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No patriotic American should brandish or proudly celebrate the iconography of a rebellion that resulted in tremendous devastation, the loss of more than 620,000 American lives, and the continued subjugation of Black America.

I had a great talk this morning with @AnthonyMasonCBS about my new book, Hollywood Park. You can see the whole clip here: https://t.co/uknnKurcZA — Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) May 27, 2020

Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach's complete solo cello suites live as a memorial for those we have lost and a tribute to our resilience. #songsofcomfort #withme

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These penguins put on their best tuxedos to visit a local art museum 🖼🐧🐧 pic.twitter.com/KAYzeTsNRh — NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 20, 2020

Sunday mood. 🙏🏿❤ pic.twitter.com/5ePfmUSCCu — Viola Davis (@violadavis) May 17, 2020

Wonderful John Yau Podcast Created BY HYPERALLERGIC John Yau's " writing about contemporary art cuts through hierarchies and academic jargon while revealing his love of art and innovative ideas." EPISODE NOTES   John Yau , has been  part of the Hyperallergic Weekend editorial collective  since it debuted in 2012. In this podcast John talks about "his life, how he got into art writing, stories from his childhood, and other influences that help us understand a writer who continues to challenge both himself and readers to look at art with fresh and informed eyes. This special two-hour interview offers a window into the world of one of the country's most respected art critics and poets." A special thanks to Vinson Valega for providing the music for this interview. You can learn more about his music at  VinsonValega.com . Subscribe to Hyperallergic’s Podcast on  iTunes , and  anywhere else  you listen to podcasts. SHOW CONTRIBUT...

My sister @ZerlinaMaxwell said it on @MSNBC today: Many of the people protesting to "reopen" the country are doing it to be served, not to be in the jobs that serve. — Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) May 17, 2020

The Other Art Fair presents Travels With Gregg Chadwick I am honored to have been chosen this week by The Other Art Fair Los Angeles director Nicole Garton as her Director’s Pick.  Deep thanks to Nicole Garton, The Other Art Fair and Saatchi Art. Please take a journey with me in the paintings below. Arrivals and Departures On June 26, 2015 Marriage Equality became the law of the land and with hundreds of others we celebrated on the Supreme Court steps. Later on that glorious day, I chatted with President Obama’s photographer Pete Souza in front of the White House which was lit up in rainbow colors in celebration of the LGBTQ community. While we watched, the Presidential Marine Corps air unit returned with President Obama from his moving speech at the memorial service for the church folks who were gunned down by a young white supremacist in South Carolina. President Obama sang “Amazing Grace” that day. In her current Netflix film Becoming , Michelle Obam...

In the first episode of "Cocktails with a Curator," Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, hosts us for happy hour at his apartment. The subject of tonight's presentation is the Frick's beloved painting "St. Francis in the Desert," by Giovanni Bellini, and the complementary cocktail is the Manhattan. To see this painting in detail, please visit our website: https://collections.frick.org/objects/39

Jersey Rain ROBERT PINSKY Link Copied Now near the end of the middle stretch of road What have I learned? Some earthly wiles. An art. That often I cannot tell good fortune from bad, That once had seemed so easy to tell apart. The source of art and woe aslant in wind Dissolves or nourishes everything it touches. What roadbank gullies and ruts it doesn't mend It carves the deeper, boiling tawny in ditches. It spends itself regardless into the ocean. It stains and scours and makes things dark or bright: Sweat of the moon, a shroud of benediction, The chilly liquefaction of day to night, The Jersey rain, my rain, soaks all as one: It smites Metuchen, Rahway, Saddle River, Fair Haven, Newark, Little Silver, Bayonne. I feel it churning even in fair weather To craze distinction, dry the same as wet. In ripples of heat the August drought still feeds Vapors in the sky that swell to smite the state -- The Jersey rain, my rain, in streams and ...

