"(She was) an influential New York magazine food writer who shook up restaurant reviews with a cutting wit, vibrant passions and descriptions of dining as a feast of the senses." - MSN (The Washington Post)
The National Gallery of Art in DC, which owns the painting and is lending it out for this year's Vermeer blockbuster, says that its high-tech examinations show that the painting is not authentic. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which is presenting the big exhibition, insists otherwise. - The Guardian
There were three singers — “ambassadors” to the sun, space and life — as well as a percussionist, a violinist and a flute player. Thake, sitting silently to one side of the stage with a simple, inexpensive EEG monitor on her head, was the “brainist,” feeding brain waves into Anadol’s A.I. algorithm. - The New York Times
Although Saltz blasts the usual targets — speculative collectors, unscrupulous auction houses, gender bias at museums — the tenor is overwhelmingly positive. This might come as a surprise to Saltz readers who know him as an irascible, post-first-think-later firebrand on social media. - The New York Times
Powell narrated her struggles in the kitchen in a funny, lacerating voice that struck a nerve with a rising generation of disaffected contemporaries. The Julie/Julia Project became a popular model for other blogs, replicated by fans, and helped build the vast modern audience. - The New York Times
Behind the row lay an unanswered question: how does a post-settler, multicultural society create a national identity? This latest case put a spotlight on the performance arts in this evolving cultural debate. This raises its own question: what can theatre contribute to the nurturing of our national identity? - The Conversation
Our sex can play a role in how we perceive color, as well as our age and even the color of our irises. Our perception can change depending on where we live, when we were born and what season it is. - Knowable Magazine
By Monday afternoon, the letter had attracted more than 625 signatures from authors, translators and agents. The signatories included more than 75 who identified themselves as Penguin Random House employees. - The Wall Street Journal
Makeup artist Liz Rathke explains just how she put together a tricky, icky prop that has to look convincingly like the star baritone — except with blood dripping out at the right time (and only the right time). - Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
In a new report, the committee warned: "The sector now faces a 'perfect storm' as it struggles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, compounded by the cost of living crisis, and following on from longer-term budget pressures." - BBC
Gennaro Sangiuliano has degrees in law and economics and is an author best known for biographies of Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin. His previous job was director of the state-owned news channel RAI TG2, where he was accused of partisan programming. - Artnet
"A devoted student of ancient Greek and Latin, the Jesuit-trained Cahill worked in journalism and publishing before becoming a full-time author. Capitalizing on the phenomenal success of How the Irish Saved Civilization, ... he wrote five more books about key moments in the development of Western civilization." - MSN (The Washington Post)
In the US, moves to rein in the video platform have gained momentum only relatively recently, although there’s little debate that the round of regulatory pressure is warranted. - The Guardian
"'I've always had aspirations to be a sit-down comic – not a stand-up one!' she says. 'The toy piano gives me that golden opportunity.' She is not limited to the piano either: in one arrangement ... she simultaneously plays toy piano, bicycle horn, bicycle bell and train whistle." - The Guardian
