Hellooo, scholars! Can you believe that the last full week of classes of the semester is coming to a close? We hope your papers, projects, and exams go swimmingly.
- In an art show organized by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Swedish Embassy, the Vatican will display works by Rembrandt for the first time on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Closes February 26.
- The Confucian Culture Center Houston, a project of the non-profit International Confucian Ecological Alliance (ICEA), celebrated its opening ceremony with the dedication of a jade sculpture of Confucius last Saturday. There are plans to build an accompanying Confucian Temple in the future.
- Actors Shakespeare Project is presenting a minimalist version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest in Willet Hall at United Parish in nearby Brookline. See it before its close on January 8.
Lydia Barnett-Mulligan (Miranda) and Kai Tshikosi (Ferdinand). (Photo: Nile Scott Shots/Actors’ Shakespeare Project)
- Clinton Church Restoration will soon buy a church that W.E.B. Du Bois once attended, the Clinton African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. After the purchase, the future non-profit hopes to preserve the 1857 church.
- Did you notice the reference to the Sistine Chapel in the season finale of Westworld? Did you also start screaming because you learned all about it in Core? Did you ALSO know that there is controversy regarding whether “God is more than a flying brain”? READ MORE.
Brain? Cloak? You be the judge.
Bonus:
- Our very own Prof. Kyna Hamill delves into the history of “Jingle Bells,” and it turns out that the song originates from a blackface minstrel performance.
That’s a wrap, Corelings. Until next time, good luck in your studies, and shoot us an email at core@bu.edu should you find any news of interest!
