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Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
It’s the second time the World-Check list has fallen into the wrong handsThe World-Check database used by businesses to verify the trustworthiness of users has fallen into the hands of cybercriminals.…
Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
Apparently an attempt to damage Ukraine's war effortBavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate in efforts to assist Ukraine defend itself against Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion.…
Wing Commander III changed how the copy hotkey works in Windows 95
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
No, boss, I'm not just playing a game. I'm testing compatibility. HonestIt is almost 30 years since Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger was released. In addition to allowing users to kick some Kilrathi ass, the game also played an important role in testing Windows 95.…
Some smart meters won't be smart at all once 2/3G networks mothballed
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
UK reckoning with prospect of millions of homes with obsolete hardwareMonths after being quizzed by a committee of cross-party MPs, the UK government is still failing to clarify ways to support the substitution of millions of smart meters that will become obsolete when 2G and 3G networks are switched off.…
Your trainee just took down our business and has no idea how or why
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in the debrief meetingOn CallWelcome once more to On Call,The Register's Friday foray into tech support memories contributed by you, our much-appreciated readers.…
UK unions publish AI bill to protect workers from 'risks and harms' of tech
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
TUC questions government's approach so farA UK federation of trades unions has published a bill designed to protect workers from“the risks and harms” of AI-powered decision-making in the workplace.…
Huawei's latest flagship smartphone contains no world-shaking silicon surprises
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
Kirin 9010 SoC powering the Pura 70 is impressive, but doesn't indicate unforeseen prowessWhen Huawei debuted its Mate 60 smartphone in mid-2023, it turned heads around the world after teardown artists found it contained a system-on-chip manufactured by Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) using a 7nm process.…
Oracle scores big win with Fujitsu Japan for its Alloy partner cloud
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
But Big Red's $8 billion investment plan may not be all it seemsOracle has had a big win in Japan that could turn into something enormous, and also revealed plans to score more success in the land of the rising sun.…
Meta lets Llama 3 LLM out to graze, claims it can give Google and Anthropic a kicking
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 GMT
Plans multilingual 400 billion parameter version, but starts with more modest fareMeta has unleashed its latest large language model (LLM)– named Llama 3 – and claims it will challenge much larger models from the likes of Google, Mistral, and Anthropic.…
US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Robo-plane was made to restrain itself so as not to harm pilot or airframeVideoThe US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) claim to have achieved a breakthrough in machine learning by demonstrating that AI software can fly a modified F-16 fighter jet in a dogfight against human pilots.…
Ransomware feared as IT 'issues' force Octapharma Plasma to close 150+ centers
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Source blames BlackSuit infection– as separately ISP Frontier confirms cyberattackOctapharma Plasma has blamed IT "network issues" for the ongoing closure of its 150-plus centers across the US. It's feared a ransomware infection may be the root cause of the medical firm's ailment.…
Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto– and leave a sob story for victims
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
'I want to buy a car. That's all'Crooks are exploiting month-old OpenMetadata vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments to mine cryptocurrency using victims' resources, according to Microsoft.…
Stability AI decimates staff just weeks after CEO's exit
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
More like Instability AI, right kids?Stability AI is laying off staff in its search of steadier footing following the sudden departure of its CEO late last month.…
IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Big Blue bosses retaliate against those seeking overtime, lawsuit claimsIBM has been accused of cheating its executive assistants by denying them overtime pay and meal breaks and retaliating against them for accurately reporting their working hours.…
Google fires 28 staff after sit-in protest against Israeli cloud deal ends in arrests
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Alphabet Workers Union says bosses refuse to listen to concernsGoogle has fired more than two dozen employees after they staged sit-ins at the web giant's offices in protest of its cloud contract with the Israeli government. …
Feds hit coding boot camp with big fine for allegedly conning students
