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Dave Krugman's 'WINDOWS' Series Captures NYC Nightlife Through Illuminated Portals
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Brooklyn-based photographer Dave Krugman has compiled a five-year photographic series titled 'WINDOWS,' capturing illuminated windows across New York City at night. The project…
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Matt Bickford's New Book on Side Escapement Moulding Planes Nears Publication
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Lost Art Press has received final files from Matt Bickford for a new book on making side escapement moulding planes, with editing and design about to begin. No publication date…
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and Its Revolutionary Impact
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' sold 10,000 copies in its first week and 300,000 in the US by year's end, becoming the 19th century's best-selling book…
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Four Modern Chinese Writers Who Reshaped Global Literature
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A New York Art Life article spotlights four influential modern Chinese writers whose works have gained international recognition through translation. Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel…
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Brendan Greaves' Biography 'Truckload of Art' Chronicles Terry Allen's Multidisciplinary Career
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Brendan Greaves' biography, 'Truckload of Art – The Life and Work of Terry Allen,' set for release in 2024, delves into the diverse artistic endeavors of Terry Allen, which…
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Zeinab Diomande's 'Dearest' Explores Liquidity and Time Through Texture
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Zeinab Diomande, recognized as a winner of the 2025 Art & Photo Book Award, introduces 'Dearest,' a series of paintings that delve into themes of liquidity and the flow of time.…
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Miriam Davoudvandi's Bestseller on Poverty in Germany
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Miriam Davoudvandi has authored a bestselling book exploring the realities of non-wealthy life in Germany, challenging the deceptive promise of social mobility. In an interview,…
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CULTURED Magazine's Summer Beach Reads Picks from Rachel Reid, Yerin Ha, and More
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CULTURED magazine published a list of summer beach reads recommended by writers, actors, and artists. The selections include: Pauline Chalamet recommends Alison Bechdel's 'The…
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Benjamin Franklin's Alter Egos: A History of Satirical Personas
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A Smithsonian magazine special report for 'America at 250: The Revolutionary Spark' explores Benjamin Franklin's use of authorial personas. Franklin created his first alter ego as…
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Leila Slimani’s Personal Guide to Rabat’s Art Deco and Cultural Gems
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Author Leila Slimani, born in Rabat, Morocco, shares her personal recommendations for the city in a Vogue article timed to the release of her novel I'll Take the Fire (Penguin),…
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Biz Sherbert's American Style x Vogue: 50 Young Americans Define Fashion
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Biz Sherbert, creator of the newsletter American Style, partnered with Vogue to select 50 stylish young Americans for the magazine's 250th anniversary. The project, titled…
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Vogue and American Style Select 50 Finalists for Semiquincentennial
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To mark the US semiquincentennial in July 2026, Vogue partnered with newsletter writer Biz Sherbert to identify 50 young people (ages 18–30) representing modern American style.…
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Matthew Tammaro's 'Reconfigurations' Distorts the Nude Through Dual Focus
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Photographer Matthew Tammaro's series and book 'Reconfigurations' uses a split diopter filter to distort nude bodies, blending eroticism and grotesqueness. The project began…
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Early Church Fathers on Plato: Adoption and Adaptation
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The views of early Christian Fathers on Plato's philosophy were diverse. Theophilus of Antioch and Tertullian criticized it as “worthless and godless,” arguing that philosophy led…
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Brigitte Bardot's Private World: Inside Her St. Tropez Estate
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Architectural Digest published a photo essay documenting the off-screen life of French actress Brigitte Bardot, featuring 20 images of her residences. The collection spans from…
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Hyperallergic Launches Pride Series with Jamie Nares Interview, Reports on Kalshi Art Betting
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Hyperallergic kicked off its yearly Pride series with an interview of British artist Jamie Nares by Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia. Nares, who came out as transgender in 2019…
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New Book Argues Duke of Richmond Masterminded American Revolution
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In her new book "Radical Duke" (Liveright), Harvard professor Danielle Allen argues that the American Revolution was largely orchestrated by Charles Lennox, the third Duke of…
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Four New Books: Kurkov, Elan, Zipes, Ylvisåker
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The New Yorker's Briefly Noted section reviews four recent publications. Andrey Kurkov's 'The Lost Soldiers' (HarperVia, translated by Boris Dralyuk) is a madcap detective story…
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Gideon Davison's 1822 'Fashionable Tour' Guidebook Retraced Through Upstate New York
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A journalist retraces Gideon Miner Davison's 1822 'Fashionable Tour' guidebook, the first practical travel guide for the independent United States, from Manhattan to Niagara…
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Olivia Laing on Warhol's Time Capsules for 'The Lonely City' 10th Anniversary
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To mark the 10th anniversary edition of Olivia Laing's 'The Lonely City', the author shares a favorite excerpt about Andy Warhol's Time Capsules. The 610 sealed boxes, filled over…
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Austin Kleon's new book 'Don't Call It Art' offers creative play tips for adults
