This photo sits the Ripple cryptocurrency “altcoin” arranged for a photo on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Jack Taylor | News from Getty Images | Getty Images US-based crypto firm Ripple no longer derives most of its income from America and is looking to expand its reach in Europe, its top attorney said. In … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, the United States, November 9, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here is the key news investors need to start their trading day: 1. Lots to process Markets sold off on Wednesday as investors looked for something solid to hold … Read more
Work has begun on a multi-million pound project to give a makeover to one of Britain’s busiest bridges. Special teams work throughout the night to cover exposed areas of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, also known as the Dartford Crossing. Work has begun on a £10m project to repaint Dartford Bridge. Photo Credit: Matt Crossick/PA … Read more
Lauren Bates | moment | Getty Images If history is any guide, insurance claims for mysterious disappearances will be jumping this Halloween. Insurance claims from renters and homeowners related to “mysterious disappearances” rose 5% on Halloween and 3% on Mischief Night from 2011 to 2021, according to Travelers Insurance claims data. But insurers don’t offer … Read more
I tested apples new 12.9-inch iPad Pro in recent days. It hits shelves on October 26 and is available in 11-inch and 12.9-inch sizes. The biggest upgrade is the M2 chip, which is faster than the M1 processor used in last year’s Pro model. It also supports the new Apple Pencil Hover feature. That means … Read more
Work has begun on a multi-million pound project to give a makeover to one of Britain’s busiest bridges. Special teams work throughout the night to cover exposed areas of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, also known as the Dartford Crossing. Work has begun on a £10m project to repaint Dartford Bridge. Photo Credit: Matt Crossick/PA … Read more
Fabio Formaggio / 500Px | 500 pixels plus | Getty Images Last year I moved into a one bedroom apartment in Manhattan. When I was 28, I lived alone for the first time. It was incredibly exciting, but I also had a problem: I didn’t have any furniture. For weeks I slept on an air … Read more
Posted on September 16, 2022 | 10:10 a.m Marshall Brown, Pantheon, 2020. Collage on archival paper. (Marshall Brown Projects) The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) exhibition The Architecture of Collage: Marshall Brown will be on view from October 2nd to January 2nd. 7. The presentation includes 25 artworks, including six recently acquired works from … Read more
It was a robbery that was as bold as it was simple. On the morning of November 29, 1985, a couple entered the University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson, Arizona. Within minutes “Woman-Ocher” – a painting by Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning – was gone. Museum curator Olivia Miller described the theft in … Read more
When organizers of the 2020 Art History Graduate Student Association Symposium at UC Santa Barbara had to cancel it due to COVID, they decided the show must go on — just in a different form. So they started the peer-reviewed “react/review: a responsive journal for art & architecture” on eScholarship, the open access platform of … Read more