Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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Arts

Finding enchantment in an Oregon forest

Monique Merrill / June 26, 2026

For 55 years, Enchanted Forest has offered Oregonians a chance to immerse themselves in a family-run fantasy land.

Norman Rockwell people-watched in the West Wing lobby. Now those sketches are on public display

Associated Press / June 25, 2026

The sketches had been put up for sale by a grandson of the White House official who received them as a gift from Rockwell.

Vatican begins 5-year restoration of Raphael Loggia, used by popes and presidents

Associated Press / June 24, 2026

Raphael conceived of the decoration between 1517-1519 as one of his last commissions for Pope Leo X.

James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85

Associated Press / June 20, 2026

The prolific sitcom director behind some of television’s most beloved comedies has died at age 85.

Russian artist critical of Putin shot dead in Poland

Agence France-Presse / June 16, 2026

One of Semyon Skrepetsky's best-known works reinterprets a classical Orthodox icon, depicting Stalin cradling Putin in place of the mother of God holding the infant Jesus.

Monumental cave art on Paris’ oldest bridge finally opens, as the public steps and sniffs inside

Associated Press / June 16, 2026

The smell is central to the illusion.

La Bella Macchina

Bill Girdner / June 16, 2026

The print shop smelled of ink and housed a 60-foot Koenig & Bauer press. I was in the place I had long wanted to be.

Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered deadline

Associated Press / June 13, 2026

Workers peeled Trump's name from the Kennedy Center's exterior as the storied arts venue implemented a judge's ruling.

Washington National Opera sues Kennedy Center over $17 million in withheld donations

Ryan Knappenberger / June 12, 2026

The lawsuit comes six months after the opera company left the center in protest and amid a last-minute fight against an order to remove the president’s name from the building facade.

Prosecutors seek ignorant jurors with tin ears

Robert Kahn / June 12, 2026

Our jury selection process, voir dire, allows attorneys to strike a prospective juror who has expertise in the issue before the court. This has led to some idiotic rulings in the music industry.

Ex-film commissioner tied to bringing Sundance to Colorado sues over termination

Amanda Pampuro / June 11, 2026

79-year-old Donald Zuckerman claims that amid pressure to retire, he told his supervisor he planned to remain at his job until the Centennial State hosted the Sundance Film Festival for the first time in 2027.