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Climate activists indicted for smearing paint on Degas sculpture case at National Gallery

May 27, 2023

Climate activists indicted for smearing paint on Degas sculpture case at National Gallery

Timothy Martin and Joanna Smith face federal charges for allegedly defacing the case of a Degas ballet dancer sculpture during a climate protest last month.

Amazing likeness of dolphin seen in stunning drone photography from Wales

May 26, 2023

Amazing likeness of dolphin seen in stunning drone photography from Wales

A photographer based in Wales, Rhys Jones, has been practicing drone photography as a hobby — and now his images of a harbor that look exactly like a dolphin have gained attention online.

GOP Rep. Banks offers bill to codify Trump order prescribing classical architecture for federal buildings

May 24, 2023

GOP Rep. Banks offers bill to codify Trump order prescribing classical architecture for federal buildings

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., will introduce legislation to codify an executive order from former President Trump that made classical architecture the model for government buildings.

Birds 'live on' in hands of British woman: Taxidermy is 'valid and important part of conservation,' she says

May 24, 2023

Birds 'live on' in hands of British woman: Taxidermy is 'valid and important part of conservation,' she says

Elle Kaye, 31, has been practicing taxidermy for nearly a decade — she's based in the U.K. and specializes in birds. Today, she's mentoring the next generation of young taxidermists.

Madrid museum to open new gallery next month with 5 centuries of Spanish royal collections

May 22, 2023

Madrid museum to open new gallery next month with 5 centuries of Spanish royal collections

A museum in Madrid, Spain, will unveil a new gallery next month called The Royal Collections Gallery which will feature items Spanish monarchs collected over 500 years.

Biden admin funding drag queen story hour performer's latest book on 'cruising gay men and femme witches'

May 19, 2023

Biden admin funding drag queen story hour performer's latest book on 'cruising gay men and femme witches'

The National Endowment for the Humanities is funding a drag queen story hour performer's book on how drag can change how people look at digital privacy.

Artist reacts to NYC sculpture dedicated to border crisis

May 19, 2023

Artist reacts to NYC sculpture dedicated to border crisis

Nationally acclaimed artist Scott Lobaido reacts to new sculpture dedicated to the migrant crisis, says it was an anti-Trump effort

Danish Supreme Court rules newspaper did not violate copyright of Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue

May 17, 2023

Danish Supreme Court rules newspaper did not violate copyright of Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue

The Danish Supreme Court ruled that a newspaper did not violate the copyright of Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue by publishing a cartoon of it as a zombie.

Dark-skinned Jesus on stained-glass church window from 1870s prompts debate on Christ's race

May 15, 2023

Dark-skinned Jesus on stained-glass church window from 1870s prompts debate on Christ's race

A stained-glass window from a shuttered Rhode Island church depicting Jesus as dark-skinned is stirring up fresh scrutiny of the role of race and gender in 19th-century New England.

NYC's hidden history: Jimi Hendrix recorded his last track at this Manhattan recording studio he built himself

May 11, 2023

NYC's hidden history: Jimi Hendrix recorded his last track at this Manhattan recording studio he built himself

New book "Here in Manhattan" by Tom Begnal dives into the untold history of notable NYC sites, including Jimi Hendirx's famed Electric Lady Studios.