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Do not pass go, do not collect $200, says government agencyThe US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has slapped coding boot camp BloomTech with several punishments for alleged deceptive business practices.…
Microsoft aims to triple datacenter capacity to fuel AI boom
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
And it's far from the only hyperscaler getting in on the actMicrosoft is looking to significantly expand datacenter space to service expected AI demand, tripling the rate at which it adds capacity early in its next financial year. Other hyperscalers appear to be following suit.…
House passes bill banning Uncle Sam from snooping on citizens via data brokers
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Vote met strong opposition from Biden's officeA draft law to restrict the US government's ability to procure data on citizens through data brokers will progress to the Senate after being passed in the House of Representatives.…
October 2025 will be a support massacre for a bunch of Microsoft products
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Not just Windows 10. Don't forget about Exchange Server, Skype for Business, and all those Office installationsWindows 10 isn't the only Microsoft product due for the chop next year– end of support also beckons for Office 2016, 2019, and a swathe of productivity servers.…
Fraudsters abused Apple Stores' third-party pickup policy to phish for profits
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Scam prevalent across Korea and Japan actually had some winnersBlack Hat AsiaSpeaking at the Black Hat Asia conference on Thursday, a Korean researcher revealed how the discovery of a phishing operation led to the exposure of a criminal operation that used stolen credit cards and second-hand stores to make money by abusing Apple Stores’ practice of letting third parties pick up purchases.…
911 goes MIA across multiple US states, cause unclear
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Some say various cell services were out, others still say landlines were affected. What just happened?UpdatedWidespread 911 outages in the United States appear to have mostly been resolved, though that doesn't mean the cause is clear.…
TSMC expects customers to pay more for chips fabbed overseas
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
It'll be pricier, but there are geopolitical benefits, says CEOTSMC boss C C Wei says customers who want to fabricate in the chip giant's non-Taiwan facilities will need share the cost by paying more.…
NASA will send astronauts to patch up leaky ISS telescope
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Thermal shield damage is screwing with daytime observations of X-ray burstsNASA is sending astronauts out to fix an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station (ISS) after the instrument developed a "light leak."…
185K people's sensitive data in the pits after ransomware raid on Cherry Health
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Extent of information seized will be a concern for those affectedRansomware strikes at yet another US healthcare organization led to the theft of sensitive data belonging to just shy of 185,000 people.…
Microsoft claims it didn't mean to inject Copilot into Windows Server 2022 this week
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
AI assistant turns up via Edge update. It was an accident. This time...Microsoft's Copilot obsession has continued with the AI assistant unexpectedly arriving on Windows Server 2022 this week, in a situation the software giant is calling an "incorrect install."…
Micron scores $6.1B CHIPS Act cash for New York and Idaho fabs
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Memorymaker to park mega plant in Syracuse, says senatorMemory chipmaker Micron looks set to be the next recipient of US government subsidy cash with $6.1 billion heading its way to help fund new-build semiconductor plants.…
Google laying off staff again and moving some roles to 'hubs,' freeing up cash for AI investments
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Restructure of finance teams will see some leave, and other roles created in Mexico City, Bangalore, and US citiesGoogle is again firing the redundancy cannon for the second time this year, with a restructure being pushed through and teams in the finance and real estate units of the business understood to be impacted.…
EU tells Meta it can't paywall privacy
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Platforms should not confront users with 'binary choice' over personal data useThe EU's Data Protection Board (EDPB) has told large online platforms they should not offer users a binary choice between paying for a service and consenting to their personal data being used to provide targeted advertising.…
Novelty flip phone strips out almost every feature possible to be as boring as possible
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Only good for calls and texts pretty much, and that's no mistakeThose who find modern smartphones too distracting from real life might be interested in the Boring Phone (no relation to the smartphone of the same name), a novelty flip phone based on HMD's Nokia 2660 Flip.…
Prolific phishing-made-easy emporium LabHost knocked offline in cyber-cop op
