Claggett Wilson isn't exactly a household name, but his battlefield watercolors are getting buzz at a big new exhibition of World War I and American Art.

"[Wilson's] watercolors of exploding shells and mad-eyed soldiers are standouts in an exhibition rich in intensely original work," Holland Cotter wrote in the New York Times.

"I was most moved ... by an artist I had never heard of: Claggett Wilson," Thomas Hine wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer. "The works vary a good deal in style ... [but] what they share is immediacy and intense emotion."

"These are incredible," Slate's Amanda Katz tweeted in response to a series of Wilson works tweeted by her colleague Rebecca Onion.

The exhibition, which includes Wilson works not publicly exhibited since the 1920s, is at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts through April 9 before moving to New York and Nashville.

Wilson was one of the few American artists who saw combat in the war. Even rarer, he did it as a soldier, serving as a second lieutenant in the Marines and winning a citation for bravery under fire.

Historian David Lubin, who is one of the curators and the author of "Grand Illusions: American Art and World War" (and this reporter's father), says Wilson's artistic contributions were unmatched in America. He writes: "World War I did not produce an American artist of [German painter Otto] Dix's brilliance and depth, but Claggett Wilson was the closest equivalent."

Although critically acclaimed, Wilson's works didn't sell well initially and were left to languish for decades in storage. As one 1935 article declared, "Like the bursting of a shell, an arresting brilliance, then silence, is the fate of these paintings which were once considered America's most ambitious contribution in art to the memory of the Great War."

With permission from PAFA, we're running a set of works by Wilson below, along with insights from "Grand Illusions" and the exhibition catalog.

SEE ALSO: More amazing American art from World War I

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Wilson's dreamlike painting of Marines at Bois de Belleau shows the beginning of one of the deadliest battles in the history of the Corps.

Wilson himself was gassed during the battle and found himself stranded in no man's land for three days. Here's his painting of another shell-shocked soldier.

Another work from Bois de Belleau shows wounded French troops retreating.

When thinking of a ski vacation, most people probably picture the United States' Rocky Mountains or the Alps over in Europe. And it's true — these destinations are the crème de la crème of skiing with pristine slopes, gorgeous lodges, and plenty of activities for the whole family. But for those looking for a different kind of ski adventure, consider one of these seven spots that likely haven't crossed your mind.

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1. Oukaimeden, Morocco

High in the Atlas Mountains is Africa's highest ski resort, Oukaimeden, at 8,530 feet. The peaks here separate Marrakech from the Sahara — a location that you might not expect to have snow. But from January to March, the slopes are skiable, and visitors are treated to incredible views of the desert. As it's only 50 miles from Marrakech, Oukaimeden makes for a great day trip.

2. Antarctica

Sure, you probably knew Antarctica has snow and ice. But you probably didn't know you can join a skiing expedition to the remote continent. Most of Antarctica is a desert, so don't expect too much fresh powder, but where else in the world can you ski with penguins? Adventurers should note, however, that the terrain can be extremely unforgiving, and all skiers should be highly experienced.

3. Tasmania, Australia

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 Though mainland Australia is better known for its beaches, deserts, and generally hot climate, the island of Tasmania is home to several alpine ski destinations, chief among them, the mountain Ben Lomond. The season typically runs between July and mid-September — which is winter in the Southern Hemisphere — and can be reached by shuttle bus from the cities of Launceston and Hobart.

As salaries in the NBA continue to skyrocket and player movement has become more difficult, agents are more powerful than ever.

As we near the NBA trade deadline, we have already seen the impact agents can wield as it is widely believed that the underwhelming return in the DeMarcus Cousins trade was driven by his agents telling teams Cousins would not re-sign with any team that traded for him.

Not surprisingly, most of the NBA's biggest stars are represented by a select few agents. In fact, of the nearly $3 billion in team payrolls, more than $1.5 billion in salaries are represented by the ten most powerful agents, according to data collected by Hoops Hype and Spotrac.

Here is a closer look at those agents and the players they represent.

Jeff Austin

Agency: Octagon Basketball

Players: 11

All-Stars: 4

Players with max contracts: 1

Total value of 2016-17 salaries: $98,795,986

Notable recentdeal: Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks in September. The Greek Freak will have salaries that will eventually reach $27.5 million during this contract. However, it is a deal that will almost certainly look like a bargain in a couple of years as some of the NBA's other biggest stars will soon have salaries north of $45 million under the new collective bargaining agreement. Austin's other top clients include Marc Gasol and Luol Deng.

