Michel Mitchell

Guggenheim: new Director. First Woman to Lead the Museum Group. Mariët Westermann, the vice chancellor of N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi campus, will come to New York to run the museum.

If You Can Take the Cable Car to the Colosseum, You’re in Vietnam
The country is in the middle of a cable-car bonanza, much of it driven by the over-the-top developments of the Sun Group, which feature giant Buddhas, ersatz European enclaves and selfie spots galore.

Israel warns more than 1 million people to leave northern Gaza

House paralyzed without a speaker, increasing the odds of a government shutdown in November
While House Republicans bicker over who should succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and lead the GOP conference, the House is virtually paralyzed as Congress faces the monumental task of funding the government by mid-November.

NYC flooding updates: Sewers can’t handle torrential rain; city reels after snarled travel
New Yorkers on Saturday were reeling from one of the city’s wettest days in decades, which flooded flooded subway stations, stranded dozens of buses and snarled travel in the city.
The worst was over by afternoon Saturday after some continued rainfall in the…[Leggi tutto]

Striking Hollywood actors vote to authorize new walkout against video game makers
Striking actors have voted to expand their walkout to include the lucrative video game market, a step that could put new pressure on Hollywood studios to make a deal with the performers who provide voices and stunts for games.