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Europe and U.S. Plan to Supply Gaza by Sea, but Aid Groups Say It’s Not Enough
Relief organizations say cumbersome new strategies cannot substitute for Israel allowing more supply trucks into the Gaza Strip, while an airdrop of aid reportedly went awry and killed five people.
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A Mercer Labs Exhibit Uses Braille. Is It Accessible to All?
Roy Nachum designed the spectacle-filled Mercer Labs, which he touts as inclusive. But some advocates for blind people say his use of Braille can feel exploitative.
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Nona Faustine: She’s Putting Herself in Their Places
In striking self-portraits at the Brooklyn Museum, the artist revisits locations with histories of enslavement and reimagines the body as a site of power.
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Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas
Are role-playing games enriching culture, or destroying it? In two shows, the artist Simon Denny spoofs the grandiose fantasy worlds of tech entrepreneurs designing virtual reality.
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Activists Deface Portrait of Balfour, Who Supported Jewish Homeland
A pro-Palestinian group slashed and spray-painted a century-old portrait of the author of the Balfour Declaration at the University of Cambridge in England.
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Performance Space New York Unveils Its New Leadership Model
Taja Cheek joins the organization, a leading venue for experimental performance. She and two other executives will have equal say in big decisions.
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At TEFAF Art Fair, Museums Make Up for Shrinking Private Sales
Curators are looking for old art that can resonate with a new audience at the venerable event in the Netherlands.
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Give a FECK!: Chaz Ebert on Her New Book About Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and Kindness
It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness, launching on May 7, 2024, is a book by Chaz Ebert, publisher of RogerEbert.com. In it, she combines personal stories, academic research, news events, and practical steps, and warm encouragement on how to make the world more humane and connected. She also explains the…
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The Bikeriders, a Motorcycle Club Film, Highlights a Positive Woman’s Role
When selecting movies to screen at the 50th Telluride Film Festival this past August, “The Bikeriders” by director/writer Jeff Nichols was making its premiere. Not only the stellar cast of Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Michael Shannon captured my attention but also the uniqueness of telling a man’s story with a strong female point…
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Director Maureen Bharoocha on Rita Moreno’s Two Requests Before Signing on for Campy Horror The Prank, Watching the EGOT Winner Break Bad
When director Maureen Bharoocha sent Rita Moreno the script for the horror-comedy film “The Prank” the EGOT winner had a few requests before signing above the dotted line. “She read it over a weekend and was like, ‘I have two questions before I sign on to say yes,’” Bharoocha recalled to RogerEbert.com ahead of the…