“Having lived through more than 50 years of civil war in her native country, and having witnessed the fallout of that conflict in the displacement of millions of people, and in endemic political corruption and environmental destruction, she has watched those tragic patterns being replayed." - The Observer (UK)
Stiller, who’s spent his entire life around Hollywood, says, "It’s kind of true that everybody will say yes and it doesn’t mean yes. It means no or let me think about it — more than ever, honestly. It’s a very tough environment now to get things made.” - The New York Times
“What we have at present is a rather stark hierarchy of heritage. Buildings and artefacts are granted high levels of safeguarding. Yet culturally important landscapes, trees and rivers are left relatively undefended. Why the lack of equivalence?” - The Observer (UK)
“Working as a lawyer taught me how much can turn on a single word. I was always too clumsy to actually be a scientist – I was awful at labs – but ... I care a lot about my writing being clear, accessible, and precise.” - Irish Times
“It’s hard to think of a year more stocked with major female contenders than this one. At one point, it seemed like there were nearly a dozen plausible nominees for only five spots.” - Vulture
“The argument really felt like a national security case and a First Amendment case walk into a bar. There’s two totally different cases, and you could feel everybody toggling back and forth, depending on which of those they thought they were going to win in the moment.” - Slate
On Wednesday, the Palisades fire claimed Will Rogers’s historic ranch house and other structures on the Will Rogers State Historic Park, according to a news release by the California State Parks. - Artnet
"For decades, the interior of the Temple of Our Lady of the Assumption (in Santa María Huiramangaro in Michoacán state) stood stark white, with blue accents. But ... a new restoration has revealed a host of resplendent 16th-century religious paintings that once spanned the ceiling of the historic church." - Artnet
Such petroglyphs were designated by the state’s legislature as official state works of art in 2023, the Utah Bureau of Land Management noted, as it called them “incredibly important to preserve and contemplate.” They are also considered sacred ancestral sites for Indigenous people in the area.
The organisation, which is responsible for more than 130,000 works of art and attracted more than 2.4m visitors to its sites during 2023, has suggested "seismic changes" may need to be made to safeguard the future of what it describes as "some of Scotland’s greatest cultural assets". - The Scotsman
During the theatrical run of “ Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ” last fall, fans danced and belted lyrics in the theaters, sharing their glee on social media. Last year, fans at early screenings of “ Wicked ” did the same, to the chagrin of other moviegoers. - APNews
"It was practised and watched everywhere, including during religious rituals, on the theatrical stage and in private houses. It was the object of nuanced reflections on the part of Roman philosophers and poets. Careful study of their texts yields hints as to what they thought dance accomplished." - Aeon
