December 6, 2022
Good morning. 🌧️ Today, Iranian activists stage a theatrical "die-in" at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, calling for regime change in their home country. Western media outlets might have been too quick to report that Iran is abolishing its so-called morality police, if you follow what the Iranian state media says.
Meanwhile, adjunct professors at the New School in Manhattan are approaching their fourth week of strike. Pressure is mounting on the school to reach a resolution. The professors are escalating their protests, speakers are boycotting events at the school, and some parents are asking for their tuition money back.
Also today, we take a deep dive into the real reasons behind the demise of Roman baths. You thought it was Christianity's opposition to public nudity? Think again.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
Why Did Roman Baths Disappear?
New research contests the myth that it was Christianity's opposition to nudity that led to the decline in large-scale bathing in the late Roman Empire. | Sarah E. Bond
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
A "die-in" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in solidarity with Iranian protesters, organized by the group "Woman Life Freedom" (photo by innyworld, courtesy Women Life Freedom NYC)
Over a dozen activists staged a "die-in" at the Met's Assyrian Sculpture Court in solidarity with protesters in Iran.
Three weeks into their strike, New School adjunct professors stage a Christmas themed protest outside the homes of two university trustees.
London’s Wellcome Collection permanently closes one of its foundational exhibitions, citing its promotion of racist, sexist, and ableist theories.
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LATEST IN ART
The Typography of Change
An exhibition at San Francisco’s Letterform Archive highlights typography’s role in iconic social movements from the 1800s through the present. | Emily Wilson
Celebrating “Weird” Art in Chicago
Rocks, ducks, and a self-organized survey of Gingham are some of the things to see right now in four Chicago art galleries. | Lori Waxman
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