Arts
New York's Museum of Modern Art reconsiders decision to raze neighbor
New York City's Museum of Modern Art is a popular stop for locals and visitors. The nearby Museum of American Folk Art isn't as well-known, but it's design is celebrated. That's why so many people were surprised when MoMA indicated it was going to tear the building down.
New York's Museum of Modern Art 'acquires' @ for its permanent collection
@ -- that little symbol that has come to define the digital age -- is permanently enshrined in New York City's Museum of Modern Art. But lest you think this symbol is purely a creation of the digital age, it goes back much farther. In fact, the symbol's first recorded use was by monks in the sixth or seventh century....
Irish actress plays singular role in Broadway's Testament of Mary
The Testament of Mary is all about Mary. In fact, it has no other characters. Fiona Shaw plays the singular role in the new Broadway show, out this week. In it, she struggles with whether she did a good job of raising Jesus Christ....
Tom Hanks says he aspires to appear in a completely silent movie
Tom Hanks, the movie actor known for his leading roles in Big, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan, is staring on Broadway right now, in Lucky Guy, about a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. But Hanks, who has played roles that don't have to say much to make a big impact, isn't done yet....
Provocative artist Charles Krafft goes public as Holocaust denier
Charles Krafft has generated a wide following for his provocative art. But until recently, he wasn't especially controversial. But a reporter recently uncovered, and confirmed, that Krafft doesn't believe in the Holocaust....
New play about Isaac Newton tells story of time he supposedly put a needle in his eye
Lucas Hnath's play about Isaac Newton takes a fresh approach to sorting fact from fiction. While telling the tale of the time Isaac Newton supposedly put a needle into the back of his eye, a narrator helps the audience separate sort out what's real by writing actual facts on a chalkboard....
Can creativity be measured with a score?
Years ago, psychologist E. Paul Terrance designed a system that seeks to measure creativity, much like an IQ score measures intelligence. But is it even possible to assign a score to creativity?...
Architect proposes natural-inspired rethink of New York City waterfront
Rather than build large, immovable concrete and steel structures to hold back rising oceans, architect Adam Yarinsky suggests we focus on shaping the shoreline how nature did, with an emphasis on green space and absorbing the rising tides, rather than just trying to push it back....
New exhibition at N.Y.'s Met looks at roots of photo manipulation
Before there was Photoshop, entrepreneurial art photographers might spend weeks in the dark room, altering a single photo until it looked just the way they wanted it. A new exhibition at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art looks at that history of manipulation....
Cambodia trying to reassert ownership of potentially looted cultural artifacts
There's a legal battle brewing over who has the rights to own towering statues from Cambodia's 10the century Khmer empire. The United States recently seized several, on behalf of the Cambodian government, but there's a court case brewing over just who should own these impressive statues....
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