Penelope Boyer Too Young to Wed verified_publisherNational Geographic - By Cynthia Gorney and Stephanie SinclairThe secret world of child brides Because the wedding was illegal and a secret, except to the invited guests, and because marriage rites in Rajasthan are often conducted late at night, it was well into...
Penelope BoyerArtists The First Major Solo Exhibition of Old Master Artemisia Gentileschi in London Has Gotten Rave Reviews—See Images Here artnet.com - Caroline Goldstein The show is on view through January 24, 2021. What the museum says: “In 17th-century Europe, at a time when women artists were not easily accepted, …
Penelope BoyerJennifer Doudna Kara Swisher and Dr. Jennifer Doudna on CRISPR and Its Possibilities verified_publisherThe New York TimesListen and subscribe to ‘Sway’ CRISPR-Cas9 is the kind of scientific breakthrough that could change human evolution. Scientists call it “genetic scissors” — a tool that snips DNA with powerful and scary...
Penelope BoyerQuincy Jones The Improbable Life of Helen Jones Woods and the International Sweethearts of Rhythm verified_publisherThe New Yorker - Megan Mayhew BergmanWoods, who died, at ninety-six, of COVID-19, was a founding member of the record-breaking, racially integrated, all-female swing band. When ninety-six-year-old Helen Jones Woods entered the hospital on...
Penelope BoyerMilan For Italy’s Rap Diva Myss Keta, an Era of Masks Poses a Dilemma verified_publisherThe New York Times - Jason HorowitzMILAN — When the pandemic first hit Italy and masks became scarce, Myss Keta, the mysterious Queen of the Milan Night, came to the rescue. The Italian rapper, performance artist and L.G.B.T.Q. icon had...
