Netflix’s new Martha documentary paints an unflinching portrait of the lifestyle doyenne.
Netflix’s Martha documentary is accumulating buzz for how director R.J. Cutler reexamines Martha Stewart as a complex figure ahead of her time. The film takes stock of her rise, scandals, and recent resurgence. While Stewart cooperates with the film, her bracingly candid interview responses prevent it from striking an overtly fawning tone.
The president of Royal Institute of British Architects defends architecture competitions.
RIBA’s Chris Williamson penned a defense of architectural competitions on LinkedIn, positioning them as vital for creative growth and professional learning. The organization’s president-elect emphasized the value of participation over winning, yet sparked criticism from some who argued that competitions often foster exploitative practices and harm architectural culture.
Endangered bees have brought Mark Zuckerberg’s nuclear data center plans to a halt.
Meta’s plan to build a nuclear-powered data center for AI development has been derailed by regulatory and environmental issues. Chief among them was the discovery of a rare bee species near the proposed site. The Facebook founder intended for this data center to be a first for the big tech industry in its use of nuclear energy, aligning with Meta’s net-zero goals.
The 21-year-old cofounder of UndeadApes NFT is found guilty of money laundering.
Berman Jerry Nowlin Jr., who goes by aliases “Repulse” and “Zayous,” has been convicted of fraud and money laundering for orchestrating a “rug pull” scheme with his NFT projects, including UndeadApes. Partnering with U.S. Air Force officer Devin Alan Rhoden, Nowlin misled investors by abandoning the project after raising $135,000, then laundered the funds through cryptocurrency transfers.
The founder of $Ban, a meme coin cryptocurrency is being accused of insider trading.
In late Oct., Sotheby’s head of digital art and NFTs created the meme cryptocurrency $BAN, inspired by Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana artwork, as a personal side project. Soon after its release, the coin soared in popularity, and a trader reportedly made $873,000 in two days, sparking social media allegations of supposed insider trading due to the employee’s professional connections. That person has since denied any involvement in the trades, clarified that Sotheby’s is not associated with $BAN, and stated he had no expectation of the coin’s rapid success.
Today’s attractive distractions:
A decommissioned airplane runs through this Amsterdam hotel.
Owen Davies chronicles the “beige brutalism” of New York City.
An Over the Garden Wall revival is an ode to stop-motion cinematography.
Could Kyle Kuzma singlehandedly spell the end of tunnel ‘fits?
