Adam Schrader

Adam Schrader is the founder of Urgent Matter and a longtime crime and politics reporter. His work has appeared in Artnet News, The Art Newspaper, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and United Press International.

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Adam Schrader's Work 567 Articles

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 20, 2026 Portugal marks first restitution of artifacts to Mexico

Four officials shake hands behind three pre-Hispanic artifacts displayed on tables during a restitution ceremony at the Mexican Embassy in Lisbon

The restitution ceremony took place at the Mexican Embassy on February 12.

by Adam Schrader

Science and Technology - Feb 20, 2026 Instagram’s Threads censors nude image of Marina Abramović’s ‘Imponderabilia’

A man and woman stand face each other, nude, in a museum with red censor bars placed over them

The platform removed a post showing a museum performance and flagged it as “adult sexual solicitation,” despite Meta’s exceptions for art.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Feb 20, 2026 Watch: Les Wexner gives 5-hour deposition on the Epstein files

Les Wexner is pictured smiling in a screenshot from his deposition to the House Oversight Committee.

Wexner was asked about Maria Farmer, Virginia Giuffre, Epstein's Manhattan townhouse and the infamous birthday letter he wrote for Epstein.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Feb 19, 2026 Artist Tai Shani withdraws Phaidon book deal over Leon Black’s Epstein ties

Black, who has owned Phaidon since 2012, was extensively named in recent Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department.

by Adam Schrader

Labor and Capital - Feb 18, 2026 Mexico’s National Film Archive workers threaten to strike

An exterior photo of Mexico’s National Film Archive, the Cineteca Nacional

The workers threatened to strike across National Film Archive locations if their demands are not met by March 27.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Feb 18, 2026 Les Wexner testifies before House panel in closed-door Epstein deposition

Les Wexner is pictured speaking during a Woodrow Wilson Award ceremony in July 2008

Wexner denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes and admitted to visiting his infamous private island Little St. James “only once.”

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 18, 2026 Federal judge cites Orwell, gives Trump admin deadline to reinstate slavery exhibit

The Trump administration was given a deadline of 5 p.m. on Friday to reinstate the exhibit.

by Adam Schrader

Pop Culture - Feb 18, 2026 Brooklyn gallery sued over Jay-Z figurines now faces eviction

Side-by-side image of Timothy White’s portrait of Jay-Z in red-and-navy stripes and gold chains and AM:PM Gallery’s “Jaybois” figurines allegedly based on the photo,

AM:PM Gallery, accused of copying a Jay-Z portrait, has not filed a response in its federal case.

by Adam Schrader