If Pompeii were a “Mean Girls” character, it would probably ask: “Why are you so obsessed with me?”
| Good morning. If Pompeii were a Mean Girls character, it would probably ask: “Why are you so obsessed with me?” The Regina George of ancient cities has long held our shared fascination, to say nothing of historians and researchers’ time and attention. In a newly released English version of his book The Buried City, archaeologist Gabriel Zuchtriegel takes us on an insider’s tour of the site, a third of which is still unexcavated, revealing clues to our collective infatuation. Sarah Bond dives in. In the news, a high school teacher from the Chicago suburb of Evanston is facing disciplinary action after he hung up a poster in his classroom that referenced the history of Jewish dissent. The print, created by a Jewish artist, was inspired by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s 1971 anti-war essay “Dissent.” Staff Writer Maya Pontone has the story.
There’s more below — including alternative relief for arts organizations that lost NEA grants and Zach Feuer’s interview with artist Marilou Schultz, whose weavings push the boundary of Diné art. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | | |
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| | Marilou Schultz, a math teacher and fourth-generation weaver, pushes the boundaries of the art form by combining technological aesthetics and Diné techniques. | Zach Feuer |
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IN THE NEWS | | | Amid the cancellation of millions in government grants by the Trump administration, a wave of new relief programs and fundraisers leaves room for hope. | Isa Farfan |
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| | | Evanston teacher Andrew Ginsberg, who is Jewish, was asked to take down a print referencing Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s 1971 anti-war essay. | Maya Pontone |
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LATEST REVIEWS | | | In The Buried City, the director of the archaeological park brings a more humane and soulful version of the site to life. | Sarah E. Bond |
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| | | A show demonstrates how the motor vehicle drove aesthetics, fashion, and feminism in interwar France. | Eileen G’Sell |
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FROM THE ARCHIVE | | | Graphic designer Louise Fili photographed the distinctive signage of Barcelona, as a design inspiration, and argument for preservation. | Allison Meier |
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