LONDON WALKING around the cluster of warehouses in South London where the sculptor Anish Kapoor works, it’s easy to forget that they are an artist’s studio and not the planning division of a multinational corporation. In one room there’s a maquette for a Naples subway entrance, which resembles a massive mock-turtleneck collar made of Cor-Ten steel. Nearby sit sculptures and models of projects planned for Rio de Janeiro, Milan, Munich, rural New Zealand and a handful of other far-flung locations. One recent steamy morning, dressed in modified work garb — an old polo shirt, paint-smudged shorts, black socks and black dress shoes — Mr. Kapoor emerged energetically from his office to show off a drawing of yet another ambitious project, a sprawling outdoor sculpture, final destination still undetermined, that he described cheerfully as “two huge holes in a field connected by a kind of colostomy bag.” At 52, Mr. Kapoor has become such a star on the public art circuit that many nations … [Read more...]

Good morning, it’s 7:30 a.m. Pacific on Saturday, and midnight is approaching in Tokyo. Here’s what you missed while you were sleeping, as the first full day of the Games got underway. Three things to know 1. China won the first gold medal of the Games when Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in women’s 10-meter air rifle. The Chinese scored golds in weightlifting (Hou Zhihui, women’s 49 kilogram) and fencing (Sun Yiwen, women’s epee individual), bringing their total to three after the Games’ first slate of finals. Seven other countries have one gold medal, including host Japan. The U.S. is awaiting its first medal, which could be won by Davis native Nyjah Huston in skateboarding’s Olympic debut tonight (men’s street final, 8:30 p.m., NBC). 2. The first medals of the Olympics are one thing. We would be remiss to not mention the first meme of the Olympics. That honor went to ... the boyfriend of the mother of U.S. basketball player and flagbearer Sue Bird. … [Read more...]

0 Schools See how college aid applications changed for South Gate-Lynwood area high schools. Local Data Posted Reply SOUTH GATE-LYNWOOD, CA — Among the many disruptions caused by the pandemic is a decline in the number of students filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is used to apply for college financial aid. FAFSA form completions are often seen as a harbinger of future enrollment. The decline of applications this year, especially among low-income students, has some experts worried. "This year is clawing back relative to last year, but it's still not a good FAFSA completion situation," said Bill DeBaun, director of data and evaluation for the National College Attainment Network. Nationally, the total number of FAFSA completions is down 6.7 percent through the week ending April 9 compared with the same date last year; there were 1.88 million applications last year compared with 1.75 … [Read more...]

Democrats are confounded by what they see as the GOP’s shifting rhetoric on vaccines, which in their view has changed as the delta variant has swept through unvaccinated populations in disproportionately Republican areas. More Republicans and conservatives this week — from House Minority Whip Steve Scalise Stephen (Steve) Joseph Scalise The Hill's Morning Report - Pelosi considers adding GOP voices to Jan. 6 panel McConnell pushes vaccines, but GOP muddles his message Overnight Health Care: Biden officials says no change to masking guidance right now | Missouri Supreme Court rules in favor of Medicaid expansion | Mississippi's attorney general asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade MORE (R-La.) to leading personalities on Fox News — have come out with calls for people to get vaccinated as cases and hospitalizations have risen. “Delta COVID is really hitting these ruby red districts,” said Democratic strategist Max Burns. “I think the physical reality of … [Read more...]

Kanye West rapped about “losing” his “family” during a packed house in Atlanta for a listening party for his upcoming album titled “Donda.” The 44-year-old rapper stepped out Thursday night wearing a full head face mask and reddish orange jacket, pants and shoes at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to a sell-out crowd of about 42,000, Yahoo.com reported in a piece published Friday. (RELATED: REPORT: Kanye West Is Now Worth $6.6 Billion) View this post on Instagram A post shared by billboard (@billboard) During the event, the “Ye” hitmaker danced and debuted songs for his upcoming album for less than a hour under a spotlight, The New York Times reported. (RELATED: ‘It Was So Scary’: Kim Kardashian Talks About Taking Care Of Kanye West After He Got COVID-19) Kanye West premiered his new album, “Donda” at a public listening session at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday night. He didn’t say a single … [Read more...]

Gae Aulenti, a provocative Italian architect and designer who most notably converted a Paris train station into the Musée d’Orsay, died on Wednesday at her home in Milan. She was 84. Her death, after a long illness, was announced by her family in the Italian press. In a statement, Giorgio Napolitano, the president of Italy, referred to her as a “leading figure of contemporary architecture” with an “extraordinary ability” to combine cultural and historic values with the urban environment. Ms. Aulenti was one of the few Italian women to rise to prominence in architecture and design in the postwar years. Her work includes villas for the rich, showrooms for Fiat, shops for Olivetti, pens and watches for Louis Vuitton, and a coffee table on wheels that is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ms. Aulenti was best known for her work on interiors, particularly those of museums. She designed museum renovations in Venice, Barcelona, Istanbul and San Francisco. … [Read more...]