(National Catholic Reporter) Exhibit questions if Dante ‘belongs’ to Catholics
Wangechi Mutu. ‘The Storm Has Finally Made It Out of Me Alhamdulillah’ ( 2012)/NMAFA My review, “Exhibit questions whether Dante ‘belongs’ to Catholics,” of the National Museum of African Art’s exhibit...
View Article(Smithsonian) The Scandalous Story Behind the Beguiling and Provocative...
Hiram Powers’ ‘Greek Slave’ at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo: Menachem Wecker My article “The Scandalous Story Behind the Beguiling and Provocative 19th-Century Sculpture ‘Greek Slave’”...
View Article(Forward) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Jews
Indiana Jones ark prop/National Geographic My review “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Jews,” of an exhibit at National Geographic, appears in the Jewish Daily Forward.
View Article(WaPo) Q: Their job is to stump you. Who are they? A: Trivia writers, of course.
A photo posted by Menachem Wecker (@mwecker) on Jul 31, 2015 at 11:43am PDT My article “Q: Their job is to stump you. Who are they? A: Trivia writers, of course,” about the authors of trivia...
View Article(Forward) A 16th-Century Dutch Artist’s NSFW Take on Biblical Women
Joachim Wtewael, Daughters of Lot, credit: National Gallery My article “A 16th-Century Dutch Artist’s NSFW Take on Biblical Women” (about a Joachim Wtewael exhibit at the National Gallery of Art)...
View Article(Deseret News) How Arab women are fighting negative stereotypes with art
My article “How Arab women are fighting negative stereotypes with art” appears in Deseret News.
View Article(Washington Post) Earthquake? No damage. But what about loud music?
Musical performance in the Freer/Sackler courtyard during PEACOCKalypse My article about music vibrations and threats to museum art and artifacts, titled “Earthquake? No damage. But what about loud...
View Article(Deseret News) Graduates of elite law schools are more likely to land on...
My article “Graduates of elite law schools are more likely to land on their feet after job loss” appears in Deseret News.
View Article(JTA) Italy’s only female rabbi is on a mission to expand the tribe
Rabbi Barbara Aiello/Menachem Wecker My article “Italy’s only female rabbi is on a mission to expand the tribe” appears in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
View Article(Smithsonian Magazine) Thirty Years Ago, an Artificial Heart Helped Save a...
Jarvik 7/National Museum of American History My article “Thirty Years Ago, an Artificial Heart Helped Save a Grocery Store Manager” appears in Smithsonian magazine.
View Article(Yahoo News) 5 Ways Fruit and Vegetables Have Changed Over Centuries
Caravaggio’s ‘Basket of Fruits.’/Wikipedia My article “5 Ways Fruit and Vegetables Have Changed Over Centuries” appears in Yahoo News.
View Article(Forward) The Most Jewish Crocodile in New York
Installation shot/Menachem Wecker My review of a Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia), titled “The Most Jewish Crocodile in New York,” appears...
View Article(Wash. Post) Junipero Serra: A hero or a villain?
Lalo Garcia’s “Saint Junipero Serra: Apostle of the Alta California,” which was commissioned by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Click to enlarge. My article “Junipero Serra: A hero or a villain?”...
View Article(Catholic Telegraph) Ohioans can take pride in papal visit to Washington
Pope Francis blesses a child as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Feb. 26. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters) My preview of the papal visit to Washington,...
View Article(Catholic Telegraph) Washington won’t be business as usual after papal visit,...
Pope Francis enters the House of Representatives Chamber to address a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Sept. 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) My article “Washington won’t be...
View Article(Smithsonian mag) The Smithsonian’s Innovation Festival Demystifies the...
Innovation Festival. Photo: Menachem Wecker My article “The Smithsonian’s Innovation Festival Demystifies the Invention Process” appears in Smithsonian magazine. Here’s the lede: When Matt Carroll...
View Article(CJR) Why the religion beat poses unique challenges for some reporters
My article “Why the religion beat poses unique challenges for some reporters” appears in Columbia Journalism Review.
View Article(National Catholic Reporter) Ring Around the Cross
My article “Ring Around the Cross,” about the Metropolitan Museum of Art/Cloisters’ exhibit “Treasures and Talismans: Rings from the Griffin Collection,” appears in National Catholic Reporter. Here’s a...
View Article(Smithsonian magazine) “A Man With a Lot of Heart Valves Donates His Unusual...
Heart Valves at the National Museum of American History (Brendan McCabe) My article “A Man With a Lot of Heart Valves Donates His Unusual Collection” appears in Smithsonian magazine.
View Article(Forward) Why Netanyahu Still Doesn’t Take Moshe Safdie’s Calls
Credit: Image: Jonathan Choe for UrbanARCHnow My article “Why Netanyahu Still Doesn’t Take Moshe Safdie’s Calls” appears in the Jewish Daily Forward. Here’s the lede: Moshe Safdie was sitting in a...
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