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Retrofuturist 1950s Comics Imagine China in the 21st Century
A recent series of comics that appeared on Sina Weibo show the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda comics in 1950, depicting China 60 years later, i.e., in 2010.
AX Mina
AX Mina is an artist and culture writer exploring contemporary spirituality, technology and other sundry topics. She co-produces Five and Nine, a podcast about magic, work, and economic justice, and serves on the board of the Rabkin Foundation.
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Take a Tour of Detroit with an Insider's View
LOS ANGELES — One Day in Detroit is a crowdsourced tour guide experience with a simple goal.
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Procrastination Secrets? Find an Artist Buddy
LOS ANGELES — I'd been meaning to write a post like this for a while now. I've been thinking about the concept of "procrastiworking", i.e., how we can make productive use of our instinct to procrastinate.
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Mirrored Landscapes, Mirrored People
LOS ANGELES — When I travel, I like to say that I'm visiting parallel worlds, worlds that exist alongside and reflect my daily reality. But I never thought that the worlds could literally be a reflection.
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Amazing Splash Photos of Flowers
LOS ANGELES — These surreal, psychedelic flowers were taken with a high-speed camera and frozen in time in the midst of eruption.
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The Enduring Power of Book Cover Art
LOS ANGELES — You should never judge a book by its cover, they say. But in a media rich world, often the book cover is the only way a book can stand in a chance against others in the bookstore or online.
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New Aesthetic Watch: Google Image Dictionary
LOS ANGELES — Sometimes, the best way to find information about a subject is not simply to Google it, but to Google Image it.
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Building Networks Between Europe and Asia
MyPeople Project attempts to help connect artists around the world with each other.
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A Visit to Caine’s Arcade
It's always a strange feeling when you meet the internet in person. This past weekend, I had the great pleasure of visiting Caine's Arcade, a young boy's makeshift cardboard arcade out in East L.A. that became an internet sensation.
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New Aesthetic Watch: 8-Bit Pop-up Cards
LOS ANGELES — Open source cards that bring a bit of the virtual to the real world.
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A Step Closer to Defying Gravity
A new technology demo'd by MIT researcher Jinha Lee is pretty exciting.
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The Accidental Art of eBay Photos
LOS ANGELES — Oh, eBay. The few times I've tried to sell something on eBay, I remember the emphasis they placed on selecting a good image (or series of images) to properly show what you're trying to get rid of. It makes sense and I always noticed that the best eBay sellers tended to have the best ph