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When the Hit Man Starts Talking

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The French liar

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Paradise Lost Explained: How John Milton Wrote His Epic Religious Poem from Satan’s Perspective

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The future doesn’t care

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Watch Animated Sheet Music for Miles Davis’ “So What,” Coltrane’s “Giant Steps,” and Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation”

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A Swim Through Jellyfish Lake

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How Silicon Valley Got Rich. “When Apple went public in 1980, it...

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“All games are cooperative. The very act of agreeing to & honouring...

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The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: July 2025

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Slain Palestinian Boy Honored in Illinois Playground Monument

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Bookshop.org’s 100 Bestselling Books of 2025 (So Far)

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Magical Realism Permeates Christian Ruiz Berman’s Labyrinthine Paintings

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What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?

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Always worth a read: the latest issue of Jodi Ettenberg’s The Curious...

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When Hilma af Klint Found the Soul in Plants

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A God’s-Eye-View of Earth’s Destruction

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Massive Mural of Ashamed Statue of Liberty Emerges in France

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How I Solved the Century-Old Mystery of a Miraculous Shipwreck Survivor

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Uncoding Creativity in the Age of AI: What Makes a Great Poem, What Makes a Great Storyteller, and What Makes Us Human

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Mavis Pusey’s First Solo Museum Exhibition Spotlights Her Work in Geometric Abstraction

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Bard MFA Presents the Class of 2026 Thesis Exhibition

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Every Wes Anderson Movie, Explained by Wes Anderson

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Site-Specific Textiles by Rachel B. Hayes Radiate Within Vast Landscapes and Sunlit Interiors

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“The fundamental dilemma [of media like NYT]: journalism is, by its nature,...

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Here’s what Tom Holland’s lip-sync of Umbrella can teach us about stormwater...

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Science writer Jennifer Ouellette reflects on the 30th anniversary of Apollo 13,...

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From Velvet and Vintage Textiles, Larysa Bernhardt Embroiders Otherworldly Moths

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A Great Art Explained Book? Sign Me Up!

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The detention center in Florida easily fits the definition of concentration camp....

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The search for America: the family

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The replica and the original

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Not smart vs. stupid

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J. R. R. Tolkien Reads from The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings & Other Works

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The Genius Urban Design of Amsterdam: Canals, Dams & Leaning Houses

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Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other...

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10 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This July

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The Sensual Irreverence of Milly Thompson

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The Fraught Rapture of Seeing Other Women Onscreen

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Chaco Canyon in Danger Under Trump Administration

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New Meta AI Feature Raises Photo Privacy Concerns

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Three choices

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Diagnostics

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Last Call at Bed-Vyne & Brew

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A Defense of Joy

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Homo crustaceous

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Refocusing

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Igor Stravinsky’s “Illegal” Arrangement of “The Star Spangled Banner” (1944)

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How Four Masters—Michelangelo, Donatello, Verrocchio & Bernini—Sculpted David

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What Can History Museums Offer in the Trump Era?

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NPR Tiny Desk Concert by the cast of Buena Vista Social Club,...

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