A painting depicting the South African president, Jacob Zuma, with his genitals exposed has been vandalized, leading to ugly scenes at an art gallery in Johannesburg.

1,600 museums across the United States will waive admission for active members of the military and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day under the Blue Stars Museums program.

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  • Brandon Brown

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    Brandon Brown is from Kansas City, Missouri. He has two forthcoming books: The Persians By Aeschylus (Displaced Press) and The Poems of Gaius Valerius Catullus (Krupskaya). A large selection from Catullus appears in the most recent issue of Postmodern Culture. Other work has recently appeared in Peacock, Try!, and Art Practical. He is currently part of the retinue blogging for Open Space, the blog of the SFMOMA, and occasionally considers the vicissitudes of contemporary r&b at http://brandonbrown.blogspot.com.

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