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Brands That Matter

Our annual look at standout brands encompasses 130 honorees in nine categories, including the inaugural CMOs of the Year. Here's how 12 of those brands and three top CMOs stake out the intersection of business and culture.

CAN WWE PIN THE WORLD?

AS IT MAKES ITS $5 BILLION NETFLIX DEBUT AND PREPARES FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE, WWE IS STILL WRESTLING WITH THE TOXIC LEGACY OF ITS COMPLICATED FOUNDER.

Where the Clean Energy Jobs Are

A data-driven guide to the skills you need and the opportunities you'll find

ALAN CUMMING on CROSSING THE ATLANTIC

I went on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 for the first time in 2011.

high life

Italy's unfussy Dolomites are a place of cheerful communities, where simple chalets and good food can almost outshine the skiing

Blackberry Farm

BLACKBERRY FARM LOOMS in the consciousness of many travelers as an almost mythical Southern sanctuary in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, a place whose storybook perfection has to be experienced to be believed.

Walking the Walk

WHEN YOU COVER INNOVATION, THE PRESSURE IS ON TO innovate. This involves more than just constantly scanning the worlds of business and culture for signs of the next big thingand reporting on it before (and better than) our competitors do. It means being innovative in how we present that coverage to youon digital platforms, at our live events, and right here in the print magazine.

The AI Gadget Debacle

Here's why you shouldn't expect any mind-blowing AI-powered gifts anytime soon.

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

SEPHORA HAS GROWN SO POWERFUL THAT IT CONTROLS WHICH BRANDS LIVE OR DIE IN THE $30 BILLION HIGH-END COSMETICS INDUSTRY. IN THIS BEAUTY CONTEST, SEPHORA ALWAYS WEARS THE CROWN.

SNOWBALL EFFECT

Across western North America, top resorts are adding more terrain, bigger and faster chairlifts, and new on-mountain lodging

Linseed Paints

Linseed paint will change the way you approach painting a project, but this wonderful finish takes a different approach than modern paints.

CURATING CAIRO

Art director Nadine Abdel Ghaffar on her must-see cultural and culinary sites in the Egyptian capital

the possibility of an island

Cuba may be facing tough times, but the country's hoteliers, creators, and artists are forging a hopeful and beautiful way forward

in full bloom

Over the past three years, hotelier Fabrizio Ruspoli has turned an old olive farm south of Marrakech into the High Atlas's most intoxicating garden retreat

ALLIN

Fun has never been hard to come by in Las Vegas, but the arrival of pro sports, the Sphere, and lavish new hotels has upped the ante.

CULTURE WARS

Brands on the Run Why Harley-Davidson, Caterpillar, and other masculine\" brands are caving to anti-DEI crusader Robby Starbuck

The Future According to Google

Google DeepMind, the tech giant's internal AI research lab, isn't just racing to beat OpenAI to market. Under Nobel laureate CEO Demis Hassabis, it's the \"engine room\" of the entire company.

Ironbark Toolworks

Devon Campbell is designing and building world-class tools from his shop in Queensland.

Fern Stand

This Charles Limbert table was sold as a fern stand, but it's a great addition to any home.

Common Thread

At Johnstons of Elgin, a remote wool mill in the Scottish Highlands, Shane C. Kurup explores a prestigious fashion history

She's Bringing Preppy Back

J.Crew Group CEO Libby Wadle is figuring out what fits America today.

All About PPE

Safety is #1 in the workshop.

Déjà New

Returning to a beloved route through France with her husband and kids in tow, Jo Rodgers gets a lesson in how additional travel companions can transform a place you thought you knew

Fogo Island Inn

THIS 29-ROOM MODERN CLASSIC in Newfoundland is a model for place-specific hospitality, dreamed up by founder Zita Cobb and built by Shorefast, a nonprofit that supports economic and cultural resilience on the hotel's namesake island and runs artist residencies in four isolated, incredibly photogenic studios.

REAL WORLD

Through its galleries and annual festival, the resort Baha Mar is elevating art that showcases the everyday complexities of life in the Bahamas

Jumeirah Burj AI Arab

IF EVER THERE WAS a hotel that could achieve landmark status, it is Dubai's Jumeirah Burj AI Arab, which stands alone on its own purpose-built island just off Jumeirah Beach.

The Brando

THE STORY GOES that actor Marlon Brando first arrived on the 18-isle atoll of Tetiaroa by water-as in, he swam ashore.

WHERE FOOD IS ALWAYS IN STYLE

A new scene is cooking along Singapore's iconic retail corridor

Joinery Machines

Joinery machines are much more than one-trick ponies. Here's an intro, and why you should consider adding one in your shop.

WORK LIFE

Law Roach, image architect and educator, answers our career questionnaire.