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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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The Horrifying Paintings of Francis Bacon

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Rogue Rattlesnake Removed from Grand Isle. This is such a Vermont story...

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I Planted a Forest Four Years Ago

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Required Reading

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Jeffrey Gibson’s Guardian Animals Grace The Met’s Facade

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Severe Drought in Iraq Reveals 2000-Year-Old Tombs

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Watching the highlights of the recent GeoGuessr world championships is wild; competitors...

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The Visual Artist Who Made Radiohead

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Haunting Shadow of Scrubbed Banksy Mural Goes Viral

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Tycho’s Burning Man Sunrise Set for 2025

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A View From the Easel

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A new book from photographer Sally Mann: Art Work: On the Creative...

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The Amazing Art of the Video Game Marquee

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The International Center of Photography Presents Photobook Fest

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Atlanta Art Fair Returns for Its Second Edition at Pullman Yards

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Defector is celebrating its fifth anniversary. “This is a website run by...

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Arundhati Roy on the Deepest Measure of Success

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Street Vendor Beloved by LA Art World Abducted by ICE

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Against the Ornamental Backdrops of Claire Rosen’s Photos, Birds Strut Their Stuff

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The Artwork that Spawned 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Mystery

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Giant Inflatable Sculptures by Steve Messam Reimagine Everyday Environments

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