Art
Culture wars: Trump’s takeover of arts is straight from the dictator playbook - The Guardian
What even IS art? The quiz doesn't know — but do you? - NPR
Art by more than 500 youngsters a Cambridge 'legacy' - BBC.com
Barnes & Noble Widow to Auction $250 Million Art Collection - The New York Times
Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 Art Show - Reveal - Star Wars
Art About Resilience and Resistance Dazzles at Frieze LA - Hyperallergic
THR’s 2025 “The Art of the Oscar” Portfolio to Be Displayed During L.A. Art Week - Hollywood Reporter
Wayne Thiebaud’s Passion for Art History Shines in ‘Art Comes from Art’ - Colossal
Culture
Culture wars: Trump’s takeover of arts is straight from the dictator playbook - The Guardian
One month in, how has Trump impacted culture around the world? - Euronews
Why Trump’s Culture War on the Kennedy Center Matters – Even If You Hate Opera - U.S. News & World Report
Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule - Reuters
Gullah Geechee conference celebrates culture and community in Conway - wpde.com
Alabama police department should be abolished over "culture of corruption" after 5 officers charged, grand jury says - CBS News
“A broader impact”: CU Boulder startup culture brings life-changing technology to Colorado - The Denver Post
Iowa author hosts book drive to celebrate Black history and culture - KCCI Des Moines
The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travelers to explore its cultural depths, too - The Associated Press
Fine Art
Fan Frame & Fine Art shop to close after 50 years - RichmondBizSense
Orkin Turns Termite Damage Into Fine Art For Category-Defying Campaign - Adweek
Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week is gearing up for its debut. What to know about this new art fair - The Arizona Republic
Creative Practice postgraduate programmes - E-Flux
Socorro ISD votes 3-2 to reduce staff, larger class sizes, fine arts program cuts - KFOX El Paso
Winter Break Art Camp at the Averitt Center - Statesboro Herald
El Paso community rallies against proposed cuts to SISD fine arts programs - cbs4local.com
Fan Frame & Fine Art shop to close in Richmond: 'It’s been hard for both myself and my clients' - CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR
OP artist to be showcased at West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo - Wednesday Journal
Visual Arts
This Seattle exhibit is supposed to make you uncomfortable - The Seattle Times
Tracing the Contours of Race in Sculpture - Maryland Today
The Art of Immersive Street Photography - Fstoppers
A Peculiar Miscellany - Austin Chronicle
San Diego weekend arts events: South Bay Zine Fest, 'The Drawing Show' and origami - KPBS
Fort Worth PD asked to return confiscated photographs of nude children - The Dallas Morning News
In a new Belltown show, this Seattle artist is raising the alarm - The Seattle Times
Five Sarasota area winter art exhibits explore many worlds - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Capital City Arts Initiative director Sharon Rosse to retire, nonprofit to close - Carson Now
Literary Arts category added to Utah Artist Fellowship Program - St. George News
Literature
Against High Brodernism - lareviewofbooks
7 Books About a Prophecy That Changes Everything - Electric Literature
32 Movies Based On Modern Literature - CinemaBlend
‘Bilingual schools needed in border areas with multiple languages’ - Hindustan Times
Sunday book pick: ‘We Do Not Part’ by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature - Scroll.in
Lahore Literary Festival kicks off with a focus on enlightenment - Culture - Images - DAWN.com
‘Butter’ author Asako Yuzuki on feminism, fatphobia and the rise of women-centric Japanese novels - Tatler Philippines
A Tiny Press Took a Big Risk on Experimental Books. It Paid Off. - The New York Times
Are picture books undervalued? This new ambassador of children's literature thinks so - NPR
Writer
Writer David Szalay: ‘We live in an era of short attention spans – we have to work with it the best we can’ - The Guardian
NFL beat writer mock draft 2025: Giants, Raiders secure their futures at QB - The Athletic
MLB Writer Floats Surprising Red Sox-Cardinals Blockbuster Idea - Sports Illustrated
Eric Puchner: How to Be Funny When Writing a Novel - Literary Hub
Writer Behind This Iconic Action Character Admits Casting Tom Cruise Was A 'Mistake' - Yahoo News Canada
The Athletic beat writer mock draft: Raiders trade some draft capital to secure franchise QB - Raiders Wire
Dope Girls writer: 'Real history is more extreme than what’s in the show' - Radio Times
Paradise writer confirms the mysteries will be answered by season 1’s finale - Polygon
Marvel Comics to Relaunch Captain America With Batman Writer Chip Zdarsky - IGN
