Experts say the discovery could re-write history in prehistoric Britain.
Wave Of ‘Weird Architecture’ May Have Hit Its Peak In China
“As Communist uniformity gave way to a tangle of political and market forces over the past three decades, avant-garde foreign and overseas-trained Chinese architects have burst on the scene, making booming Chinese megacities staging points, critics argue, for radical visions that would be unbuildable elsewhere.”
Blockbuster Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Overwhelms A Mexico City Museum
“The Tamayo’s attendance has gone from an average of 5,000 visitors per month to around 2,100 visitors per day,” so the museum has hired more security staff, more janitors, and more guides.
The Weird Network Of Science Paper Plagiarizers
“Where in the world did researchers most often copy the work of others? And how often were people straight-up plagiarizing versus quoting heavily—but still citing—someone else’s stuff? What they found surprised them.”
The Women Who Made Los Angeles A Superb Place For Classical Music
“In the last quarter century we’ve seen women at the helm of symphonies and opera houses. But what is often overlooked is that in L.A., women had a larger hand in the creation of music capital than in any other major city.”
Keeping The Navajo Language Alive By Dubbing ‘Finding Nemo’
“The language is still spoken by more than half of the Navajo Nation — the largest tribe in the U.S. with more than 300,000 members — but is less popular among a critical segment of the population: children.”
Dystopian Fiction Is So Hot Because We Think Drastic Climate Change Is Inevitable
“‘It seems easier, more realistic, to dim the sun than to put up solar panels on every home in the United States,’ says Klein. ‘And that says a lot about us, and what we think is possible, and what we think is realistic.'”
Phoenix’s Actors Theatre Runs Out Of Money And, After 30 Years, Plans To Close
“Matthew Wiener, the theater’s producing artistic director, said the company has been dedicated to paying all of its staff a living wage, but with a small donor base and low ticket sales, the theater was not able to continue.”
Santatown, Or, The Place In China That Makes All Of Your Christmas Decorations
“Yiwu is home to 600 factories that collectively churn out over 60% of all the world’s Christmas decorations and accessories, from glowing fibre-optic trees to felt Santa hats. The ‘elves’ that staff these factories are mainly migrant labourers … not entirely sure what Christmas is.”
Theater J Fires Its Artistic Director After Years Of Tension And A Rabbi’s Attempt To Mediate
“Thursday, Roth was fired by Zawatsky from the job he had held for 18 years, a tenure during which he built Theater J into one of the leading Jewish theaters in the country and one of the most important outposts for plays about Israel and its neighbors.”
The World’s Leading Manuscript Dealer May Be Running A Pyramid Scheme
“Around 100 officers from France’s anti-fraud squad raided the headquarters of his company, Aristophil, along with offices in Luxembourg, Brussels and Nice. The police seized all the money in the company’s accounts, forcing it to shut down.”
Urbanism Means More Than Bars And A Few Walkable Streets
“As our city planners consider the ways in which downtown is developed, it’s worth remembering that a healthy urban ecosystem isn’t made out of any one kind of person or business or building.”
The Worst Cultural Criticism Of 2014
“For every yin, there’s a yang, and in this case, the yang involves snobbery, asinine arguments about everything from marriage to Brooklyn DIY, another page for the ‘Gavin McInnes is the worst’ annual, and the ongoing misogynist temper tantrum of #Gamergate.”
Threat: Jeff Koons Sued Over Copyright (Again)
“Franck Davidovici, creator of a 1985 ad campaign for the French clothing retailer Naf Naf featuring a similar figure and pig, is pressing a legal complaint.”
The Day Justin Beiber Lost 3.5 Million Instagram Followers
“In December 2014, we’re fixing an ongoing issue that incorrectly includes inactive or fake accounts in follower/following lists,” the company explained in a recent post.
Why Is Our New Architecture Looking Back?
“Architecture spent the year puzzling over its own self-sufficiency, finding various ways to wonder if it is capable, for the first time in a long while, of standing on its own two feet.”
Portland (Maine) Ballet’s Founder Steps Aside After 35 Years
“[Genie] O’Brien began Portland Ballet in 1980 and guided its development from a niche school focused on classical and contemporary ballet to one of the top dance schools and presenters of modern dance in northern New England.”
Liberace To Return To The Stage As A Hologram
“A simulated version of the late pianist will be resurrected by some of the same people who staged Coachella’s holographic Tupac Shakur, with a debut performance scheduled to take place in Las Vegas.”