A parishioner can flip off a pastor in church, and that’s protected free speech. What if you’re an employee, though? “In bars and parlors across the country, the issue of the flag and the anthem are being aired—and one massive misconception is that, because the players are private employees performing in a private venue, the First Amendment doesn’t apply to their protest.”
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Reports: Looted Antiquities On Sale At London Frieze Art Fair
It’s a tangled web that led to vases – which had been in the possession of dealer Gianfranco Becchina, who was convicted in 2015 – being in London. “The lekythoi were on sale in London on behalf of the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt, which is seeking revenue it is owed after the liquidation of the assets of Becchina, a former resident. The canton says it received permission to sell the items from the carabinieri, who had sent back to Basel more than 1,000 pieces from the original seizure, stating they could not make a legal claim to ownership.”
Making Dance In A World Filled With Anguish And Violence
Choreographer Ben Duke on making dance post-Brexit and in a world dramatically changed by terrorism and war: “I think art is the opposite of terrorism. And that means the more frequent and violent the terrorism is, the better the art has to become.”
The Traces Of Cezanne In ‘Goodnight Moon’
Yes, Cézanne. Yes, Goodnight Moon. “This little book, which of course can be enjoyed without this sort of deconstructionist analysis, by those with tiny fingers and soft-closing eyelids, is a truly great work of Modernist art, its text as powerful an incantation of Modernist poetry as I know, and its illustrations richly in line with the tradition launched by Cézanne.”
Marian Cannon Schlesinger, Author And Eyewitness To History, Dies At 105
Schlesinger, who was saw the Kennedy White House up close during her husband Arthur’s time as JFK’s “resident intellectual,” was 8 when women got the vote in the U.S. – and she immediately canvassed, with her mother, for a woman mayoral candidate. She published a memoir in 2011, when she was merely 99.
The Playwright Tried To Claim Their Play Was ‘Too Personal’ To Be Reviewed
Is that possible? Especially when the playwright has a PR person? Er, no: “Playwrights should consider these issues before deciding to put their work onstage. There are ways around it: hold private readings; don’t produce the piece; write a different piece; check with those around you first to be sure they don’t mind being included, or make your peace with the idea that they may be unhappy with you; use a pen name; decide whether or not this is the right career for you.”
Want To Vacation In Modernist Houses Built By Famous Architects?
You know you do – and there’s an “AirBnB alternative” that has you covered. No, really: PlansMatter is “a platform for the architecturally inclined traveler to explore new places while staying in modernist homes.”
Stop Being So Negative About Fonts And Find Some To Love
The author of Never Use Future says that we have to change the conversation. “People know not to use Comic Sans and maybe Papyrus ― those are things you just shouldn’t do. But very rarely do people understand why they should use a typeface.”
Tests Confirm It Wasn’t Cancer That Killed Pablo Neruda
What was it? That’s still unknown – and the tests on a toxin found in his system might take up to a year. But “the experts were ‘100% convinced’ that the death certificate ‘does not reflect the reality of the death.'”
The Chickasaw Nation Takes Representation Into Its Own Hands With Indie Films
With the new film Te Ata, the sovereign nation shows that its film department is Hollywood-ready – or, if history is any guide, better than Hollywood. Actor Gil Birmingham, who is a member of the Comanche Nation and has acted in many movies, including the Twilight series, says, “Hollywood will take its licenses with characters and storylines, but it’s so much more encouraging and inspiring to hear the stories told from a tribe that originated the stories from the beginning.”