>"The gift, from the estate of its founding chairman, H.F. Lenfest, will nearly double the Philadelphia museum’s endowment."

>"With voting on 3 April, the prime minister is seeking to avoid criticism of his pro-Putin policy – and to keep in with the EU"

"Eutopia? Protopia? Everyone seems to be using these terms nowadays, but what do they actually mean? What’s the difference between these new ones and good old utopia? And are they just buzzwords? If you want to know the difference and _...Read More_

"The top court in the European Union ruled Tuesday that same-sex parents and children must be legally recognized across all member states as a f"

Super interesting piece introducing me to awesome new things like “smart dust” and “neural lace,” & it’s always nice to be put on to more art at this intersection. I’d highly recommend Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s work to anyone coming _...Read More_

>"A monument to the Tiananmen Square massacre faces the threat of removal, part of a broader effort in Hong Kong to erase the public memory."

>"By interfering in appointments, the government is trying to shape museums and trusts in its own image, says the _...Read More_

>"The system for testing pharmaceuticals in the US relies on contractors adhering to strict guidelines. But one of them chose profits over protocols."

"Janet Kraynak describes digitization’s adverse effects on the museums but doesn’t reckon with the problems that made museums so vulnerable."

"Was cartoonist Billy Ireland’s pen really mightier than the burning crosses of the KKK?"

"“THE CONCEPT OF ‘ANTI’ IN ANTI-MUSEUM SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD AS THE DEMOLITION OF THE PHYSICAL WALLS AND THE BUILDING UP OF A SPIRITUAL HOUSE.”"

>"Record rainfall in western Germany caused rivers to burst their banks, destroying homes and killing several people."

>"The EU is facing a democracy crisis, and there is nothing it can do about it."

"People tend to think of they, Mx., and hir as relatively recent inventions. But English speakers have been looking for better ways to talk about _...Read More_

>"She joined the Resistance brigade after her family was executed and used her photographs as proof of German barbarity and Jews’ determination to fight back."