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Christmas is a week away, and we’re all getting ready to celebrate. This weekend will be filled with last-minute shopping, baking, wrapping, and probably a party or two. And if you haven’t gotten out those Christmas cards yet, it’s totally fine to post a family photo on social media and call it a da...
Early next year, Christie s will offer up an 1804 oil portrait of George Washington by artist Gilbert Stuart. The painting, commissioned by James Madison, the US s fourth president, served as a model for the US Mint s engraving for the one dollar bill. The work is set to be offered with an estimate ...
The art world may not be the most data-informed industry, but there are regular reports on the art market, such as the UBS Art Basel Market Report, which surveys auction houses, galleries, and fairs; UBS collector surveys; and the Artnet Intelligence Report, which analyzes that company’s proprietary...
Libya s National Museum, known as As-Saraya Al-Hamra or the Red Castle Museum, has reopened in Tripoli for the first time since the 2011 revolution that ended the four-decade rule of Muammar el-Qaddafi. The Red Castle is a symbol of Libya’s ancient, layered history, with a foundation dating to the R...
Workers at the the Los Angeles County Museum of Art voted to unionize with AFSCME District Council 36, the union announced on Wednesday. The new union, LACMA United, will represent around 300 workers across the museum, from curators to art handlers. Workers announced their plan to unionize in late O...
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There are so many reasons why A Charlie Brown Christmas remains a beloved holiday watch, no matter what age you are. Between the nostalgic animation, the charming characters, the jaunty jazz score, the treeeeeeee… there's just so much for everyone to enjoy. But one of the most smile-inducing element...
Mildred Howard in her Oakland studio, 2025. Photo Christine Cueto/Courtesy Oakland Museum of California The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) will stage a major retrospective for Bay Area artist Mildred Howard, opening next June. Titled “Poetics ...
About From the beloved Indiana classic The Bears of Blue River , our hero Balser Brent defeats the one-eared bear, hunts wolves, rescues his sweetheart from Indians, kills the fire bear, and befriends two bear cubs he names Tom and Jerry. A statue in Shelbyville, Indiana commemorates Balser and his ...
Cornelia Stokes. Photo Kelvin Bulluck The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), two Bay Area institutions that are around the corner from each other, have appointed Cornelia Stokes as assistant curator of the a...
HOLIDAY MUSIC: “Groove Christmas 2025” Playlist (LISTEN) By goodblacknews on December 16, 2025 by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Bluesky: @marlonweststl.bsky.social Spotify: marlonwest) Hello and Happy Holidays, It’s your friend and selector, M...
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Season 28 of NBC’s The Voice has been one of the best yet. Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg all put together incredible teams in hopes of taking home a victory. Each week, they had to say goodbye to incredible contestants. Considerable talent continued to shine through until...
For most of human history, people had to make their own clothing by hand, and sewing skills were subsequently passed down from generation to generation. Because clothing was so time-consuming and labor-intensive to make, people also had to know how to repair clothing items that got torn or damaged i...
At 88 years old, Jack Nicholson can still get fans’ attention. The Oscar-winning actor was once one of Hollywood’s most notorious playboys. For years, he sat courtside at Los Angeles Lakers games, cheering on his favorite team. But as time passed, Jack retreated from his public presence. Today, he l...
Legendary comedian Carl Reiner and his brilliant son Rob Reiner were thick as thieves. Incredibly talented and beloved by many in the entertainment community, they both had a warmth about them that translated into their work on screen. They spoke of each other often, each holding the other as inspir...
The Obama Foundation has tapped a local talent with its latest commission for its highly anticipated Obama Presidential Center (OPC), set to open on Chicago’s South Side in 2026. Artist Theaster Gates will create an expansive frieze drawing drawing from the Johnson Publishing Company image archive a...
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You'd likely be hard pressed to find a woman born in the early '80s who hasn't memorized nearly every line from the iconic 1987 movie Dirty Dancing. Many spent hours in front of a mirror practicing every dance Baby had to learn so they could don their flowy dress that gave their spins the perfect am...
Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Arts & Culture How to read a poem Ideally over a lifetime, says New Yorker’s Kevin Young December 16, 2025 3 min read Kevin Young ’92 is the poetry editor at The New Yorker and the former director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American His...
Hong Kong has typically sent a single artist to represent the special administrative region at the Venice Biennale, but in 2026, artists Angel Hui and Kingsley Ng, both Hong Kong natives who live in the city, will jointly take up the mantle. The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) and the Hong Kong Arts...
Rob Reiner’s death shocked and saddened many who loved him, including Kevin Bacon. Instead of typing words on a screen, Kevin chose a very vulnerable way to pay tribute to Rob. He tearfully expressed his gratitude to Rob for giving him his “job” in A Few Good Men. “Sometime in the 90s, I guess it wa...
Sinead Breslin in her Somerset studio. DAVID MUIRY Knocking back fine wine, fermented potato brioche, and smoked eel in a Michelin-starred restaurant is not a traditional West Country endeavor. Nor is wandering around a mega-gallery. But I was recently ...
