Art
The Sculptural Desserts of an Architect–Turned–Pastry Chef
Dinara Kasko incorporates 3D modeling and printing technology into her quasi-Minimalist confectionary.
Photo Essays
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In a Rundown Phnom Penh Neighborhood, Graffiti and Street Art Thrive
Graffiti in Cambodia has not historically been very common, but that’s changing fast.
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The Gliding, Glowing Giants of a Cambodian Puppet Festival
At the 11th annual Giant Puppet Project festival, artists and children proudly paraded gleaming puppets down central Siem Reap, a bustling tourist city in Cambodia.
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Uncommon Photographs from 100 Years of Daily African American Life
Cornell University Library has digitized over 600 seldom-seen images showing the lives of black Americans from the era of slavery to the 1960s.
Books
The Improbable Nature of the Gowanus Canal, Photographed at Night
Since 2012, photographer Miska Draskoczy has explored the urban ecology of the toxic yet gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood.
Art
The Hague’s City Hall Gets a Mondrian Makeover for De Stijl’s Centennial
A giant homage to the most iconic Dutch modern art movement debuted today in The Hague.
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From Copley Square to LAX, Standout Signs from Another Weekend of Anti-Trump Rallies
Handmade protest signs were everywhere during another weekend of protests across the United States.
Art
Inside the Gypsum-Window Workshop at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque
A day with the team working to preserve a particularly Islamic tradition of stained-glass-window making, using techniques that date back hundreds of years.
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From Surrealist Sketches to Mythic Visions, Favorites from the Master Drawings Fair
At Master Drawings, art dealers spread their net a bit wider to exhibit rare drawings, watercolors, and oil sketches from the 14th to 20th centuries.
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A Comics Newspaper for the Women's Resistance
Dedicated mostly to female voices, the comics newspaper RESIST! was distributed for free at marches across the US on January 21.
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13 Artists Design Flags for the Age of Trump (with Plans to Burn Them Later)
The 14 flags reflect the fury and despair over Donald Trump’s presidency, but with some glimmers of hope. Here are a few of my favorites.
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The Drive-Through Tree, a Relic with Roots in American Tourism
Last weekend, the Pioneer Cabin Tree in California collapsed. It was one of a number of West Coast trees that had holes cut through them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.