Just checkin’ in with y’all after a coupla pretty intense episodes of #Xmen97 … 🫶🏽 I wanna know … How are y’all doin’ Sugah? #xmen #XMen97 #rogue #gambit #magneto #storm #mutants #grief #depression #trauma #anxiety Disney Walt Disney Studios Marvel Studios Marvel Entertainment Marvel Games

BIG: The ⁦Getty⁩ is returning its majestic bronze Statue of a Youth to Turkiye after seeing ⁦⁦Alvin Bragg⁩ evidence it had been looted in Bubon along with bronzes recently returned by ⁦The Metropolitan Museum of Art⁩ ⁦Museum of Fine Arts, Boston⁩ and others getty.edu/art/collection…

I flagged the bronze bust (71.AB.45) in April 2012 as one of 10 objects that Turkey claimed as looted. The museum largely ignored Turkey’s demands, but more than a decade later new evidence emerged that supports the claim. chasingaphrodite.com/2012/04/20/the…

The lack of transparency on the reason for returns is a persistent problem: "The California museum did not reveal what new information had come to light about the excavation, and officials in New York did not yet respond to a request for information." news.artnet.com/art-world/gett…

Blood, now with the coolest playlist on the internet!

And just like that, the Getty’s record for the bronze head it is returning to Türkiye has been vaporized. So much for the preservation of knowledge!

For the provenance nerds out there, here's a fun counter-example: Koutouakis and Spink, both red flag names, show up in the impeccable provenance of the Getty's Mazarin Venus, which is documented back to 1850s, and perhaps 1510. h/t Judith Barr getty.edu/art/collection…

I AM ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great write-up of Blood in CARLA, feat. work by Jordan Eagles, MSCHF ☆ ‧dreamboy··‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l : contemporaryartreview.la/blood-medieval…

ONE more week to see Blood: Medieval/Modern Getty before it closes on May 19th! getty.edu/art/exhibition…

Evil has had many names. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on Prime Video.

First line of #XMen97 : “As we await more details out of Paris…” — Beau DeMayo What details are we awaiting out of Paris? Been too nervous to ask b/c I’m worried it’s obvious… 🙃✨ (plz/ty for such an amazing and queer-affirming series!!)

[Why] Are[n’t]Archaeologists Talking About Looting? Reviewing Archaeological and Anthropological Conference Proceedings 1899–2019 | International Journal of Cultural Property “It remains a niche and infrequently discussed topic” at conferences Why? cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Cool provenance…what’s Latin for: before us, nothing!

Walking the Camino de Santiago for two weeks and finding lots of great history along the way. Here is the iron age site of Castromaior, a hilltop site with sweeping views of the Rio Miño valley in Lugo, occupied since VI century Bce

Codex Manesse inspired manuscript prop in #houseofthedragon HBO HBO Max House of the Dragon News

Genuine medievalist reporting for astrology duty 🫡

Extremely strong “Night before the Battle of Winterfell” vibes rn