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Louvre pays tribute to the ‘First Painter to the Emperor’
Jacques Louis-David chronicled the French Revolution and Napoleonic era in real time.
Jacques Louis-David, “The Death of Marat” (1793)/“Napoleon Crossing the Alps” (1801)
British newspaper spoke to the wrong de Blasio, not an ‘imposter’
How a Long Island vintner, with the help of ChatGPT, prompted a transatlantic journalistic debacle.
Bill DeBlasio
Black Sabbath gets the ballet treatment
‘Black Sabbath: The Ballet’ is billed as the “first true heavy metal ballet experience.”
Johan Persson/Birmingham Royal Ballet
The ‘Father of Impressionism’ gets his largest US exhibition in 40 years
‘The Honest Eye’ displays nearly one hundred works by Camille Pissarro, who mentored Claude Monet.
Camille Pissarro, “The Pont-Neuf, Afternoon, Sunlight” (1901). Denver Art Museum
US orders aircraft carrier to Caribbean in major military buildup
The announcement came hours after the Pentagon said it had struck a 10th alleged ‘narco-terrorist’ vessel, killing six.
The USS Gerald R. Ford. US Naval Forces Central Command/US 6th Fleet/Handout via Reuters
Trump pardons billionaire Binance founder
Changpeng Zhao and Binance have been prominent supporters of the Trump family’s crypto ventures.
Tyrone Siu/Reuters
NBA coach, player among dozens arrested in sweeping US gambling probe
The alleged scheme involved fixed underground poker games and illicit wagers on professional basketball, authorities said.
Major Amazon Web Services internet outage affects hundreds of websites, companies
Service had since been restored to most clients by Monday morning, the company said.
A pathbreaking Gilded Age sculptor gets her due
Emma Stebbins’ 14 works on display in New York reveal her ‘significantly modern’ approach.
‘Peasant gold’: A taste of van Gogh’s humble potatoes
An exhibition in the Netherlands takes a look at Vincent van Gogh’s artistic affinity for spuds.
Monet’s productive time in the ‘Floating City’
The largest New York Monet exhibition in 25 years, focusing on the artist’s time in Venice, opened at the Brooklyn Museum.
UK exhibition highlights anonymous artisans of ancient Egypt
A new exhibition pulls back the curtain on the artisans whose anonymous contributions gave rise to 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian design.
Exhibition explores Mexican national identity through landscapes
One of José María Velasco’s masterpieces, on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, manages to blend together three eras of Mexican history.
1,900-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in New Orleans
A Tulane University anthropologist found a Roman soldier’s headstone while clearing brush, setting off a repatriation quest.
300-year-old Hogarth murals unveiled in UK
Painted on the walls of the country’s oldest hospital, the newly restored murals are open to public viewing for the first time.
Frida Kahlo museum opens in artist’s former home
Featuring Kahlo’s letters and her only known mural, Museo Casa Kahlo spotlights the artist’s robust family life.
Mexico’s ‘anti-Hamilton’ musical sparks debate
A controversial musical depicting the Spanish conquest of Mexico has ignited a transatlantic debate over Latin American history and identity.
Israel, Hamas begin indirect talks in Egypt on Gaza peace plan
Negotiators representing Israel and Hamas began indirect talks with Arab mediators in Egypt on Monday, as peace remains elusive one day ahead of the war’s two-year anniversary.