Art and Culture

The writer said he was an identity thief — a ring leader on the dark web, with a network of “worms” placed throughout the United States.In an email to The New York Times, he said his ring preyed on the dead, the unsuspecting and the…
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A report prepared by a Wyoming State Archaeologist revealed that roughly nearly a quarter of the rock art sites in Wyoming have been subject to vandalism.The cowboy state is home to roughly 1,100 known…
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The top prize went to Sean Baker’s “sex worker screwball comedy” Anora; the Grand Prix went to Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, the first Indian film in competition in 30 years. A special jury prize went…
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As Christie’s struggled to deal with a historic cyber “incident” that crippled its website before a week of crucial auctions earlier this month, one of the unanswered questions was whether the…
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Your community requires “Why,” not “How” – and the slogans have got to go Take it from someone who is verbose. As Polonius said, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” Let’s make this short and impactful. Well, impactful anyway. Get the…
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Metro Arts and its embattled director have finally parted ways. The Metro Arts Commission voted on Friday to pay Metro Arts Director Daniel Singh $200,000 in return for his resignation.  The agreement is the product of…
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The Hay literary festival has dropped its principal sponsor after boycotts from speakers and performers over the firm’s links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.The singer Charlotte Church and the comedian Nish Kumar were among the…
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“Les tringles des sistres tintaient” –Clémentine Margaine as Carmen in act two of Bizet’s “Carmen.” (The truck tires rotate.) Photo: Nina Wurtzel / Met Opera Two veteran opera-goers of my acquaintance reacted identically to the…
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She put up with the giggles for a while, but they would not stop.Finally, Dionne Figgins took a break from rehearsing a group of eighth graders for their coming performances at the Joyce Theater to give a mini-lecture. But what started…
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2 days agoKatie Razzall, Larissa Kennelly and Darin Graham,BBC NewsBBCIn 2020, Danish antiquities dealer Dr Ittai Gradel began to suspect an eBay seller he had been buying from was a thief who was stealing from the British Museum.More…
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