Disinformation sticks
A school principal in Carroll, Iowa sent a letter to students and parents to quash rumours that district "schools have litter boxes in the restrooms to accommodate individuals who are self-identifying as animals". Apparently, the same rumour has been spread in other school districts around the country. The Iowa State Education Association says the rumour is a right-wing attempt to mock LGBTQ restroom equality.
The eyes have it
Two visitors at Russia's Yeltsin Centre noticed something odd while strolling around the gallery. As they stared at Anna Leporskaya's Three Figures — a painting created in the early 1930s that depicts three abstract faceless heads — the guests noticed that two of the heads were no longer completely faceless: Someone had scribbled eyes on them. The culprit? A bored security guard armed with a ballpoint pen. The cost to restore the art, which had been insured for $1 million, is expected to be about $3300.
