Updated: August 11, 2024 6:09 PM EDT | Originally published: August 11, 2024 5:25 PM EDT
Paris was aglow as the Summer Olympics wrapped up 19 days of competition (Jul. 26-Aug. 11) with an evening of musical performances at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis for a roaring crowd of 71,500 spectators.
The closing ceremony kicked off with some 9,000 athletes representing 206 delegations parading into the stadium, with Greece leading the way. Read More...
It's almost Halloween, which means it's time to buy a costume representing your favorite pop culture property and hope people get the reference. In many cases, studios own the rights to produce products for their franchises, and costume-making companies buy a license to make them. Warner Bros., for instance, decides which manufacturers can make official "Harry Potter" costumes, and Disney isn't going to let a costume of Elsa from " Read More...
Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s dark and defining series, Hustlers, was shot against a backdrop of devastation and despair during the AIDS pandemic in the late 1980s and early 90s. The work served as a defiant response to (largely) right-wing bigotry targeting the First Amendment rights of homosexuals — specifically, those working in the arts.
In 1989 an exhibition by photographer Andres Serrano (which famously included a photo of a crucifix submerged in the artist’s own urine) stirred controversy and led to attacks on the funding policies of the National Endowment for the Arts. Read More...
