Kristin M. Jones
@kristinmjones.bsky.social
Freelance arts writer with bylines in WSJ, Film Comment, Frieze, other pubs. Editor, singer, artist. New Yorker and Bostonian. Views my own.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
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Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
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November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein
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November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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OMG! In 1970 Hiler + Dorsky "collaborated on... an industrial film commissioned by NJ’s Sussex County Area Reference Library, whose local branch Dorsky and Hiler frequented first as patrons, then eventually as projectionists and programmers for the library’s 16mm screenings" - ft Tony Conrad :)
Library (1970) by Nathaniel Dorsky & Jerome Hiler
YouTube video by For All People
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November 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
OMG! In 1970 Hiler + Dorsky "collaborated on... an industrial film commissioned by NJ’s Sussex County Area Reference Library, whose local branch Dorsky and Hiler frequented first as patrons, then eventually as projectionists and programmers for the library’s 16mm screenings" - ft Tony Conrad :)
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A worm-ridden skull from collection of the Met Museum, etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after sketch by Leonardo da Vinci www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A worm-ridden skull from collection of the Met Museum, etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after sketch by Leonardo da Vinci www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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❤️ “An overt reference to New York City's skyline, the ‘Manhattan’ cocktail set represents the 1930s fascination with all things modern and urban."
“Manhattan” Cocktail, designed by Norman Bel Geddes, 1934–35; produced c. 1939-41 (The Art Institute of Chicago)
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
❤️ “An overt reference to New York City's skyline, the ‘Manhattan’ cocktail set represents the 1930s fascination with all things modern and urban."
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One of the most unusual Italian still lifes I've come across, by Paolo Antonio Barbieri (the brother of Guercino): Still Life with Mirrors, Objects, Fruit and Vegetables, first half of the 17th century, oil on canvas, 80.5 x 107.5 cm (Private collection) #earlymodern #17thc
November 16, 2024 at 4:45 PM
One of the most unusual Italian still lifes I've come across, by Paolo Antonio Barbieri (the brother of Guercino): Still Life with Mirrors, Objects, Fruit and Vegetables, first half of the 17th century, oil on canvas, 80.5 x 107.5 cm (Private collection) #earlymodern #17thc
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With so much seeming wrong with the world I think you all need to see something undeniably good, so here's @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social with Grover from Sesame Street💗
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
With so much seeming wrong with the world I think you all need to see something undeniably good, so here's @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social with Grover from Sesame Street💗
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Pair of charmingly grumpy owls out on skates for winter fun. Have even brought along a snack! By Adriaen van de Venne, who died (alas!) on this day 1662.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Pair of charmingly grumpy owls out on skates for winter fun. Have even brought along a snack! By Adriaen van de Venne, who died (alas!) on this day 1662.
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Just 200 more signatures needed to hit their goal, so I'm going to keep reposting this until enough of you click the link and sign the petition. It's for a good cause!
🚨HISTORIC PRESERVATION ALERT🚨: A concerted effort is underway by art historians & preservationists to save historic Wilbur J. Cohen building & its priceless New Deal artworks, threatened for sale by Trump administration. Please read, sign linked petition & repost! www.change.org/p/save-the-w...
Sign the Petition
Save the Wilbur J. Cohen Building — the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”
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November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just 200 more signatures needed to hit their goal, so I'm going to keep reposting this until enough of you click the link and sign the petition. It's for a good cause!
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Stunning portrait of a woman in a plumed blue hat from 1740 by William Hogarth, who was born on this day in 1697. Totally love this one.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Stunning portrait of a woman in a plumed blue hat from 1740 by William Hogarth, who was born on this day in 1697. Totally love this one.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Sotheran’s rare bookshop newsletter had a delicious interview with famed SF author JG Ballard’s daughter Fay today. There’s no way to link to it (argh) but it’s heartwarming to know apparently he was the best father ever.
In these days of tales of toxic men, it’s a relief to hear of good ones
In these days of tales of toxic men, it’s a relief to hear of good ones
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Sotheran’s rare bookshop newsletter had a delicious interview with famed SF author JG Ballard’s daughter Fay today. There’s no way to link to it (argh) but it’s heartwarming to know apparently he was the best father ever.
In these days of tales of toxic men, it’s a relief to hear of good ones
In these days of tales of toxic men, it’s a relief to hear of good ones
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Cup of water and a rose: mundane, yet almost visionary. Useful too if you just need something calming, from Francisco de Zurbarán.
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Cup of water and a rose: mundane, yet almost visionary. Useful too if you just need something calming, from Francisco de Zurbarán.
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
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Oh — the situation has escalated.
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Oh — the situation has escalated.
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
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Gemma the monster
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Gemma the monster
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View of Delft, 1661. Sunlight splashes through soft clouds onto weathered hardness of brick & stone. Breathtaking. Vermeer, born OTD 1632.
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
View of Delft, 1661. Sunlight splashes through soft clouds onto weathered hardness of brick & stone. Breathtaking. Vermeer, born OTD 1632.
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Today in marine invertebrates
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Today in marine invertebrates