If Pompeii were a “Mean Girls” character, it would probably ask: “Why are you so obsessed with me?”
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May 27, 2025

Good morning. If Pompeii were a Mean Girls character, it would probably ask: “Why are you so obsessed with me?” The Regina George of ancient cities has long held our shared fascination, to say nothing of historians and researchers’ time and attention. In a newly released English version of his book The Buried City, archaeologist Gabriel Zuchtriegel takes us on an insider’s tour of the site, a third of which is still unexcavated, revealing clues to our collective infatuation. Sarah Bond dives in.

In the news, a high school teacher from the Chicago suburb of Evanston is facing disciplinary action after he hung up a poster in his classroom that referenced the history of Jewish dissent. The print, created by a Jewish artist, was inspired by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s 1971 anti-war essay “Dissent.” Staff Writer Maya Pontone has the story.

There’s more below — including alternative relief for arts organizations that lost NEA grants and Zach Feuer’s interview with artist Marilou Schultz, whose weavings push the boundary of Diné art.

— Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor

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The Diné Weaver Who Turns Microchips Into Art 

Marilou Schultz, a math teacher and fourth-generation weaver, pushes the boundaries of the art form by combining technological aesthetics and Diné techniques. | Zach Feuer

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Why Are We Still Obsessed With Pompeii?

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