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Denis Cherim’s Photos Capture the Coincidental Charisma of Daily Scenes

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Radical love

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Bertrand Russell’s 10 Commandments for Living in a Healthy Democracy

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“What should I do now?”

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Watch the Original Nosferatu, the Classic German Expressionist Vampire Film, Before the New Remake Arrives This December

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A lovely piece by John Gruber about his dad, the election, loss,...

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Memes Take a Dark Turn Post-Trump Election

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US’s Biggest Documentary Festival Comes to NYC This Month

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Joshua Serafin’s Living Shrine to Gender Nonconformity

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The Larger-Than-Life Art of Tamara de Lempicka

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Whitfield Lovell Quarries Black Histories

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US Archivist Accused of Sanitizing American History Exhibits

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Ice sculpture

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Dumbing it down

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“The Quilt Index, originally launched in 2003, is an open access, digital...

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“Chinatown is Not a Museum,” Protesters Chant at MOCA Gala

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Surreal Glitch Pulls

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‘Crafted Kinship’ Unravels the Creative Practices of 60 Carribbean Artists, Designers, and Makers

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UN Removes Pro-Palestine Art From Public Quilt Exhibition

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When Copyright Transforms the Right to Remember

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Climate scientists say we will exceed the 1.5°C temperature threshold for the...

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Why the Work Still Matters. In the face of a “larger-than-normal number...

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The Big Wait

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Laura Hazard Owen: We need a Wirecutter for groceries. “What if local...

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Oliver Sacks on Despair and the Meaning of Life

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Focus on the ball. Mesmerizing....

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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

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I missed this back in May: the Boy Scouts of America is...

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Metaphysical Landscapes by Eliot Greenwald Illuminate the Mutuality of All Life

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My Weekends With the Dead

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In the three years since its launch, the JW Space Telescope has...

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Unraveling the Mystery of the Art God

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We need raw awe

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Behold the Oldest Written Text in the World: The Kish Tablet, Circa 3500 BC

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Clear ice

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Hear the Isolated Vocals of Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush in “Don’t Give Up”: The Power of Perseverance

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What I Learned From Destroying Myself at the NYC Marathon

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An interview with Ridley Scott about Gladiator II, the challenges of working...

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A View From the Easel

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Required Reading

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“A Soft Murmur is an online background noise generator designed to help...

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Could One of These Images Be the Next Iconic Windows Wallpaper?

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Visions of a Future Past

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I think I might take some time today to read Pema Chodron’s...

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Photographers Sell Prints to Aid Humanitarian Efforts in Lebanon

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NYC Housing Stories: Alicia Boyd and Alex Strada

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Pigeons Get Pretty in This Historic, Illustrated Profile of Fancy Breeds

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The Illusive Films of Sergei Parajanov

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If you can’t wait until Nov 15, Apple TV+ has uploaded the...

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