Aaron Mintz

Agency: Creative Artists Agency

Players: 17

All-Stars: 1

Players with max contracts: 2

Total value of 2016-17 salaries: $104,210,503

Notable recentdeal: Mintz's biggest deal is one that has not happened yet. Paul George still has two years left on his contract with the Pacers, but can opt out after the 2017-18 season. If George makes one of the NBA's All-NBA teams after the season, he will be eligible for a "designated player" extension, which would be a contract worth more than $200 million. However, that can only happen if he stays with the Pacers. His name has been mentioned in trade rumors, although it seems more likely that he will not be dealt. Mintz's other top clients include Reggie Jackson and Allen Crabbe.

Dan Fegan

Agency: Independent Sports & Entertainment

Players: 12

All-Stars: 1

Players with max contracts: 2

Total value of 2016-17 salaries: $104,483,642

Notable recentdeal: Fegan has been at the center of two of the more notable player moves in the last year. Recently, one of his clients, DeMarcus Cousins, was dealt to the Pelicans despite warnings to teams to not trade for Cousins. That move likely cost Cousins close to $30 million. Fegan also helped Chandler Parsons land a $94 million contract in free agency with the Grizzlies despite concerns over his health. So far, that deal has not worked out well for the Grizzlies.

It’s very rare, even close to unseen, for a wide-release movie to get a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes just a day before its release. A score of 100% means that every critic who has seen the movie so far gave it a positive review.

Even some of the movies you’d expect to have a perfect score don’t have one. This honor is primarily reserved for classic films including “Citizen Kane,”“All About Eve,"“Singing “in the Rain,” and “North by Northwest.”

But before its opening weekend, Jordan Peele’s comedy-horror mashup film “Get Out” has managed to move up the ranks and earn this high honor, with 78 100% positive reviews counting as of this writing.

"Get Out" addresses issues of race in the United States in ways that are uncomfortable, gruesome, and at times also uncomfortably funny. It's especially timely given the current political climate. The sketches on Peele's Comedy Central sketch show "Key & Peele," which ended in 2015, often addressed racial issues and blended comedy with the horror genre but never to an extent as serious as his directorial debut, which according to what critics are saying so far, is working out beautifully.

(Warning: Mild spoilers for "Get Out" below.)

See what the critics say about the 100% fresh "Get Out":

SEE ALSO: Jordan Peele explains why his horror movie about racism is what we need in the Trump era

It proves a point about race. Powerfully.

As a black man, the protagonist of "Get Out" is nervous about meeting his white girlfriend's family. His anxiety turns into straight-up terror as he discovers a conspiracy that has to do with black people disappearing.

“[Peele] has created a work that addresses the myriad levels of racism, pays homage to some great horror films, carves out its own creative path, has a distinctive visual style — and is flat-out funny as well,” Richard Roeper wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times. 

But it’s still it’s a crowd-pleaser.

Despite its social commentary, "Get Out" still provokes what movie audiences crave, including jump scares and nervous laughter. This isn’t one of those movies you want to see in an empty theater once it's been out for a couple of weeks. With an empty theater, it just won’t be as fun and exciting. The movie incites audience reaction that adds to the whole experience. 

“This one really should be seen with a crowd,” Michael Phillips wrote in the Chicago Tribune.

It’s hilarious. (Really.)

Despite the daring premise and elements of horror, Peele doesn't let his comedic genius so beloved from "Key & Peele" go unnoticed. 

"'Get Out' is an absolutely brilliant and original horror film. Imagine a devilishly twisted update of 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.' 'Get Out' is scary, laugh-out-loud funny, and an inspired satire of interracial relationships,"MovieWeb wrote.

It's a Jaguar. It's an SUV. It's a Jaguar SUV.

Yes, that day has finally come. At the Los Angeles auto show in 2015, Jaguar Land Rover officially unveiled its first-ever sport utility for the US market. Last year later, we got our hands on it.

In the flesh, the vehicle, called F-PACE, was as stunning on the street as we initially thought it was on the showroom floor in LA. The name, which is meant to connect the crossover in nomenclature with Jag's F-Type sports cars, is weird. But the machine is beautiful — the most gorgeous SUV currently available, we think, thanks to the aesthetic ministrations of designer Ian Callum.

Jaguar shares a corporate stable with Land Rover, so it's not as if these folks don't know how to bolt together a stupendous offroader. They've been doing it for decades. 

But how would a Jaguar SUV stack up? After all, Jag is a sedan-and-sports-car brand, full of British panache. Does a suburban family hauler really fit, even it if that's what the market wants?

We had a few days in the Northeast with the 2017 F-PACE to find out:

Photos by Hollis Johnson.

SEE ALSO: One of these 15 finalists will become Business Insider's 2016 Car of the Year

Our $72,000 test vehicle was extremely well kitted out, as they might say across the pond. It was the "First Edition" trim level, and the color was an alluring Caesium Blue. Only 275 will be built.