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Police emit Spotify Wrapped-style videos to let crims know they're being huntedFeatureCops have brought down a dark-web souk that provided cyber criminals with convincing copies of trusted brands' websites for use in phishing campaigns.…
Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color, squishes ancient bug
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
2.9 gives a taste of what's to comeMajor updates to Debian's Advanced Packaging Tool don't come along very often, but APT 2.9 is here with a significant facelift.…
AI PCs are here but a killer application for biz users? Nope
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Resist the pressure to jump on the bandwagon just yet warns, warns ForresterForrester Research says that although 50 models of AI PCs are already on sale today there remains "no killer app" that would make any of them an essential tool for business users.…
Valkey publishes release candidate and attracts new backer
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Open source Redis alternative gathers momentumValkey, the value-key database pitched as an open source alternative to Redis, has acquired new backers and announced its first release candidate.…
Cisco creates architecture to improve security and sell you new switches
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Hypershield detects bad behavior and automagically reconfigures networks to snuff out threatsCisco has developed a product called Hypershield that it thinks represents a new way to do network security.…
Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to explain 'addictive and toxic' new app
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Commissioner Thierry Breton likens click-to-earn version to cigarettesThe European Commission on Wednesday gave TikTok 24 hours to explain the risk assessment procedures it used before launching a version of the made-in-China app that rewards users for using it in certain ways.…
Singapore infosec boss warns China/West tech split will be bad for interoperability
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
When you decide not to trust a big chunk of the supply chain, tech (and trade) get harderOne of the biggest challenges Singapore faces is the potential for a split between tech stacks developed and used by China and the West, according to the island nation's Cyber Security Administration (CSA) chief executive David Koh.…
Mars helicopter sends final message, but will keep collecting data
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
One last software update installed safely, reconfigured it as 'stationary testbed'NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter concluded its mission on Tuesday, sending a final signal in its role as a companion to the Perseverance Rover.…
Taiwanese film studio snaps up Chinese surveillance camera specialist Dahua
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Stymied by sanctions, it had to go… but where?Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Zhejiang Dahua Technology, which has found itself on the USA’s entity list of banned orgs, has fully sold off its stateside subsidiary for $15 million to Taiwan's Central Motion Picture Corporation, according to the firm's annual report released on Monday.…
Software glitch saw Aussie casino give away millions in cash
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Nobody cared enough to check why audits were out of whackA software glitch at Star Casino in Sydney, Australia, saw it inadvertently give away millions in cash without realizing it– for weeks.…
HPE sues China's Inspur Group over server patents
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 GMT
Middle Kingdom biz accused of IP theft and changing names to evade sanctionsHewlett Packard Enterprise has filed a lawsuit against Inspur Group, China's largest server maker, for allegedly violating five of its server technology patents.…
Hugely expanded Section 702 surveillance powers set for US Senate vote
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
Opponents warn almost anyone could be asked to share info with Uncle SamOn Thursday the US Senate is expected to reauthorize the contentious warrantless surveillance powers conferred by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and may even strengthen them with language that, according to US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), "will force a huge range of companies and individuals to spy for the government."…
Snowmobile, Amazon's truck-powered migration service, reaches the end of the road
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
Demand for bulk storage on wheels turned out to be wanAmazon Web Services is abandoning its fleet of Snowmobile data haulers, the trucks packed with petabytes of spinning disks designed to get large enterprises into the cloud.…
Uncle Sam earmarks $54M of CHIPS funding for small-biz semiconductor boffinry
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
Up to 24 outfits to bag taxpayer cash for projects 'developing a viable product or service' for US chip industrySmall businesses wishing they could get their hands on some of those billions of dollars in semiconductor funding being doled out as part of America's CHIPS Act are in luck, as the White House has set aside $54 million for tiny firms with big ideas.…
Psst, hey. It's the NSA. You want some AI security advice?
