Dear readers, What I admire about the thrillers I recommend today (and I say this as someone so skittish that I read Henry James with a paw clamped over one eye): They give you no chance to chicken out. You are indicted as a co-conspirator on the first page. These books waste no time and…
A version of this essay originally appeared in Reframed, the Art in America newsletter about art that surprises us and works that get us worked up. Sign up here to receive it every Thursday. In Melissa Cody’s 2014 weaving Good Luck, a figure known as Rainbow Man is represented as an electrical cord, his lower half culminating in a two-pronged plug. His…
Kerry Walk, the president of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, has resigned her post after the renowned school announced it would soon close its doors. She had served as president for less than a year. The school announced on May 31 that it would close by June 7, canceling scheduled summer classes, stating…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World….
Brother Marquis, the rapper and member of the Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, whose sexually explicit lyrics prompted a debate about race and artistic freedom in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. His death was announced on 2 Live Crew’s social media accounts on Monday night. The posts did not provide a cause or…