Pop Culture Do Actors Make Good Painters? Here Are 9 Hollywood Celebs Who Have Turned Their Hand to Art, Ranked Here are nine film stars who also paint. By Richard Whiddington, May 15, 2023
Art Fairs 5 Must-See Booths at Independent New York, From Vietnam Protest Photos to a Racy Film Inspired by Yayoi Kusama Despite the recent boom of all things digital, Independent is a highly analog affair. By Richard Whiddington, May 12, 2023
Archaeology Ancient DNA Testing Has Revealed the Owner of a 20,000-Year-Old Deer Tooth Pendant, German Researchers Say The novel technique is like a “washing machine for ancient artefacts.” By Richard Whiddington, May 11, 2023
Crime An International Effort to Tackle Antiquities Trafficking Seized More Than 11,000 Stolen Artifacts Across Europe Last Year Operation Pandora took into custody ancient coins, religious artifacts, and a Roman marble bust. By Richard Whiddington, May 10, 2023
Auctions Two Jars Bought for $25 at a Thrift Store Turn Out to Be Qing Dynasty Treasures That Could Fetch $63,000 at Auction The seller has pledged to donate a portion of the sale to the charity shop from which they bought the objects. By Richard Whiddington, May 10, 2023
Science & Tech Digital Artist Refik Anadol Lit Up the Facade of Gaudí’s Casa Batlló With a Live Projection of His A.I. Paintings—See It Here This year's spectacle drew 65,000 people. By Richard Whiddington, May 9, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists in Britain Have Uncovered New Sections of a Roman Barricade That Guarded London 2,000 Years Ago The little-known riverside wall shows the Romans put defense over trade. By Richard Whiddington, May 9, 2023
Science & Tech Can You Spot A.I.-Generated Art When You See It? Google’s New Online Game Will Put Your Eye to the Test Artists-in-residence at Google have created a game to test if people can differentiate between A.I. and human-made images. By Richard Whiddington, May 8, 2023
On View Peek Inside Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II’s Trove of Statues and Treasures, Now on View in an Epic Exhibition in Paris Many of the more than 180 objects have never left Egypt before. By Richard Whiddington, May 8, 2023
Archaeology Spain’s Nerja Caves, an Underground Gallery of Prehistoric Art, Has Been a Tourist Destination for 41,000 Years, a New Study Says Scientists have studied soot and charcoal residue left by prehistoric firelight. By Richard Whiddington, May 7, 2023
Science & 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 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 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 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
