California’s Insurance System Faces Crucial Test as Wildfire Losses Mount
It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but it may heavily depend on the answer to a single question: Will a once-obscure…
Des Moines Art Center to Demolish Work and Pay Land Artist $900,000
A celebrated artwork by the environmental artist Mary Miss will be demolished by the museum that commissioned it. On Tuesday, the Des Moines Art Center reached an agreement with Miss,…
In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer
For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health risks. In an…
Art Collector Says He Lost Warhols and Harings to L.A. Fire
As the flames grew closer and closer to his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles and his teenage daughter pleaded with him over the phone to evacuate,…
After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon
For thousands of years, Cardea has been known as the Roman goddess of doorways and transitions, a guardian of thresholds. On Monday, she joined the celestial ranks of fellow mythological…
You Can Have ‘Sex and the City,’ Just Not on the Front Stoop
When a young location scout knocked on the door of 66 Perry Street in Manhattan’s West Village three decades ago, the homeowner who reluctantly agreed to allow filming on the…
Supreme Court Clears a Path for Lawsuits Against Oil Companies to Proceed
In a decision widely seen as benefiting climate activists, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a lawsuit filed by Honolulu against oil companies over their…
Ace Gallery Founder Douglas Chrismas Is Sentenced to 24 Months in Embezzlement Case
Douglas Chrismas, a pioneering art dealer who was convicted in May on three counts of embezzling from his gallery’s bankruptcy estate, was sentenced on Monday in federal court to 24…
Smallville’s Tom Welling Explains Why He Didn’t Reprise Clark Kent Role Before Crisis On Infinite Earths
Smallville is arguably one of the most popular superhero series of all time. However, Tom Welling, who played Clark Kent throughout the show’s 10 season run, was hesitant to reprise…
Celebrity Moguls – The New York Times
“Please just keep in mind,” Nikki Glaser exhorted Hollywood’s A-list while hosting the Golden Globes last week: “The point of making art is not to win an award. The point…