In Pictures: The Best Art of Spring Break Los Angeles 2022, From a Hot Dog Rolling Machine to Personalized NFTs
Kicking off the week of art fairs in Los Angeles on Wednesday was the preview for the Spring Break Art Show,…
A Hungry Badger Dug Up a Stash of Ancient Roman Coins From a Cave in Spain and Archaeologists Are Amazed (the Badger Less So)
Archaeologists are thanking a hungry badger for the discovery of a stash of 209 ancient Roman coins, found in a…
Italy Has Halted Construction on a McDonald’s That Would Have Opened Next to Rome’s Third-Century Baths of Caracalla
Rome has put the kibosh on a plan to open a drive-through McDonald’s next to the Baths of Caracalla, a…
The Most Important Archaeological Discoveries of 2021, From Unknown Dead Sea Scrolls to Middle Eastern Cattle Cults
Every year, we delve back through our coverage to find the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of the year, whether by…
New York City Is Giving $51.4 Million in Grants to Help Its Hard-Hit Arts Industry Regain Footing
Over 1,000 arts and culture nonprofits across New York City just received an early Christmas present, thanks to $51.4 million…
KAWS Donates ‘Holy Grail’ of Folk Art—a William Edmondson Sculpture Discovered on a St. Louis Porch—to New York Museum
Street artist KAWS is donating a valuable artwork to New York’s American Folk Art Museum—and no, it’s not one of his popular…
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…
In an Expansion, the Rubell Museum Will Bring Its Tastemaking Private Art Collection to Washington, D.C., Next Year
Miami’s Rubell Museum, one of the most prestigious and influential private contemporary art institutions in the U.S., is expanding with a long-awaited…
Archaeologists in England Unearthed a Long-Lost Monastery Presided Over by a Powerful Anglo-Saxon Queen
Archaeologists from the U.K.’s University of Reading have discovered the site of an ancient Anglo-Saxon monastery that was ruled by a…
Archaeologists Discovered a Partially Mummified Skeleton That Proves Greek Theater Was Thriving in Roman Pompeii
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb in Pompeii containing one of the site’s best-preserved skeletons to date—and the partially mummified remains…
An Ancient Fast Food Restaurant in Pompeii That Served Honey-Roasted Rodents Is Now Open to the Public
Archaeologists studying the Roman city of Pompeii recently discovered a thermopolium—a kind of ancient fast food restaurant—and it is now open…
To enable healing, there’s a more effective way to Close the Gap in employment in remote Australia
Talk of healing, care, and well-being is woven throughout the refreshed Closing the Gap agreement. These things were also central…
Pfizer doses to be spaced out in NSW crisis, but state fails to get change in vaccination program
Pfizer doses in NSW will be spaced out to enable more first jabs to be administered quickly, as the Berejiklian…
How does class impact on Australians’ love lives? New research brings a complex issue into the open
People from different class backgrounds often fall in love in books and on screen — think Sally Rooney’s Normal People,…
‘I’m Ensuring Culinary Arts Are Not Left Out’: Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson on Why He’s Minting His First NFT
Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson of the Harlem restaurant Red Rooster has mastered the art of fried chicken, spending years perfecting his…
In the Kitchen: Artist Delano Dunn Dishes Out His Family’s Secret Gumbo Recipe, Which Inspired His Latest Work
Making gumbo takes about six hours. Delano Dunn knows, because that’s about how long the video is for the Zoom…
‘I’m scared we won’t have money for food’: how children cope with food insecurity in Australia
There is a deafening silence regarding household food insecurity in Australia, particularly when it comes to children. Food is a…
In Pictures: A New Show Explores Ancient Pompeii Dining Rituals, From Vermin Delicacies to Bone Toothpicks
The lost city of Pompeii remains a source of fascination nearly 2,000 years after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in…