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Harald Beharie, down and dirty Sweet SpotHarald BeharieFebruary 14–15, 2026 MDT Moderna Dansteatern, StockholmA good amount of dance presented in a theatrical setting aspires to ascension. The work might aim to demonstrate transcen...

“The first third is like a throwback of fifteen or twenty years, to the rowdy days of provocateurs like Dave St-Pierre and Ann Liv Young, and then it moves on.” My review of Norwegian-Jamaican choreographer Harald Beharie’s latest, now on tour across northern Europe. bit.ly/4tIcVZw

Come on down to this all star criticism panel at the GSD March 11 led @ollywainwright.bsky.social

“The problem is bigger than BIG”: Architecture and labor rights clash in London A Punch List correspondent reports from the scene. Plus: the architects in the Epstein files, and the Independence Arch goes XXL

“Amidst a world-historical Noticing of Things, it’s no surprise that people are angry. Or that the problem is bigger than BIG.” bit.ly/4tX3WUy

This image captures a moment in time featuring the "Gyro Ride" on the Coney Island boardwalk in New York A long exposure to capture the lights of the spinning ride, creating the illusion of a glowing orb. A group of spectators is shown watching the ride at night.

Harold Feinstein, Watching The Gyro, Coney Island, 1949.

Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.

Ars Technica issues an apology for publishing an article "containing fabricated quotations generated by an AI tool and attributed to a source who did not say them."

For @archpaper.com I helped gather recollections/reactions to actions by @vox.com that took @curbed.com archives off the site. Thoughts on media today, urban history & memory by @langealexandra.bsky.social @katewagner.wehwalt.net @latrace.bsky.social @dianabudds.bsky.social @awalkerinla.bsky.social

Model shop that provided the first draft of many great Chicago buildings closes Columbian Model & Exhibit Works made architectural models for the Lakeshore East high-rise development, the Jeanne Gang-designed St. Regis at 363 E. Wacker Drive and the Obama Presidential Center in J...

TIL Catherine Tinker got involved in architectural model-making because, in part, of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion bit.ly/4aNt60a

Twelve bodies, one song One Song: Histoire(s) du Théâtre IVMiet Warlop February 6–7, 2026Dansens Hus, Stockholm Belgian artist Miet Warlop’s One Song premiered at Festival d’Avignon back in 2022, yet it felt fresh and timely...

Belgian artist Miet Warlop’s “One Song” premiered in 2022 but may be more relevant now than ever. Its two-night stand at Dansens Hus in Stockholm rocked. bit.ly/4aKxtJn

Twelve bodies, one song One Song: Histoire(s) du Théâtre IVMiet Warlop February 6–7, 2026Dansens Hus, Stockholm Belgian artist Miet Warlop’s One Song premiered at Festival d’Avignon back in 2022, yet it felt fresh and timely...

Belgian artist Miet Warlop’s “One Song” premiered in 2022 but may be more relevant now than ever. Its two-night stand at Dansens Hus in Stockholm rocked. bit.ly/4aKxtJn

NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:

Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”

Correction: National Guard troops withdrew from 3 cities with no public acknowledgment, other than a Trump social media post weeks earlier that announced the move. An earlier post, below, failed to note Trump’s post and has been deleted.

Read more: wapo.st/4abuQAb

Correction: A previous version of this post misidentified the South Caucasus as belonging to Russia. The region, made up of territory in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, is not part of Russia. We deleted the previous post.

BREAKING Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is disqualified from the Winter Olympics after refusing to back down over his banned helmet, which depicts victims of his country's war with Russia

“Kennedy Center officials have explored moving its ticketing from a system called Tessitura, used by a number of the country’s opera houses, to Live Nation’s Ticketmaster, according to people familiar with the plans. [Richard] Grenell joined the Live Nation board of directors in May.” bit.ly/3O8ATwK

Nothing is better for productivity than moving to a place where you’re six to ten hours ahead of nearly all of your professional contacts

For nearly a decade, I lived in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood and I made my long-overdue first visit to San Juan in 2023. Bad Bunny’s show was so thoughtfully conceived and superbly executed from start to finish. Big ups to every single person who worked — extremely hard, obviously — on it.

Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Want ‘Melania’ Doc to Remove ‘Phantom Thread’ Music: Its Use Is a ‘Breach of Composer Agreement’ 'Phantom Thread' director Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood have asked for music from the film to be removed from 'Melania.'

From the most trivial issues to the gravest matters of life and death, the common thread is disrespect bit.ly/4knla90

Sigurd Lewerentz, objectified Stockholm Creative Edition 2026 In the Context of Lewerentz Jack Dalla Santa, Cristian Lind, and Ingrid Unsöld February 3–7, FAB Grönlandet, StockholmStockholm Creative Edition 2026 included the ex...

Stockholm Creative Edition 2026 included a pair of site-specific installations for Riksförsäkringsanstalten, an iconic office block by Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz. Ceramicist Ingrid Unsöld made the most out of the assignment, in part by looking beyond the building itself. bit.ly/3Zplzyk

I’d be remiss if I didn’t say: Many of my teammates for this project, are leaving The Post, some not by choice.

The photo editor was laid off. The project editor was laid off. The consulting graphics editor was laid off. The text editor has a new job.

The disappearing art gallery in your post office The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.

In 2021, I FOIA’d the database of USPS’s New Deal art, and each work’s condition.

In 2022, records came back with a massive spreadsheet & 1,700+ historical photos.

In 2024, I wrote the first draft of this story, at home in bed with Covid.

And now, we can finally bring you the full project.

Attendees of Docpoint, the Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, mingle in an atrium at Kiasma (1998), a contemporary art museum by architect Steven Holl. As seen from above, the festivalgoers are visible within a sharp triangle created by the museum’s complicated shape. An asymmetrical, almond-shaped staircase is visible to the right and on the wall above is a large numeral 3 that marks one entrance to the museum’s third-floor galleries.

The Konepaja neighborhood of Helsinki features redeveloped buildings originally constructed for industrial purposes. One long, brick building with a sharply peaked, contemporary skylight is a former factory and repair facility for train cars and railroad equipment. To the right of the image, a tall and gently tapered chimney rises from a matching building. In the snowy foreground are a few cars parked on the recently plowed and sanded pavement.

Helsinki’s Temppeliaukio Church (1969) was designed by brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen. It is uniquely situated within an excavated hill in the city’s Töölö neighborhood; the walls are bare and stacked rock and a slanted ribbon of high windows supports its circular, copper roof. In the foreground is a minimalist pulpit and two planters, out of which green leaves spill toward the floor.

Taulu is a restaurant located in Helsinki’s Central Railway Station, designed by architect Eliel Saarinen and completed in 1919. A centered view along the axis of its dining room showcases its beautifully proportioned wall and ceiling details; at the far end of the room, in the center of the image, is a large painting of a presumably Finnish landscape, with rocks and trees in the foreground and a body of water in the distance.

Can’t wait to go back to Helsinki after a very cold, three-day first visit this weekend. It’s a city of spectacular architecture and natural beauty, and it’s a piece of cake to get around via public transit — even with ice and snow all over.

Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.

“Documents show [Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein] were in business together as recently as 2014.” cbsn.ws/4qqJusf

A man on a bicycle and wearing a backpack is surrounded by snow and ice. He holds the handlebars with one hand while using the other to drag from his cigarette.

Greetings from Helsinki, where even at -13°C it isn’t too cold to enjoy a cigarette while riding your bike 🇫🇮

Epstein Files Expose the Depths of the Art World's Rot How do we empower arts leaders to reject funding from corrupt individuals in favor of donors who have proven themselves to be civic leaders?

What a dek: “How do we empower arts leaders to reject funding from corrupt individuals in favor of donors who have proven themselves to be civic leaders?” bit.ly/4bAifYk

Picture of central Pontevedra, Spain from the air

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

IKR?!

Thank you so much — I couldn’t agree more!

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Yes I do — thank you! It’s a big change but going smoothly so far, all things considered. Let me show you around sometime 🌈

Thank you so much!