It isn't easy to design a stylish, sporty SUV. In fact, it's nearly impossible. The basic form for the segment is a large rectangular box with a wheel at each of the four corners and a big liftgate dominating the rear. But Callum has performed magic with the F-PACE.

The legendary Jaguar badge is fairly tasteful emblazoned on the finely boned, blacked out front grille. No leaping cat hood ornament, unfortunately.

The Conservative Political Action Conference took place this week in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, DC.

The annual political confab has been the largest gathering of conservatives since its inception in 1974. Thousands attend each year to listen to luminaries deliver speeches and offer their vision for the future of conservatism. 

This year was no different. With a noticeable tilt toward Trumpism, the 2017 conference brought together conservatives of all different stripes and concluded with a boat party held by Breitbart.

Business Insider attended the conference. Here are some of the sights we saw.

SEE ALSO: There was one group noticeably absent from CPAC this year

CPAC was held this year at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Here's the main check in stand where attendees picked up their badges.

After picking up conference credentials, attendees proceed inside. Just outside the main ballroom, where the high-profile speeches are delivered, is what's dubbed as "radio row." Conservative outlets broadcast their shows live from CPAC here.

There were many interesting sights on radio row. Here's a man dressed up as a swamp creature. President Donald Trump, of course, famously promised during the campaign to "drain the swamp" of corruption.

Going to university is an expensive business. Three years of paying for tuition, food, and accommodation without an income can be tricky for some students, even with the help of a student loan.

Market Inspector, a B2B digital marketplace has compiled a ranking of the UK's most expensive universities by combining the cost of everything from insurance to rent to books, to give a good idea of the overall cost of a year at university for the average British undergrad.

Most universities on the list are in London and the south east of England, where the cost of rent is a bigger expense than anywhere else in the country. However, some are outside the capital in other major cities around the country.

One private university — where tuition fees are almost double the £9,250 paid by undergraduates at public universities — features highly on the list. 

Check it out below:

17. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Specialising in the teaching of acting, the RCSSD has educated the likes of Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave, and Judi Dench.

Tuition fees: £9,250

Total cost: £21,982

16. Kingston University

Based, as its name suggests, in Kingston upon Thames, the university is cheaper than some of its central London counterparts. However, students can still expect to spend almost £13,000 on top of their fees every year.

Tuition fees: £9,250

Total cost: £22,058

15. Leeds Beckett University

One of just a handful of universities outside the capital on the list. Formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett is one of the UK's largest higher education centres.

Tuition fees: £9,250

Total cost: £22,330

While you may assume her Royal Majesty the Queen enjoys fine dining every day, this isn't always the case.

According to The Telegraph, twice a week the head chef to the royal household, Mark Flanagan, provides the Queen with menu suggestion which she can approve by ticking off or crossing out. 

However, Darren McGrady, a former chef in the royal kitchens, said that the Queen is "not a foodie. She eats to live, unlike Prince Philip who loves to eat and would stand and talk food all day."

“When she dines on her own,” he added, “she’s very disciplined. No starch is the rule."

We took a look at the Queen's typical day of eating and drinking, from the tea she drinks and biscuits she eats when she wakes up to her low-carb lunches, her nightly glass of Champagne, and penchant for chocolate.

Scroll down to see what Her Royal Majesty the Queen has for every meal — and in between.

We took a look at what Her Royal Majesty the Queen likes to eat and drink for every meal — and in between.

Deciding what to eat must be tough when you're a royal. Luckily, her Royal Majesty the Queen has a team on hand to help her pick her menu — even when she's shopping at Waitrose.

The Queen starts her day with tea and biscuits.

She has a freshly brewed pot of Earl Grey tea (no milk or sugar) in bone china cup, with a few biscuits, according to BT

She then moves on to breakfast, which normally involves cereal and fruit.

She's partial to Special K, according to The Telegraph. Kellogg's, Quaker Oats, and Weetabix all hold royal warrants.

However, she likes her cereal to be served from Tupperware, which she believes keeps it fresh.

LONDON — You may assume that the most luxurious and expensive hotel suites in the world are impossible to book or are filled with VIP guests and celebrities. However, this isn't the case.

Online booking site Suiteness gives members access to reserve over 20,000 of the most exclusive — and expensive — hotel suites in top cities around the world, including London, Las Vegas, New York, and Los Angeles.

The company teams up with hand-picked hotel partners, such as the Four Seasons, Park Hyatt, and Shangri-La, with over half of the rooms exclusively available to Suiteness.

