What Is Ransomware and How Does It Work?
Ransomware is one of the most common types of cyberattacks. With how vastly the internet has become embedded in our…
In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy
Painted jars, marble busts, ceramic figurines, and even an ancient Roman statue reportedly sold to Kim Kardashian are part of…
Can a Driver’s License Be Used for Identity Theft?
Your driver’s license has your personal information. So, that means it can be the perfect tool for identity thieves. The…
For Its 2022 Color of the Year, Pantone Has Invented a New Shade: a ‘Happy’ Periwinkle Blue
For its 2022 color of the year, global color authority Pantone has for the first time created a brand new…
We Went on a Whirlwind Tour of Art Basel Miami Beach With Patron and Collector Sarah Arison. Here’s What Caught Her Eye
For most art collectors, Miami is a once-a-year pilgrimage. Philanthropist and patron of the arts Sarah Arison, however, was born…
‘The Whole Thing Is an Art Project’: Meow Wolf Cofounders Explain the Grand Plan Behind Their Wildly Popular Immersive Art Universe
Last month marked the opening of Meow Wolf Denver, the third location for the wildly popular immersive art experience company that began…
See 10 of the Exhilarating Installations at the Spring/Break Art Show, From a Shrine to Giantesses to One Absurdly Big Ham
Spring/Break Art Show, the upstart cool kid’s fair, kicked off its 10th New York edition—yes, you read that right—in uncharacteristically…
Organizers of an Unauthorized Banksy Show Will Issue Refunds After Visitors Complain There Aren’t Enough Real Banksys in It
An unauthorized Banksy exhibition in Seoul has come under fire from visitors disappointed that the vast majority of the works…
View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce repudiates Christensen’s COVID misinformation
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has dissociated himself from the views of his maverick backbencher George Christensen, who on Tuesday flatly…
After a Wave of Protest Against Its Deaccessioning Scheme, the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art Has Halted Its Plans
Two years ago, the Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Napa, California, announced plans to sell off the bulk of its…
Workplace COVID jabs on the agenda as business is brought into vaccination effort
Major companies and business groups are being brought into the rollout effort to speed up the rate of vaccination, opening…
Grattan on Friday: The pandemic is now putting the ‘experts’ in their own world of pain
Jeannette Young sounded at the end of her tether on Thursday Queensland’s chief health officer attracted a storm of criticism,…
6 Art Teachers on How They Adapted Their Lesson Plans to Make the Most Out of the Pandemic School Year
For parents and teachers across much of the world, the 2020–21 school year was unlike any other. Artnet News spoke…
View from the Hill: COVID battle on a knife edge
The argument Scott Morrison has consistently put – that NSW has a better way of dealing with COVID, by avoiding…
Here Are the 14 Most Expensive NFTs Sold to Date, From Beeple to Mad Dog Jones and Beyond
In March, Artnet News published a list of the most expensive NFT artworks ever sold, topped by Beeple’s $69 million sale…
Under pressure on the Olympics, Japan’s prime minister is saying little and hoping for a political lifesaver
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is probably a little relieved the G7 Summit came when it did. Before departing for…
The Artist Who Dumped 31 Tons of Carrots at Goldsmiths Last Year Is Back With a Museum Show (and, Yes, It Involves Many Perishables)
The artist Rafael Pérez Evans, who gained notoriety for dumping 240,000 carrots (plus some potatoes) outside of Goldsmiths College, his…
Grattan on Friday: Closing embassy in Kabul reflects badly on Australia
Despite Australian forces spending most of two decades in Afghanistan, at Tuesday’s Coalition parties meeting only one government backbencher questioned…