Christopher Knight LAT
@knightlat.bsky.social
Art critic, Los Angeles Times; 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism & Rabkin Lifetime Achievement Award for Art Journalism. Pro-woke, pro-DEI
A smashing retrospective of a seemingly sui generis artist — Robert Therrien died at 71 in 2019 — he takes a prominent place among a number of distinctive painters & sculptors since the 1960s & 1970s in L.A. that don’t seem to fit comfortably within larger categories. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: Robert Therrien's smashing retrospective is among the year’s best museum solo shows
Form propels content in Robert Therrien's retrospective at the Broad. 'This Is a Story,' filled with enlarged plates and tables, cheeky chapels and flowing beards, has a charismatic presence.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A smashing retrospective of a seemingly sui generis artist — Robert Therrien died at 71 in 2019 — he takes a prominent place among a number of distinctive painters & sculptors since the 1960s & 1970s in L.A. that don’t seem to fit comfortably within larger categories. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
How did Marj make $25 million in four years? Just curious.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene to Quit Congress After Break with Trump over Gaza, Healthcare and Epstein
Georgia Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene is predicting other Republican lawmakers could soon resign from Congress, after she stunned Washington, D.C., on Friday by announcing she’ll step away fro...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How did Marj make $25 million in four years? Just curious.
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"The asking price is $25 million, which might seem a startling figure for a two-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot home on a snug lot. But that figure might not surprise lovers of modernist architecture who know it as Case Study House #22."
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Iconic Stahl House, a Midcentury Modern stunner, up for sale
The Stahl House is selling for $25 million. The current owners say its tour program will continue for now.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"The asking price is $25 million, which might seem a startling figure for a two-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot home on a snug lot. But that figure might not surprise lovers of modernist architecture who know it as Case Study House #22."
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Cankles is lost in the time-space continuum...
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Why Donald Trump Can't Escape the 1980s
He thrived amid the louche seediness that permeated the New York City of that era.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Cankles is lost in the time-space continuum...
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A long and very worthwhile read on the toxic white Christianity currently infecting the United States.
A long and very worthwhile read on the toxic white Christianity currently infecting the United States.
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
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November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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A long and very worthwhile read on the toxic white Christianity currently infecting the United States.
A long and very worthwhile read on the toxic white Christianity currently infecting the United States.
Reposted by Christopher Knight LAT
Conspiracy to defraud the United States. Securities fraud. Identity theft. Wire fraud. Medical fraud. Computer hacking. Money laundering. Insurrection.
All crimes Convicted Felon Donald Trump felt necessary to pardon.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
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All crimes Convicted Felon Donald Trump felt necessary to pardon.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
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Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-Present)
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November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Conspiracy to defraud the United States. Securities fraud. Identity theft. Wire fraud. Medical fraud. Computer hacking. Money laundering. Insurrection.
All crimes Convicted Felon Donald Trump felt necessary to pardon.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
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All crimes Convicted Felon Donald Trump felt necessary to pardon.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
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Liking trash art is perfectly fine. Not so fine: Pretending it’s not trash. What’s the point of that?
Liking trash art is perfectly fine. Not so fine: Pretending it’s not trash. What’s the point of that?
Letters to the Editor: Bob Ross’ landscape paintings are ‘cheesy’? We love them anyway
'Years ago, while I was new to America, I watched some of Ross’ TV shows with wonder because his simple techniques would yield such great results. It inspired so many would-be painters unsure of their...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Liking trash art is perfectly fine. Not so fine: Pretending it’s not trash. What’s the point of that?
Liking trash art is perfectly fine. Not so fine: Pretending it’s not trash. What’s the point of that?
"amazing that a Trump judge struck down the Texas map... But Judge Brown was just applying the law. The Trump judges on the Supreme Court did not get to where they are by applying law. They got there by giving Republicans what they want. I don't expect them to stop" www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The White House Press Corps Is an Embarrassment
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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"amazing that a Trump judge struck down the Texas map... But Judge Brown was just applying the law. The Trump judges on the Supreme Court did not get to where they are by applying law. They got there by giving Republicans what they want. I don't expect them to stop" www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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“Trump’s contempt for the press was clear, but so was something else he shares with the crown prince, Vladimir Putin and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán: The president doesn’t just hate the press. He fears it.”
“Trump’s contempt for the press was clear, but so was something else he shares with the crown prince, Vladimir Putin and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán: The president doesn’t just hate the press. He fears it.”
Commentary: Trump and Saudi crown prince bond over their contempt — and fear — of a free press
The CIA concluded that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside Saudi Arabia's embassy in Istanbul in 2018. President Trump dismissed the killing as just one of those "things" that happens somet...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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“Trump’s contempt for the press was clear, but so was something else he shares with the crown prince, Vladimir Putin and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán: The president doesn’t just hate the press. He fears it.”
