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Van Gogh Still Life Renamed After Chef Catches Mistake
Sharp-eyed Dutch chef Ernst de Witte took one look at van Gogh’s “Red Cabbages and Onions” (1887) and knew something was wrong.
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Smithsonian Reviewing Allegations Against Women’s History Museum Director
Workers at the Museum of Chinese in America allege that Nancy Yao was retaliatory toward employees who reported harassment.
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Alleged Hezbollah Financier Charged in Art and Diamonds Scheme
Nazem Ahmad disguised millions of dollars’ worth of transactions to evade US sanctions, according to the indictment.
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Stunning Roman Mosaic Found Beneath UK Shopping Mall
In Colchester, the first Ancient Roman city in Britain, you can now tell your friends to “meet you at the mosaic.”
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In Surprise “Die-In,” Protesters Demand Harvard Take Down Sackler Name
About 100 students and PAIN activists participated in the action the day after a screening of Nan Goldin’s documentary on campus.
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New York State Says No to Native Mascots
The Board of Regents voted unanimously to ban schools from using Indigenous caricatures and derogatory names for mascots and sports teams.
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Hispanic Society Staff Picket Board Chair's Manhattan Home
The small group of around 20 employees went on strike on March 27 and has not been paid since.
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David Choe’s Rape Stories Come Back to Haunt Him
The artist and actor in the Netflix series Beef is under scrutiny for vivid accounts of sexual assault he made in a 2014 podcast.
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Florida Pushes Law to Sue Over Removal of Confederate Monuments
The new bill would allow civilians to sue for three times the cost of the statue’s repair or replacement and limit the addition of contextualizing material like plaques.
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Prison Abolition Art in Florida Removed Under University Pressure
The University of Florida’s off-campus art gallery was vandalized after the school asked its curator to take down banners criticizing the local police department.
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Internet Perplexed by Netflix’s Black Cleopatra
Critics say producer Jada Pinkett Smith and the streaming platform should center the stories of historical Black women instead of rewriting history.
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NYPD Arrests Artist Painting Message of Support for Unhoused Man
Helena Münninghoff, a formerly unhoused resident of the East Village, was arrested for painting a call for help for her friend on a construction fence.