When Harold Ross drew up the prospectus for this magazine in the nineteen-twenties, he wrote that The New Yorker “will be what is commonly called sophisticated.” But what on earth did that mean? Ben ...

THE difference in character between the present time and certain periods in the past is strikingly exemplified by the use nowadays of ‘sophistication’ instead of ‘urbanity’ in expressing the earmark ...

Tension: In social and professional settings, individuals often seek to convey confidence and sophistication, yet may feel uncertain about how their nonverbal cues influence others’ perceptions. Noise ...

What's the concept of the Seoul pop-up store? Elad: The Seoul pop-up store's theme is "algorithm," with the main piece being the bows bursting from the wall. This was inspired by how algorithms work.