“People outside were cheering when he finally got the doughnut.” Credit: Buzzfeed
- Toronto’s so-called “Thievius Raccoonus”, who descended from a ceiling tile in a coffee shop to victoriously steal a day-old donut, has been anointed the new #pizzarat. [CBC]
- Aretha Franklin sang the shit out of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” during last night’s broadcast of the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. She caused its songwriter Carole King to have a meltdown, and brought one tear to President Obama’s face. Oh, and she also effortlessly dropped her full-length mink down on the stage in the midst of a soulful wail, because she’s the root of all queendom. [The Guardian]
- Hyperallergic’s 2015 Powerless List is out, and depressingly, archaeologists scored the number one spot thanks to ISIL’s ongoing destruction of archaeological and cultural sites in the fighting in Syria and Iraq. Oh, and somewhat relevant to our own struggles, “Loved Ones of Art Bloggers and the Social Media-Addicted” came in at number fourteen. [Hyperallergic]
- Rome airport employees have been arrested for being caught red-handed stealing art from travelers passing through Fiumicino airport. [artnet News]
- “I advise everyone to scream and dive through the nearest window #EndOfTheWorld”. Mass internet hysteria occurred this morning when all of the BBC’s websites went offline. [Wired.co.uk]
- Boise Art Museum has hired Nicole Herden as curator of art. Herden, formerly curatorial assistant of American and Western American art at the Phoenix Art Museum, replaces Sandy Harthorn, who is leaving after 39 years with the institution. [Artforum]
- It’s dangerous out there for tech support. An IT worker was held hostage by an armed man until his computer was fixed; at one point, the man told the technician “I will kill you slowly if you don’t fix this computer.” The accused, 50-year-old Joseph Nestor Mondello on Arlington, VA, was arrested and charged with abduction. [CBC]
- A really large royal atlas will be digitized by the British Library in London. Described by conservators as an “unsexy cause”, the atlas is part of a 50,000 map collection belonging to King George III. [The Art Newspaper]
- “No one is personally gunning for you to succeed except maybe your mom so you better go try succeeding by your damn self.” There really should be more end of year listicles titled “Some Worthless Bullshit I Learned.” [The Awl]
- Antonio Gramsci broke down back in 1916 what sucks about New Year’s Day: “You end up seriously thinking that between one year and the next there is a break, that a new history is beginning; you make resolutions; and you regret your irresolution, and so on, and so forth. This is generally what’s wrong with dates.” [Viewpoint Magazine]
- Want to cry? Watch this video of an abused shelter dog being petted for the first time. Now go adopt a dog already, or hang out at your nearest dog bowl and marvel at how wonderful canines are. [Bored Panda]
- Egypt is reviving plans to build an underwater museum in Alexandria to house its aquatic antiquities. [Observer]
- A brief history of the Mold-A-Rama affordable art machine. [Hyperallergic]
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