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Leo Tolstoy Calls Shakespeare an ‘Insignificant, Inartistic Writer.’ Then George Orwell Fires Back

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Enchantment and the Courage of Joy: René Magritte on the Antidote to the Banality of Pessimism

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Mexican Artist Alleges Plagiarism of Femicide Project

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If Every Congressman Facing Credible Rape Allegations...

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These Are the Winners of the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship

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Authoritarian Megalomaniacs Love Gaudy Buildings

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Is This Blue: Chilean Philosophers Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela on Love and How We Know the World

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This looks interesting: Quiche is a highly customizable...

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“ The internet known within China is a very...

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Art Problems: Do I Need to Go to Art Fairs?

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I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America

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Nikyle Begay Resurrects Century-Old Diné Weavings

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Now Online: a Treasure Trove of 1000s of Secret Concert Recordings

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LR Vandy’s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation

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On the network effect of the weekend : “The...

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Beloved CUNY Social Practice Art Program to Shut Down

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Politics After Literacy

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A Collection of Transit Tickets

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Of Stars, Seagulls, and Love: Loren Eiseley on the First and Final Truth of Life

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How to Conquer Self-Doubt and Overcome Creative Block: Artist SoLewitt’s Magnificent Letter of Advice

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Duchamp in New York

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40 Years Later, Houston's FotoFest Keeps Its Edge

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The Death of the Basic American Car . “Today,...

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Michaelina Wautier Finally Known by Her Name

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An AI bot created by Andon Labs is running its own...

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A Delightful Short Film Highlights the Remarkable Self-Taught Art of George Voronovsky

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“Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic...

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An interactive explainer on the physics of GPS ....

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Ai Weiwei on Censorship

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You’ve lived this life before

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Holding Pattern: A Reading List on Waiting . . .

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On pricing

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Watch 35 Short Films by Charles and Ray Eames: “Powers of Ten,” the History of the Computer & More

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Turfin’ Safari

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Media companies are increasingly blocking the Internet...

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Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Artist Who Confronted Injustice, Dies at 46

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Flowers for Things I Don’t Know How to Say: A Tender Painted Lexicon of Consolation and Connection

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The Absolute Hell of Watching a Movie at the Alamo Drafthouse in 2026

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The Christophers

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Gagosian to Debut New Gallery With Duchamp’s “Readymades”

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Trump Plays Christ and Gets the Wound Wrong

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We love a slime mold around here. “From mottled...

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Cinga Samson Conjures Mystery and the Sublime in Large-Scale Oil Paintings

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This is incredible: Google Has a Secret Reference Desk....

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The Crystal Skull

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Chicana Painter Criselda Vasquez Says ICE Detained Her Father

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Christopher Hitchens on Mortality

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Steve DiBenedetto’s Cosmic Sense of the Absurd

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Great new Patrick Radden Keefe piece on a New Orleans...

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Jeremy Frey: The Generational Impact of a New Artistic Path

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