by October Gallery
The Giants said McCovey died “peacefully” after battling “ongoing health issues.” McCovey had been getting around in a wheelchair in recent years because he could no longer rely on his…
A new Smithsonian exhibit aims to make visitors think about our place in the universe. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the movie, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” A replica…
Writer Gerrick D. Kennedy commemorated the 40th anniversary of “The Wiz” yesterday (October 24) by revisiting its themes and impact on Black pop culture for the Los Angeles Times. For…
By Brendan Smith Burning Man artist Jack Champion, right, oversees the installation of “Untitled” in Washington, D.C.’s Murrow Park at Pennsylvania Avenue and 18th Street N.W. In downtown Washington, D.C.,…
Jason Donald Wayne, 28, is charged with ethnic intimidation, disorderly conduct, communicating threats and “going armed to the terror of the people,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said in a news release. The…
Husband and wife artists, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, (who married at Burning Man in 2011) create detailed, tactile, often whimsical large-scale artworks, including the penny-covered grizzly bears, “Ursa Major”…
At the first full practice of the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp in Santa Clara, California, this summer, Harry Edwards stood alone, surveying the football field from behind dark sunglasses.…
By Amelia Fogarty “The Barmecide Feast,” an immersive art installation at the National Air and Space Museum, is a fully realized and full-scale reflection of the neo-classical hotel room from…
The Democrat Phil Weiser decided to run for Colorado Attorney General the night Donald Trump was elected president, he explains earnestly in a recent campaign ad. “Ever since, I’ve been…
By Hannah S. Ostroff An evacuation exercise in Puerto Rico, held during training by the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (Photo by Yuisa Rios, FEMA) When a natural disaster strikes, it…