CEO Robbie Bhathal told Business Insider that luxury hotels usually don't offer their most exclusive seats to deal-centric booking websites, making Suiteness unique, as it operates as a sign-in members-only platform so that the hotels "know it's the right type of customer."

"Hotels don't want to give them the next level up — it's like putting a Toyota dealership next to a Porsche dealership," he said.

He added that Suiteness is targeting young families, special occasion bookings, "people with higher disposable income, or those who would rather spend an extra £100 to £150 a night to get something where you can be all together."

According to TechCrunch, most hotel suites are only occupied about 20% of the time, meaning Suiteness has access to luxury suites that most people didn't even know existed, or were possible to book.

"We've grown tenfold over the last year," Bhathal said. "We're really trying to create something in a market that's not existing right now. We're onto something unique and we want to build it the right way."

Suiteness let us test out the service for a one night stay in London free of charge to see to see if the suite life would really be worth the splurge.

Scroll down to see what it's like to use Suiteness to stay like a star in one of the world's most luxurious hotel suites, complete with a butler and private concierge.

This is one of over 20,000 rooms you can book on Suiteness, the booking site that only deals with hotel suites, and allows you to access some of the most exclusive — and expensive — ones in the world.

CEO Robbie Bhathal launched the company in 2014 alongside co-founder Kyle Killion (previously of the Geek Squad and Yelp) in an effort to find a solution for families with children looking for a place to stay together while still maintaning a high quality standard.

"We found so much demand for this type of room," CEO Robbie Bhathal told Business Insider. "There are a lot of five bedroom houses or hotel rooms with a king or queen bed, but we wanted more than that."

Suiteness let us test out the service for a one night stay in London free of charge to see to see if the suite life would really be worth the splurge.

In December 2015 the company announced $1 million in funding led by Structure Capital, the first investor in Uber, which allowed them to land big partnerships and expand around the world.

“It’s our mission to make booking a suite as easy as getting an Uber," Killion has previously said.

After creating a free account on the members only site, there were a number of options — from junior suite to penthouse, £300 to £6,550 — available at a range of top hotels in London, presented in both a visual and map format.

A new member joins the site every three minutes, and the company plans to double the number of cities it operates in over the next 12 to 18 months.

Bhathal said the company works with "a specifc sub group"— luxury — so that their hotel partners feel they can control their brand, and get data on relevant customers so they can serve them better.

LG announced its new flagship smartphone, the G6, on Sunday during the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona.

The G6 brings several new features to the G series that finally puts LG's flagship series on par with the competition. To add those new features, LG also had to remove some signature features, but we doubt many people will be too upset.

We had some hands-on time with the G6 at a pre-brief event in NYC. Check out what we thought about LG's latest bets:

The LG G6 has a 5.7-inch display that's a little taller than most smartphone screens, but it doesn't look or feel much bigger than phones with 5.5-inch displays.

In true LG fashion, the G6 has comparatively narrow top and bottom borders, which helps keep the G6's size manageable while donning a display that's larger than most of the "plus" models from other companies, like Apple and Samsung, which have 5.5-inch displays.

LG has also given the G6's display an 18:9 aspect ratio, which makes it taller than most smartphone displays that have a 16:9 aspect ratio. 

The display is quad-HD, which translates to 2880 x 1440 with the 18:9 aspect ratio.

LG also added both standards of HDR (high dynamic range) to the display (Dolby Vision and HDR10), which will give richer colors and better clarity in dark, shadowy scenes to HDR-supported content. So far, Netflix has 15 titles that support HDR, and Amazon Prime has 39.

The corners of the display are more rounded than they are on most smartphones, too, which LG claims makes the screen less prone to cracking if you drop the phone.

Apart from supposedly giving the glass screen more durability, LG also pointed out that the rounded corners on the display give it a more "balanced silhouette."

It's an interesting look, and the rounded corners do match the rounded corners of the phone more nicely than the regular sharp corners you'll find on most phones.

For the first time, LG is using glass for the back of the G series, which means the battery is no longer removable.

LG finally ditched the removable battery, which was a legacy Android feature that's recently become less important. And judging by the lackluster interest in the G4 and G5, removable batteries weren't a selling point anymore.

Today, actors have become very proud of going back and forth between roles in movies and television.

But that hasn't always been the case.

For most of Hollywood's history, there has been a pretty deep divide between television actors and movie stars. There was no shame in getting one's start in TV. But once one made the leap to movies, most never looked back.

As Oscar-winner and star of FX's"The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,"Cuba Gooding, Jr. told Business Insider, "When I started in the business, you did television and then when you got lucky you got a prestige project of a film."

Many of today's biggest movie stars followed that same career path, so we decided to take a look at the early careers of several recent Oscar nominees – from Casey Affleck to Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone – for their earliest TV gigs.

