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RISD Shuts Down Students’ Pro-Palestine Art Show
The school said it would relocate the exhibition, which was on view in a public cafe, to a private building in order to “uphold safety.”
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Colorado Legislature Bows to Trump’s Demands to Remove “Distorted” Portrait
The president said the painting, which had hung in the state’s capitol since 2019, was “truly the worst.”
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The “Signalgate” Memes Have Entered the Chat
Users are lampooning government officials’ flippant discussions of a deadly assault with no apparent knowledge of the journalist in the room.
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Venezuelan Migrants Allegedly Labeled as Gang Members Based on Tattoos
Immigration lawyers report that their clients are being deported or held in custody over innocuous tattoos of roses, crowns, and other symbols.
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No Other Land Co-Director Reportedly Taken by Israeli Forces
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and taken by soldiers who held him at a military base overnight, according to the film's co-directors.
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Trump-Appointed Museum Agency Leader Vows to “Restore Focus on Patriotism”
Keith Sonderling’s appointment to the Institute of Museum and Library Services has caused alarm among freedom of expression advocacy groups.
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How I’d Spend My Gen-Z Savings at New York’s Affordable Art Fair
With a budget of $3,372.30 — my Roth IRA balance — I found artworks in fish tin cans, a painting that reminded me of Bad Bunny, and more.
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The Call to Return the Statue of Liberty to France, Explained
“The statue is yours, but what it embodies belongs to everyone," said French politician Raphael Glucksmann in a sharp rebuke of Trump's attacks on democracy.
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More Medieval Texts Were Scribed by Women Than Previously Believed
A new study “provides statistical support for the often-overlooked contributions of female scribes over time,” said researcher Åslaug Ommundsen.
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This Brooklyn Artist Has a Plan for Tesla’s Shitty Cybertrucks
Fola Fia’s satirical street signs draw attention to abuses of power, from Elon Musk to Andrew Cuomo to the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.
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San Francisco Pride March Loses $300K in Sponsorships
It’s not the only organization taking a hit as Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans policies continue to reverberate through the arts and culture sector.
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Trump Pushes Out First Native Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities
Shelly C. Lowe has left her position at the NEH “at the direction of President Trump,” the agency said.