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
You can trust us, we're the good guysThe NSA has released guidance to help organizations protect their AI systems and better defend the defense industry.…
America may end up with paid-for 5G fast lanes under net neutrality anyway
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
Damn you, network virtualizationA law professor is warning a proposed reintroduction of net neutrality in the US will allow cellular networks to create“fast lanes” for some applications, and that this undermines the entire net neutrality principle.…
ASML ships another high NA EUV lithography machine to mystery client
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
The cutting-edge chipmaking tool for a secret customerDutch semiconductor toolmaker ASML has shipped its second-ever high numerical aperture (NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine to an undisclosed customer.…
Kremlin's Sandworm blamed for cyberattacks on US, European water utilities
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
Water tank overflowed during one system malfunction, says MandiantThe Russian military's notorious Sandworm crew was likely behind cyberattacks on US and European water plants that, in at least one case, caused a tank to overflow.…
Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas is dead, long live the ... new commercial Atlas
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
If the plan was to make this all-electric droid look mildly terrifying, mission accomplishedVideoAtlas, the humanoid robot that's been a centerpiece of Boston Dynamics' robot lineup for nearly a decade, has been retired. In its place is, well, Atlas - an all-electric version designed for commercial use. …
Are we in a cost of technology crisis? Our vultures think so
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
Won't somebody please think of the shareholdersKettleThe price of everything is going up because corporations gotta corp and produce record profits year after year. That means you and I are expected to cough up more.…
Future Roku TVs may inject tailored ads into anything and everything when you pause
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 GMT
Muted the audio? That's an advert. Paused a video? That's an advertUpdatedWill Roku TVs of the future throw up targeted ads on the screen whenever you pause a video? We hope not but...…
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Hits of the Venice Biennale
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
These highlights drew the big crowds in the early days, from a sonorous symphony made by fruit, to an underwater spectacle to a modern-day Tintoretto.
Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world.
Roni Horn, the Shape-Shifting Artist, Has Four Shows Opening This Spring
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
The spring exhibitions display Horn’s work across many mediums — a reflection of how the artist, known for her serene glass sculptures, sees herself.
Ken Loach: Championing the Strugglers and Stragglers
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
A retrospective of the director’s work at Film Forum shows how his movies have kept a focus on working-class solidarity.
4 Documentaries That Explore How Families Cope With Dementia
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
In“Little Empty Boxes” and other films, the heartbreak of memory loss is intertwined with deeper cultural implications.
Why Electro’s Exacting Duo Justice Wanted to Break Its Own Rules
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
For“Hyperdrama,” Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay’s first album in eight years, the duo added genre experiments and guests to its arsenal of bangers.
At Venice Biennale, a Conservative Polish Painter Stages an Unpopular Rebellion
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
Poland’s right-wing government tapped the artist Ignacy Czwartos for the Venice Biennale before it was voted out of office. The new government canceled his show, but he is staging it anyway.
St. Vincent Dives Headfirst Into the Darkness
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Seven albums and 17 years into an acclaimed solo career, the musician Annie Clark said she craved“a pummeling” on her new LP: “I want something to feel dangerous.”
On the Ground at the Venice Biennale
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Scenes from the pre-opening at the pivotal art event.
Hipgnosis Agrees to $1.4 Billion Deal to Sell to Concord
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Hipgnosis, which owns the rights to songs by Justin Bieber and Neil Young, helped kick-start a rush on catalog sales. But its future has been in doubt.
Jorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
‘Gun&Powder’ Review: Twin Vigilantes Stake Claim to the American West
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
The musical traces the story of Black twin sisters who pass as white, and exact their own form of justice for the crime of slavery, in 19th-century Texas.
‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review: War, Undemanding
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Guy Ritchie’s latest is the platonic ideal of an airplane movie, which is not exactly a good thing.
In‘Franklin,’ Michael Douglas Uses His Charm to Bankroll America
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
A new Apple TV+ series dramatizes the years Benjamin Franklin spent in France, leveraging diplomacy and guile to secure his nascent country’s future.
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about even if you’re not planning to see them.
Loving Him Meant Facing My Greatest Fear
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
Living with a disability, I shielded myself from dance. Then I met him.
