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Instagram revokes Censorship on Pedro Almodóvar’s Poster
A poster of filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers was removed from Instagram for the depiction of a lactating nipple. Now, the social media platform has revoked its decision.
The Spanish filmmaker had posted the poster of his…
New York Events Cancelled As Pandemic Looms Large
With the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreading fast and vaccination not covering people as rapidly as expected, many events in New York are being canceled.
The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) today announced that it…
Sotheby’s Sue Florida Couple Over Fake Giacometti Works
Sotheby’s has filed a lawsuit claiming that the Diego Giacometti works sold to them by Bettina von Marnitz Thut and her husband were of dubious provenance.
The lawsuit, filed on August 3 at Southern District Court in New York, names…
Tigray War Threaten Historic Churches In Ethiopia
In the ongoing Tigray War in Ethiopia, rebels have taken control of Lalibela that houses monolithic rock-hewn churches from the 12th century.
The Tigray War is proving to be one of the first conflicts in the history of Ethiopia.…
Wildfire Forces Greek Heritage Sites, Including Acropolis, To Close
Heatwave and multiple wildfires have forced Greece to close many of its important heritage sites, including the Acropolis at Athens.
Greece is currently facing its worst heatwave in more than 4 decades. The record temperatures have also…
Whitney Workers Successfully Unionize, Join Local 2110
The workers at the Whitney Museum finally succeeded in joining a union, after months of effort.
The workers at the museum had an almost unanimous vote of 96-1 in favor of joining the Local 2110. The group is a division of the United Auto…
National Gallery of Australia returns the artifacts to India bought from a disgraced dealer
The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra has said that it will now return 14 of its works for the Asian art collection. It will return the arts to India. Thirteen of those have been purchased from Art of the Past, a Manhattan gallery.…
Why Sustainable Health Matters with Marco Laterza
Now more than ever, health matters. As challenging as 2020 was, the last 12 months revealed the importance of health and how it should never be taken for granted. And while covid certainly stole the spotlight when it came to health matters,…
Italy’s Locherber Milano: Purveyor of Exquisite Scents for Your Home
Perfume has been used for centuries, with the oldest known sweet fragrances having reached the nostrils of archeologists who had excavated ancient pharaohs’ tombs at the end of the 19th century. Wealthy Romans filled their fountains with…
France acquired two Fragonard Paintings, which had been a mission for centuries
France has just added two of the Fragonard paintings to its national collections. These are the paintings of Jean Honore Fragonard. It was thought to be missing until 2017. Both of the Fragonard Paintings will now be at the Musee Fabre in…