These are some stories I enjoyed reading this past week. And at the end are some posts from THE PIAZZA that you might’ve missed!
Washington Post: At DNC convention, poking around for history that’s worth saving
Smithsonian curators always attend political conventions, on the hunt for bits of America’s story of democracy. Someone will thank them a century from now.
The Atlantic: INSIDE THE VIRGINIA NEWSROOM TRYING TO SAVE AFGHANISTAN FROM TYRANNY
The exiled Afghans of Amu TV are holding the Taliban to account—from 7,000 miles away.
Financial Times: Mohammed Sami, Blenheim Palace exhibition review — the grief underneath the glamour of war
The Iraqi-British artist’s open, subversive paintings undermine the stately home’s triumphalist messages