See Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Boyhood Home, New York Studio, and Unseen Artworks in a Blockbuster Show Curated by His Family
Since his death at just 27 from a drug overdose in 1988, Jean-Michel Basquiat has become a legendary figure, immortalized…
The British Museum Drops the Sackler Name From Its Galleries, Joining a Growing Flood of Institutions Cutting Ties With the Family
London’s British Museum will rename all galleries, rooms, and endowments that currently feature the names of Raymond and Beverly Sackler,…
Brice Marden, Richard Serra, and Other Artists Mounted a Private Campaign to Push the Met to Remove the Sackler Name
Last week, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art removed the Sackler family name from seven spaces throughout the institution, marking one of the…
In a Landmark Move, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Removed the Sackler Name From Its Walls
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has dropped the Sackler name from its building. The move is perhaps the museum…
New Archaeological Find in Utah Suggests Humans Have Been Using Tobacco Since the Ice Age
Humankind’s addiction to tobacco runs deep: Archaeologists in Utah have discovered what appears to be the earliest known use of…
As Part of a $4.5 Billion Oxycontin Settlement, the Sackler Family Has Promised Not to Lend Its Name to Museums for Nine Years
The highly contested Purdue Pharma settlement over the prescription painkiller OxyContin is one step closer to being finalized, as 15…
Amazon’s Parler ban sets off a free speech showdown for Big Tech
Amazon’s decision to boot conservative chat site Parler from its hosting platform, on the heels of Twitter and many other…
Goodwill Program Helping Women Rebuild Their Lives | NowThis
Janie Gullickson spent 2 years in prison after being addicted to meth — now she’s a mental health professional helping others…
On Free Thought and Speech in London
I have been in London many times this year, working with Penguin Random House UK, the greatest publishing house. In…
Lab-grown meat and the fight over what it can be called, explained
Lab-grown meat. Cultured meat. Cell-based meat. Clean meat. It’s all the same thing: meat grown from just a few cells…
Sharon Stone, Richard Curtis, and a Chorus of Nobel Laureates Speak Out for Jailed Bangladeshi Photographer Shahidul Alam
Hollywood star Sharon Stone has posted a letter on Twitter, signed by an assortment of Nobel Laureates and activists, calling for…
The Information War Is On. Are We Ready For It?
On August 1, 2018, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a public hearing asking experts to testify on how…
2017/02/25: Postmodernism: practice and pathology
I gave a talk on postmodernism and its dangers at the Manning Conference in Ottawa February (www.manningcentre.ca/conference) on a panel…