32 premier ballerinas from 22 dance companies in 14 countries perform Le Cygne (The Swan) variation sequentially with music by Camille Saint-Saëns, performed by cellist Wade Davis, in support of Swans for Relief. Organized by Misty Copeland and Joseph Phillips, 100% of the funds raised will be distributed to each dancer’s company’s COVID-19 relief fund, or other arts/dance-based relief fund in the event that a company is not set up to receive donations. To donate please visit, https://charity.gofundme.com/SwansFor... Ballet companies are largely dependent on revenue from performances to pay their dancers and fund their operations, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, all performances have been halted. Consequently, many dancers are unable to depend on paychecks and are facing the hardship of paying rent and/or buying food and other necessities. Below are the featured ballerinas and their respective companies: •Stella Abrera American Ballet Theatre, USA •Precious Ad...

Livestream Saturday, 5/9 at 9pm ET: Aoife O’Donovan Performing The Album "Nebraska" During a 2011 residency at Rockwood Music Hall in New York, Aoife sang Springsteen’s Nebraska album front to back. She's doing it for a second time this Saturday. A portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares Covid-19 Relief Fund. 

Please support the Asbury Park Music Foundation: https://asburyparkmusiclives.org/donate Written by: Bruce Springsteen Performed by: Patty C Jarod Clemons Matt Cook Tara Dente Rachel Ana Dobken Luke Dowler Kevin Duggan Brian Erickson Natalie Farrell Matt Fernicola Owen Flanagan Ryan Gregg Zach Kornhauser Ray Laux Bobby Mahoney Mark Masefield Jessie McCormick Ashley McKinley Chad Morales Lou Panico Joe Pomarico Avery Rose Puryear Nick Ryan Zack Sandler Dillon Schindler Deseree Spinks Mike Squillace Marc Tappan Taylor Tote Max Viner Produced by: Joe Pomarico at Telegraph Hill Records Check out more Asbury Park music at Telegraph Hill Records Website: https://www.telegraphhillrecords.com/ Email for Press: Promo@TelegraphHillRecords.com Playlist of Cast: https://telegraphhillrecords.helpgive... #WeAreAsburyPark

Real presidents lead. Reality TV presidents don’t. pic.twitter.com/2lMwnRXLcG — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 7, 2020

Everything is broken... https://t.co/1eQTrbRNCk — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 6, 2020

"We were ill-prepared... if you ignore science and scientific fact in 2020... people will pay the price..." @petshopboys ask who'll be the "Last to Die" for a mistake on "From His Home to Yours," now on @SiriusXM @springsteen — Backstreets Magazine (@backstreetsmag) May 6, 2020

📺 NEW VIDEO @realdonaldtrump ’s failed presidency has left the nation weaker, sicker, and teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression. There’s mourning in America. pic.twitter.com/QoEWJVNEXc — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) May 4, 2020 Please VOTE for Biden in November!

I’m thrilled to give you a sneak peek of BECOMING before it premieres on Netflix on May 6. This movie tells my story, from my childhood on the South Side of Chicago to my life today—and it celebrates the powerful stories of the people I met along the way. #IAmBecoming pic.twitter.com/jXqGTMRIZc — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 4, 2020

❤️ For the canceled weddings, separated lovers, new loves found, and loved ones near and far. This is Elgar's "Salut d'Amour." #songsofcomfort ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2MkquXnN4B — Yo-Yo Ma (@YoYo_Ma) May 1, 2020

New York Public Library · 1. To See an Underground Show New York Public Library · 2. Romancing Rush Hour New York Public Library · 3. Serenity Is a Rowdy City Park New York Public Library · 4. Out in Left Field New York Public Library · 5. For the Love of Noisy Neighbors New York Public Library · 6. I'd Call a Cab to Anywhere New York Public Library · 7. Never Call It a Night Again New York Public Library · 8. The Not-Quite-Quiet Library The New York Public Library along with creative agency Mother New York has created an aural love letter to NYC: "an album of audio landscapes that evoke the sounds of New York City." The NYPL explains: "The New York we know and love is one click away: cabs honking, pigeons cooing, bike messengers whizzing by, strangers gossiping, the hum of a local library. Anywhere you are can now become the city—all you need is  Missing Sounds of New York , The New York Public Library’s new album.  M...