2023 Underground Art Market Report
In September 1965, a young German named Werner Herzog arrived in Pittsburgh for the first time. Within a decade, Herzog would be among the world’s most celebrated independent filmmakers, a prize-winner at Cannes and a leading figure in the New German Cinema. Today, he’s a …
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Last month, a group of experts from the U.N. Human Rights Committee published a report condemning systemic racism in the United States criminal justice system. After an official visit to the U.S., where experts visited five detention centers and heard testimonies from 133 affected people, …
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Justin Petty, 41, was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison on Oct. 16, 2023. (Eastern District California Court Records) SACRAMENTO — A Los Angeles man who worked at a company that shipped packages to California prisoners has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 …
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Prison transformed into preschool in Lorton The Brynmor Early Education and Preschool is now calling the former Lorton Prison home. FOX 5’s Tisha Lewis spoke with the school’s founder about the transformation. LORTON, Va. – Where life once ended for many people is where it …
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Osman Kavala at the Armenian genocide centennial commemoration near Taksim Square, Istanbul, 2015. Photo: Janbazian. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, given annually by the Council of Europe in honour of action in defence of human rights, has been awarded to …
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Days before the newest addition to the art fair calendar, Paris+ par Art Basel, is set to open, the fair’s chief executive, Noah Horowitz, informed VIPs and journalists that it would be ramping up security protocols. “As fair organizers, the safety of our exhibitors, visitors …
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MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for misleading investors in another of his companies — one that made high-interest loans to small businesses. Carl R. Ruderman, 82, was …
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MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for misleading investors in another of his companies — one that made high-interest loans to small businesses. Carl R. Ruderman, 82, was …
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MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for misleading investors in another of his companies — one that made high-interest loans to small businesses. Carl R. Ruderman, 82, was …
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Sign up for our free newsletter to receive The Observer directly in your inbox every weekday. By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Toni McNeil recalls growing up on the south side of Stockton, a city known more for its crime rate than its …
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