The year 1937 is haunting the culture news just now. That is, the “Degenerate Art Show” comes up a lot. “It’s classic ‘degenerate art’ stuff,” I hear someone say, shaking their head, referring to ...
LACMA is being gifted more than 100 works of Austrian Expressionism, including its first paintings by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, by the family of the legendary Viennese art dealer Otto Kallir.
During the second world war, the Abwehr, the German intelligence service, was known for having spies all over the world. When it wasn’t yet clear if General Francisco Franco, Spain’s dictator, would ...
Consider Supporting HoH: In 1946, the second world war had just ended, a Dutch artist and art collector stood trial in Amsterdam. His charge? Collaboration, for selling cherished cultural heritage to ...
Suppressing dissent against the government in power is one hallmark of — dare I say it? — fascism,” writes SLO Tribune columnist .
To our beloved members, listeners, DJs, volunteers, underwriting partners, friends and neighbors, KDNK wants to say the most heartfelt THANK YOU for making our fall membership drive a success! This ...
A government action “that could never happen here.” We start with a couple Letters to the Editor. To the Cleveland Plain Dealer: When it comes to the Comey indictment, cartoonist Dana Summers has ...
Convicted sex beast Rolf Harris was jailed in 2014 for a string of attacks on young girls yet his name remains emblazoned on Blackpool's 'Comedy Carpet'.