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Austin Kleon, author of 'Steal Like an Artist', releases his sixth book 'Don't Call It Art' on 9 June (Penguin Books, £20), offering exercises to help adults rediscover creativity…
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SCAD MFA in Photography: Interdisciplinary, Career-Focused Program
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The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) provides a Master of Fine Arts in Photography, requiring 90 credit hours, across its campuses in Savannah, Atlanta, Lacoste, and…
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Alessandro Bergamini's 'Asaro' Captures Papua New Guinea's Mudmen
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Italian photographer Alessandro Bergamini documents the Asaro tribe of Papua New Guinea, known as the Mudmen, in his project 'Asaro'. The series focuses on their ritual mud masks…
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Golo Maurer's 'Olevano' Explores the First German Artist Colony in Italy
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Golo Maurer, director of the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, has published a new book exploring the first German artist colony in Olevano, Italy. The central figure of the book is…
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Comar's 'How Was Your Dream?' documents Hong Kong protest tactics
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Comar's photographic project 'How Was Your Dream?' offers a visual testimony of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, focusing on the demonstrators' use of laser lights to disrupt police…
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Daniel Temkin's 'Forty-Four Esolangs' Chronicles Esoteric Programming as Art
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Daniel Temkin's book 'Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code' documents 44 esoteric programming languages (esolangs) he created between 2009 and 2025. Published by The MIT…
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DailyArt Magazine Lists the Saddest Paintings in Art History
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DailyArt Magazine published a listicle titled 'The Saddest Paintings in Art History,' featuring eleven works from the 18th to 20th centuries. The selection includes Vincent van…
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Eveline Hasler Publishes New Novel at 93
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Swiss author Eveline Hasler, known for her historical novels, has released a new book at age 93. The work, titled 'Ein Land und eine Zeit im warmen Grauton gemalt,' continues her…
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 'Children's Games' Decoded
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 1560 painting 'Children's Games' at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna depicts over 90 games played by more than 250 children. The work, measuring…
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Aldous Harding and Ed O'Brien Albums Featured in Le Monde's Music Picks
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Le Monde's Culture section presented its weekly music recommendations in La Matinale, highlighting Aldous Harding's fascinating universe and Ed O'Brien's therapeutic album. The…
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Liz Pelly's 'Mood Machine' Investigates Spotify's Playlist Economy
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Liz Pelly, an American music journalist known for her critical analysis of the streaming industry, has published 'Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Price of the Perfect…
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Antonio Mottolese's Drawings of Death and Decomposition
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Roberta Sironi and Anita Romanello explore Antonio Mottolese's work on death, focusing on the body's disintegration. The text describes a process where the body no longer belongs…
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Yourcenar's Memorie di Adriano: Immortal Words of Emperor Hadrian
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Marguerite Yourcenar's novel Memorie di Adriano (Super ET – Einaudi) is examined as a literary masterpiece that reconstructs the historical profile of Emperor Hadrian through his…
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Bankinter Building: An Archaeology of Technique by Miguel Ángel Díaz Camacho
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Miguel Ángel Díaz Camacho's essay 'Arqueología de la técnica' examines the Bankinter building in Madrid, designed by Ramón Bescós and Rafael Moneo between 1972 and 1977. The text…
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter From a Birmingham Jail' and Its Enduring Legacy
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Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his seminal 'Letter From a Birmingham Jail' on April 16, 1963, while imprisoned for defying a court injunction against protests. The letter was a…
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Classic Hollywood's Women's Films: From Weepies to Feminist Revisions
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The article explores the history and evolution of Hollywood's 'women's films,' also known as female-centered melodramas or 'weepies,' which dominated early careers of stars like…
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Cantopop as Hong Kong History: Emmy the Great's Memoir-in-Songs
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Emmy the Great, the stage name of singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss, has released a memoir titled 'My Cantopop Nights,' which weaves together the history of Hong Kong and the…
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Unpublished Edith Wharton Story on War Trauma Discovered
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An undiscovered short story by Edith Wharton has come to light, exploring the mental effects of war. This narrative is preserved in two distinct, undated typed drafts. The plot…
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Rediscovering Mary Shelley's Half-Sister Fanny Imlay
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An article from LitHub highlights Fanny Imlay, Mary Shelley's half-sister, who has often been eclipsed by her renowned sibling. Through her surviving correspondence, Fanny's…
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Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos on Puffer Fish Intelligence and Interspecies Knowledge
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Curators Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos concluded their multi-year project 'The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish' at Serpentine Galleries in 2025, culminating in a…
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