Here's a look at the small screen roles that started their Hollywood journey:

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Ruth Negga first made waves on the Irish drama, "Love Is the Drug," in 2004.

"Loving" actress Ruth Negga has been mistaken for British. Actually, her mother is Irish and her father is Ethiopian. Negga was raised in Ireland and later moved to Britain. Her first big role was on the celebrated Irish drama, "Love Is the Drug." In 2005, the series about finding and losing love won Ireland's top TV award for drama.

Casey Affleck was in the 1990 miniseries "The Kennedys of Massachusetts."

Before the "Manchester by the Sea" actor was known for being part of the Hollywood Affleck dynasty, Casey Affleck played the role of young Robert Kennedy in the ABC miniseries about the family that's closest to American royalty, "The Kennedys of Massachusetts."

Watch Affleck as Bobby Kennedy in the clip below:

Saoirse Ronan was on a few episodes of "The Clinic" in 2003.

Although Saoirse Ronan was born in New York City, the Oscar nominee for "Brooklyn" and "Atonement" moved with her parents to Ireland at age three. Six years later, Ronan appeared on a few episodes of one of the country's most popular dramas, "The Clinic," in 2003.

Watch her in a scene from "The Clinic" below:

The election of Donald Trump has had reverberations around corporate America.

The president has a profound influence on the way companies do business and their bottom line. He is also prone to mentioning specific companies in Tweets and campaign speeches, sending share prices up or down in the process.

We used Sentieo, an equity-research platform, to search recent company-earning calls for mentions of Trump and the new administration.

Scroll through below to see what senior executives at companies across various industries are saying about the president's stance on trade, taxes, and array of other issues.

Chuck Robbins, CEO at Cisco Systems - 'I think the administration of President Trump understands that the US economy and the global economy are very intertwined.'

In response to a question asked at a Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference on February 16 about whether Cisco would increase production in the US, Chuck Robbins, Cisco's CEO, said:

We currently manufacture in 13 countries I think including the US by the way. So we never completely moved out of the US and I think it's almost a quarter of our revenue. We still manufacture here in the United States, but ... I think the administration of President Trump understands that the US economy and the global economy are very intertwined and that they are dependent upon trade. Now he clearly believes that we need fair trade and I think that will be the outcome, but I think that any of those I think will end up being good for us and we could continue to adapt how we -- our supply chain to the extent we should, which is what we've done for the last two decades. So we're staying very close to it though.

Jim Roberts, CEO and president at Granite Construction - 'Promises to rebuild America's infrastructure are great, but we remain cautiously aware of how slowly Congress acts.'

During an earnings call on February 17, Granite Construction president and CEO, Jim Roberts, commented on President Trump's infrastructure promises.

"Although rhetoric from the Trump administration remains extremely constructive, it remains too soon to estimate the timing or magnitude of incremental investment, without more detail. Promises to rebuild America's infrastructure are great, but we remain cautiously aware of how slowly Congress acts."

Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO at SoftBank Group - 'Deregulation is going to take place in many ways in the US and the President himself is saying that in public.'

During an earnings call on February 7, Softbank chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son responded to a question about Trump's protectionist inclinations.

"I will refrain from making political comments. But at least what I can say is that deregulation is going to take place in many ways in the US and the President himself is saying that in public. [That] will create a lot of business opportunities."

Some of the stars up for Oscars on Sunday night will lose, but they'll still come away with six figures worth of free stuff.

The "swag bag" given to Oscar nominees has become a regular part of the awards for years now. The company Distinctive Assets puts together "Everyone Wins" bags for major nominees in the best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, and best director categories.

The items for the 2017 Oscar nominees total over $100,000 in value and include a wide assortment of both luxury and everyday products — from destination trips to ChapStick. Plus chocolates, jewelry, skin cream, and the more uncommon products like a pelvic exercise tracker and a vaporizer.

So Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Damien Chazelle, and more have a lot to look through in their haul this year.

Distinctive Assets sent Business Insider some of the items from this year's bag for a look inside.

Here's everything we checked out in the 2017 "Everyone Wins" gift bag that Oscar nominees will take home:

SEE ALSO: 26 stars who shockingly still don't have Oscars

The "gift bag" we got was actually delivered as a box... a really, really big box.

It has a lot in it.

The Haze vaporizer ($249.99) is a staple of the gift bag, combining portability and options.

As the US starts to forward-deploy more of its F-35 Lightning, China and Russia have been putting the finishing touches on their own batches of fifth-generation aircraft — and they all express vastly different ideas about what the future of air combat will look like.

For the US, stealth and sophisticated networks define its vision for the future of air combat with the F-22 and F-35.

