The fact that all 28 Van Gogh paintings, from six separate thefts, were eventually recovered should offer hope that The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring will eventually return to its home in Groningen. – The Art Newspaper
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As Schools Move Online, Less Than Half Of Their Students Log In
The absence rate appears particularly high in schools with many low-income students, whose access to home computers and internet connections can be spotty. Some teachers report that less than half their students are regularly participating. – The New York Times
How Epidemics Of The Past Drove Innovation
As we are seeing with the coronavirus today, disease can profoundly impact a community—upending routines and rattling nerves as it spreads from person to person. But the effects of epidemics extend beyond the moments in which they occur. Disease can permanently alter society, and often for the best by creating better practices and habits. – Smithsonian
Margaret Atwood Says We Are All In The ‘Better Than Nothing’ Era Now
The writer prompted the National Arts Center of Canada to launch virtual book tours for authors with new books out during the pandemic shutdown. Authors are “‘really pinched,’ Atwood said in an interview the day before she launched the authors’ series. ‘People are scrambling around, improvising and trying to get the word out there.'” – The New York Times
Tips From Met Opera Performers For Surviving The Shutdown Of Everything
One Met Opera dancer said that his counterparts in other cities should “get to know your rights under the newly passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (known as the CARES Act).” – Los Angeles Times
This Indie Movie About Abortion Access Opened Three Days Before Theatres Shut Down
How can a film like Never Rarely Sometimes Always get an audience in the age of social distancing and sheltering in place? Well, contemporary events might actually help. “Given that multiple states have moved to further restrict access to abortions during the pandemic, the timeliness of Never Rarely Sometimes Always is indisputable. … Its rent-on-demand release is a milestone of sorts, providing instant national access to an indie movie that might never have received such attention through a traditional release.” – The Atlantic
David Hockney Says Put Away The Camera And Pick Up The Pencil
Why? “He recommends everyone drawing with open eyes. ‘I would suggest they really look hard at something and think about what they are really seeing.'” – The Guardian (UK)
Why The Limitations Of Our Homebound Lives Work For Online Choreography And Dance
“You’re a pony; you’re a firecracker; you’re a shape-shifter; you’re using your bookshelf as a stabilizer for butt wiggling. Given humanity’s terminal uncertainty now, I feel particularly malleable to existential suggestions. You romp to all corners available to you. There’s no more space after that.” – The Cut
A Novel Art Form For The Novel Virus
That’s right, it’s not a portrait: It’s a doortrait. – The Guardian (UK)
This Bavarian Village Has Performed The Passion Play Once Every Decade Since 1633 In Thanks For Being Spared From A Pandemic
But this year, another plague broke the record. “This year’s Passion Play, scheduled to premiere in May and run through the summer, had to be abandoned because of the coronavirus. An epic production, cast with local residents as actors, the play would have brought half a million visitors to the village and 2,500 people, or half of Oberammergau, onto the world’s biggest open air stage.” – The New York Times