BALTIMORE — The view from 19 stories above St. Paul Street in midtown Baltimore affords the 85-year-old artist Raoul Middleman plenty of subject matter for his daily paintings in watercolor and gouache: The harbor and Francis Scott Key Bridge, Canton and Clinton Street, cargo cranes and railroad tracks, the Belvedere […]
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When it comes to artistic insight, the big screen hasn’t fared much better. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) gave us more than two hours of Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II and Charlton Heston as Michelangelo, shouting in the Sistine Chapel. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards: […]
Tom DeLonge The former Blink-182 star is perhaps Hollywood’s biggest UFO advocate, spearheading decades of research on the topic and efforts to publicize sightings. You can see our full timeline of his history with UFOs here. Most recently, in April 2020, the U.S. Navy officially released three clips of UFO […]
In the early months of the pandemic last year, information and unanswered questions about the new coronavirus were coming from everywhere. “COVID seemed like this big, scary monster,” said Chris Rudisill, director of the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative. The collaborative, or CJC, is a consortium of six area media outlets and […]
Natalie Aronno is attending UC Irvine remotely to study dance. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Part of a year-end series revisiting subjects of some of our most popular arts articles of the year. For freshman starting college this fall, COVID-19 upended their education, as some colleges closed their campuses and offered […]
Having opened its doors at the start of Penn State’s fall semester, the Crust & Crumb Cafe on Beaver Avenue is looking to establish itself within the downtown State College community amid the coronavirus pandemic by playing into its “artisan-inspired” atmosphere. To accomplish this goal, cafe owner Amber Winkler and […]
This article is part of our latest Fine Arts & Exhibits special report, which focuses on how art endures and inspires, even in the darkest of times. For centuries, artists and poets have escaped the world of people by choice, opting out to find clarity or to see from a […]
The Hamptons, once considered by the well-heeled as just a spot to vacation, has become a place of long-term residence for many as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Even art galleries like Pace and Skarstedt have opened outposts there. Now, the world of collectible furnishings has made its way […]