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This week, the oldest plant-based red paint, the stories of queer Palestinians in Gaza, why women’s clothes don’t have pockets, and more.
Required Reading
Art
Required Reading
This week, unopened 18th-century love letters, an unsung female archaeologist, Indigenous artists on the meaning of home, cookie-cutter holiday rom-coms, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, why Toni Morrison left publishing, the Artforum open letter debacle, Halloween costumes only New Yorkers will understand, and more.
Art
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This week, Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish’s enduring legacy, the “doyenne of Black horror,” the ultimate Jeff Koons Halloween costume, and why do cats meow?
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This week, censorship of Palestinian journalists, early 2000s fashion’s healing powers, the uncertain future of Barcelona’s beaches, and why is there a sport called “conkers”?
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This week, Tamara Lanier's continuing quest for justice, the Airbnb guest from hell, Canada's Nazi problem, ancient LA, the cover of Salman Rushdie's new book, and more.
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This week, museums and mental health, Google aims for our wallets, the marketing psychology of floor designs, Crayola color theory, and much more.
Art
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This week, satellite images capture lines of cars carrying Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh, an Ethiopian painting looted by the British Museum, digitizing Urdu script, and much more.
Art
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This week, a hunger strike to end caste discrimination, Glossier’s rise and fall, puppies perform Mozart, writers sue OpenAI, and why is everyone mad at Hasan Minhaj?
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This week, influencers get paid to feed you crap, Naomi Klein’s “doppelganger,” the best Burning Man takedown, and why are we all calling each other “girl”?
Art
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This week, how to break up with your art-snob boyfriend, a pioneering woman graffiti artist, the rot in Rotten Tomatoes, and what would Ursula K. Le Guin have to say about AI-generated art?
Art
Required Reading
This week, metallic spheres from another solar system, the problem with compulsive gift-giving, shots of a rare blue moon, and much more.