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Maasai girls take up self-defense as protection from sexual abuse and early marriage
Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriageABC News - Mar. 7 -
Inside the world of turbocharged turnkey homes
Designers and developers are creating a superstrata of ready-to-move in property, with elevated stagings of collectible art and designFinancial Times - 3d -
Tate cuts almost a tenth of staff as it tackles deficit
UK arts institution tries to break even ahead of fundraising rounds designed to drive growthFinancial Times - 2d -
A Mathematical ‘Fever Dream’ Hits the Road
Meet “Mathemalchemy,” a traveling math-meets-art installation coming eventually to a dimension near you.The New York Times - 1d -
‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death
Ficre Ghebreyesus, who died in 2012, made vertiginous paintings celebrating family, the diaspora and his own turbulent story. His first European solo exhibition charts this remarkable journey. What ...The Guardian - 4d -
Visitors flock to Paris’s Pompidou Centre before it closes for renovations
Art lovers catch last glimpse of prestigious art collection before gallery shuts for five years for major revamp. Visitors from around the world have been flocking to the Pompidou Centre in Paris ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Lloyd’s of London expects $2.3bn losses from California wildfires
Insurance market says fine art losses were limited because rich residents took such possessions with them. Lloyd’s of London expects losses of $2.3bn (£1.78bn) from the California wildfires that ...The Guardian - 6d -
On a Bench in Hungary, a Promise Leads to a Proposal
As teenagers, Jessye Marquez and Thomas Wood, committed to each other after competing in a Filipino martial arts tournament, even though they lived on opposite sides of the Atlantic.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
3/10: CBS Evening News
U.S. stocks plunge after Trump's comments on potential recession sparks sell-off; Former MLB pitcher Art Schallock dies at 100CBS News - 5d -
How to see the new LACMA up close: Museum sets opening for plaza around new building
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Tuesday announced a timeline for the public to get its closest glimpse yet of its new building spanning Wilshire Boulevard.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
i-D Magazine Gets a New Life Just as Cool as Its Old Life
The art and fashion worlds convened at Rick Owens’s austere Left Bank house to celebrate the relaunch of Karlie Kloss’s i-D magazine.The New York Times - 4d -
Ukraine's position on a potential 30-day ceasefire deal with Russia
Ukraine appears ready for a temporary ceasefire with Russia after losing access to U.S. aid and intelligence for its war. Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the defense and security department at ...CBS News - 5d -
Department of Education to lay off nearly half its workforce – US politics live
Education secretary Linda McMahon announced hundreds of staff were subject to the ‘reduction in workforce’. Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President ...The Guardian - 5d -
Ecuador enlists founder of Blackwater private army as ally in ‘war’ on crime
Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election as president, announces partnership with Trump supporter Erik Prince. Ecuador ’s president, Daniel Noboa , has announced a “strategic alliance” with ...The Guardian - 4d -
Oversight Democrats launch review of crypto reserve 'poised to enrich' Trump
House Oversight Democrats are encouraging President Trump to abandon his plans for a crypto reserve, calling it a strategy to enrich himself at taxpayer expense. The reserve, announced by Trump ...The Hill - 3d -
Greenland political parties join together against Trump comments about annexing the island
All five parties in Greenland’s parliament have issued a joint statement on Friday rejecting President Donald Trump’s latest effort to take control of the strategic Arctic islandABC News - 2d -
Ricardo Scofidio, Boldly Imaginative Architect, Is Dead at 89
With Diller Scofidio + Renfro, he brought a conceptual-art sensibility to cultural landmarks like Lincoln Center and to innovative public spaces like Manhattan’s High Line.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Schallock, oldest living ex-MLB'er, dies at 100
Pitcher Art Schallock, who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees' roster and had been the oldest living former major leaguer, has died at age 100.ESPN - Mar. 9 -
US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize
An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a major Israeli award in the arts and sciencesABC News - 6d -
Trump Kennedy Center board appointee pitches Mideast franchise, Potomac marina
One of President Trump's first-term appointees to the Kennedy Center board for the performing arts is floating big ideas to revamp the Washington, D.C., cultural mainstay, including a Jacqueline ...The Hill - 6d -
‘You are going to war’ – How Tom Roebuck trained his mind for aerial battle in Cardiff
Tom Roebuck is discussing the art of winning high balls. There is the way you track the ball with your eyes as well as the dedicated gym programme he is given at Sale Sharks to improve his ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Conte responds to Juventus links with two-word message
Antonio Conte has been linked with the Juventus job, but the Napoli coach argues that ‘media games’ are ‘an art’ in Italy: ‘Any answer can create something.’Juventus coach Thiago Motta is ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
OpenAI’s story about grief nearly had me in tears, but for all the wrong reasons | Kathryn Bromwich
If Sam Altman’s new model were a creative writing student, you probably wouldn’t stop them pursuing other job prospects. Like all parents who pretend to be impressed by their children’s terrible ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘It’s like a men’s shed’: inside the Pokémon trading card communities rocked by a string of brazen thefts
The value of Pokémon cards is booming, but for people who gather weekly to trade and battle their Pikachus and Togepis, the cards mean much more than cash. On a sleepy Tuesday night, beneath an ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘Boxing let me be angry’: Anna Whitwham
After her mum died, Anna Whitwham was drawn to martial arts, and found an outlet for her grief in the ring. I am standing in the middle of the boxing ring, a stage lit up like a theatre. I’ve hit ...The Guardian - 18h -
‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement
Participants view scenes of daily life as well as travel adventures – then process the emotions they trigger through art. One Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Best seat in the house: writer Geoff Dyer on why sitting in a corner is so satisfying
The author always sits in the corner of a room but doesn’t understand why. Do some people crave the solace of the corner more than others? He finds clues to the compulsion in his upbringing – and ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Miami Beach mayor targets local cinema for screening Oscar winner 'No Other Land'
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner has threatened to remove a nonprofit art house cinema from city-owned property after it decided to screen the Academy Award-winning documentary 'No Other Land', ...The Hill - 3d -
You be the judge: should I let my boyfriend rip out the original features in our Victorian house?
Rupi thinks the period fittings are too beautiful to lose. Raf says they’re outdated and inefficient. You decide who is breaking the house rules. Find out how to get a disagreement settled or ...The Guardian - 2d