Museum Leaders in Sudan Protest Looting, Damage of Cultural Heritage by Clashing Forces
Factional violence has engulfed Sudan, and the country’s museums are caught in the crossfires, prompting calls from artists and museum professionals to safeguard its imperiled...
A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Buckle Was Found in Norway
An ancient Viking treasure was found inside a lump of soil in eastern Norway during a 2021 archaeological excavation, the Miami Herald reported Thursday. Norway’s...
Canelo Álvarez Rarely Fights in Mexico. He Wants a Celebration and a Rebound.
After nearly a decade training in San Diego, Saúl Álvarez opted to prepare for his next bout in Guadalajara, Mexico, where it will take place....
Walensky Resigns as C.D.C. Director
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will step down from her position on June 30, she announced on...
Who Is Having Fun?
Brice Samba was trying, as best he could, to share the crowning glory of his career with his wife. The goalkeeper’s road to stardom had...
C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts
Why It Matters: Covid still claims more than 1,000 lives weekly Even in a season that usually brings a lull in respiratory illnesses, and even...
Man Painted Out of Famed Vermeer Painting Receives New Focus from Conservators
Conservators have begun to focus anew on Johannes Vermeer’s A Maid Asleep (ca. 1656–57), a painting of a napping woman that once contained a man...
W.H.O. Ends Covid World Health Emergency Designation
The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it was ending the emergency it declared for Covid-19 more than three years ago, a milestone in...
Vermeer Painting May Conceal Self-Portrait, Archibald Prize Winner Named, and More: Morning Links for May 5, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines WINNER’S CIRCLE. Down in Australia on Friday, the Art Gallery of New South...
Hauser & Wirth Names The House of AWT Project Its 2023 Charitable Partner
Hauser & Wirth’s Los Angeles location has named The House of AWT Project (Artists Working Together) as its 2023 Charitable Partner of the Year. As...
Indian Olympians Persist in Demanding Arrest of Wrestling Chief
A group of India’s most accomplished wrestlers, who have accused the sport’s top official in the country of serial harassment and abuse of female wrestlers,...
Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone
Juan López had just returned home from his job supervising the cleaning of giant tanks that hold toxic chemicals produced along the Houston Ship Channel,...
Bluesky Has the Juice, A.I. Jobs Apocalypse and Hard Questions
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‘Ron DeSoros’? Conspiracy Theorists Target Trump’s Rival.
To some, he is “Ron DeSoros,” a puppet of the Democratic megadonor George Soros. To others, he is “Ron DeSatan,” a vaccine-supporting evildoer. And to...