“Trump’s contempt for the press was clear, but so was something else he shares with the crown prince, Vladimir Putin and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán: The president doesn’t just hate the press. He fears it.”
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“The monument and adjacent Inspiration Park, unveiled in 2010 after years of planning, design and careful selection of the right words to honor Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy, are a mess.”
“The monument and adjacent Inspiration Park, unveiled in 2010 after years of planning, design and careful selection of the right words to honor Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy, are a mess.”
Commentary: On RFK's 100th birthday, the Koreatown memorial honoring his legacy is a neglected mess
Members of the Kennedy family and the artist who created the RFK monument plead for LAUSD to refurbish and protect vandalized memorial.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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“The monument and adjacent Inspiration Park, unveiled in 2010 after years of planning, design and careful selection of the right words to honor Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy, are a mess.”
“The monument and adjacent Inspiration Park, unveiled in 2010 after years of planning, design and careful selection of the right words to honor Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy, are a mess.”
“"When we showed Met officials a photo of U.S. soldiers splitting wooden printing blocks from Shinhungsa Temple to make a fire for coffee, they were shocked and even teared up,” Chairman of the Sokcho City Cultural Heritage Repatriation Committee Lee Sang-rae told Chosun Daily."
Met Museum Returns Buddhist Painting Taken During Korean War
It’s the latest in a series of high-profile repatriations for the New York institution.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“"When we showed Met officials a photo of U.S. soldiers splitting wooden printing blocks from Shinhungsa Temple to make a fire for coffee, they were shocked and even teared up,” Chairman of the Sokcho City Cultural Heritage Repatriation Committee Lee Sang-rae told Chosun Daily."
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MBS literally ordered his thugs to hack apart a @washingtonpost.com journalist with a bonesaw.
You are the company you keep!
You are the company you keep!
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
MBS literally ordered his thugs to hack apart a @washingtonpost.com journalist with a bonesaw.
You are the company you keep!
You are the company you keep!
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Serious financial woes have plagued the Palm Springs Art Museum for at least six years, according to internal documents obtained by The Times. Recent developments have opened a Pandora’s box.
Serious financial woes have plagued the Palm Springs Art Museum for at least six years, according to internal documents obtained by The Times. Recent developments have opened a Pandora’s box.
Commentary: Audit questions roil the Palm Springs Art Museum
Auditors have questioned the accounting practices at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Areas of concern include problems with reporting of endowment spending, improper recording of the market value of dona...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Serious financial woes have plagued the Palm Springs Art Museum for at least six years, according to internal documents obtained by The Times. Recent developments have opened a Pandora’s box.
Serious financial woes have plagued the Palm Springs Art Museum for at least six years, according to internal documents obtained by The Times. Recent developments have opened a Pandora’s box.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
“On the verge of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when it seems that the democratic project may be going down the tubes, the demagoguery against which the founders warned has become the order of the day…”
“On the verge of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when it seems that the democratic project may be going down the tubes, the demagoguery against which the founders warned has become the order of the day…”
Review: 'The American Revolution' presents a fresh picture of America's complex founding
Ken Burns, with co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, gives us an in-depth look at the war for independence that also happened to be a civil war.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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“On the verge of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when it seems that the democratic project may be going down the tubes, the demagoguery against which the founders warned has become the order of the day…”
“On the verge of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when it seems that the democratic project may be going down the tubes, the demagoguery against which the founders warned has become the order of the day…”
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Wut? Orange County MAGAs have named a local street POS Way?
Wut? Orange County MAGAs have named a local street POS Way?
O.C. city leaders designate street to honor Charlie Kirk
Westminster city leaders voted 4 to 1 to partially rename All American Way for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in September.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Wut? Orange County MAGAs have named a local street POS Way?
Wut? Orange County MAGAs have named a local street POS Way?
Slight but important edit: It was written by the fascist Heritage Foundation ...
This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Slight but important edit: It was written by the fascist Heritage Foundation ...
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The Catholic League, which is just one guy with a mailing list, has wallowed in a moral sewer for years. Now, he’s found a way to go even l o w e r.
The Catholic League, which is just one guy with a mailing list, has wallowed in a moral sewer for years. Now, he’s found a way to go even l o w e r.
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
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November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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The Catholic League, which is just one guy with a mailing list, has wallowed in a moral sewer for years. Now, he’s found a way to go even l o w e r.
