‘A Dazzling and Powerful Force for Good and Change’: Friends and Colleagues Remember the Late Artist and Feminist Trailblazer Paula Rego
Paula Rego, the painter, sculptor, and feminist force, died at her home in North London today, June 8. She was…
’I Am Not Banksy!’: A Welsh Politician Resigned After a Viral Rumor Identifying Him as the Mystery Artist Made It Impossible to Do His Job
A local politician in the U.K. has resigned in an effort to quiet baseless yet persistent rumors that he is…
The Rise and Fall of Netflix
» PODCAST | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jKUaNXSnuW52CxexLcOJg Netflix has been the king of streaming for a decade, but recently the competition has caught…
One of a Handful of Remaining Tiananmen Square Memorials in Hong Kong Has Been Covered Up as China Cracks Down on the City
Hong Kong University has covered up a prominent Tiananmen Square memorial in the latest sign of China’s increasingly strict control…
More Than 60 Dutch Cultural Institutions Reopened as Nail Salons and Gyms for a Day to Protest Unequal Covid Restrictions
Museums in the Netherlands staged an unusual protest against the lockdown restrictions that are currently preventing them from welcoming visitors.…
Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Fraud [Theranos Trial Details]
An update to the last time we visited the Theranos saga.ColdFusion Discord: https://discord.gg/coldfusionPrevious Theranos Episode: https://youtu.be/3CccfnRpPtM — About ColdFusion —ColdFusion…
The ‘Colston Four,’ Who Toppled a Statue of a U.K. Slave Trader Last Year, Have Been Cleared of Criminal Charges
In June 2020, as Black Lives Matter protests rocked the globe, four activists in Bristol, U.K., helped topple a statue…
A Ragtag Band of Crypto Populists Tried and Failed to Buy the U.S. Constitution in an Epic $43.2 Million Auction Showdown
One of only two privately owned first printings of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday evening for…
A U.K. Landlord Tore a Banksy Mural From a Shop Wall. Locals Fear It Will Be Sold to Cash In on Banksy’s Astronomical Market
The owner of a building in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in the U.K., where Banksy painted a mural of a child with…
You Can Scuba Dive Amid the Ruins of the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire—See Photos Here
The legendary party town of Baia, sometimes called the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire, has become a modern day…
‘We Found It in Bubble Wrap’: A 17th-Century Tiepolo Drawing Has Been Rediscovered in the Attic of a Historic U.K. Manor
A rare Giovanni Battista Tiepolo work on paper has been rediscovered in the attic of Weston Hall, a historic U.K. home—and…
The Oldest Human Footprints in North America Could Redefine Prehistory as We Know It—and It’s All Thanks to These Tiny Seeds
New data on prehistoric footprints suggest they are the earliest ever found in North America, dating to 23,000 years ago—thousands…
The American Artist Chuck Close, Who Created Larger-Than-Life Photorealist Portraits, Has Died at 81
Chuck Close, whose distinctive, monumental portraits and self-portraits toyed with viewers’ perception, has died of complications from a long illness…
As Afghanistan falls, what does it mean for the Middle East?
In the 19th century, the phrase “The Great Game” was used to describe competition for power and influence in Afghanistan,…
As the Taliban returns, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight
As the Taliban takes control of the country, Afghanistan has again become an extremely dangerous place to be a woman.…
Is virtual reality the future of live music? – BBC News
With Covid-19 restrictions stopping live performances some musicians have turned to virtual reality to create new live experiences. Artists perform…
Taliban spokesman tells BBC ‘no revenge’ on Afghans – BBC News
A spokesman for the Taliban has told the BBC’s Yalda Hakim “there will be no revenge” on the people of…
London teenager who murdered sisters influenced by satanic beliefs – BBC News
Teenager Danyal Hussein murdered two sisters in a London park last year – seemingly influenced to do so by a…