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Minnesota Fair Censors Bill Cosby Portrait Made from Rapeseeds

Every year, the Minnesota State Fair offers a prized blue ribbon to the artist who can make the coolest picture from seeds of commonly grown crops.

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How We Talk About the Dead

Imagine a person like this: “one of a handful of people who can truly be said to have changed the way we think and write about art, fashion, culture, and celebrity.”

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There’s a New Art Reality TV Show for Us to Hatewatch [UPDATED]

Just when you thought art-related reality TV programming couldn't get any worse ... it has!

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The Bauhaus Connection in Google’s New Logo

When the news broke yesterday that Google had a brand new logo — the biggest change to its visual identity since its inception in 1998 — the design twitterverse exploded with commentary about the thickness of the new letterforms and their conspicuous lack of serifs.

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The True Report of a Former Getty Curator Lost in Scandal

Hamlet thought he could do it. The prince believed he could exert control over the narrative of his life’s major events and the part he played in their grim culmination.

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Required Reading

This week, college and the market, foundations funding inequality, MoMA by the numbers, 1-star Yelp reviews of US national parks, and more.

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Weekend Words: Plunge

Some call it a plunge, some call it a correction, some call it the end of the world. The global economy grips its seat as the stock market slide rattles nerves for a second week in a row.

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Why the 'Daily News' Cover of the VA Journalist Murders Is Exploitative

The three images on the cover of the New York Daily News literally show the moment of Alison Parker's murder: the taking aim, the flare of the gunshot, and her shocked face when the bullet hits her.

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Required Reading

This week, a profile of the family benefiting from a wealthy San Francisco art school, new science fiction about climate change, a shamed Getty curator tells her story, Belize's art revolution, a pomo architecture hater, and more.

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Weekend Words: Competition

There was much talk of competition in the news this week, as tech companies poach each other's talent and workplace culture turns brutal inside Amazon and across the business landscape.

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Another Oblivious Artist Comes to Detroit, Accidentally Lets Tiger Loose

DETROIT — With the rise of Detroit as a sexy location for artistic spirits to be free from the confines of civilization, has come a backlash from everyday Detroiters, wondering what, exactly, is so blank about the city’s canvas.

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Required Reading

This week, the death of the US dance critic, Black Lives Matter at the Venice Biennale, James Baldwin's FBI file, "Happy Birthday"'s copyright shenanigans, and more.