Church Repurposing

from AP In Europe’s empty churches, prayer and confessions make way for drinking and dancing BY RAF CASERT MECHELEN, Belgium (AP) — The confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a corner of what was once Sacred Heart Church,...

Discovering Ocomtun

from Reuters Ancient Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) discover an ancient Mayan city in the Balamku ecological reserve© Thomson Reuters MEXICO CITY, June 20 (Reuters) – A previously...

Rusty Nails and Bakelite

from France 24 Cat-and-mouse world of art fraud revealed in London show London (AFP) – Some of the most notorious art forgeries form the centre-piece of a new London show, which reveals a cat-and-mouse world of intrigue, deception and painstaking detective work. The...

Subtitle Society

from The Atlantic Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On? It’s not just you. By Devin Gordon Photo-illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: HBO Max. The first time it happened, I assumed it was a Millennial thing. Our younger neighbors had...

Resurrect Glen Canyon Now

from The Guardian ‘A portion of paradise’: how the drought is bringing a lost US canyon back to life Record dryness has restored an ecosystem under Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir. Is it time to see it as ‘a national park rather than a storage...

DWA

from The Hollywood Reporter Kids TV From Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro: How Dreamworks Animation TV Changed Children’s Programming Ten years ago, the studio set out to change the kids and family landscape, and with auteur partnerships, preschool franchises and...