THE CYNIC THE TWO NATIONS

It's been twenty years since then. state senator Obama assured us there was not a liberal America and a conservative America. In that time, a new country has been building with fearful momentum. Can anything be donc to stop it?

WITH VINTAGE, SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

The world is filled with fake throwbacks and questionable graphics. But real-deal, old-school sailing gear never disappoints.

Viva Elsa!- The iconic sculptural work of the famed Tiffany designer Elsa Peretti is coming home

In 1972, the designer Elsa Peretti bought a modest cottage she had seen in Spain for a few thousand dollars –all she could afford at the time. Since then, her fortunes grew and grew, and now to celebrate her legacy with Tiffany & Co.– a match made 50 years ago the iconic jewelry and design house has launched three new pieces in her memory: A bone ring, a split cuff ring, and a bone cuff in 18-karat gold set with a teardrop of pavé diamonds.

Clean Sweep- Two seasons into her tenure at Carven, Louise Trotter is reimagining the label with pieces at once mindful, freeand beautiful.

Two seasons into her tenure at Carven, Louise Trotter is reimagining the label with pieces at once mindful, freeand beautiful. In February of last year, Trotter took up the role of creative director at the 79-year-old maison, reawakening it from a five-year slumber, and a chauffeur—customary for an artistic director at the helm of a Parisian fashion house—simply doesn’t fly with her bluff Sunderland upbringing.

Jenna Ortega's Year of Wonder - The breakout star of Wednesday settles into fame and with a Beetlejuice sequel on the horizon gets ready for more of it

On the eve of Wednesday's cultural domination, "Tim" invited Jenna Ortega to his house for a meeting. I love when this happens in Hollywood conversations: casually, not even pretentiously, legends referred to by first names only, as Ortega does over a clandestine morning coffee. Here is Wednesday on a Sunday at Velvet, a moody cocktail bar at the Corinthia hotel in London.

Meet the Inc. 5000- Moving the Goalposts - Religion of Sports believes it has the strategy for docuseries success in a suddenly cost-conscious Hollywood.

Religion of Sports believes it has the strategy for docuseries success in a suddenly cost-conscious Hollywood. When it comes to understanding athletes, Gotham Chopra has learned some lessons: Losses are more interesting than victories, the old guard has more enlightening things to say than up-and-coming phenoms, and success doesn't typically happen overnight. It was Serena Williams who served that last point to him after he rallied for seven years to try to get her to do a documentary with his production company, Religion of Sports. "Boy, you're persistent," he remembers she said to him.

Chip Conley Human wisdom is more valuable than ever. But true wisdom requires these six skills- When management theorist Peter Drucker coined the term knowledge workers in 1959, most people had no idea what he was talking about.

When management theorist Peter Drucker coined the term knowledge workers in 1959, most people had no idea what he was talking about. Since then, knowledge workers have come to rule the world. Today, seven of the world's 10 most valuable companies are tech companies, the ultimate workplace for knowledge workers.

Karen Dillon Congratulations on Your Company's Big Success. So Now, Let Me Ask- Are You Happy? - Happiness is actually contagious. The Framingham Heart Study-the longest ongoing study of heart health in the world, which has tracked aspects of participants' lives for more than 75 years-found that being in the presence of someone who is happy is likely to spur happiness in yourself.

For Jeremy Kasler, founder and CEO of CaskX, the pandemic offered an unexpected opportunity to reset his life. Having sold his previous company, Hong Kong-based Art Futures Group, which paired midcareer artists with investors, the native Brit planned to spend some time reconnecting with family in Australia as he got his new startup off the ground. The new business, which helps individual investors purchase barrels (or casks) of bourbon and Scotch from distilleries in the U.S. and Scotland, was still in its early days when Kasler arrived in Sydney just a day before the country went into lockdown. I kind of got stuck there, he recalls. But in hindsight, it was one of the best things that could have happened to him-and his new company.

TRUFF'S FOUNDERS WANT TO BE THE CIROQ OF HOT SAUCE. DANIEL LUBETZKY ADVISES: "BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, BUT NOT TOO MUCH"

The founder of the multibillion-dollar snack company Kind is helping Truff co-founder Nick Ajluni turn his condiment brand into a market leader.

CUT FROM A DIFFERENT CLOTH

With sustainable merino, Branwyn aims to build a brand that supports women and the planet.

HOW YOUR OFFICE SALAD CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

For Sharebite's Dilip Rao, eliminating food insecurity isn't an empty marketing goal. It's his calling.

WHEN THE MINNOW SWALLOWS THE WHALE

No sooner had Jay McKee led Lessen to a billion-dollar valuation than he set his sights on a massive deal.

CRAFTING THEIR OWN CAREERS

How The Woobles transformed a teeny-tiny hobby into into an empire of cute.

WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER

This year's Inc. 5000 companies managed to grow quickly through a period of high inflation the likes of which we haven't seen in over 40 years. Here's how it shaped these businesses for the better.

KICK STARTERS

A serial inventor, a first-time CEO, and alumni of some of the biggest sneaker brands in the world are ready to grow Kizik into the next billion-dollar shoe company.

BURSTING AT THE SEAMS

KIM KARDASHIAN'S SKIMS IS EXPANDING RAPIDLY, FUELING RUMORS OF AN IPO. BUT CAN THE COMPANY EVER REALLY OUTGROW ITS REALITY-TV CO-FOUNDER?

My Brand's Facials Are Great. Our Real Estate Strategy Is Even Better

There is no shortage of competition in the $144 billion skin care industry.

How I Found a Way to Ease the Pain of Health Insurance Costs

How can something so vital to human life feel so lifeless? That's the question Alex Cyriac found himself asking about the health insurance industry after medical complications left his mother struggling with years of chronic pain.

How I Scaled My Pup's Raw Food Diet Into a Healthy Brand

Katie Spies, 32, doesn't know how to live without a pet.

Marketers Hope the Odds Are Ever in Their Favor

Against industry headwinds, the country's fastest-growing advertising and marketing companies are nimble, specific, and good at what they do.

SUN IS SHINING

Jamaican reggae singer Lila Iké shares a musical itinerary through Kingston

THE PAST IS PRESENT

Beguilingly complex Istanbul has done a lot of soul-searching in recent years. Lale Arikoglu digs into the city's modern identity - while tracing the roots of her own

Bare Bones

Elsa Peretti's candlesticks, a nod to simple, organic forms, still light our fire

gather round

The secret ingredient in Philadelphia's lauded food scene? The empathy of the locals behind it

Travel Log

Banana Republic's updated Manhattan flagship celebrates the wider world

Bread of Life

Throughout Armenia, chefs and restaurateurs are celebrating the country's culinary heritage and history

NARRATIVE VOICE

At England's historic Houghton Hall, a major commission marks an artistic departure for Dame Magdalene Odundo

Calm, Cool, Collected

Designer Julie Hillman transforms her workspace in a Manhattan brownstone into a creative crucible

easy does it

Beyond the bubble of Queenstown, New Zealand's majestic Otago region offers the kinds of adventures you can truly appreciate only by slowing down

Managing the Future of Work Isn't an Easy Job

Hirings and firings, layoffs and resignations. The workforce is experiencing never-ending upheaval, and HR professionals are pivoting fast.