For China, the plan is to use range to take out high-value targets with the J-20.

For Russia, the PAK-FA shows that it seems to think dogfighting isn't dead.

Here's how the F-35 stacks up to the competition.

SEE ALSO: The US just sent an aircraft-carrier strike group to mix it up in the South China Sea

The F-35 Lightning II

The US's F-35 isn't an airplane — it's three airplanes.

And it isn't a fighter — it's "flying sensor-shooters that have the ability to act as information nodes in a combat cloud universe made up of platforms, not just airborne, but also operating at sea and on land that can be networked together," retired US Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula told Defense & Aerospace Report in November.

In a discussion with four F-35 pilots that was also produced by Defense & Aerospace Report, a clear consensus emerged: The difference between an F-35 and an F-15 is like the difference between an iPhone and a corded wall phone. Phones of the past might have had crystal-clear call quality and the ability to conference call, but the iPhone brought with it unprecedented networking and computing capability that has changed life as we know it.

Lt. Col. David "Chip" Berke, a former F-35 squadron commander, told Business Insider that "we don't even know 50-80% of what this airplane can do," as it's awaiting final software upgrades and pilots are finding new ways to use the data link and fused sensors.

That said, the F-35 doesn't offer any significant upgrades in range, weapons payload, or dogfighting ability over legacy aircraft, while its competition does.

The Chengdu J-20

China's Chengdu J-20 has one thing in common with the F-35 — it's not a fighter.

Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told Business Insider that the J-20 is "not a fighter, but an interceptor and a strike aircraft" that doesn't seek to contend with US jets in air-to-air battles.

Instead, "the Chinese are recognizing they can attack critical airborne support systems like AWACS"— airborne early-warning and control systems — "and refueling planes so they can't do their job," Davis said. "If you can force the tankers back, then the F-35s and other platforms aren't sufficient because they can't reach their target."

While the Chinese certainly engaged in espionage to steal some of the US's stealth technology, they haven't quite cracked stealth integration, which US companies have been developing for 60 years.

On the J-20's stealth, a senior US low-observable-aircraft design engineer working in the industry told Business Insider that "the J-20 has many features copied from US fifth-gen aircraft; however, it's apparent from looking at many pictures of the aircraft that the designers don't fully understand all the concepts of LO"— low-observable, or stealth — "design."

The real danger of China's J-20 lies not with its ability to fight against US fighters, but with its laserlike focus on destroying the slower, unarmed planes that support US fighters with its long range and long-range missiles, thereby keeping them out of fighting range.

The J-31

China's J-31 looks a lot like the F-35, and one Chinese national has pleaded guilty to stealing confidential information about the F-35 program.

That said, the J-31 suffers from China's inferior composite-materials technology and its inability to build planes in the precise way a stealth airplane needs to be built. Additionally, there's reason to suspect the avionics in the Chinese programs significantly lag the F-35.

But the J-31, like the J-20, still poses a significant threat because China has developed long-range missiles, which combined with their ground-based radars and radar sites in the South China Sea could potentially pick off US stealth aircraft before the F-35s and F-22s could fire back.

Davis told Business Insider that the J-31 doesn't just seek to compete with the US militarily, but that the J-31 "very clearly is an F-35 competitor in a commercial sense." Nations that weren't invited to participate in the F-35 program may seek to buy China's cheaper and somewhat comparable J-31.

A fleet of J-31s in the hands of Iran, for example, could pose a serious threat to US interests abroad.

In the United States, Volkswagen has a major problem that goes beyond its emissions-cheating scandal. As Business Insider's Ben Zhang has noted, VW is struggling to sell to Americans.

"Through November, the Volkswagen brand managed to move just 286,000 cars — down 10% over last year while representing a minuscule 1.8% share of the US auto market," he recently reported. "All the while in Europe and Asia, VW is one of the most competitive brands in the market."

The solution is SUVs. But not just any SUV — VW already sells two in the US, the Tiguan and the Touareg. What the automaker really needs is a large SUV. Enter the Atlas.

In December, the new vehicle entered production at the company's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. "With three rows of seats and room for seven, the Atlas is expected to be a savior for VW's struggling US business," Zhang wrote.

The Atlas is expected to arrive later this year. Until then, the task that VW faces is to drum up enthusiasm for the vehicle is a US market where seven-passenger SUVs are available in abundance from numerous other carmakers.

Working for the weekend

Enter the "Weekend Edition" of the Atlas — a special concept treatment of an SUV that isn't even on sale yet. (The vehicle will be at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show, which runs from Feb. 11-20).

