Just Thinking About Casinos Hurts Japan’s Reeling Pachinko Parlors
The number of pachinko players in Japan has fallen by two-thirds since 1995. The drive to legalize casinos is making…
Beloved Street-Fashion Photographer Bill Cunningham Is Getting a Career-Spanning Museum Retrospective
Legendary fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, who died in June 2016 at the age of 87, will be the subject of…
Bans on paying for human blood distort a vital global market
A WILLING buyer in a market with plenty of willing sellers, Barzin Bahardoust is finding life surprisingly hard. For years…
Marina Abramović and Ulay Are Reuniting to Write a Joint Memoir
The greatest duo in the history of performance art, Ulay and Marina Abramović, will reunite to write a book about their 12-year…
Greenpeace Dismantled a VW Car at the V&A Museum in a Protest Against Diesel Fuel
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum was the target of a Greenpeace protest today, over German car company Volkswagon’s sponsorship of…
Cuba Abruptly Turns Away Artists as ‘Dozens of Agents’ Prowl Havana’s Alternative Biennial
An alternative biennial has run afoul of the government in Cuba, where authorities have targeted the #00Bienal de La Habana since…
See the Divine Fashion From the Met’s Larger-Than-Life ‘Heavenly Bodies’ Show
The Costume Institute is never one to shy away from spectacle, but they have outdone themselves with “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion…
An Art-Critical Ranking of the Top 11 Looks From This Year’s Met Gala
All eyes were on the Metropolitan Museum of Art last night for the Costume Institute’s annual megawatt Met Gala. The…
How I Got My Art Job: The Met’s Costume Institute Conservator on Getting Her Dream Gig Without the Perfect Resume
From fabricators to mummy conservators to private collection managers, the art world is full of fascinating jobs you may not…
Right of asylum: Reform of the Dublin Regulation – Towards another wasted opportunity?
Prolonged discussions and disagreements between governments threaten the necessary reform of European rules on the right of asylum. Francesca Spinelli…
Editors’ Picks: 12 Art-World Attractions to Seek Out in New York This Week
Each week, we search New York City for the most exciting, and thought-provoking, shows, screenings, and events. See them below.…
Egypt Debunks the ‘Discovery of the Century’: There Are No Hidden Rooms in King Tut’s Tomb
One of the most exciting theories in the field of ancient Egyptian archaeology just got a lot less exciting. Egypt’s antiquities…
The absolute necessity of fathers: Warren Farrell/JB Peterson
I came across Dr. Warren Farrell’s work a few years ago, when I read Why Men Earn More (https://amzn.to/2HX3Epj), a…