DNA traces led to arrest in van Gogh theft
Dutch prosecutors said that DNA evidence tied a man to the thefts of a van Gogh and a Frans Hals painting; he denies the charges
For his next act, Doerr wrote a book about everything
The author of 'All the Light We Cannot See' has a new novel that seeks to tell a sprawling story linking past, present and future
Tourists bemused by Arc de Triomphe artwork
A Dutch tourist dismissed the monument as toilet paper while a British visitor struggled to work out where the artwork began and ended
‘Great Circle,’ ‘Bewilderment’ among Booker Prize finalists
This year’s shortlist includes novels by Nadifa Mohamed, Patricia Lockwood, Damon Galgut and Anuk Arudpragasam. A winner will be named in November
Netflix, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ dominate Creative Arts Emmys
The limited series about a chess prodigy won nine Creative Arts Emmys, more than any other series
Why art struggled to address the horrors of 9/11
Terrorists create images as well as carnage; even as the horrors of Sept 11 unfolded, they were being compared to a movie
In literary organisations, diversity disputes keep coming
Conflicts over race, culture and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and other groups devoted to books and literature
Joining plastic and
glass on the recycle
list: fake art
Experts say discredited works of art often resurface on the market again and again, in part because their owners just won’t take no for an answer
Salman Rushdie enters his Substack period
The Booker Prize-winning author has reached a deal with the newsletter platform, where he plans to publish fiction and interact with readers
