Americans’ interest in politics has surged. Thank President Trump: COLUMN
This weekend I had the opportunity to speak to a gathering of folks in the amazing town where I live on the Blanco River in, Wimberley, Texas. Folks came to…
Police chief urges bombing suspect to surrender: ‘We want to understand what brought you to this point’
Austin’s police chief stood somberly at a podium Sunday with a direct plea to whoever unleashed an 11-day bombing campaign in his city. Interested in Austin Explosions? Add Austin Explosions…
Cooper Union Plans to Bring Back Free Tuition, Marking Historic Pivot -ARTnews
Cooper Union. DAVID SHANKBONE/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS In 2013, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art made the controversial decision to begin charging students tuition for the first…
Psychic Museum Cat Edition -ARTnews
Achilles, the Hermitage Museum’s psychic cat, in all his glory. COURTESY HERMITAGE MUSEUM Animals We are pleased to report that there is breaking news from Russia, and it has nothing…
Dwarfish or Gargantuan, We Love the Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Paintings!
March 18, 2018 A philosophy graduate interested in theory, politics and art. Alias of Jelena Martinović. Whatever their size, the Yayoi Kusama pumpkin works are instantly recognizable. Aside from her…
Lioness Print
A print of the original acrylic painting of an exaggerated lioness on the hunt in the grass. Source link
Murder of Brazilian politician who fought for women and the poor sparks protests
(YouTube screen capture) Crowds gathered to mourn a black woman who was hailed as a revolutionary leader in the Brazilian city of Rio after she and her driver were targeted…
Prince Harry rejects prenup ahead of marriage to Meghan Markle
FILE – In this file photo dated Monday Nov. 27, 2017, Britain’s Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle pose for photographers in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London,…
Mother shocked to find racial slur in first-grader’s spelling homework
(Fotolia) Jennifer Thompson said she will skip teaching her daughter how to spell two racial slurs listed on her first-grade spelling list. The parent of a student at H.H. Beam…
Artsy and the rise of the matchmaker market
Boston-based Invaluable is one such example. With 5,400 sellers, three million monthly unique visitors and $10bn in listed items, it is a giant in the third-party platform arena. (The next…