Tag: art

If this fall’s busy exhibition schedule is anything to go by, the American museum ecosystem is well on the way to a full recovery after the trials of the pandemic. There’s a terrific range of shows, many of them worth traveling...

In recent years, climate have been driven to use unusual tactics to protest international governments’ in action against climate change. They’ve glued themselves to roads, vandalised the headquarters of corporations who invest in fossil fuels, disrupted government conferences, and even thrown...

Sequels can be a tricky business, unless you are Tom Cruise in a fighter jet. In fiction, they tend to raise the awkward question of whether the preceding novel absolutely demands it, or whether the novelist has simply failed to write...

In his new book ‘The World Is On Fire But We’re Still Buying Shoes’ Alec Leach examines our obsession with shopping and the tricks fashion plays to cover up its impact on the planet In the opening montage of Confessions of...

It has long been known that Isaac Bashevis Singer’s public persona, that of the grandfatherly storyteller, had been carefully crafted for his readership. Behind the facade of folksiness was a conflicted, calculating man. His editor at the New Yorker, Charles McGrath,...

This past week, Marvel released two new projects featuring two very different dark knights. One is Marvel’s answer to DC’s Batman and the other a literal bat man. Of course, these are references to “Moon Knight” and “Morbius.” Both properties were...

This past week, Marvel released two new projects featuring two very different dark knights. One is Marvel’s answer to DC’s Batman and the other a literal bat man. Of course, these are references to “Moon Knight” and “Morbius.” Both properties were...

The Optic announces public events in Que Pasa. Email news about your event to pscherer@orourkemediagroup.com at least one week before it takes place. Include a phone number. Information can also be dropped off at 720 University Ave., Suite B, Las Vegas....

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We all sit at home sometimes feeling like we’re wasting our lives. Maybe we’ve bailed on plans we didn’t have the emotional energy to turn up to, or maybe someone’s not reached out, or isn’t replying, and we’re forced to make...