Venice Biennale: Did America Cheat to Win in 1964?
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
A new documentary takes a hard look at the persistent rumors around Robert Rauschenberg’s win in Venice in the midst of the Cold War.
In Venice, Julie Mehretu Puts Her Art Into Context
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
Rather than having a solo retrospective, Julie Mehretu chose to have a show in Venice that includes works by her artist friends.
Venice Biennale: Dissent, Diplomacy and Drama Over the Years
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
A look at pivotal years at the art festival, including when Mussolini brought Hitler to the show.
Venice Biennale: Bangkok Takes Its Place on the Stage
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
To promote its fourth biennale, the city has mounted an exhibit in a 17th century palazzo on the Grand Canal.
A Stunning Visual Celebration of Black Rodeo
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
A new photo book reorients dusty notions of a classic American pastime.
‘Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver’ Review: Of Stars and Wars
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
A delirious, pulpy mishmash of knockoffs, Zack Snyder’s film isn’t good, but it sure is something.
Late Night Mocks Republicans for Trying to Oust Their Speaker
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
“Being the speaker of the House nowadays is like being Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend — you hang on as long as you can,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Arrives
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
The pop superstar’s latest album was preceded by a satellite radio channel, a word game, a return to TikTok and an actual library. For her fans, more is always welcome.
Review: In‘Suffs,’ the Thrill of the Vote and How She Got It
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
Shaina Taub’s new Broadway musical about Alice Paul and the fight for women’s suffrage is smart and noble and a bit like a rally.
Philharmonic Opens Inquiry After Misconduct Allegations Are Revived
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
The New York Philharmonic commissioned an outside investigation into its culture after a magazine article explored how it handled an accusation of sexual assault in 2010.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Dinh Q. Le, Artist Who Weighed War and Memory, Dies at 56
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
His most famous work— collages of Vietnam War photographs, popular film stills and Western imagery — focused on a history of his homeland that he feared was being lost.
What to Watch This Weekend:‘The Jinx’ Is Back
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
HBO’s “The Jinx — Part Two” offers six more episodes detailing the stranger-than-fiction saga of Robert Durst.
Netflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
The company’s revenue was 15 percent higher compared with last year, and it solidified its standing as the entertainment company’s dominant streaming service.
Dickey Betts, Fiery Guitarist With Allman Brothers Band, Dies at 80
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
He traded licks with Duane Allman and proved to be a worthy sparring partner. He also wrote, and sang, the band’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.”
‘Stress Positions’ Review: It’s Giving Pandemonium
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
The writer-director Theda Hammel’s biting, delirious quarantine comedy skewers white gay men in a world where fact, fiction and authentic experiences collide.
‘Blood for Dust’ Review: Dire Straits
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
This drug-run thriller, starring Scoot McNairy, traffics in grim ponderousness.
The 2024 Venice Biennale: Art Around the City
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
As visitors pour in, parallel art displays are cropping up around the city, including lesser-known de Kooning works and an installation that has incensed locals.
After 70 Years, Si Lewen’s Wrenching ‘Parade’ Marches On
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
This sequence of 63 bravura antiwar drawings hasn’t been shown in New York in nearly seven decades but they’re up again now, thanks to Art Spiegelman.
Marjane Satrapi on Resistance in Iran:‘A Real Revolution Is Cultural’
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
The author, known for her“Persepolis” series, is releasing a new illustrated book about the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, inspired by the death of Mahsa Amini.
At the Venice Biennale, Ukraine Offers a Bold Show, Two Years Into the Invasion
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
At the art world’s seminal event, national pavilions offer a place to make a strong statement. Ukraine’s message? “The war is still going on.”
‘We Grown Now’ Review: A Child’s Eye View
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Minhal Baig’s third feature follows two boys living in a public housing complex in Chicago as they cope by building their own dream worlds.
