LIKE^® Magazine

(LIKE® Markets — a new department)

THE WORLD'S BOND MARKETS: 59 VENUES, WHO RUNS THEM AND HOW

Trading segments, C-suites, leader selection, contacts, and annual reports.

(LIKE® Sojourn — a new department)

PLACES TO SOJOURN: 27 RETREAT HOUSES, MONASTERIES AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD

(LIKE® Spotlight)

MAJOR FOUNDATIONS WORLDWIDE: RANKED BY ENDOWMENT

Fifty foundations, two spotlights — endowments, leadership, signature events, and how to apply.

(LIKE® Communications — a new department)

THE WORLD'S BEST PR AGENCIES: THE PROVOKE GLOBAL TOP 300

All 300 ranked on 2025 fee income, plus 199 independent boutiques in 61 countries.

(LIKE® Weddings — a new department)

THE WORLD'S WEDDING APPAREL HOUSES & SALONS: 39 HOUSES AND SALONS, THEIR BOUTIQUES WORLDWIDE

Bridal houses, landmark salons and the groom’s majors — what each sells and where its boutiques are, city by city.

(LIKE® Fashion — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S FASHION HOUSES: 43 HOUSES, THEIR OWNERS, THEIR DESIGNERS AND THEIR FLAGSHIPS

(LIKE® Film Festivals)

THE WORLD'S FILM FESTIVALS: 38 FESTIVALS, WHO RUNS THEM AND WHERE THE BUSINESS IS DONE

Verified leadership, 2026 dates, venues, top awards, published scale and industry markets — from Cannes and Venice to Busan and Cairo.

(LIKE® Books — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S PUBLISHING HOUSES: 31 HOUSES, FROM THE BIG FIVE TO THE INDEPENDENTS

(LIKE® Museums — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S GREAT MUSEUMS: 40 MUSEUMS IN 19 COUNTRIES, EVERY DIRECTOR VERIFIED

(LIKE® Music — October 20, 2026)

TUESDAY'S GONE, ASBURY PARK, JULY 13, 1977: RONNIE VAN ZANT'S LEGENDARY NIGHT — 49 YEARS ON

The full Asbury Park concert film, the ten musicians on stage that night, and the town where LIKE began.

(LIKE® Technology — a new department)

TECHNOLOGY: AI COMPANIES, SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, WEBSITE BUILDERS & HOSTS

118 companies across three worldwide guides — leadership, ownership, scale, and published contacts, verified.

(LIKE® Health — the flagship guide)

THE WORLD'S HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: 40 HOSPITAL GROUPS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS

Leadership, ownership, scale, specialties, and published contacts — verified worldwide.

(LIKE® Music — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S OPERA HOUSES & CONCERT HALLS: 38 VENUES, THEIR INTENDANTS, THEIR CONDUCTORS AND THEIR SEATS

(LIKE® Film — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S FILM STUDIOS: 30 STUDIOS, THEIR OWNERS, THEIR CHAIRMEN AND THEIR LOTS

The majors in their Skydance configuration, the streamer film arms, A24 and Neon, StudioCanal and Pathé, Toho and Ghibli — leadership verified to October 2026, gaps named.

(LIKE® Style — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S FRAGRANCE & BEAUTY HOUSES: 31 HOUSES, THEIR OWNERS, THEIR PRESIDENTS, THEIR PERFUMERS AND THEIR FLAGSHIPS

(LIKE® Sports — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S GREAT GOLF CLUBS: 33 CLUBS, THEIR OWNERS, THEIR ARCHITECTS AND THEIR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Augusta to St Andrews, Pine Valley to Royal Melbourne — with visitor policies in each club's own terms.

(LIKE® Travel & Tourism — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S LUXURY CRUISE LINES: 26 LINES, THEIR OWNERS, THEIR PRESIDENTS AND THEIR FLEETS

(LIKE® Auctions & Collecting — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S AUCTION HOUSES: 30 HOUSES, THEIR OWNERS, THEIR LEADERS AND THEIR SALEROOMS

(LIKE® Education — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S UNIVERSITIES: 42 UNIVERSITIES, THEIR GOVERNANCE, THEIR LEADERS AND THEIR ENTRY ROUTES

(LIKE® Design — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S ARCHITECTURE FIRMS: 32 FIRMS, THEIR LEADERS, THEIR OWNERS AND THEIR LANDMARKS

(LIKE® Luxury Guide — a new companion guide)

THE WORLD'S CHAMPAGNE & SPIRITS HOUSES: 35 ENTRIES, FROM REIMS AND COGNAC TO ISLAY, KYOTO AND JALISCO

The Champagne & Spirits Houses guide joins the Luxury Guide Wineries page family at merge: fourteen champagne entries (Dom Pérignon inside Moët & Chandon), four cognac houses, nine Scotch entries and eight from Ireland, Japan and the wider world — every president, chef de caves and master distiller verified to October 2026, with the 2024–2026 cellar successions dated and the gaps named.