"The Weekend Edition concept is based on an SEL Premium model, equipped with a 3.6-liter [six-cylinder] engine making 276 horsepower and an eight-speed transmission, paired with Volkswagen’s advanced ... all-wheel drive with Drive Mode Select," VW said in a statement.

"Riding on 18-inch Prisma wheels finished in a custom anthracite gray, the Atlas Weekend Edition features a modern variation of the pop-up roof—the Urban Loader cargo box," VW added.

"When empty, the Urban Loader offers a sleek, minimized appearance; when needed for hauling, it can expand to a 17.7 cubic-foot container. In addition, the Weekend Edition features base carrier bars for attaching accessories for skis, snowboards, kayaks or bikes. Reaching the extra roof storage or helping small children into the vehicle is easy with practical side steps."

Let take a closer look:

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"Volkswagen enthusiasts may appreciate the throwback to the 'Weekender' packages offered on the classic Vanagon and Eurovan pop-up camper models," VW said, evoking the spontaneous, get-away-from-it-all ethos that defined the brand as youthful and rebellious in decades past.

The Urban Loader cargo box can "expand to a 17.7 cubic-foot container," VW said. This solves the problem of seven-passenger SUVs, which by adding a third row can give up some space.

Deployed! The design appears to be relatively aerodynamic.

Get fit. Stay fit. Easy goals to set, but they're hard to achieve.

At least part of the reason for that is that the science on fitness and dieting has changed over time. People who read about fitness in the '70s heard different information than those who read about fitness in the '90s. And the scientific consensus in the '90s was based on less complete information than researchers have today.

But those old ideas stick around, and sometimes bad new ideas — only supported by one or two studies — get repeated in the media as fact.

Here's the truth about some widely-believed myths about how to be healthy.

Myth: Fat makes you fat.

If you brought a space alien to the average American supermarket and let them wander around, they'd probably tell you "fat" was a kind of human poison, on par with arsenic and mercury. And it makes a kind of intuitive sense to say that fat makes you fat. But that's not how our bodies work.

As with any nutrient, it's possible to overeat fat. But fats, especially the healthy sort that come from olive oil, avocados, and nuts, are an essential part of our diet. And when you don't eat them, you're not just depriving yourself of something your body needs, you're making it harder for you to feel full — and increasing the chance you might overeat.

Myth: Fat-free food is healthy food.

In the effort to strike fat from the American diet, a massive industry of fat-free foods rose up — especially in the dairy section. The implication of slapping "fat-free" on a product is that it's healthy. But the thing is, you can call plenty of unhealthy foods fat-free. Think about soda, candy, and beer.

And unfortunately, many fat-free products are in fact packed with a much more dangerous substance: sugar. "Healthy" yogurts are especially bad in this department. In fact, people who eat low-fat dairy foods are more likely to be overweight.

Myth: No pain, no gain.

"No pain, no gain" is a popular idea in the workout world, forming the foundation of several popular programs. But in reality, working out long after your body starts telling you it's getting damaged poses a serious injury risk. Which is not to say you shouldn't push yourself.

Some soreness after exercise is a sign of natural strengthening processes in your muscles (that don't, incidentally, have anything to do with lactic acid.) And while the potential benefits of high-intensity exercise are huge, pain-free moderate exercise is powerful as well.

Most people would save money under the tax overhaul proposed by President Donald Trump, according to an analysis of the plan by the Tax Policy Center.

But not everybody.

Using the analysis, Business Insider broke down the financial implications of Trump's most recent tax plan — he has teased the release of an updated plan in the coming weeks — for a variety of tax filers.

By and large, the more you make, the better you would fare under Trump's proposed plan. But one group of filers could actually see their tax bill go up, depending on their tax bracket: families with children — especially single parents.

It's important to keep in mind that no law has been passed, so nothing is a given. If Trump releases a new plan, it's possible there will be some significant changes.

Moreover, Trump and House Republicans don't agree on everything, and he may not get everything he wants in a tax plan.

That said, read on to see the breakdown of how some families could lose money under Trump's tax plan. 

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First, here's a quick synopsis of some of the main changes that would affect people.

• Instead of seven, we'd have three income tax brackets.

Current: 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 35%, 39.6%

Proposed: 12%, 25%, 33%

• The standard deduction would go way up. It jumps from $6,300 to $15,000 for singles; for married joint filers, it jumps from $12,600 to $30,000.

• Personal exemptions and exemptions for dependents would be eliminated, as would the head-of-household deduction.

• Families with children under age 13 could deduct childcare costs, capped at the state average.

• The alternative minimum tax, a complicated surtax that raises rates on middle- to upper-middle-class earners, would be axed. It currently affects nearly 5 million people.

• Gift taxes and estate taxes would be gone; capital gains held until death would be exempt up to $5 million per person.

