Art and Culture

It's now been 36 years since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston became the victim of the largest unsolved art heist in history.On March 18, 1990, 13 pieces of art worth more than $500 million were stolen from the museum…
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An official “BookTok” chart is set to launch later this year in the UK, offering a monthly rundown of the the most popular titles on social media platform TikTok.The ranking will combine verified retail sales data with social media…
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LONDON (AP) — Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97.Deighton’s literary agent, Tim Bates, said he died…
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A security guard found the man damaging colorful glass plant sculptures around 11 p.m. in an outdoor area on the museum’s grounds, according to a police blotter post. – Seattle Times Source link
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Four prominent dancemakers working in film and television discuss the current state of the industry. – Dance Magazine Source link
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If there is one meeting of minds I’d love to drag out of history and into the AI era, it would be that shared by Alan Turing and Ludwig Wittgenstein. The real-life hookups between the young father of computer science and the 20th…
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When neuroscientists gather in the Spanish city of Seville in May for the annual Dopamine Society meeting, one discussion could be unusually lively. Session 31 will feature a debate between researchers who fundamentally disagree about…
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The study of wisdom dates to antiquity, but only in the past 40 years have researchers begun to apply the scientific method to probe what wisdom is and how it develops. – Knowable Source link
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Many advocates of culture today would proudly describe themselves as anti-elitist. They argue that art should be inclusive. They promote the doctrine of diversity. The reality could not be more different. – The Telegraph (MSN)…
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