(LIKE® Industry & Infrastructure — a new department)

INDUSTRY & INFRASTRUCTURE: THE COMPANIES THAT POWER, WATER AND BUILD THE WORLD

225 companies across nine worldwide guides — electric, water, waste, steel, aluminum, mining, construction, highways and undersea cables — leadership, operations, dated scale, and published contacts, verified.

(LIKE® Transportation — a new department)

TRANSPORTATION: SHIPPING LINES, CONTAINER COMPANIES, PORT SECURITY, TRAIN COMPANIES AND SHIPBUILDERS

Five worldwide guides — the lines and lessors of the container age (Hanjin and Sea Containers carried as heritage), the firms that guard the gates, the railroads freight and passenger, and the yards that build the ships.

(LIKE® Wine & Spirits — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S SPIRITS COMPANIES: WHO OWNS THE GREAT BRANDS

Diageo to Lucas Bols (1575) — full portfolios named, master distillers credited, and the Seagram empire's division traced brand by brand.

(LIKE® Wine & Spirits — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S BREWERIES: THE MAJORS AND THE CRAFT TIER

From AB InBev's quarter of the world's beer to a Wellington petrol station — flagships, brewmasters, volumes, and the craft founders' exits told straight.

(LIKE® Trade Shows — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S TRADE SHOWS: 42 FAIRS, WHO ORGANISES THEM AND HOW TO EXHIBIT

CES to the Canton Fair, bauma to MEDICA — organisers, leadership verified to October 2026, published scale, and the route in for exhibitors and trade visitors.

(LIKE® Conferences — the worldwide guide)

THE WORLD'S GREAT CONFERENCES: 30 SUMMITS, WHO CONVENES THEM AND HOW ANYONE GETS IN

Davos, Munich, the COP, Milken, Web Summit and Slush — convening bodies, leadership verified to October 2026, media posture, and access stated plainly.

(LIKE® Technology)

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE · CHIPS ON SHOULDERS PUTS CHIPS IN POCKETS

(LIKE® Leaders · Diplomacy UK)

KING CHARLES III · ANDY BURNHAM · BUCKINGHAM PALACE AUDIENCE

(LIKE® Leaders)

U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, AND HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR ORBÁN PITCH POLITICAL COMMON SENSE IN BUDAPEST

(LIKE® Travel, Tourism, Entertainment & Culture)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: CROWN FOR A CROONER

(LIKE® Music)

TONY BENNETT AT ONE HUNDRED: THE GENTLEMAN OF CENTRAL PARK SOUTH WHO LEFT HIS HEART IN EVERY CITY HE SANG

(LIKE® Features)

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS

(LIKE® History of Community Service)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: THE ONE-MAN MORALE MACHINE

(LIKE® Leaders)

GLORIA STEINEM WALKS ON: INK, THE APOLLO STUMP, AND THE WOMEN WHO WALKED WITH HER

(LIKE® Medicine)

THE HEART OF RESILIENCE: HOW DR. DAWN MUSSALLEM DEFIED DEATH TO REVOLUTIONIZE LONGEVITY MEDICINE

(LIKE® Leaders)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: MUHAMMAD ALI

(LIKE® Leaders)

FORTY-FIFTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DONALD JOHN TRUMP

LIKE® Statesman · Leaders

IN LIFE THERE ARE DEALMAKERS AND DEALBREAKERS · HENRY KISSINGER

(LIKE® Spotlight)

ECLIPSE IN A MOTOR CAR: INSIDE THE ROLLS-ROYCE BLACK BADGE GHOST ÉKLEIPSIS

(LIKE® Women Leaders · Law)

MELINDA KATZ · QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY

(LIKE® Leaders)

MAYE MUSK: A WOMAN MAKES A PLAN

(LIKE® American Legacy)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: FROM MONMOUTH’S TRACK BY THE SEA TO THE GLOBAL TURF — HOW GUGGENHEIM’S AVIATION VISION AND ISELIN’S SEASIDE EMPIRE HELPED CARRY AMERICAN RACING ACROSS OCEANS AND INTO THE WORLD

(ON THIS DAY)

EIGHTY SEASONS AT THE RAIL: FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER MONMOUTH PARK’S 65TH CHARITY BALL

(LIKE® International)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS THE SHORE & ACROSS THE OCEAN

(LIKE® Industry)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: FROM PRIVATE DETECTIVES TO REAL-TIME SURVEILLANCE — TRUCKING DYNASTIES, KENTUCKY COLONELS, AND THE NEW JERSEY SHORE IN LIKE® MAGAZINE

(LIKE® Magazine)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: POWER, PAGEANTRY, AND THE TRACK IN THE AUTUMN OF 1966

(LIKE® Leaders)

250 YEARS OF AMERICA: THE WORK AND INFLUENCE OF FINE AMERICAN VICE-PRESIDENCIES

(LIKE® Music)

LIKE® MUSIC: SIMPLY RED — “HOLDING BACK THE YEARS” AT 40

(LIKE® Spotlight)

SPOTLIGHT: HISTORY OF THE BONFIRE & ROTATING NAVIGATIONAL BEACONS, ESPECIALLY FOR FLIGHT & MARITIME SAFETY