Tag: Museums
What makes some art so bad that it’s good?
John Dyck, CUNY Graduate Center
“The Disaster Artist” – which just earned James Franco a Golden Globe for his portrayal of director Tommy Wiseau –...
Could razing Hitler’s first home backfire?
Despina Stratigakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
The Austrian government has announced that it will demolish or completely remake the house...
Can technology help fashion clean up its act?
Suzanne Mancini, Rhode Island School of Design
Chemical waste, mass production and consumerism are all byproducts of an industrialized global economy.
The fashion industry is no...
Why cities should stop building museums and focus on festivals
Jonathan Wynn, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Last year the Institute of Museum and Library Services offered a catchy statistic: the United States has more museums...
2015, the year that was: arts and culture
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
With the New Year approaching, we highlight the top arts and culture stories from 2015.
Over the past year, there was no...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
