"Tolokonnikova, 35, whose political art has left her as a wanted criminal in Russia, chose to continue her performance inside the empty museum.” Normal country. Nothing to see here. - The Guardian (UK)
What’s up with guest actors on White Lotus and The Pitt? Will Kathryn Hahn get nominated in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress? Could an Anna Sawai nomination remind voters they think Pachinko is really darn good? - Vulture (MSN)
“'This was an extraordinary case in many respects,’ Shan Saunders, a solicitor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said in a statement. ‘It is not every day that we prosecute high-value burglaries of stately homes, let alone the audacious theft of an 18-carat gold toilet.’” - The New York Times
“Biography alters as we do, as our conceptions of motive evolve, as theories of personality float into fashion or fade away. It offers a snapshot of our working notions of selfhood.” - The New York Times
Widely shared social media posts have called for a MUBI boycott. The response: "The beliefs of individual investors do not reflect the views of MUBI.” Surely that will calm the waters. - Variety
He’s been doing physically demanding, “totally grim work” on nine farmhouses, restored and turned into art, across six miles in a valley in Yorkshire. And the artist says he’ll never do anything like it again. - The New York Times
"Universal, whose parent company acquired DreamWorks Animation in 2016, was adamant that the new cater not only to young viewers but also to adults who had grown up with the original.”- The New York Times
Why just take on the Sacklers when you can take on the entire trans panic apparatus? "Hundreds of anti-trans bills are threatening trans people’s safety, stability, and health. … Transphobia has long plagued legislation and culture,” Goldin said. - Hyperallergic
“This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one. From the very beginning, my guiding principle has been to put the museum first. Today, I believe that stepping aside is the best way to serve the institution I hold so deeply in my heart.” - The New York Times
Having passed only between three private collections over four centuries, the “Artemisia’s Strong Women: Rescuing a Masterpiece” exhibition marks the first time the painting has ever been on public display. - CNN
As these credentials suggest, there is a widespread view, if not a consensus, that she is one of the major poets writing in English today. - The Walrus
