Proceedings in the ongoing legal spat between Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and Sotheby’s have often been drawn out and detailed to the point of tedium, with hours-long questioning about the timing and content of emails seeming to fail to lead to even a substantive assertion, let alone wrongdoing. However, gems about the inner workings of…
The Television Academy sparked backlash online when Anthony Anderson was announced as the host of this year’s Emmy Awards, which aired on Monday. Advocates for victims of sexual assault were quick to remind the internet about the three separate sexual assault or misconduct allegations against the “Black-ish” star, spanning from 2003 up until as recent…
If you’re a woman who works in a traditionally male-dominated industry, chances are high that you’ve heard some version of this advice: when you finish writing your email, go through and replace all the exclamation points with periods. This well-intentioned advice is based on three regressive ideas: Exclamation and enthusiasm are feminized — and also “unprofessional”…
On a not-at-all red carpet inside Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night, Da’Vine Joy Randolph was glowing. “The fact that these people actually even seen my work is just mind-blowing,” said the actress, a star of “The Holdovers,” who was being honored with the National Board of Review’s best supporting actress prize…
Phillips CEO Stephen Brooks, who previously served as an executive at Christie’s, a larger competing house, has resigned. Brook’s departure comes two-and-half years after he was tapped to expand the London-based auction house’s global footprint and sales. According to a statement from a Phillips representative, Brooks’ resignation is unrelated to a downturn in sales in…