March 17, 2022 Russian prima ballerina leaves Moscow theater over Russia-Ukraine war Russian prima ballerina Olga Smirnova has departed her home country to pursue a dance career in the Netherlands following her public denouncement of the Russia-Ukraine war.
March 6, 2022 Russian opera singer and Putin – Met cancels artist, attacks free speech Anna Netrebko was canceled for failing to denounce Vladimir Putin. As with the criminalization of support for Putin in some countries, the Met's termination of Netrebko is an attack on free speech.
February 18, 2022 Alec Baldwin returns to podcast mic, with curious new format Hollywood A-lister Alec Baldwin has hosted an hour-long radio show and podcast for the past decade — until he paused new episodes following the tragedy on the “Rust” movie set in Santa Fe last October.
January 27, 2022 Kobe Bryant memorial: Artist hopes memorial can find permanent location Dan Medina has had a couple of hectic days since photos of his sculpture of Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant went viral on social media.
January 24, 2022 'LOVE' artist Robert Indiana's estate reaches multi-million dollar settlement The Robert Indiana estate settlement totals more than $2 million, most of which was paid by lawfirms through refunds or credit.
January 16, 2022 Student's stunning paintings on book edges go viral on TikTok Maisie Jackson, 22, from England, has painted on the edges of all seven "Harry Potter" books.
December 17, 2021 Germany Bible museum puts on play presenting Jesus as transgender, weeks before Christmas A Bible museum in Germany set up an exhibit claiming that there are LGBTQ themes in biblical studies, and hosted a play that presents a transgender Jesus Christ as a male who identifies as female. The Bibelhaus in Frankfurt has the exhibit running until Dec. 19, and the play took place on Dec. 15, according to the museum website.
December 7, 2021 COVID-19 spread more by men, loud talkers: study Men and people who speak at louder volumes more easily spread COVID-19, according to researchers at Colorado State University (CSU).
October 29, 2021 North Carolina middle school art assignment infuriates parents over sexual imagery Sixth-graders in a North Carolina school were instructed to study an image featuring a sexually explicit act as part of an art assignment, enraged parents claim.
October 18, 2021 Gabby Petito angel mural: Colorado artist's work takes on new meaning after tragedy Colorado artist Diego Jaguart's mural of multicolored angel wings in Old Colorado City has taken on a new meaning after the tragic death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito.
