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This week, 18th-century paintings shed light on wealth inequality today, TikTok is becoming a publisher, the internet’s favorite grandma rates her exes, and much more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art
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This week, the origins of art materials, challenging college legacy admissions, the problem with Goodreads, and Agnes Martin in the age of Google Sheets.
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This week, an author self-censures her novel set in historical Russia, misogynistic New York Times headlines, a judge rules in a banana art case, and guess who was most impacted by wildfire air pollution in New York?
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This week, America’s toxic love for Tina Turner, the hype over UFOs, real-life “Mexico filter” in New York, and more.
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This week, memes as a love language, photos from Trans Prom, a museum cat named Indiana Bones, and what is a parm espresso martini?
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Wangechi Mutu’s Corporeal Archaeology
In Mutu's artistic universe, the human body, particularly the female or femme form, is a container for many possibilities.
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This week, the art of garden making, Hollywood’s obsession with cannibals, discarded coffee cups of New York City, and why are Orcas trying to sink boats?
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This week, MSG makes a comeback, TikTok reshapes the restaurant industry, and what do the Real Housewives have in common with striking Hollywood writers?
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This week, social media sleuthing reaches new heights, coronation fashion, and did a journalist fabricate an MLK quote on Malcolm X?
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It’s Selfie Season at Manhattan’s High Line
Artist Pamela Rosenkranz’s glowing pink and red tree sculpture is sure to become an Instagram hit, and that’s okay.
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This week, AI news anchors, LA’s sushi revolution, a welcome interruption to King Charles’s coronation, lots of viral posts, and why did Austrian newspapers leave their front pages blank?
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This week, looking back at New York City’s first community garden, honoring Harry Belafonte’s life in photos, medication abortions across history, and how did a LACMA statue end up on Craigslist?