Kennedy Center Donors Seek Return of Gifts as Art Faces Possible "Destruction"

Donors to the Kennedy Center are discreetly seeking to reclaim artworks they had previously contributed after learning about plans to "destroy" the collection amid a takeover linked to Trump. One donor expressed, "I want to get that sculpture out of there." In a separate development, a computer analysis of the play Edward III, written in 1596, identifies 23 passages as the work of William Shakespeare and nine as that of Christopher Marlowe, indicating their inaugural collaboration. This week, Missy Mazzoli's Lincoln in the Bardo debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, a significant event since no opera received a Pulitzer Prize from 1962 to 2000. The Met also introduced The Mothers of Kherson, which addresses Russia's conflict in Ukraine. Next summer, the Bayeux Tapestry will be showcased on a slanted table. Lawrence Lessig commemorated the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act. Film critic Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post has passed away at the age of 66.