The Bank Guarantee Scam Has Been Run For Decades getty According to a DOJ Press Release (March 18, 2024), a formerly-common type of investment scam known as the bank guarantee scam has resurfaced. Fortunately, those involved with the scheme were indicted, arrested, and have been given some long prison sentences. The scam was operated as
Chuck Arnold Music By Chuck Arnold Published March 28, 2024, 8:49 p.m. ET Let the Yeehaw-sance begin! As we count down the final hours to “Cowboy Carter” — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping at midnight — you don’t have to hold up before she brings some more of that “Texas Hold ‘Em” twang.
Over the years, Billie Eilish has taken initiative to advocate for sustainability. In 2019, she teamed up with Global Citizen to offer free concert tickets to environmental conscious fans. In 2022, the pop star launched a climate action event called Overheated. She opened up about the issue in a new Billboard interview, in which she
In the brief moments before totality, the palette of the sky deepens to a twilight blue. As the Moon glides in front of the Sun, wispy streaks of white-appearing light radiate outwards, while a halo of fire encircles our swiftly blackening star. There’s a lot of science going on during an eclipse. But scientists are
Thursday March 28 2024 Three of my favourite Kenyan artists are currently exhibiting their work as from last Wednesday night. Three of my favourite Kenyan artists are currently exhibiting their work as from last Wednesday night when each had his own solo opening at Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi. Circle’s new space on Nairobi’s Riara
An enormous, Alice in Wonderland-sized Purell bottle appears in shattered chards strewn across the floor. The visual is like a cipher in a dream from the most delirious days of 2020. In actuality, the Purell bottle is a sculpture, a ceramic, called Exploded Purell by the artist Susan Chen. It is one of a series
Billie Eilish has called out artists who release multiple versions of their albums in different packaging, saying the practice is environmentally harmful. “Some of the biggest artists in the world [are] making f***ing 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more,” said the 22-year-old musician.
Florida’s premier Grateful Dead tribute band will help you celebrate National Guitar Month at Old Town Untapped, everyone’s favorite cultural arts and music block party on April 5, 2024. Come to Bailey Contemporary Arts Center to meet the featured artist in residence of the month, Oscar Montoya, and explore his studio and his beautiful classical
Disney/Chris Willard When Billie Eilish‘s most recent album, Happier Than Ever, came out, she offered it in eight different vinyl versions, but all the vinyl was recycled, and the shrink wrap was made from sugarcane. That’s why Billie, who’s all about sustainability, has a problem with artists who go crazy with vinyl variants without thinking
The art world lost a titan on Tuesday with the passing of Richard Serra, known best for his towering sculptures in steel. His public works stand in cities throughout the world, while his sculptures have redefined gallery spaces from Dia:Beacon to the Guggenheim Bilbao. Among the plaudits he received was the Golden Lion at the