Interpol Comes Full Circle on ‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’ 25. August 2026 (11:01) The band that emerged in post-9/11 New York grapples with the surveillance state on its anxious but hopeful new LP, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton.”(New York Times)
Trump Officials Propose Sale of ‘Woke’ Painting by Kehinde Wiley 24. August 2026 (23:51) The State Department recently removed the painting of Dominicans from a U.S. embassy, noting it was by the artist who made Barack Obama’s presidential portrait.(New York Times)
Dale Dickey Is Way Past Crying in Barney Suits 24. August 2026 (11:03) Years ago, she donned a dinosaur costume to help make ends meet. Now she is a first-time Emmy nominee for her role in “Widow’s Bay.”(New York Times)
Behind the Mysterious Symbols Spray-Painted on Our Streets 24. August 2026 (11:02) All over New York’s sidewalks and sewers, colored markings hide in plain sight, telling construction crews where to dig and creating accidental art.(New York Times)
Why Are There Street Markings All Over New York City? 24. August 2026 (11:01) For the last year, Tom Wilson, a photographer, has been taking pictures of municipal street markings around New York City. On a recent walking tour, Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic for The New York Times, helped Wilson decode the color-coded language that keeps the city running.(New York Times)
The Dancers Turning Stairs and Fences Into Their Stage 24. August 2026 (11:00) Fluency in a variety of movement techniques — street dance, acrobatics, parkour — allows site-responsive dancers to shape seemingly unbounded interactions with their environments.(New York Times)
