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Washington DC
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Trump Touts Golden Statue of Himself, White House Ballroom, and TikTok Views in Truth Social Spree as He Leaves China

A new National Garden of American Heroes is planned for West Potomac Park, featuring statues of American heroes and transforming the area into a public space.
Arts
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Philadelphia museum brings Rocky statue inside after decades of tension

The Independent provides accessible journalism on critical issues, emphasizing the importance of on-the-ground reporting and community support.
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

California set to rename Cesar Chavez Day after bombshell rape scandal

The farmworkers' movement was always bigger than just one man or one person. Given the horrendous allegations that were made public for the first time yesterday, this is a welcomed change.
SF politics
Mission District
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Former SF supervisor behind Cesar Chavez St. name in 1995 wants to change it after abuse allegations

San Francisco may rename Cesar Chavez Street back to Army Street following sexual assault allegations against the labor leader, reversing a 1995 decision that was itself controversial.
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Danish Women Are Fashion-Bombing Statues to Protest Most Statues Being Dead Guys

A report released in February by Denmark's Museum of Art in Public Spaces found that 484 monuments in the country depict historically significant men, compared with just 43 depicting women. Meanwhile, over 120 public sculptures are of naked women from literature and mythology.
Women in technology
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Winston Churchill statue defaced with graffiti

Winston Churchill's statue in Parliament Square was defaced with pro-Palestine graffiti including accusations of war crimes and calls for genocide cessation.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Required Reading

Lunar New Year festivities and California's new Historic South L.A. Cultural District underscore renewed recognition of local arts, community celebration, and plans for a monument.
Social justice
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Black History Month Is Radical Now

America elevates Founding figures to faultless heroes despite their roles as enslavers; efforts to erase those truths distort national memory.
from48 hills
8 months ago

Painter Luis Felipe Chavez contemplates the monuments immigrants carry within - 48 hills

The sculpture that we have here in Dolores Park is pretty chill, like, 'Oh, I did it. Everything is over,'
Arts
fromCreative Bloq
1 year ago

The Pope's tomb is the most unexpected design crime of 2025

"Seriously, I find this kinda stuff so strange, especially on such a high-profile job. This'll be one of the most important engravings of the decade and they let someone f**k it up."
Typography
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