Opinion
The Ordinary Adventures of an Extraordinary Batman
LOS ANGELES — The appeal of Batman has always been that he's a regular old human being. This is why artist Sara Johnson's Ordinary Batman Adventures are so delightful.
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.
Opinion
Pentametron Pulls Together Iambic Verse from Twitter
LOS ANGELES — Twitter is filled with poetry everyday. The short, pithy updates of 140 characters represent an ideal format for short-form verse, whether that be haiku or heroic couplets. Or, as it turns out, iambic pentameter.
Opinion
Play With Your Food... and Make Music
LOS ANGELES — You know what they say, there's always room for a Jello orchestra. Two Paris-based artists, Marianne Cauvard and Raphaël Pluvinage, have taken playing with your food the next level with a new game with everyone's favorite gelatinous material.
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A Look at China's Second Tier Cities
LOS ANGELES — Beijing and Shanghai get all the press, but China's art scene extends far beyond its most famous cities. Guangzhou, for instance, best known as a thriving port city, also hosts its own triennial and is home to popular photographer Cao Fei.
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New Book to Explore the Science and Benefits of Creative Ruts
LOS ANGELES — As a creative person, I've been looking forward to taking some time to read Jonah Lehrer's new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Lehrer, a prolific and popular writer bridging science, the arts and the rest of us, has set out with this book to explore "the new science of creativity.
Opinion
Photos from the Alien Landscape of Socotra
LOS ANGELES — Socotra. Most of us have never heard of it. Officially part of the Republic of Yemen, the island has long been isolated geologically from the rest of the world.
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A New Magazine for Contemporary Chinese Literature
LOS ANGELES — I'd be hard pressed to name a single contemporary Chinese literary writer. So I was happy to hear about Pathlight magazine, an English-language literary magazine that aims to bring contemporary Chinese literature into the English-speaking world.
Opinion
New Film Explores Bullying in Schools
LOS ANGELES — The It Gets Better project. The Born This Way Foundation. These high profile movements powered by celebrities like Lady Gaga aim to reduce bullying in schools. And while statistics tell compelling stories, we often need film to illustrate the challenges. And film can tell us the storie
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QR Code Art Makes Its Way Into the Galleries
LOS ANGELES — QR codes are on the rise. I've spotted them everywhere, from subway ads (yes, we have subway ads in Los Angeles) to billboards to movie posters to business cards. And so they've inevitably cropped up in art.
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New Software Helps you Stencil In Your QR Codes
LOS ANGELES — I see them everywhere these days. QR Codes have become a staple the world over, in large advertisements and small handouts in multiple countries. They don't always make sense, but it's impossible to deny their ubiquity.
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Re-imaginging Apple's Classic OS on the iPhone
LOS ANGELES — I've been with Apple since the very early days, long before the iMac and iPad changed things forever for the company. I still remember the black and white graphical user interface of yesteryear, with flat white folders and a gray trash scan.
Opinion
Street Artist Paints Away a Wall in Tahrir Square
LOS ANGELES — The image above has been making the rounds on social media this week. What you're looking at is a wall in Cairo painted to look like it's not a wall, like it goes through and enters into Tahrir Square.