“Definitely fever dream potential,” Nemo said.

In early January, someone cut a huge hole in the fencing to gain entrance, spending about five minutes inside with Star before taking off. What the person did in the pen is unknown, but Star began having stomach issues and dropping weight shortly after.Then, on Feb. 20, Anchorage police found the friendly and trusting reindeer wandering around downtown and returned him home.

When Whitehead reviewed his security cameras, he found someone had used bolt cutters to remove padlocks off Star’s pen and an alley gate. Star followed the man out into the neighborhood, and the reindeer wound up alone downtown, familiar streets because that’s where Whitehead walks him.The next night, the situation turned more serious.Albert Whitehead spends time with Star, his pet reindeer, outside his pen in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Albert Whitehead spends time with Star, his pet reindeer, outside his pen in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)Whitehead was watching the video feed when a man wearing a scarf over his face sprayed something from two different cans into Star’s pen and twice hit the reindeer in the face with an unknown substance.

Whitehead rushed outside to confront the man.

“I yelled at him to stop, ‘What the hell are you doing? What are you spraying on the animal? Don’t do that, quit that!’” Whitehead said.The exhibit also showcases her contributions to creating dazzling public spaces on a budget by combining handwoven and power-loomed textiles. There are saturated brilliant colors and extensive use of metallics. Examples are the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel (where textile panels were embedded with tiny lightbulbs); the Marco Polo Club at the Waldorf Astoria; and the Usonian Exhibition House, built on the site where the Guggenheim Museum now stands.

And Liebes helped create consumer goods, including tiles and wallpaper. She had a hand in industry’s development of synthetic materials, and worked to encourage their use by both top designers and consumers.Lurex woven fabrics, for example, in dazzling jewel tones designed to look handwoven, were favored for swimwear and raincoats, as well as washable clothing.

(Elliot Goldstein/Smithsonian Institution via AP)(Elliot Goldstein/Smithsonian Institution via AP)