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Several months ago, before the presidential election, San Francisco poet and author Dean Rader found himself engaged in a philosophical debate with some of his fellow poets: If Donald Trump were to win the presidency, and if he asked one of them to compose a poem to be read at the inauguration, would they do it? On the one hand, none of them supported Trump for the presidency. Rader didn't know many politically conservative poets, in general, and his friends found the prospect of Trump's election to be "terrifying" and offensive.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation acknowledged Tuesday that its impact report for the Walk Bridge replacement project lacks detail about how to ease the construction pains. But detailed mitigation plans for boaters, motorists, businesses, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and other stakeholders will be put forward as the project moves from the preliminary design to the permitting stage, DOT officials told the Norwalk Harbor Management Commission during a special meeting at City Hall.
Team Hillary at the start of 2016 vs. Team Hillary at the end: Glum Clinton hosts holiday party for fundraisers at the Plaza - while once beaming celebrity donors, like Anna Wintour, dodge the cameras New photos show Voice star Christina Grimmie's deranged killer at her Orlando concert moments before he shot her dead - and the foil-covered bedroom where he plotted her murder Obama vows to retaliate against Russia over hacking scandal as White House insider claims he ignored the issue during the election because he thought Clinton would win 'Frail and thin Shelly Miscavige has been spotted twice near Scientology compound' after not being seen publicly for nearly 10 years 60-year-old daughter of famed 60 Minutes broadcaster Harry Reasoner commits suicide in the parking garage of a Connecticut hospital Pictured together for the first time: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle go to the theater in ... (more)
"Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes a part of the ceremony." A month after Election Day, and we're past parody and into Kakfa, who wrote that one-sentence story, as the President-elect moonlights as an executive producer of "Celebrity Apprentice."
Master American photographer Adger Cowan's predominantly black-and-white photography is collected in this monograph of original images taken over the past forty years. Cowans is one of the great unrecognized photographic luminaries of our time, inspired by growing up in a family that appreciated and respected the arts.
In bid to fight art fraud, Sotheby's announced Monday that it had purchased a forensics firm whose founder once helped the auction house belatedly identify a $10 million painting as a fake. Sotheby's said that Orion Analytical, based in Williamstown, Massachusetts, will be folded into the company and its founder, the artist, conservator and forensic scientist James Martin, will lead a new scientific research department charged with making sure the works the auction house deals with are authentic.
EXCLUSIVE: The 'arrogant' man behind illegal artist enclave where at least 33 died in fire checks in to a hotel - as friends claim he LAUGHED at warnings that squalid commune was a DEATH TRAP Gunman storms into DC pizzeria and fires into the floor as part of his 'investigation' into pizza-gate conspiracy theory claiming that Hillary Clinton abused children there Victory! Dakota Access protesters WIN as Obama administration BLOCKS oil pipeline that was to be built next to Native American land - kicking off wild celebrations in Standing Rock EXCLUSIVE: It's party time at Standing Rock: Dakota Access protests turn to wild celebrations after the Obama administration caves in and blocks pipeline Are those flowers from Harry? Meghan Markle struggles to hide her smile while carrying a fresh bouquet - after sending a VERY British 'puppy love' tweet while her prince finally finishes his tour High ... (more)
The latest step in a Jewish family's 16-year battle to reclaim a priceless painting their heirs surrendered in exchange for safe passage out of Nazi Germany moves to a Southern California courtroom on Monday. Attorney David Boies will argue before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Impressionist Camille Pissarro's 1897 work rightfully belongs to the family of Lilly Cassirer.
Although not as ubiquitous as other law enforcement technologies, drones will be a routine part of police officers' toolkits in the coming years. This poses a wide range of serious privacy worries, not least because police have not disguised their enthusiasm for invasive surveillance.
Shakespeare 400 Chicago , the yearlong festival marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare 's death, will wrap up a dynamic year of programming with a full calendar of events in December , having inspired an estimated 1.1 million people to take part in 863 events at 231 locations across the city of Chicago. Spearheaded by Chicago Shakespeare Theater under the leadership of Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson -and in partnership with 60 local cultural institutions-the city's festival is one of the largest Shakespeare quadricentennial celebrations in the world.
Americans on both sides of the Trump divide must be asking, is the President really gonna keep up the tweet storm? Remember when Donald Trump's aides confiscated his Twitter account? It was a bright, beautiful time-if all too brief. Trump went silent on his personal social media profile as his team grappled with his surprise success on Election Day, a race that he was widely expected to lose.
Mike Pence , the U.S. vice-president-elect, attended a Broadway performance of Hamilton on Friday and was booed by the audience. Following the show, cast member Brandon Victor Dixon , spoke to Pence directly in a monologue.
The cast of the hit musical 'Hamilton' read a statement to Vice President-elect Mike Pence after he attended a show on Friday. In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Arron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.
The coldest handshake: Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin photographed in brief and very frosty exchange at Peru summit - amid angry clashes over Syria and Russian support for Trump Melania and Barron Trump 'WON'T move to the White House so he can finish school in NYC' - threatening years of nightmarish traffic and security checks for shoppers near Trump Tower What blind trust? Donald Trump meets with Indian business partners and his three children a week AFTER being elected despite conflict of interest promises Horrific moment a children's hospital in Aleppo is bombed for the second time in a WEEK as workers desperately scramble to rescue babies in incubators Winter IS coming: Storm brings first snow of the season and icy winds in the Northeast as temperatures dip into the twenties Putin to ask Trump's permission to bomb Syria: Russian ambassador to London says airstrikes are 'diplomacy ... (more)
'So, I heard you went to Hamilton, Mike': Alec Baldwin portrays a clueless President Trump who bullies Pence, asks SIRI about ISIS and holds awkward meeting with Romney in mocking SNL skit 'Couldn't even memorize lines!': Trump continues feud with Hamilton cast with ANOTHER tweet AFTER a full day of Cabinet meetings - only to delete it moments later 'Call me and talk to me like a man': Kanye West addresses former pal Jay Z in ANOTHER on-stage rant as he takes aim at rapper's wife Beyonce, Hillary Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg... before ending show after 10 MINUTES I love you Leonardo ...why have you cut me dead? DiCaprio's brother reveals bitter feud with Hollywood star after their wild partying left him an addict 'Go to another country if you don't like Trump': Federal judge goes on rant defending the President elect at US citizenship ceremony Left to paddle to their deaths: Uncle and ... (more)
Conservatives Saturday slammed the cast of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" after one of its actors ripped Vice President-elect Mike Pence from the stage when their performance ended on Friday. "I'm disappointed," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told Uma Pemmaraju on Fox News .
Walter Cronkite, born this month in 1917, once said that he "can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got." To use the music industry as an example; though there is now a fast-track to recognition in the form of televised competitions - spinning red chairs, that's all I'll say - a majority of music careers are still defined by the artist's ability to fight tooth and nail for their relevance.
This Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo released by the Washington National Opera shows U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, left, as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in a dress rehearsal of Donizetti's "The Daughter of the Regiment" at the Washington National Opera, in Washington. Seated next to her is Deborah Nansteel as the Marquise of Berkenfield.
As protests of President-elect Donald Trump entered another day, police in Portland, Oregon, say one person was shot by a man who had gotten into a confrontation with a protester. Portland police said the person who was shot was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.