Mountain View, CA

Los Angeles County, CA

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

For more than a decade, Venezuelans have experienced one of the most-severe economic collapses in modern history, which has caused about a quarter of the population to flee the country. Now, a new political crisis might be motivating another wave of mass migration from the South American nation. The country’s...

Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says

In August 2021, the Taliban regained control of the Afghan capital of Kabul. In the two decades that had passed since their previous rule, a generation of women and girls experienced the gradual but powerful onset of expanded rights and freedoms. After the Taliban’s resurgence, these rights were systematically dismantled vis-a-vis the regime’s strict interpretation of Islamic law.

‘We’ve Been All But Erased from Public Life’: An Afghan Woman Describes Daily Struggles in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Georgia State

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Three earthquakes were recorded in Georgia during August, the strongest a 2.4 magnitude which occured far outside of the area where Georgia earthquakes most often occur. The quakes were recorded and reported by the US Geological Survey, which maintains seismograph stations throughout the US.

Rare SE Georgia Earthquake Recorded in August, State's Farthest South in 10 Years

Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Ingrid Luche, Beauty Mask, 2024. Glazed stoneware, nail polish, glitter, 22,5 x 23 x 3,5 cm. Unique © photo DR, courtesy Air de Paris, Romainville | Grand Paris. PARIS.- The mask is the ultimate anti-object. Semiologists would use the term deictic to describe it — the gesture of a finger pointing over there, somewhere else. Whether it belongs to a Greek tragedy performer, to a member of the Anonymous collective, to an immunocompromised citizen or to a Snapchat user, the mask designates something else than itself, and in so doing it also distinguishes iconophiles from iconoclasts. So, there are two options: will you believe what is represented on its illusionist surface, or will you try to take a peek behind the scenes, even if that means being at risk of succumbing to paranoia? Heads or tails, image or object: perhaps the impasse is due to wanting to stick too closely to the lost origin, to mourning some naked face.

The Air de Paris gallery exhibits around forty masks by Ingrid Luche

Denver, CO

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A Denver City Council committee will consider Tuesday changing the term “feminine hygiene products” to the more inclusive “menstrual hygiene products” in city sales tax documents.

Denver considers name change for feminine hygiene products

Havre, MT

A painting along Havre’s Under the Streets tour, which guides visitors through the colorful history of this railroad town that once had a seedier side, in Havre, Mont., Aug. 15, 2024. The Empire Builder route between Chicago and Seattle runs by prairies, mountains, forests and a variety of remarkable surprises in its string of heartland towns. (Janie Osborne/The New York Times)

4,000 miles, 6 small towns: A whistle-stop tour of America

SEOUL.- Thaddaeus Ropac announced international representation of Korean painter and sculptor Lee Kang-So (b.1943, Daegu). Recognised as one of Korea’s foremost contemporary artists, since the 1970s he has worked across photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation and performance, profoundly shaping the evolution of Korean contemporary art. From the early decades of his career, he formulated an experimental practice that developed alongside the legacies of other avant-garde movements, including Mono-ha in Japan, Korean Experimental Art, Minimalism in the United States and Arte Povera in Italy.

Lee Kang-So joins Thaddaeus Ropac

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An Iranian writer and activist has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after replying with a single dot, or period, in response to a post on the social platform X by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Hossein Shanbehzadeh, a longtime critic of Iran’s leadership, was active on...

An Iranian writer is sentenced to 12 years after tweeting a dot at the supreme leader

VIENNA.- KunstHausWien announced Anne Duk Hee Jordan. The End Is Where We Start From, the artist’s first solo exhibition in Austria, which will be on view from September 11, 2024–January 26, 2025. Curator: Barbara Horvath. “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an...

Anne Duk Hee Jordan's first solo exhibition in Austria will open at KunstHausWien

The Forward

(JTA) — LUBLIN, Poland  — On a quiet corner of Furmańska Street, dawn breaks to the warm smell of bread wafting from the oldest bakery in Lublin, announced by a sign: “Kuźmiuk Bakery since 1944.” But another bakery was there before 1944, when Furmańska Street belonged to a historic Jewish quarter of this Polish city....

Before this famous Polish bakery ‘opened’ in 1944, it belonged to a Jewish family killed by the Nazis

Over the course of three years of Taliban rule, visibility has become a highly dangerous thing, especially for women. But at least one woman refused to bow to the new norms. Hora Sadat was unconventional. She dared to be visible on social media — laughing with friends, singing, even interviewing the Taliban on the streets. These audacious acts made her famous, and gained her thousands of followers on YouTube.

Rumors swirled that a prominent female YouTuber was killed. Then the Taliban released a video accusing her friends.

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A man has sparked heated debate online after deciding to take a solo trip for his 40th birthday, despite his girlfriend's financial struggles. The man, who has been dating his girlfriend for three months, shared his dilemma on a popular Reddit forum.

Boyfriend Taking Vacation Alone Since Girlfriend Can't Afford It Asks if He's in the Wrong

On Monday, September 2, a nationalist Turkish youth group assaulted two U.S. soldiers in western Turkey, leading to the arrest of at least 15 individuals, according to the U.S. Embassy in Turkey. The attack took place in the Konak district of Izmir and involved members of the Turkey Youth Union...

Watch: Tensions rise as Turkish nationalist group assaults U.S. soldiers in Izmir

PARIS.- The giant Olympic rings that were installed on the Eiffel Tower for the 2024 summer Olympic Games will become a permanent fixture on the monument, the mayor of Paris revealed Saturday. Mayor Anne Hidalgo said that it was a “beautiful idea” to combine a quintessentially French icon, the Eiffel...

Eiffel Tower will keep Olympic rings permanently, mayor says

Wilton, CT

Endorsement signed by President Thomas Jefferson declining a summons issued by the Wythe County Superior Court on April 14, 1825, to serve as a witness in a freedom suit, citing his “age and infirmities” (est. $20,000-$40,000). WILTON, CONN.- A one-page typed letter in German signed by Albert Einstein...

University Archives announces Rare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia auction

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly approved criminal code changes Tuesday that allow the government to try opponents in absentia and seize the assets of the condemned. It’s a practice that’s already carried out but will now have legal foundation. The proposal from President...

Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting exiles and seizing their property

NEW YORK, NY.- Over seven decades, the Abrams family revolutionized the fine art and illustrated book publishing industry, bringing art into the homes of millions through the publication of beautiful and meticulously written books. The art they collected through patriarch Harry N. Abrams and his son Robert [Bob] Abrams was of the same uncompromising quality and scholarly depth, driven by a shared passion for championing artists. This Fall, Sotheby’s will offer works from the Abrams Family Collection, a multigenerational effort that tells the story of one family’s passion for art and for amplifying artistic voices through the power of print, expanding the art historical canon within the 20th Century, and forging friendships along the way.

Sotheby's to offer Abrams Collection, including works by Noguchi and Marisol

South African Johann Rupert controls Richemont, one of the world's largest luxury goods firms.

SA billionaire overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest man

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Gao Zhen, artist who critiqued the Cultural Revolution, is detained in China

NEW YORK, NY.- Gao Zhen, a Chinese artist who has drawn international acclaim for works critiquing the Cultural Revolution, has been detained in China, his brother...

Gao Zhen, artist who critiqued the Cultural Revolution, is detained in China

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