Smithsonian’s Prospective Plans for American Latino Museum Could Circumvent Congressional Approval

The Smithsonian’s board of regents is set to meet on August 31 to discuss the possibility of designating a building that it already owns as the new home of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC, per reports. Choosing to house the forthcoming museum in the Arts and Industries Building would enable the Smithsonian to […]

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The Smithsonian board will reportedly vote on housing the fledgling institution in the recently reopened Arts & Industries Building — a move that would allow it to bypass Congressional approval.

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Train to Busan ten years on: zombie thriller that propelled the rise of Korean cinema

In 2026, Korean film is considered some of the most innovative and highly regarded of world cinemas. in 2016, it wasn’t quite the same.

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Film festivals take African cultural heritage around the world – and help keep it alive

In these spaces, lifelong relationships can be formed through the love of cinema.

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These Home Theater Projectors Give the Cinema Some Tough Competition

I tested the latest models from XGIMI, Hisense, Leica, and BenQ to find the best of the best.

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Maria Martins Was More Than Just Duchamp’s Lover

A new book by leading Duchamp scholar Francis M. Naumann chronicles the artist’s affair with the Brazilian sculptor, but frequently reduces her influence and career to sexual allure.

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Europol Warns of Increasingly Violent Museum Thefts

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) today issued a so-called spotlight report revealing concerning trends in museum crimes across the continent. The report, whose contents are summarized at intelligence and regulatory tracking platform Insight EU Monitoring, comes on the heels of last October’s high-profile broad-daylight jewel theft at the Louvre in Paris as well as a spate […]

Polly Watson·Aug 24, 2026