Film
Deliciously Horrific Documentaries to Stream for Halloween
Reality can be far scarier than any ghost or slasher film.
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Announcement
Polish Cultural Institute Presents Circula, a Solution for ECO Solidarity
Through a combination of sculpture and public furniture, Circula is designed to reduce social isolation and strengthen societal bonds.
Announcement
New Facility Allows Carnegie Mellon MFA Program to Continue In-Person During COVID-19 Pandemic
The facility, exclusive to the graduate program, is equipped with environmental health and safety features and ample space for physical distancing.
Art
A Painter’s Visions of Créolité in 19th-century Louisiana
A self-taught artist, former antiques dealer, and history buff, Andrew LaMar Hopkins centers the often difficult-to-categorize nature of creole identity.
Books
The Fascinating World of Neanderthal Aesthetics
It turns out that we Homo sapiens are not the only species to explore art and its abstractions.
Podcast
Where Did the Deepfakes Go?
In this wide-ranging conversation, artist and technologist An Xiao Mina discusses the election cycle and the way propaganda is and isn't being used.
Art
How Early US Propaganda Grew Out of a Society of Illustrators
If contemporary echoes of fascism have brought the 1930s and ‘40s troublingly to mind, it’s worth recalling that modern propaganda became a global enterprise during the First World War.
Art
When Photographers Created a Cult of Personality Around General Franco
Like Trump, Spanish dictator's appearance was not that of a majestic ruler. He had a team who studied propaganda methods and traveled to see posters, exhibitions, and ceremonies first hand.
Art
In Rome, a Street Named Propaganda
The street with Francesco Borromini’s marvelous façade is called Via di Propaganda; learning its history reveals the complex relationship between art and indoctrination.
News
Propaganda: 📣 From Screed to Screen📱
This edition, we look at the origins of the term propaganda, some 20th-century incarnations, and how propaganda is playing out during the 2020 US election.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the rich and their distaste for real reporting, museums and racism, dispronouncing people's names, Mommalorians, and more.
Music
Four Genre-Bending Releases to Blast This Weekend
From political punk to a rapper-turned-rocker, the releases below are all riotous.