Auctions Eminem’s Sneakers, a Portrait of Joni Mitchell, and Other Music Memorabilia Is Hitting the Auction Block to Benefit Workers in the Industry The auction, held in support of MusiCares, will take place on February 5. By Min Chen, Jan 22, 2023
Auctions An Oil Sketch Found Covered With Bird Droppings in a Farm Shed Is Actually an Early Van Dyck, Now Heading to Auction for $3 Million The painting joins other newly resurfaced European masterworks in Sotheby's Old Master series. By Min Chen, Jan 20, 2023
Archaeology & History Paleontologists in India Have Hit on an Epic Find: Hundreds of Bowling Ball-Sized Titanosaur Eggs The discovery of 256 eggs sheds new light on the reproductive strategies of the largest known dinosaurs. By Min Chen, Jan 19, 2023
Archaeology & History Scientists in Norway Have Discovered the Earliest Known Example of Runic Writing Carved Into an Iron Age Sandstone The find, according to archaeologists, is "the dream of all runologists." By Min Chen, Jan 18, 2023
Art World Madonna Bought This Painting 30 Years Ago. A French Town That Once Owned It Is Asking for Its Return on Loan The painting, which hung in a museum in Amiens, was deemed untraceable after World War I. By Min Chen, Jan 18, 2023
Pop Culture Sun Ra’s Legendary Album Art—Sometimes Handcrafted, Always Otherworldly—Has Been Compiled Into a Book for the First Time "Sun Ra: Art on Saturn" features a vast quantity of album covers that were handcrafted by Ra and his bandmates. By Min Chen, Jan 17, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Can Instagram‘s Algorithm Curate an Exhibition Better Than a Human? A London Show Aims to Find Out "The Algorithmic Pedestal" runs through January 17 at J/M Gallery. By Min Chen, Jan 13, 2023
NFTs How an NFT Collector Lost His CryptoPunk in a Hack—and Recovered It With Fundraising Help From His ‘#CommUNITY’ Campaigns such as GoFundNovo helped CryptoNovo raise the sum needed to buy his NFT back. By Min Chen, Jan 13, 2023
Law & Politics A Scientist Has Filed Suit Against the U.S. Copyright Office, Arguing His A.I.-Generated Art Should Be Granted Protections Stephen Thaler generated the artwork with DABUS, an A.I. system he built. By Min Chen, Jan 12, 2023
NFTs Whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Drop a Collaborative NFT to Benefit Press Freedom The work centers on Ellsberg's 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers. By Min Chen, Jan 11, 2023
Art & Tech In an Ironic Twist, an Illustrator Was Banned From a Reddit Forum for Posting Art That Looked Too Much Like an A.I.-Generated Image Moderators of the subreddit told the artist, "You need to find a different style." By Min Chen, Jan 10, 2023
Art & Exhibitions On Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary, Here Are the Essential Museum Shows Celebrating the Movement‘s History and Enduring Legacy The exhibitions pay tribute to the groundbreaking genre in all its forms, from beats to art to fashion. By Min Chen, Jan 6, 2023
Auctions A Hoard of More Than 300 Pristine ‘Star Wars’ Action Figures, Unearthed From the Closet of an Illinois Collector, Is Now Heading to Auction The toys are still sealed in their original packaging. By Min Chen, Jan 5, 2023
Pop Culture A Rare, Exceptional Piece of Beatles Memorabilia—John Lennon’s Floral-Patterned Toilet—Goes on View at a Liverpool Museum John's john will be exhibited at the museum for the foreseeable future. By Min Chen, Dec 9, 2022
Pop Culture Meet the African Designers Whose Work Brought to Life the Fictional Kingdom in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ The Marvel film featured designs by Jomo Tariku, Candice Lawrence, and Tekura. By Min Chen, Dec 5, 2022