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This Instagram Account Catalogues the Curious Ways People Stand

by Hakim Bishara August 30, 2021September 1, 2021

The popular account presents a gallery of hundreds of photos of people from around the world struggling to stand vertically.

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Required Reading

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 9, 2021April 16, 2021

This week, Mister Rogers’s cardigans, the myth of Noblesse Oblige, inequity at a LA museum, digital media’s issues, and more.

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After Astronomic Market Boom, NFT Prices Plummet

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia April 5, 2021April 5, 2021

On February 22, the average price of an NFT collectible was around $4,300; by April 4, it had dropped to about $1,400.

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A Ranking of the World’s Most Instagrammed Museums

by Hakim Bishara March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

An analysis ranked the world’s 20 most Instagrammed art museums based on the number of related hashtags for each museum.

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Walmart Sold This Artist’s Work Without Her Permission

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

After artist Jeresneyka Rose published her portrait of late rapper Nipsey Hussle on social media, her followers alerted her that Walmart was selling prints of the painting.

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128-Year-Old East Village Church, Home of New York Liberty Bell, Destroyed in Fire

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 8, 2020December 9, 2020

The fire also displaced a group of women living at a shelter operated by the Women’s Prison Association, the nation’s first organization for women impacted by incarceration.

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A Man in India Was Conned Into Buying “Aladdin’s Lamp” for $41K

by Hakim Bishara November 4, 2020November 5, 2020

According to the alleged victim’s complaint, the swindlers “conjured up” a genie from the lamp, and one dressed up as Aladdin à la One Thousand and One Nights.

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Berlin’s Madame Tussauds Dumps Trump Wax Figure Ahead of Election Day

by Hakim Bishara November 2, 2020November 5, 2020

The museum rolled its Trump lookalike off the premises in a dumpster.

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MoMA’s Cheeky Riff on Misguided Kim Kardashian Post Is Going Viral

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 28, 2020November 5, 2020

MoMA captioned Henri Matisse’s “Dance (I)” with a line from Kim Kardashian’s highly criticized post about hosting a party on a private island during the pandemic.

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Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem Postpones Auction Following Backlash

by Hakim Bishara October 27, 2020November 5, 2020

The museum’s intended sale of 255 items, planned for today at Sotheby’s in London, is postponed to November.

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374 Native American Treaties Have Been Digitized and Made Available Online

by Hakim Bishara October 20, 2020November 5, 2020

Beyond their historical and educational value, these treaties are used by tribal advocates in court to protect their rights in land and water disputes.

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Activists Fined After Anti-colonial Protest at Quai Branly Museum

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber October 14, 2020November 5, 2020

Four activists were fined for their live-streamed protest at the Paris museum, in which Mwazulu Diyabanza removed a 19th-century funerary post from its display.

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