May 10, 2020 - Five Shouts Out

Remdesivir receives emergency approval as a Covid-19 treatment

EditorMay 10, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization to remdesivir, an antiviral drug, to treat Covid-19. | Ulrich Perrey/AFP via Getty Images Recent studies showed mixed results...

USA

This coronavirus model keeps being wrong. Why are we still listening to it?

EditorMay 10, 2020

White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Deborah Birx points to a model that estimates coronavirus cases and deaths in the US on March 31. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images...

Culture

An Unnerving New Film by Paul Trillo Imagines Earth Moments Before It’s Sucked into a Black Hole

Chris SyrgMay 10, 2020

A new film by New York-based director Paul Trillo lingers for just a moment on a serene body of water before plunging into a dizzying series of landscape transformations. “Until...

Art

norman gilbert

Chris SyrgMay 10, 2020

Every single painting {oil on board} is a feast for the eyes… patterns, fantastic palettes, more patterns! This is the smallest glimpse of the lifelong work of Scottish painter Norman...

Art

Book Excerpt: Hanging Out in the Village with the ‘Ninth Street Women’

EditorMay 10, 2020May 9, 2020

Mary Gabriel's comprehensive book shines a long-overdue light on five female painters in the abstract art world. When we talk and read about mid-20th century abstract artists, the names mentioned...

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Remdesivir receives emergency approval as a Covid-19 treatment

This coronavirus model keeps being wrong. Why are we still listening to it?

An Unnerving New Film by Paul Trillo Imagines Earth Moments Before It’s Sucked into a Black Hole

norman gilbert

Book Excerpt: Hanging Out in the Village with the ‘Ninth Street Women’

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