What we all need now—Flaco, the exhibit, The New York Historical: ourtownny.com/city-arts/flac…

"For a year, he was one of our most famous celebrities, celebrated for literally flying free and high above the city." from Val Castronovo in Our Town ourtownny.com/city-arts/flac…

“Your 15 Minutes,” which this week features Flaco, the owl, subject of a new show at The New York Historical. Read all about it in Our Town Downtown Our Town West Side Spirit Chelsea News ourtownny.com/city-arts/flac…

Get ready: March is Women's History Month and there's plenty of art by women to see in NYC. Mary Gregory has given us her picks in this week's Our Town Our Town Downtown West Side Spirit Chelsea News ourtownny.com/city-arts/4-mu…

'Anora' won big at the 2025 Academy Awards. Here are the biggest moments, winners, and losers of the Oscars ceremony ti.me/4bqVsfe

Cue the white smoke—Conclave won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay! Fun live blog tonight. Catch up on the Academy Awards here: time.com/7262764/oscars…

Here's the excellent Time obituary of Pope Francis, from my friend Olivia B. Waxman, also @obwax on bluesky time.com/5762436/pope-f…

My review of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new blockbuster show of John Singer Sargent in Paris, the early years, in Our Town West Side Spirit Our Town Downtown Chelsea News ourtownny.com/city-arts/john…

"Though he left Paris for London in 1885, he always carried it with him." Wonderful insights from Val Castronovo in Our Town

Excellent review👍👍

NOW ON VIEW—The Met's arts of Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania galleries have returned in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Spanning 40,000 square feet and designed by Kulapat Yantrasast, the galleries present distinct collections that represent diverse cultural

We've come a long way since Linda Nochlin wrote Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? Celebrate by reading my blog (bit.ly/4kyoYn2) about Paris Spies-Gans' talk at the Getty on the occasion of their acquisition of Portrait of a Woman, by Sophie Fremiet. #WomensArt

As measles vaccination rates decline, we will continue to see a rise in cases across the country. As this TIME article outlines, county-level average vaccination rates have fallen below the threshold for herd immunity. Remind me… How is this making America healthier?

Counting Vermeers at The Frick Collection on the occasion of a new, temporary show, "Vermeer's Love Letters," through August 31 ourtownny.com/city-arts/mist…

"The Love Letter" from the Rijksmuseum, now at The Frick Collection in a new show, "Vermeer's Love Letters," in the newly minted Ronald S. Lauder Exhibition Galleries. Read all about it! ourtownny.com/city-arts/mist…

a "transcendent moment for the city" from #Vermeer the The Frick Collection and Val Castronovo Val Castronovo in Our Town

Read this and then go see this amazing small exhibition The Frick Collection.

All about the Vermeers at the newly renovated The Frick Collection via Our Town ourtownny.com/city-arts/mist…