Sasha Skochilenko, a 33 year-old artist and musician, second left, is escorted by officers to the court room for a hearing in the Vasileostrovsky district court in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. A court in St Petersburg has to deliver a verdict to a young artist Sasha Skochilenko on charges of spreading “fakes”
A beloved holiday tradition will soon return to the Piedmont Triad when UNCSA debuts the 2023 production of “The Nutcracker” at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. Beginning Thursday, Dec. 7, through Sunday, Dec. 10, UNCSA will present five performances of “The Nutcracker” there while its home theater, the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem,
Yale historian Ned Blackhawk has won a National Book Award for “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History,” an ambitious and sweeping volume that documents the central role of Native Americans in the political and cultural life of the country. Blackhawk, the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American
As an artist Florine Stettheimer embraced a decorative, slightly camp aesthetic with which she created paeons to the city life she adored. “She was just so good at capturing those really ephemeral moments of modern life, whether that’s a street scene in New York or the Stetteheimer gatherings,” says Whalen. At the same time, she
In a landmark move for the digital asset management industry, CoinShares International Limited (CoinShares) has secured an option to buy Valkyrie’s ETF business. The firm, based on the island Jersey off the coast of France, is the leading European investment company specializing in digital assets. Valkyrie is a U.S. digital asset manager based in Nashville,
London’s Saatchi Gallery is hosting two new winter exhibitions. ‘Boundless’ is a retrospective dedicated to the late artistic duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude, while ‘If Not Now, When?’ explores the theme of time and the urgency around climate change. ADVERTISEMENT London’s Saatchi Gallery is home to two new exciting winter exhibitions. One is dedicated to an
The MICHELIN Guide Shanghai 2024 was unveiled. The eighth edition of the MICHELIN Guide Shanghai presents the most extensive list for mainland China, recommending 148 restaurants, including 2 Three MICHELIN Star restaurants, 8 Two MICHELIN Star restaurants, 41 One MICHELIN Star restaurants, 26 Bib Gourmand restaurants, and 71 Michelin Guide selected restaurants. During the press
“The Uncaptive Mind,” an exhibition that showcases works from the Polish School of Posters, is now on display at FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, in the Green School Gallery (SIPA I, first floor). The exhibition will be open through November 2024. Admission is free. The Polish School of Posters (1950s to
By Anastasia Golubeva and Ido Vock BBC News 3 hours ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: Anna Skochilenko says she fears for her sister Sasha’s life A Russian anti-war activist has been sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for replacing supermarket pricing labels
LONDON (AP) — TikTok and Facebook owner Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice. TikTok said in a blog post Thursday that it’s appealing being classified as an online “gatekeeper” by the Digital Markets