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Eye Contact Fires Up Brain Cells, Yale Study Says
The researchers found that when eyes meet, certain areas of the brain start experiencing “neural firing.”
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Film
Films to Watch on the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Return to Japanese Rule
From 1968 to 1973, the Nihon Documentarist Union did radical documentary work in Japan. They made two films in Okinawa before, during, and after its reversion.
Art
Highlights From Columbia University's MFA Thesis Exhibition
Every corner and crevice of Columbia University's MFA Thesis show feels lived in, reflecting not just artists’ experience quarantining with their work, but also that of re-entering society.
Art
A Desert Biennial, Somewhere Between Settlers and Searchers
Sprawling across the Joshua Tree region, nine site-specific works consider the ways in which people have relocated to the desert, destroying what came before them, and cultivating new life.
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Opera Lafayette Reimagines André Grétry’s Silvain in New Mexico
The rendition could be a platform for essential conversations on sociohistorical and economic land rights issues.
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You've Heard of Wordle, But Have You Tried "Artle"?
The National Gallery of Art launched a new artwork guessing game inspired by the super-popular Wordle.
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Greece and UK Agree to Formal Talks Over Parthenon Marbles
The UK has long refused to return the contested sculptures, which were stripped from the Parthenon in the 1800s.
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Whitney Workers Crash Gala to Protest "Lowball" Wages
The union said that grass hedges were erected around the entrance, blocking the gala's guests from seeing the protest outside.
Art
A Spirit of Confident Feminism at Salon Zürcher
The small New York art fair celebrated its 26th edition with the works of 11 women artists.
Art
The Love and Art of Irene and Peter Stern
The artist couple shared creativity and mutual devotion reflecting a period of light and joy that came after considerable darkness in their early lives.
Film
The Tsugua Diaries Is More Than an Arthouse Summer Hangout Movie
The plot of Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes’s film moves backward in time, continually recontextualizing what at first looks like a simple situation.
Art
Your Frieze Art Fair Bingo Card Is Here
It's art fair season and we're here to comfort and entertain you during this difficult time of the year with a new, biting edition of our Bingo card series.