https://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/conservation-and-scientific-research/degas-tutu-conservation
Conservation is a great opportunity to consider what we think is “original” when it comes to art.
http://groundedparents.com/2018/08/01/how-breast-became-best/
This “Robin reads the internet” comes courtesy of a colleague of mine whose MO is promoting science with a slavish religiosity, which in my opinion leads to making loud arguments about complex social issues at the expense of those who are actually affected by them. The “breast is best” debate is his latest shout into the void, and while this article he shared isn’t incorrect, to my mind it misses the point. Continue reading
https://jezebel.com/after-publishing-largely-plagiarized-story-bust-magazi-1827909190
Everyone knows what plagiarism is – you claim work that isn’t yours. It’s simple. It’s stealing, and we all know what that looks like, right? Strangely, not so much. Continue reading
Only the Wall Street Journal could think that people buying more fresh produce is a problem. Continue reading
100 Years On, What Does It Say That We’re Still Censoring Egon Schiele’s Nudes?
This brief article on a recent international ad campaign highlights exactly what’s wrong with the female body in public spaces – that we just can’t distinguish between nudity that is erotic and nudity that is irrelevant to sex. Continue reading
I benefitted from NYC’s practice of school segregation, and I have to come to terms with that. Continue reading
