. McNay Art Museum, photo by Jacklyn Velez. “Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance” at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio shares more than the artist’s work, it shares his world. San Ygnacio, TX, where Tracy (1943-2024) lived and located his studio beginning in 1978. The Texas-Mexico borderlands. Mexico City, where he also had a studio, spending a great deal of time there beginning in the 1970s. India, where he traveled regularly for two decades, making jewelry. “It’s very much an environmental experience,” exhibition curator René Paul Barilleaux told Forbes.com about the presentation. “It a complete immersion into a world that he conceived.” Sights, sounds, and smells converge across six galleries. Yes, smells. The exhibition features bespo...

As the indie singer-songwriter and Boygenius star releases her latest, highly personal solo record, she talks of her weariness of AI and digital art, the pressures of being in a public relationship, and her anger and fears in Trump’s US In the shadow of a Hogarth painting, accompanied by guitar and violin, Lucy Dacus is singing about disappointment. The painting depicts Thomas Coram, founder of the Foundling Hospital in London’s Bloomsbury district. A shipbuilder by trade, he is portrayed in full baroque garb, a style usually reserved for the aristocracy. But amid the classical architecture and rich fabrics, he is shown as he was: the thread veins on his face, his feet not quite touching the ground. The setting is apt for Dacus’s disquisitions on life and love, and the ways they can exceed, or fall short of, the expectations we place upon them: the moments that feel exalted, idealised, as well as the times when reality intrudes on the fantasy.The Foundling Museum, the setting of tonigh...

A century after the original golden era of railroads, trains are once again the talk of travel. In Europe, especially, train travel is surging as an environmental alternative to short-haul flights, with more night trains, high-speed routes and transnational collaboration… A century after the original golden era of railroads, trains are once again the talk of travel. In Europe, especially, train travel is surging as an environmental alternative to short-haul flights, with more night trains, high-speed routes and transnational collaboration among rail companies. Political ties between European countries may be jittery, but the cities are more linked than ever. Trains also return us to the romance of travel. The pacifying hours invite reading and contemplation as the landscapes reveal the geography between destinations -- the Zen opposite of air travel's frittered tedium. I travel to Sweden annually from my home in Florence, Italy. Seeking the contemporary culture of other cities a...

The best neck pillows for travel support your head and neck to ensure you can sleep comfortably during any journey. These are our top picks for 2025. The best neck pillows for travel support your head and neck to ensure you can sleep comfortably on any journey, since limited space and lack of proper pillows on planes and trains can leave you feeling sore and achy. After extensive research, the Ostrich Go Luxury Travel Pillow is our top recommendation thanks to its adjustable design and comfortable memory foam filling. We also recommend the Trtl Travel Pillow if you’re seated in a window or aisle seat and will be favoring one side of your neck. The best neck pillows for travel support your head and neck to ensure you can sleep comfortably. ILLUSTRATION: FORBES / PHOTO: RETAILERS When selecting a neck pillow, choose an option with firm support. “The right pillow will keep your neck in a spine-neutral position when you fall asleep in the upright or seated position," says Dr. Mara ...

Winter sun, endless luxury options, and not all that far from home – why Dubai is the perfect pregnancy spot I found out that I was expecting a baby back in November, and after the short, dark days of a British winter, I found that not only would I quite like to escape somewhere for a little bit of winter sun, but that the so-called 'babymoon' holiday was an absolute need. But where to go? MORE: Newborn checklist: The ultimate baby essentials every new parent needs Being my first pregnancy, I had never thought much about where a person should, or shouldn’t, holiday while expecting. Suppose you’re on a similar journey and only landing on page 4 of old forums or chewing your lip over a list of destinations where the accursed Zika virus looms. In that case, I am here to tell you why Dubai should be your ultimate destination – and I have just the place to go. Tried and tested by yours truly, here’s an idea for your ultimate pregnancy vacay – enjoy! Dubai is a destination that ma...