Tag: Art

Beltway Confidential

How ‘mattress girl’ changed her mind

Madeline Fry Schultz · October 29, 2019 4:35 pm

A painting called "Winter" was seized by the FBI in New York after it was discovered to be illegally siezed from a Jewish family by Nazis in 1934

Painting looted by Nazis in 1930s seized by FBI in New York

Ellie Bufkin · October 18, 2019 8:11 pm

Conductor and tenor Placido Domingo, left, and writer Isabel Allende speak to an audience on the opening night and at the world premiere of the opera "Dulce Rosa" co-produced by The Broad Stage and LA Opera in Santa Monica, Calif. on Friday, May 17, 2013. Domingo will be conducting the opera, based on the short story "Una Veganza" written by Allende.

Plácido Domingo resigns from LA Opera amid sexual misconduct scandal

Tim Pearce · October 2, 2019 10:38 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks to the media after their meeting with President Donald Trump about Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at the White House in Washington.

‘Blithely ignorant’: GOP senators blast National Endowment for the Arts for funding celebration of Ché Guevara

Ellie Bufkin · October 1, 2019 5:03 pm

Art expert Stephane Pinta points to a 13th century painting by Italian master Cimabue in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. A rare 13th century painting by Italian master Cimabue has been found in a French kitchen, and is now expected to fetch millions of euros at an upcoming auction.

Woman discovers painting hanging in kitchen is masterpiece worth millions

Zach Halaschak · September 25, 2019 10:15 pm

Beltway Confidential

Of mice and monuments

Madeline Fry Schultz · September 20, 2019 3:00 am

Blenheim Palace is seen in England.

18-karat gold toilet called ‘America’ stolen from Churchill’s birthplace

Carlin Becker · September 14, 2019 10:06 pm

Magazine - Life & Arts

A museum to the present

Menachem Wecker · September 13, 2019 3:00 am

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2017 file photo, former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to the GirlsBuildLA Leadership Summit in Los Angeles. Clinton will speak at this yearâs Class Day at Yale University. Class Day is an annual event at the New Haven, Connecticut, university that honors achievements in academic, artistic and athletic fields. Past notable speakers include former Secretary of State John Kerry and former Vice President Joe Biden in 2015. In a statement Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, Class Day co-chair and Yale student Josh Hochman says students should emulate Clintonâs âlife of resilient and courageous service.â

‘They are just so boring’: Clinton lingers for an hour at fake Resolute Desk reading her emails

Tim Pearce · September 12, 2019 12:58 am

Magazine - Your Land

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

Grant Addison · September 6, 2019 3:00 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

I’m on the band wagon

Eric Felten · September 6, 2019 3:00 am

Jim Carrey participates in the Showtime "Kidding" panel during the Summer 2019 Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.

Jim Carrey claims Mitch McConnell worse than Osama bin Laden

Julio Rosas · September 5, 2019 6:52 pm