appears in the following:

The Codex Sassoon, one of the world's oldest Hebrew Bibles, is up for auction

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

The earliest, most complete Hebrew bible ever discovered is being sold at auction Wednesday at Sotheby's in New York City. It's estimated to go for between $30 and $50 million.

Comment

Times Square's first fountain is covered in acrylic fingernails

Sunday, October 17, 2021

This week, Times Square got its very first public fountain. Fashioned by Pamela Council, "A Fountain for Survivors" is 18 feet tall and encased with some 400,000 colorful acrylic fingernails.

Comment

Creator Of Gigantic Portraits, Painter Chuck Close, Dies At 81

Friday, August 20, 2021

Chuck Close was known for his giant photorealist portraits of friends and colleagues in the art world. Late in life, Close faced accusations of sexual harassment.

Comment

'Scales' Is A Saudi Arabian Filmmaker's Feminist Fable Of The Sea

Friday, July 16, 2021

Saudi Arabin director Shahad Ameen's debut feature film is set in a dystopian fishing village and tells the lyrical story of a young woman struggling to find her place.

Comment

Metropolitan Museum Of Art Will Reopen This Weekend

Friday, August 28, 2020

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is scheduled to reopen to the public on Saturday, August 29th. We go behind the scenes to learn how curators and staff hope to pull it off.

Comment

Messages Of Hope, Gratitude And Safety Replace Ads In Times Square

Friday, April 17, 2020

Well-known artists and designers are taking over billboards (donated gratis) to brighten the landscape in an emptier-than-usual Times Square. One work simply reads: "Hopefully no one will see this."

Comment

In 'Unorthodox,' A Religious Woman Leaves Her Marriage And Her Past Behind

Saturday, March 28, 2020

The new Netflix series was inspired by Deborah Feldman's best-selling memoir about ending her arranged marriage. In the TV adaptation, the young woman leaves her home in Brooklyn and moves to Berlin.

Comment