Sophia Nguyen

3 days ago | spokesman.com | Sophia Nguyen

Where have all the torsos gone? The photorealistic “clinch cover,” featuring lovers mid-embrace, is a critically endangered species. Fabio? Hasn’t been seen around these parts in years. But he hasn’t been traded in for a younger model; models generally have vanished from the romance shelves. They’ve been deposed by a new breed: the vector couple. The vector couple has all their clothes on. Their faces and bodies are rendered minimally.

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Nguyen |Herb Scribner

Trump fires Library of Congress chief Carla Hayden, citing DEI (washingtonpost.com) Trump fires Library of Congress chief Carla Hayden, citing DEI By Sophia Nguyen; Herb Scribner 2025050902284600 President Donald Trump on Thursday fired the head of the Library of Congress, Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to lead the world's largest library. She was informed of the decision in a terse, two-sentence email.

6 days ago | rsn.org | Sophia Nguyen |Herb Scribner

Arts organizations across the country saw their grants pulled with little explanation, while a proposed federal budget sought to eliminate the arts funding agency altogether. The email subject line was blunt: “Our NEA grant was canceled.” It was from Dani Oliver, the development director of the literary magazine n+1. She told readers that the promised federal grant of $12,500 was rescinded late Friday.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Sophia Nguyen |Janay Kingsberry

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThe National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) saw an exodus of senior leaders and other employees this week, further hampering its operations as the Trump administration has sought to redirect much of the arts funding it distributes and ultimately shut down the agency.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Nguyen |Janay Kingsberry

Every arts director at the NEA exits federal culture agency (washingtonpost.com) Every arts director at the NEA exits federal culture agency By Sophia Nguyen; Janay Kingsberry 2025050717583000 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) saw an exodus of senior leaders and other employees this week, further hampering its operations as the Trump administration has sought to redirect much of the arts funding it distributes and ultimately shut down the agency.