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LOS ANGELES — I don't know about you, but sometimes :) and :( just don't cut it. Happy and sad? That's it? There are so many more human emotions, with nuances between anger and frustration, surprise and elation. Perhaps this is what's behind the hype around emoji for iPhone: finally, a better way to
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In the Armory Modern section of this year's Armory Art Fair, a work by Chilean artist Sebastian Errazuriz has taken the typography of wording of Occupy Wall Street signs and printed them as black lettering onto pristine white folding chairs. The effect was immediately disturbing but the artist's exp
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Activists/artivists/culture jammers The Yes Men released an ingenious new parody this morning called “Three Strikes, You’re In!”
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I've noticed a few people credit Reaganomics — or the growing wealth gap — with the boom of the art world, but is that really the case?
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LOS ANGELES — Satirical maps have a powerful way of stereotyping the stereotypes people have. Which is why Bulgarian graphic designer Yank Tsvetkov's map designs have a particular bite. His Mapping Stereotypes series claims to be "The Ultimate Bigot's Calendar," with perspectives of Europe and the w
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LOS ANGELES — This video has been making the rounds on Twitter amongst TED fans, and I have to write about it and share it with you. The TED Conference, which ran this week in Long Beach, has been the usual "nerd fest," at least from what I've been hearing from attendees.
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LOS ANGELES — We all know what it's like. You're at a party, and the music's great, but you wish they'd play a different song. But maybe other people won't like that song. And then someone more vocal jumps in and suggests some other song that's not so great. Okay, maybe it's not that complicated. Bu
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This week, New York Times opens its photo archive to Tumblr, what's going on in Qatar, Facebook's image policy, Ai Weiwei speaks, a vintage interview with Warhol goes online, a Titian stays in the UK, newspapers on Pinterest and more.
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I'm as big a a fan of Santigold as anyone, “L.E.S. Artistes” (2008) may be one of my favorite songs by her, but her new cover is of particular interest to the art set.
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LOS ANGELES — There are sounds all around. Clicks and taps from keyboards, pings and pongs from phones, honks and heys from the streets. It's a treasure trove out there for sound artists.
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LOS ANGELES — One of my favorite podcasts these days has to be Science Fridays, by Ira Flatow. While my body and car are stuck in back to back traffic, my mind soars through the depths of knowledge explored in the show.
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Some days you come across two bits of random news that suggest a "motif" and today is one of those days and it's Nazis.