Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning

An immersive theater experience transports the audience back to the Prohibition era, interpreting a murder mystery from a new angle each week

On 14 March 1935 in the Bronx, New York, a man named Frank Spano was shot to death in front of his 12-year-old son Dominick. John Guerrieri, the man who held the gun, was their neighbor and father to Dominick’s friend—and would later get off scot-free with no jail time. Nearly eight decades later, Spano’s granddaughter and artist Cynthia Von Buhler, has tried to solve …

The Bulgari Octo: Terme di Caracalla

A design inspiration for the watch, these Roman ruins are now a theater

Continuing our ongoing series with Bulgari, in celebration of the designs that inspired their Octo watch line, we’ve delved into the past, present and future of Rome’s Terme di Caracalla. This great structure, built around 212 AD, was reborn as a theater among ruins in 1937 and is the site of theatrical innovation to this day. As Bulgari found a way to reenvision the classic …

Miami Art Week 2013: Photography

From Pieter Hugo's "Kin" series to Mapplethorpe's stunning Polaroids, our photography picks from this year's extravaganza

Every December, Miami is packed with contemporary art from around the world, and the range of media from across the fairs that set up their temporary annual digs is astounding. Jumping out from the myriad sculptures, paintings, videos, performance art and more are some compelling photographs—photos that manage to capture so much through a carefully crafted click of the shutter. Have a look at the …