‘Egoist’ Review: A Romance With a Twist
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
In this ultimately sentimental drama, a lonely fashion magazine editor in Tokyo meets a personal trainer with a secret.
‘Abigail’ Review: Horror by Numbers
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
In this cheerfully unambitious vampire movie, a bloodsucker is shut up in an old mansion with some nitwit criminals. Will there will be gore? You bet.
At the Venice Biennale, the German Pavilion Undergoes a Transformation
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Drawing on her background in theater, the curator Cagla Ilk sees strength in collaboration, which she contends does not occur often enough in the world of art.
Venice Biennale: Erick Meyenberg Explores the Immigrant Experience
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
His multimedia installation is a response to the Venice Biennale’s official theme of “Foreigners Everywhere.”
A Japanese Village Wants Tourists to Come for Heat, Soot and Steel
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
To lure visitors, residents of Yoshida, famed for its high-quality steel, are inviting tourists to help produce it.
Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Inside the book conservation lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A Millennial Weaver Carries a Centuries-Old Craft Forward
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
Melissa Cody mastered a weaving tradition dating back millenniums, but her eye-dazzling patterns joyously venture beyond it.
Venice Biennale: A Sculpture Inspired by Global Conflicts
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
For Sejla Kameric, a fiberglass white flag represents not surrender, but a plea for peace.
Dafydd Jones on Photographing New York Society in the’80s and ’90s
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
In the 1980s and’90s, Dafydd Jones’s party shots captured Manhattan’s rich and powerful.
Late Night Skewers Trump’s Review of Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscar Hosting
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
“Ranta Claus got up bright and early to post 165 venomous words about yours truly,” Kimmel said on Donald Trump’s day off from his criminal trial on Wednesday.
NY Times Obituaries:
Dickey Betts, Fiery Guitarist With Allman Brothers Band, Dies at 80
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 +0000
He traded licks with Duane Allman and proved to be a worthy sparring partner. He also wrote, and sang, the band’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.”
Dinh Q. Le, Artist Who Weighed War and Memory, Dies at 56
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
His most famous work— collages of Vietnam War photographs, popular film stills and Western imagery — focused on a history of his homeland that he feared was being lost.
Barbara Joans, Anthropologist Who Studied Biker Culture, Dies at 89
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 +0000
In her 60s, she hit the open road on a hulking Harley-Davidson and found a new area of academic research: bikers, and in particular, women bikers.
Anne Innis Dagg, Who Studied Giraffes in the Wild, Dies at 91
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 +0000
She was believed to be the first Western scientist to study the animals in their natural habitat, but she struggled to overcome sexism in academia.
Marian Zazeela, an Artist of Light and Design, Dies at 83
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 +0000
She pivoted from painting to lighting exhibitions, performance art, graphic design and minimalist music, performed with her husband, the composer La Monte Young.
Bob Graham, Former Florida Governor and Senator, Dies at 87
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
After the 9/11 attacks, Mr. Graham became an outspoken critic of President George W. Bush’s response and voted against invading Iraq.
Ken Holtzman, Who Pitched Two No-Hitters for the Cubs, Is Dead at 78
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
He was part of the Oakland A’s dynasty in the ’70s. He was also the winningest Jewish pitcher in Major League Baseball, surpassing Sandy Koufax.
Carl Erskine, a Star Pitcher of the Dodgers’ Glory Years, Is Dead at 97
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 +0000
The record-setting pitcher known as Oisk in Brooklyn was the last surviving member of“The Boys of Summer.”
Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame Cardinals Manager, Dies at 92
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 +0000
He won three pennants and a World Series as the St. Louis skipper, promoting what was called“Whiteyball,” combining speed, defense and pitching.
Maurice El Medioni, Pianist Who Fused Jewish and Arab Music, Dies at 95
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
An Algerian, he combined the music of his Sephardic roots with Arab traditions, incorporating boogie-woogie and other influences to create a singular style.
