openDemocracy15d
How Venezuela’s Maduro went from usurper to dictator
Maduro took office last week for a third consecutive term. Now, he’s consolidating his position as dictator Nicolás Maduro ...
New Jersey Globe22d
The Republican offense against Nellie Pou has begun
Like many congressional Democrats, Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) voted against all four bills. Unlike most of her fellow Democrats, though, Pou represents a district carried by Donald Trump last ...
Video Games Chronicle22d
Gallery: Here are the first Nintendo Switch 2 images
Nintendo has finally revealed its new console, Nintendo Switch 2, and we’ve published the first images in a gallery below. In a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal video published on Thursday, the platform ...
New Jersey Globe22d
Scutari shuffles Senate committee chairs, leadership posts triggered by Pou vacancy
Senate President Nicholas Scutari is shuffling some committee chairmanships and leadership positions after Nellie Pou resigned from the upper house to take her seat in the U.S. House of ...
The Independent22d
How the Getty Museum survived LA wildfires as the super-rich take note
The Getty Villa, separate from the main museum in Brentwood, was designed by Robert E Langdon Jr and Ernest C Wilson Jr, opened in 1974 and has since been renovated. Although it wasn’t in the ...
Artnet22d
How the Getty Museum Survived L.A.’s Fires
Last weekend, warnings to evacuate were issued to the suburban westside neighborhood of Brentwood, which includes the esteemed Getty Center, home to one of the city’s most prized art collections.
The Washington Post22d
Inside the Getty museums’ defense against the L.A. wildfires
As wildfires ravaged greater Los Angeles last week, the J. Paul Getty Museum faced encroaching flames on two fronts. Blazes nearly surrounded the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, coming within ...
The Australian22d
How the Getty Museum is surviving an inferno
Picture: Getty Images via AFP The country’s richest museum has both the experience and the resources to successfully fight back: It has a $9.1 billion endowment and has also faced down wildfires ...
The Star23d
Spared from the flames: Getty art centre survives Los Angeles wildfires
After ripping through thousands of buildings, wildfires in Los Angeles, California in the United States were looming last Saturday toward the celebrated Getty Centre and its priceless collection.
Mansion Global23d
The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend.
Los Angeles Times23d
L.A. museums launch $12-million emergency fund for artists hit by the fires
Some of L.A.’s biggest arts institutions including the J. Paul Getty Trust, LACMA, MOCA and the Hammer Museum are among those backing an emergency reserve for artists and arts workers that stand ...
The Globe and Mail23d
Strategy and architecture helped L.A.’s storied Getty Museum survive the wildfires
As flames whip the Pacific Palisades, the storied Getty Villa museum has withstood the Los Angeles wildfires, preserving its 44,000-plus items thanks to strategy and architecture designed for ...