What We Learned This Week: Viral Photo Prompts Move To Stop Kennedy Center Demolition
Last week, a photo had Washington, D.C.in an uproar. Late on the evening of Sept. 16, Agence France-Press photographer Brendan Smialowski captured an image through the windows of Air Force One that showed President Trump in a red baseball cap reviewing a large poster board with what looked like a rendering of a construction site beneath three very visible words: "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED." The photo, which went viral, raised many questions that the White House has so far refused to answer, noted The New York Times, while fueling an ongoing legal battle over the fate of the Kennedy Center.
Brooklyn Book Fest, Zines and More
Through Septmber 28: Brooklyn Book Festival, Borough Hall and Plaza The Brooklyn Book Festival is less of a conventional convention and more of a beautifully chaotic living archive of independent print culture. As the city-wide "Bookend" programs gather steam across the boroughs, the main events happen over the weekend, on the historic steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall [abpve]. Saturday’s Children’s Day kicks off the celebration, but it is Sunday&rsqu...

