maurakeefe.bsky.social
@maurakeefe.bsky.social
Lefty feminist. Dance mad art lover.
Rest in process, Simone Forti. A good retrospective here from @hyperallergic.com
Simone Forti, Artist of Movement and Chance, Dies at 91
The Italian-born choreographer and performance artist mixed boundless curiosity with a formal rigor across a broad creative spectrum that spanned New York, Los Angeles, and Rome.
hyperallergic.com
August 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Some things to think about from @kathapollitt.bsky.social from @thenation.com
Graham Platner’s Downfall Was All Too Predictable
Inexperienced and improperly vetted, the candidate was a disaster in the making.
www.thenation.com
July 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Scaffolding is up. Name will come down. Here's to building more scaffolds real and metaphoric.
WATCH LIVE: Scaffolding goes up at Kennedy Center ahead of deadline to remove Trump's name
A judge on Friday denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump’s name removed from building.
www.pbs.org
June 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
A 6-year-old raised over $15K for pet shelters after his dog died
May 20, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Kennedy Center news. Please check it out. #kennedycenter #arts @kennedycenter.bsky.social @whitehouse.senate.gov

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Senate Democrats Investigate Kennedy Center Deals With Trump Allies
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A great piece of dance writing here. Would love to see this work in this theatre. #AlexeiRatmansky #royaldanishballet #nikolajhubbe #artofthefugue #bach #ballet

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/a...
Review: Ratmansky’s Astonishing ‘Fugue’ Finds a Home in Denmark
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
MacKenzie Scott Backs Disaster Recovery in Marginalized Communities www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...

#mackenziescott #philanthropy
#humanitarian
#rolemodell for #billionaires
MacKenzie Scott Backs Disaster Recovery in Marginalized Communities
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Overheard in New York.

Man walks up to hot dog stand. “Do you have any hot dogs?”

Vendor: “Wjy not? How many?

#newyork #hotdog #andscene
October 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This woman turned ‘death sentence’ animal shelter into a place of hope #goodnews #animalshelter #adoptdontshop #pets #westvirginia
August 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell, character witness. Almost amusing.

Release the Epstein files. #epsteinfiles #GhislaineMaxwell
August 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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maybe there's still some good left in this world after all
July 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Just watched this movie. Can recommend. Now reading the review. #janeaustenwreckedmylife #janeausten
‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Review: It’s Not Me, It’s Jane
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Smart article on the #BenShahn exhibition at the @jewishmuseumldn.bsky.social by @isabellasegalovich.bsky.social #art #community #radical

I haven't seen the show, but want to even more, informed by this critical engagement with it. Thanks, @hyperallergic.com
Ben Shahn Retrospective Misses Key Element of the Artist’s Legacy
Like the subjects of his artwork, Shahn gets removed from his communal and organizational context in the Jewish Museum’s exhibition.
hyperallergic.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Exciting news for Jacob's Pillow and beyond. The former Duke was my favorite theatre for dance in the world. Feeling hopeful for this new version. @jacobspillow.bsky.social #dance #theatre #liveperformance #dorisduke #arts
At Jacob’s Pillow, a High-Tech Theater Rises From the Ashes
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Donald Trump and the Republican Party officially sold out working people.

Every single Republican now owns the fact that 17 MILLION people will lose health care.

Every Republican now owns the fact that grocery costs will go up.

We cannot let them forget this.
July 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Two years old and just reading. Maybe you'll like it too. #erniebarnes #painter #art #Blackfigurativeart #sugarshack
Millions Saw His Paintings on TV. In the Art World, His Work Still Went Unnoticed. (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A weirdly familiar and depressing state of customer "service."
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
www.theatlantic.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM