
What Is the Wildest Thing You’ve Written Off Your Taxes? Our Favorite Freelancers Share.
The tax write-off is a freelancer’s greatest weapon. Our favorite independent contractors got real about what they’re actually calling a business expense on Tax Day.
By Karly Quadros
April 15, 2026
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Cult 100 2025
The people on this list represent five generations and hail from the worlds of food, publishing, art, fashion, activism, and entertainment.
Young Collectors 2025
The 11 individuals on CULTURED’s eighth annual Young Collectors list embody a certain kind of single-minded obsession. Some were raised by storied patrons; others found a passion for art on their own, often leaving their families perplexed. All share an interest in spreading the gospel, leaving the art world a little more curious than they found it.





















