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Listen to a Rare Recording of an Eyewitness Account of Lincoln’s Assassination
The Huntington Library has made a video highlighting an audio recording of an eyewitness account of that night — likely the only surviving one of its kind.
Claire Voon
Claire Voon is a former staff writer for Hyperallergic. Originally from Singapore, she grew up near Washington, D.C. and is now based in Chicago.
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Dubai, a City Known for Censorship, Launches Typeface for Self-Expression
The city's latest branding endeavor is Dubai Font, created in partnership with Microsoft and available for free in 23 languages.
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The Designs of Allan Wexler, a “Radical Deconstructor of Habitation”
A new book celebrates the artist’s unique vision, featuring more than 200 projects he has conceived since the 1980s.
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On May Day, Over 200 B&H Photo Workers Launch Strike
More than 200 warehouse employees have gone on strike, accusing the electronics company of union busting, while dozens of people demonstrated outside the Manhattan B&H store this morning.
Art
Hunting for the Magic Mushrooms of Ancient East Asian Art
A Mushroom Perspective on Sacred Geography explores the visual history of the lingzhi mushroom in art from China, Japan, and Korea.
Books
Photos Evoke the Terror and Hope of the Underground Railroad
For her new book, Jeanine Michna-Bales photographed 100 sites along the Underground Railroad under cover of darkness.
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Two Art Projects Help You Fax Your Discontent to Politicians
Through Artifax and Post Fax, constituents can send lawmakers and their staffers messages of support for the NEA and a more progressive agenda.
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Discover Your Ancient Sculptural Doppelgänger
On the website of Quebec's Musée de la Civilisation, facial recognition software will match your visage with a 2,000-year-old work of art.
Art
A 1792 Mexican Novel Shows Early Day of the Dead Iconography
Engravings by Francisco Agüera Bustamante in The Astounding Life of Death show the bony figure in a variety of roles, from a baby to a king.
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?Dutch Architects Outfit a Building in Emoji?
The emotive faces from our keyboards are now literally plastered across a building in the city of Amersfoort in central Netherlands.
Art
The Hidden History of Wakashu, Edo-Era Japan's "Third Gender"
An eye-opening exhibition at Japan Society closely examines representations of wakashu in woodblock prints from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum.
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Philip Johnson’s First House Needs a New Owner
The owners of the concrete residence known as the Booth House in Bedford, New York, are now trying to sell Johnson's 1946 building within a month.