Patti Astor, Fun Gallery Co-Founder, Dies at 74
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 +0000
She was a founder of the Fun Gallery, which staged early shows by Keith Haring and other artists who defined the city’s downtown scene in the 1980s.
James Dean, Founding Director of NASA Art Program, Dies at 92
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 +0000
He arranged for artists to have access to astronauts, launchpads and more.“Their imaginations enable them to venture beyond a scientific explanation,” he once said.
Robert Beerbohm, 71, Dies; Pioneering Comic Book Retailer and Historian
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 +0000
A professed archaeologist of the industry, he opened his own stores and partnered with other experts and vendors in the nascent comics business.
David Egilman, Doctor Who Took On Drug Companies, Dies at 71
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 +0000
His testimony as an expert witness in some 600 trials helped plaintiffs win billions of dollars in cases involving malfeasance by pharmaceutical makers.
Roberta Karmel, First Woman Named SEC Commissioner, Dies at 86
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 +0000
She got her training as a young lawyer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, but once she became a commissioner, she accused colleagues of arrogance and insularity.
Ushio Amagatsu, Japanese Dancer Who Popularized Butoh, Dies at 74
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 +0000
He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction.
Rico Wade, an Architect of Atlanta Hip-Hop, Dies at 52
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 +0000
As one-third of the production team Organized Noize, he nurtured the careers of Outkast, Goodie Mob and Future from the confines of his mother’s basement, known as the Dungeon.
Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into Quilts and Children’s Books
Sun, 14 Apr 2024 +0000
A champion of Black artists, she explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media and later the written word.
Don Wright, Editorial Cartoonist With a Skewer for a Pen, Dies at 90
Sun, 14 Apr 2024 +0000
He won two Pulitzers for Florida newspapers, commenting wryly on war, segregation, church scandals and more while reaching readers nationwide through syndication.
Fritz Peterson, Yankee Pitcher in an Unusual‘Trade,’ Dies at 81
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 +0000
He was a leading light on an undistinguished team. But he became known less for his achievement on the field than for exchanging wives with a teammate.
Frank Olson, Executive Who Linked O.J. Simpson With Hertz, Dies at 91
Sat, 13 Apr 2024 +0000
He negotiated Mr. Simpson’s star turn in commercials, tapping into his football fame, and formed a social bond with him — until there were murder charges. They died on the same day.
Eleanor Coppola, Who Chronicled Her Family’s Filmmaking, Dies at 87
Sat, 13 Apr 2024 +0000
She made documentaries of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and her daughter Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides” and recalled their lives in books.
Bennett Braun, Psychiatrist Who Fueled‘Satanic Panic,’ Dies at 83
Sat, 13 Apr 2024 +0000
He diagnosed dozens of patients with what he said were suppressed memories of being tortured by cults. He later lost his license.
Rumi Missabu, Avant-Garde Drag Performer Who Glittered, Dies at 76
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 +0000
He was one of the stars of the Cockettes, a psychedelic collective formed at the turn of the 1970s in San Francisco, that was short-lived but inspired generations.
Richard Leibner, Savvy Agent for Top Broadcast Journalists, Dies at 85
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 +0000
His negotiations led to Dan Rather’s elevation from “60 Minutes” to anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and sent Diane Sawyer from “60 Minutes” to ABC.
Roberto Cavalli, Fashion Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 +0000
From the mid-1990s onward he was one of the biggest names in fashion, with stores around the world and celebrity admirers like Lenny Kravitz and Cindy Crawford.
Robert MacNeil, Earnest News Anchor for PBS, Dies at 93
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 +0000
With his longtime co-host Jim Lehrer, he delivered thoughtful reports that stood in stark contrast to the commercial networks’ ever more sensational newscasts.
Overlooked No More: Lizzie Magie, the Unknown Inventor Behind Monopoly
Sat, 13 Apr 2024 +0000
Magie’s creation, The Landlord’s Game, inspired the spinoff we know today. But credit for the idea long went to someone else.