Art & Tech Tired of News About the Royal Coronation? A Māori Artist Has Created a Browser Plugin That Will ‘Switch Off the Toff’ Pikari Mai! substitutes all stories about the monarchy with Indigenous news. By Richard Whiddington, May 5, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Digging in the Deserts of Oman Have Discovered a Mysterious Monument They’re Calling ‘Arabian Stonehenge’ Who built the Stonehenge-like structure—and why—remains a mystery. By Richard Whiddington, May 5, 2023
On View Got Milk? See Inside a New Exhibition That Unpacks the History and Ubiquity of the OG Superfood The Wellcome Collection's exhibition is the first to explore milk. By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023
Law & Politics A Former OpenSea Manager Has Been Convicted in the First Major NFT Insider Trading Case Nathaniel Chastain now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Egypt Have Discovered a 3,200-Year-Old Underground Tomb Complete With Elaborate Wall Reliefs—See Them Here The reliefs depict the tomb's owner and his wife engaging in religious rituals. By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023
NFTs Sotheby’s Has Launched a Secondary Marketplace for NFTs, Allowing Artists to Sell Digital Works Directly to Collectors The platform, part of the auction house's ongoing bid to corner the blue-chip NFT market, kicks off with works from 13 high-profile artists. By Richard Whiddington, May 3, 2023
Art & Tech Scientists Have Found Mysterious Markings on the Stone of Destiny, the Ancient Relic That Will Grace King Charles III’s Coronation The stone has been used in royal coronations since the 14th century. By Richard Whiddington, May 2, 2023
Archaeology & History Excavations at an Ancient Greek Temple Have Turned Up a Wealth of Terracotta Figurines, Including a Fun One of a Love God Riding a Dolphin The other finds include seven bull heads and a dolphin statuette. By Richard Whiddington, May 2, 2023
Archaeology & History Did a Woman Serve on the Crew of This Museum’s 17th-Century Swedish Warship? New DNA Research Says It’s Likely The ship, Vasa, is currently housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. By Richard Whiddington, May 2, 2023
Art & Tech ‘An Opportunity Not to Be Missed’: Artist Alex Israel Is Touting His New Gagosian Show With a Press Release Generated by ChatGPT The exhibition's wall text will also be generated by the language model. By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023
Art & Exhibitions See the Rare Keith Haring Drawing—Measuring a Massive 125 Feet—That Is Going on View in Amsterdam for the First Time in 30 Years Stedelijk Museum's director calls it a 'contemporary Bayeux tapestry.' By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023
Art History An X-Ray Scan of a 16th-Century Bronzino Painting of Duke Cosimo de’ Medici Has Revealed a Mysterious Underlying Portrait The painting, one of 25 versions, currently hangs in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023
Crime A U.K. Court Has Found Two Collectors Guilty of an Illegal Scheme to Sell a $960,000 Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Coins The coins belong to the Heresfordshire hoard and were never reported, violating the U.K.'s Treasure Act. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 28, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Florida Principal Fired for Allowing a Lesson on Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Went to Italy to See the Sculpture Herself—and Was Rather Impressed “Michelangelo would have done him wrong to sculpt him in any other way," Hope Carrasquilla said. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 28, 2023
Auctions An Early Hand-Drawn Architectural Map of the Titanic—Measuring 32 Feet Long—Just Sold for $240,000 at Auction The cross-section still shows chalk marks from the investigation into how the ship sank. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 27, 2023