That is, what they’ve called “a pot of gold” (golden coins) that help explain the political landscape from the time of the Pelepponisian War. - The New York Times
"After a harrowing deep dive through old Trump-rally speeches and xenophobic Tucker Carlson clips, I believe I have come as close as one can to explaining the origins of this bizarre bit. But be warned: Somehow the more you learn, the less sense Trump’s latest obsession makes." - New York Magazine
The entire Author Events staff resigned in June, after “layoffs loomed internal meetings became contentious.” The resigning staff said they found the work culture “heartbreaking.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
Ad revenue at Snap is weaker than expected, and its stock price has fallen by a quarter. With the giants' dominance of the social media ad marketplace, is there any hope for Snap? Yes, says one analyst, "if they can continue to shift away from brand dollars to performance advertising." - Variety
“Art shipping and storage companies seek to avoid abrupt changes in temperature and humidity as much as possible to prevent possible damage, especially to antique works on wood panels, paper, and wax prints.” - ARTnews
Mark Swed recaps the earlier festival and explains something difficult to remember now: just how large the project was and how profound an effect it has had, even 40 years later. Might anything similar happen four years from now? - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
The play, titled The Years and based on the memoir by 2022 Nobel literature prizewinner Annie Ernaux, was stopped for 10 minutes on Monday after several (mainly male) audience members asked for medical assistance following the graphic onstage depiction of an abortion. - The Guardian
"The hothouse atmosphere of newsrooms, especially at urban dailies, teaches the aspiring writer more about the world, about life, and about writing than any MFA program ever devised" — without the student debt. Think of Dickens, Twain, Whitman, Angelou, Wolfe, García Márquez … All newspaper alums. - Bob Keefer
"Clicking on (the 'OnlyFans' tab) pulls up a catalog of listicles ranking pornographic performers by demographic, from 'Turkish' to 'incest' to 'granny.' These blog posts … are presented as editorial work, without labels indicating they are advertisements or sponsored." (The Voice has one remaining editorial staffer, who insists he is not involved.) - Wired
The new museum, called the Centre d’Art Rodin, will open in September in the building constructed as the French pavilion for Expo 2010. The project was first announced in 2019 for Shenzhen but was moved to be part of the larger city's art scene. - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
"Ohio History Connection and Moundbuilders Country Club have agreed to terms over the Octagon Earthworks in Licking County. The site is part of Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023." - Cincinnati Public Radio
"Two months after the University of the Arts in Philadelphia closed, the school’s dance program will be revived at Bennington College in Vermont, which will absorb the dance school, three staff members and nearly 50 students, the college announced on Thursday." - The New York Times
A team of scientists found that “the Dutch Master incorporated 'pararealgar and semi-amorphous pararealgar' — yellow and reddish-orange arsenic sulfide mineral variants that he mixed with lead-tin yellow and vermillion to achieve the glinting, reflective hue.” - Hyperallergic
“These are sandwiches that announced themselves, generating queues and crowds and noise, from hollers in the streets to streams of hyper-colourful Instagram photos. This is a potted history, not of London’s greatest sandwiches over the last two-and-a-half centuries, but of the most iconic ones.” - Vittles
The California student was at an estate sale. “I looked closely at the back and I saw it said Chagall and I was like, ‘Marc Chagall, are you serious?’” - Artnet
