[This week on the Artblog Reader Advisor: Misty Copeland earns a hard-fought honor; a Wisconsin artist raises Catholic hackles; Frank Gehry’s design for Facebook headquarters; and more. — the Artblog editors]
Copeland’s Crowning Moment: First Black Principal Dancer in ABT History, via NPR
The Muller-Lyer Illusion Is Something You See Every Day But Probably Haven’t Heard of, via io9
Looted Liebermann Fetches Fine Sum at Sotheby’s, via The Telegraph
Probably the Stupidest Fridge Ever, via TechCrunch
Let’s Check With Seattle About Their Arts Initiative Results in 10 Years, via Huffington Post
[Tombstone Emoji] Finnish Inventor of Texting Tech Dies. RIP, via BBC
Frappucinos and Fraud: This Week’s Art Crimes, via Hyperallergic
Yet Another Way Your Cubicle Is Killing You, via Wired
Pontiffs and Prophylactics: Milwaukee Condom-Pope Painting Causes Friction, via The New York Times
Facebuilding? Zuckertown? Frank Gehry Builds Social Media Behemoth’s New Home, via LA Times