The Catholic League, which is just one guy with a mailing list, has wallowed in a moral sewer for years. Now, he’s found a way to go even l o w e r.
www.latimes.com/california/s... $600,000. ““Of particular note are the abundantly vibrant colorations, especially in the sky. This was an intentional adjustment that Bob often made when painting on television, in order for the hues to be exceptionally appealing to the viewer at home”…
Bob Ross painted 'happy little trees.' His art sparked a bidding war at charity auction
Three of Bob Ross' 'cheesy landscape' paintings brought in $600,000 at a charity auction to help support public broadcasting following government funding cuts.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
www.latimes.com/california/s... $600,000. ““Of particular note are the abundantly vibrant colorations, especially in the sky. This was an intentional adjustment that Bob often made when painting on television, in order for the hues to be exceptionally appealing to the viewer at home”…
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In rightwing culture war news: “standards approved Thursday by Florida Board of Education include instruction on the use of “ ‘McCarthyism’ as an insult” & how using the terms “red-baiter & Red Scare” is identified with “slander against anti-communists.”
In rightwing culture war news: “standards approved Thursday by Florida Board of Education include instruction on the use of “ ‘McCarthyism’ as an insult” & how using the terms “red-baiter & Red Scare” is identified with “slander against anti-communists.”
Critics warn Florida's new teaching standards rehabilitate aspects of the anti-communist Red Scare
Critics are warning that Florida's new social studies standards rehabilitate aspects of McCarthyism and the anti-communist Red Scare.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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In rightwing culture war news: “standards approved Thursday by Florida Board of Education include instruction on the use of “ ‘McCarthyism’ as an insult” & how using the terms “red-baiter & Red Scare” is identified with “slander against anti-communists.”
In rightwing culture war news: “standards approved Thursday by Florida Board of Education include instruction on the use of “ ‘McCarthyism’ as an insult” & how using the terms “red-baiter & Red Scare” is identified with “slander against anti-communists.”
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Florida's AG is a Christian nationalist bigot.
Florida's AG is a Christian nationalist bigot.
City Council to Florida AG Over Drag Show: We Did Not Ask For Your Legal Opinion
James Uthmeier had called 'Drag Race' stars like Trinity the Tuck and Suzie Toot demonic.
www.them.us
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Florida's AG is a Christian nationalist bigot.
Florida's AG is a Christian nationalist bigot.
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I repeat, who did the worst guy in the world think was the worst guy in the world?
'Evil beyond belief': Epstein's cryptic warning about Trump revealed in new document dump
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'Evil beyond belief': Epstein's cryptic warning about Trump revealed in new document dump
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November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I repeat, who did the worst guy in the world think was the worst guy in the world?
The chair of the search committee tasked with finding a Palm Springs Art Museum director resigned as a trustee citing “inappropriate interference” on the part of the museum’s executive committee and others. Two more trustees have followed suit. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Commentary: Palm Springs Art Museum faces trustee revolt over new director
After an internal candidate was appointed to be director of the Palm Springs Art Museum, the search committee's leader, upset over the selection process, resigned from the museum's board.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The chair of the search committee tasked with finding a Palm Springs Art Museum director resigned as a trustee citing “inappropriate interference” on the part of the museum’s executive committee and others. Two more trustees have followed suit. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena is covered almost entirely in 115,000 hand-crafted architectural tiles created by ceramicist Edith Heath in 1969.
The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena is covered almost entirely in 115,000 hand-crafted architectural tiles created by ceramicist Edith Heath in 1969.
Norton Simon Museum's $15-million renovation highlights one of its 'superpowers'
As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum unveils a $15-million renovation featuring restored Heath tiles and sculpture garden, and a new pedestrian entry.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena is covered almost entirely in 115,000 hand-crafted architectural tiles created by ceramicist Edith Heath in 1969.
The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena is covered almost entirely in 115,000 hand-crafted architectural tiles created by ceramicist Edith Heath in 1969.
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“San Luis Obispo County 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson called Dow a “Christian nationalist.” … Mayor Erika Stewart emailed The Times to say… “For someone in his position to express racism is unacceptable.”
“San Luis Obispo County 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson called Dow a “Christian nationalist.” … Mayor Erika Stewart emailed The Times to say… “For someone in his position to express racism is unacceptable.”
California D.A. retweets 9/11 attack images as he slams Mamdani
San Luis Obispo County Dist. Atty. Dan Dow retweeted a pair of inflammatory posts about New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Backlash followed.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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“San Luis Obispo County 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson called Dow a “Christian nationalist.” … Mayor Erika Stewart emailed The Times to say… “For someone in his position to express racism is unacceptable.”
“San Luis Obispo County 2nd District Supervisor Bruce Gibson called Dow a “Christian nationalist.” … Mayor Erika Stewart emailed The Times to say… “For someone in his position to express racism is unacceptable.”
This:
Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This: