Stories

One new TV "makes an image appear on what otherwise looks like a clear piece of glass." Another company has a screen that "looks more like an empty fish tank than a proper television set, with images that look like very nice holograms dancing around inside." But why? - Wired

Heritage tourism isn't new - after WWII, "Europe welcomed America’s tourists, and tried to encourage more to come. Some hosted 'homecomings'—festivals meant to lure the children and grandchildren of emigrants back to visit." But now we have DNA evidence. - The Atlantic

Rubenstein was hit by a car and died from his injuries. Rubenstein created "genre-bending 'note card poems,' with each stanza printed on a separate card." His work was often banned in the USSR, and he was outspoken against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - The New York Times

"The policy, announced on January 3, allowed Alaska Native visitors to self-identity at the museum’s ticket counter; no proof of tribal enrollment was required to receive complementary admission." A non-Native Anchorage resident claimed discrimination. - ARTnews

As Ashley Elston "approaches the end of her first draft, pulls a six-foot sheet of brown butcher paper from a roll on a specially installed rod near her desk. This two-yard stretch then becomes a playing field." - The New York Times

The emoji for ballet slippers is just as pink as the formerly "standard" shoe - and Copeland wants to change the emojis as well. - The Grio

Or so says Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who said, "maybe some people don't realise how uncomfortable a song like that can make a lot of people feel, even if it makes them feel good." - BBC

With some actors and directors from the festival, around 200 protesters shut down Main Street. "'We are not protesting Sundance,' said the action's first speaker, Dalia Salloum. ... 'We are protesting the complicity of mainstream media and their ability to not cover this genocide.'"  - MSN (Los Angeles Times)

How did Vermillion, South Dakota, end up with one of the largest collections outside of Belgium and France? A music professor, of course. - NPR

""Baldwin has maintained all along that he did not pull the trigger that day as he rehearsed a scene in which he draws a revolver, saying that the gun discharged after he pulled the hammer back and released it." Investigators disagree. - The New York Times

We're talking rage, pain, sleeplessness, psychological dislocation - and, of course, joy. - The Guardian (UK)

Slamming Millennials, talking about Meghan Thee Stallion's posterior - Regina George, a singer and actor who is one of the new Mean Girls movie's stars, might be selling a particular brand of candor designed for our times. - Slate

The trail of evidence sounds strong. "Italy’s art theft police that they believe that the painting reported stolen from the castle in Piedmont and the painting Mr. Sgarbi exhibited are one and the same." There's a former friend, a theft, a restorer ... and a torch. - The New York Times

But this fascination may not be enough to change the industry. Juliet Godrèche, writer and director of the dark autobiographical tale, says, "People who are still in this industry are still not coming forward. ... The omertà in the industry is still so strong.” - The Guardian (UK)

"The now-infamous round of cuts drew widespread media attention when libraries were forced to close their doors on Sundays. Despite museum leaders’ outcry, Adams slashed DCLA spending again on Tuesday." - Hyperallergic