Paxton "helped radically upend ideas about dance as a member of the 1960s collective Judson Dance Theater in New York City, and ... developed contact improvisation, a movement form that is now practiced around the world." - The New York Times
Acocella’s attention is fixed first on the lives of her readers. She doesn’t neglect to tell us a writer’s best book and is never above saying when someone was born. She has always surveyed the literature, read the footnotes, seen the painting in real life; the reader can trust her. - The New York Times
Ms. Blouin plowed resources into an art news site, ArtInfo, staffing it with young journalists. She also moved into philanthropy with the founding of the Louise T. Blouin Foundation, an international nonprofit organization. - The New York Times
Ksenia Karelina (also known as Ksenia Khavana), a 33-year-old native of Yekaterinburg who holds both Russian and US citizenship, had been visiting her hometown since early January. Her alleged act of treason: donating $58 to a Ukrainian charity. - NBC News
"At a certain point, the survival tool, which has kept you safe and kept you warm, which has kept you with your family, it’s allowed you to exist in the world — you gotta cut that fucking thing off," she said. "You gotta cut that thing off, because it’s killing you." - The Atlantic
Following the death of his wife last month, the 81-year-old pop legend has had two co-conservators appointed. He's described in court documents as "unable to properly provide for his or her personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter … (He) does not have the capacity to give informed consent." - The Guardian
"I had known Thelma Golden for a decade before I fully absorbed the critical role she had played, and continues to play, in desegregating the art world." - The New Yorker
The basis of the appeal is that the trial judge should not have allowed testimony from three other women whose alleged assaults by Weinstein weren't at issue in this case. The justices appeared divided; Weinstein didn't appear at all, remaining at the state prison instead. - AP
"Alejandro Triana Prevez, the man who confessed to the murder of New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, told Brazilian authorities Sikkema’s ex-husband, Daniel Sikkema, offered $200,000 for the killing. … Brazilian authorities … seek to arrest Daniel Sikkema for being the 'intellectual and main author' of the crime." - ARTnews
"(He) stayed at Morning Edition for nearly a quarter-century and became as much a part of the begin-the-day rhythms for NPR listeners as coffee (and) commutes. ... Then, in 2004, a decision by NPR to pull Mr. Edwards from the show touched off an avalanche of complaints." - The Washington Post (MSN)
When William Stanford Davis auditioned for Friends, he says, "I thought I knocked it out of the park. But when I called my agent … he told me that the casting department thought my audition was so terrible, I should go back to being a telemarketer." - Time
“So many years I haven’t done ballet. And then suddenly Jennifer comes and tries to bring everything up. To me, it was like a shock.” - The New York Times
"The shaggy-haired, high-voltage maestro who served as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for almost 30 years, … was widely considered the first Asian conductor to win world renown leading a (symphony) orchestra." - The Washington Post (MSN)
Alejandro Triana Prevez, 30, has confessed to stabbing Sikkema to death in his Rio apartment, but Prevez's attorney has called the murder a "crime of command," alleging that Sikkema's estranged husband had befriended and groomed Prevez. Brazilian police, however, believe for now that the motive was robbery. - ARTnews