Here's the big picture overview. If we only look at income, all tax brackets see their tax rate decline, with the high earners faring the best.

The Tax Policy Center analysis isn't just looking at income tax. It accounts for individual and corporate income tax, payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare, the estate tax, and excise taxes.

But not all families would be so lucky. When you isolate tax filers with children, most still get some tax break on average, but those earning between $20,000 and $50,000 see their taxes go up.

One reason some filers see a tax increase? The elimination of personal exemptions.

While the proposed plan increases the standard deduction for married couples from $12,600 to $30,000, many married couples also have children, who count for additional exemptions they would lose under the new plan. Since each exemption is currently worth $4,050, couples with three children or more would get a larger deduction under the system we have now than under the proposed plan.

Five exemptions — one for each parent and each of the three children — is worth $20,250. After factoring in the $12,600 standard deduction, a couple today would reap a break of $32,850, compared with the flat $30,000 under Trump's plan. That discrepancy would grow with each child added into the picture.

This chart also includes single parents, who would lose their head-of-household filing status under the new plan (we'll look at this in detail next). 

These lost exemptions would be offset to a degree by a proposal to allow families to deduct the average cost of childcare, but not enough to cover the difference in many cases, according to a Tax Policy Center study.

If Rubio's is the David to Chipotle's Goliath, David is catching up.

The San Diego-born chain, founded by a college-aged surfer and made famous for its fish taco recipe, rose to fame when it toppled Chipotle to become the top-rated Mexican restaurant chain in America in a 2015 Consumer Reports survey.

Since then, Rubio's has expanded from 163 locations on the West Coast to 206 nationwide, with an East Coast launch planned for 2017. By comparison, Chipotle has over 2,000 restaurants across the US.

We visited Rubio's in Vallejo, California, to see what the buzz is about.

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During a sunny weekday afternoon, we stopped by a newly renovated Rubio's restaurant.

Here's a photo of a Rubio's location before the brand-wide remodel. The kitschy, beach-themed décor featured thatched umbrellas, surfboards, and laminated bikinis on the wall.

"The brand has grown up," Rubio's president and CEO Marc Simon told Business Insider. The new look on display in Vallejo felt modern and sleek, with natural wood tables, glass bauble lighting fixtures, and blue and green hues to match the chain's ocean-inspired menu.

The NBA may still be behind the NFL and Major League Baseball in terms of generating revenue, but thanks to skyrocketing TV contracts and smaller rosters, an NBA career can be quite lucrative.

This is especially true for the athletes who played a large chunk of their careers between the late 1990s and the 2011 lockout.

While many of the all-time greats of the past 20 years are among the highest paid of all time, these years also led to some large contracts for players who are not among the all-time greats.

Here is a look at the 25 players who have made at least $158 million, according to data collected from Spotrac and Basketball-Reference:

25. Rasheed Wallace ― $158,110,581

Seasons: 16

Highest single-season salary: $17 million

Championships: 1

All-Star Games: 4

NBA First-team All-NBA: 0

24. Chris Paul ― $158,226,325

Seasons: 12

Highest single-season salary: $22.9 million

Championships: 0

All-Star Games: 9

NBA First-team All-NBA: 4

23. Tyson Chandler ― $158,586,645

Seasons: 16

Highest single-season salary: $14.8 million

Championships: 1

All-Star Games: 1

NBA First-team All-NBA: 0

Celebrities often push the boundaries of fashion on the red carpet, from wearing dresses designed like a swan's body to outfits made entirely from recycled bottles. But a bigger trend that began taking off in 2016 was the "naked" dress — gowns and outfits designed to show maximum skin while still keeping covered. 

Keep reading for a look at 24 of the most daring outfits celebrities have rocked.

Toni Braxton broke the mold in 2001 when she wore this white dress to the Grammys.

In 2014, Braxton spoke with People Magazine about the daring gown. "I was younger then,"Braxton said. "Things were up – the boobies were perkier, the cellulite was less. You got to do it when you're young."

She also explained that the designer, Richard Tyler, had attached underwear to the side panel of the dress, which helped keep the fabric down.

Fast forward to the 2016 American Music Awards, and Chrissy Teigen made waves with her dress held together with a safety pin.

This is probably the biggest slit to ever appear in a red carpet gown. After suffering an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction, she posted a photo on Instagram and included an apology to "anyone harmed mentally or physically by [her] hooha." 

Teigen also tagged her laser hair removal salon in the Instagram post.

That wasn't the first time Teigen stepped onto a red carpet in a daring dress. Here's her look from the 2015 VMAs:

The skirt on this gown was really more of a super-long fringe, which made Teigen susceptible to more wardrobe malfunctions.