Michele Bogart
@urbaninsideout.bsky.social
xProf: art history, advertising, things NYC. Swimmer, civic cultural advocacy; statue, parks, and advert buff. Author Sculpture in Gotham (Reaktion Books, 2018).
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Vital City | No City for Old Monuments?
What our ultra-progressive mayor should do about contentious statues
www.vitalcitynyc.org
My recommendations to #mayor elect #Mamdani for how to bolster #NewYorkCity image. #monuments #publicart #parks #Urbanism+ www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
If in Midtown before January 23, this and the other shows of #Americana, including Jimmy and Roslyn Carter collection at #Christies not to be missed!!! #painting #auction
January 18, 2026 at 2:12 AM
If in Midtown before January 23, this and the other shows of #Americana, including Jimmy and Roslyn Carter collection at #Christies not to be missed!!! #painting #auction
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January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Informative video on how AI data center demand is creating a huge shortage of RAM, as well as SSDs and other storage devices. The only saving grace is that it may result in more older computers, or their components, being used longer, rather than being trashed.
2026 RAM & Storage Prices
YouTube video by ExplainingComputers
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January 12, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Informative video on how AI data center demand is creating a huge shortage of RAM, as well as SSDs and other storage devices. The only saving grace is that it may result in more older computers, or their components, being used longer, rather than being trashed.
Can You Insure a National Treasure? Bayeux Tapestry Loan Sparks $1.1 Billion Debate
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Speaking of traveling artefacts & cultural property, ICYMI (spoiler: #Nazis )
Newly Rediscovered Fragment of Epic Bayeux Tapestry Goes on Display
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Speaking of traveling artefacts & cultural property, ICYMI (spoiler: #Nazis )
Newly Rediscovered Fragment of Epic Bayeux Tapestry Goes on Display
news.artnet.com/art-...
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Damn straight. “Silencing 2,500-year-old ideas from one of the world’s most influential thinkers [Plato] betrays the mission of higher education and denies students the opportunity to engage critically with the foundations of Western thought.” @aaup.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Damn straight. “Silencing 2,500-year-old ideas from one of the world’s most influential thinkers [Plato] betrays the mission of higher education and denies students the opportunity to engage critically with the foundations of Western thought.” @aaup.org
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The financial instability of The NewsHour is a civic crisis. PBS’s flagship nightly news broadcast can’t fund a weekend broadcast or keep its last bureau — Phoenix — open.
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The financial instability of The NewsHour is a civic crisis. PBS’s flagship nightly news broadcast can’t fund a weekend broadcast or keep its last bureau — Phoenix — open.
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Meanwhile, the department, without a director, will have to vet hundreds of high-level Mamdani appointments.
January 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Meanwhile, the department, without a director, will have to vet hundreds of high-level Mamdani appointments.
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The difference between selling and persuasion and what it says about our culture. We review #TheArtofSellingYourself (sort of): the-agency-review.com/art-selling-... #selling #persuasion #advertising #marketing #business #culture @TarcherPerigee
The Art of Selling Yourself
I recall an art director I had once whose method of presentation was just to drop the work on my desk with no explanation. “If it’s good,” he would say, ‘I don’t have to say anything”. And I had a …
the-agency-review.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The difference between selling and persuasion and what it says about our culture. We review #TheArtofSellingYourself (sort of): the-agency-review.com/art-selling-... #selling #persuasion #advertising #marketing #business #culture @TarcherPerigee
Terrible.
Missed this detail yesterday: Employees received an email on Wednesday afternoon with a link to attend a Zoom meeting, where a recorded video message announced the closing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Terrible.
An old friend is one of the project leaders. To me, the authentication dimensions of their findings are the most important, and have greatest potential.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: Have scientists found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA?
Inside the decadeslong quest to reveal the genes of a genius—and revolutionize art authentication
www.science.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An old friend is one of the project leaders. To me, the authentication dimensions of their findings are the most important, and have greatest potential.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
My suggestions for improving New York that build on what’s already here, and complement #MichaelKimmelman’s “17 Ways That Mayor Mamdani Could Improve New York” #Urbanism+ #monuments #publicart #parks #ZohranMamdani #art www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
Vital City | No City for Old Monuments?
What our ultra-progressive mayor should do about contentious statues
www.vitalcitynyc.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
My suggestions for improving New York that build on what’s already here, and complement #MichaelKimmelman’s “17 Ways That Mayor Mamdani Could Improve New York” #Urbanism+ #monuments #publicart #parks #ZohranMamdani #art www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
Have read the book—the free talk will be well worth watching! #magazines #womenjournalists #arthistory #Urbanism+ www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events/upcom...
Book Talk | A Gilded Age Queen Battling Antisemitism | Yiddish Book Center
Zoom | Thursday, February 5, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. ET
www.yiddishbookcenter.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Have read the book—the free talk will be well worth watching! #magazines #womenjournalists #arthistory #Urbanism+ www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events/upcom...
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Trump has been making his own medical treatment decisions. With his track record, nobody should be concerned.
Trump just mused about whether disinfectant injections could treat the coronavirus. Really.
It is highly unlikely that injecting humans with disinfectants will turn out to be a safe or effective treatment.
www.vox.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Trump has been making his own medical treatment decisions. With his track record, nobody should be concerned.
This show is well worth seeing and is closing
January 4. www.fitnyc.edu/museum/index...
January 4. www.fitnyc.edu/museum/index...
Museum
www.fitnyc.edu
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
This show is well worth seeing and is closing
January 4. www.fitnyc.edu/museum/index...
January 4. www.fitnyc.edu/museum/index...
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The Trump Memorial is being run by a rogue board. How appropriate.
Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump’s name
The cultural center said only trustees appointed by the president could vote, barring other members, including Democrats who hold seats, from decisions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trump Memorial is being run by a rogue board. How appropriate.
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One year in, Trump's greatest accomplishment is tearing down the White House.
New images offer closer look at demolition for the White House ballroom
The project reflects Trump’s expansive view of presidential authority — even over the White House itself.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
One year in, Trump's greatest accomplishment is tearing down the White House.
This next project is a travesty.
Trump's next project: An arch celebrating the sacking of the United States.
January 2, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This next project is a travesty.
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I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition.
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition.
NEW: The @NatlParkService & @Interior Dept. have not produced records related to the demolition of the WH's East Wing & construction of Trump's planned ballroom in response to a FOIA request by @Public_Citizen. www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
www.citizen.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NEW: The @NatlParkService & @Interior Dept. have not produced records related to the demolition of the WH's East Wing & construction of Trump's planned ballroom in response to a FOIA request by @Public_Citizen. www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
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I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
Reposted by Michele Bogart
The MetroCard will take its last ride in this heavily guarded room in Queens. Take a tour with me, the transit nerd in the chocolate factory
www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
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Inside the Room Where MetroCard Will Take Its Last Ride
The floppy plastic fare card is retiring this month, after three decades of production at this high-security facility in Queens.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The MetroCard will take its last ride in this heavily guarded room in Queens. Take a tour with me, the transit nerd in the chocolate factory
www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
Glad this article mentions the Department of Cultural Affairs, but it doesn’t mention the important Create in Place program, which is part of Cultural Affairs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/n...
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With Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Glad this article mentions the Department of Cultural Affairs, but it doesn’t mention the important Create in Place program, which is part of Cultural Affairs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/n...
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WHAT IF WE KISSED feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...
What if we kissed at the old Sun-Times building in the stained glass windows of First United Methodist?
December 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
WHAT IF WE KISSED feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Two highly personal and transformative ways of seeing Venice from 1903 (Sargent, L) to 1908 (Monet, R) @brooklynmuseum “Monet and Venice” exhibition. #art #impressionism #tourism
December 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Two highly personal and transformative ways of seeing Venice from 1903 (Sargent, L) to 1908 (Monet, R) @brooklynmuseum “Monet and Venice” exhibition. #art #impressionism #tourism
