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A jaunty song calls for greater appreciation of Indian wool, as imports undermine the livelihoods of local herders - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

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Waiting for Spring in the Bay Area

MoMA PS1 announces the artists for its Greater New York exhibition, Pride flag removed from Stonewall National Monument, Jennifer Sammet interviews Mary Lovelace O’Nealon for Beer With a Painter, and don't give up on the Bay Area's art scene.

Lutnick under fire after latest batch of Epstein revelations

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing growing calls to resign this week after new revelations in a fresh batch of the Jeffrey Epstein files tied him to the convicted sex offender more closely and more recently. But the White House is standing firm, saying President Trump

Denis Johnson’s Desperate, Poetic Horrors

Denis Johnson wrote about some of the most unlikable characters in American fiction, and yet he always managed to make readers care what happened to them. This talent may have had something to do with many unlikable qualities in Johnson himself that, through the force of his

Democrats grapple with choice of progressive vs. centrist

Democrats are grappling with an existential question as the 2028 Democratic primary comes into view: Is a centrist or progressive candidate best positioned to win not only the nomination, but also in November against the GOP? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is