Category: Art & Culture
“The Far Side” Creator Gary Larson Releases New Material After 25 Years
From 1980 to 1995, Far Side Comics, Gary Trudeau’s surrealist single-panel comics, ran in...
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Kanye West’s “Famous” Exhibit Stirs Debate
12 naked celebrities sleep side-by-side in one giant bed: George W. Bush, Anna Wintour, Donald...
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The Female Gaze: The Latest Craze in Phallic Art
Thirty-two artists, all women, contributed 38 pieces of art on a single subject: Men. This is the...
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The History of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
In 2012, Trayvon Martin was killed by a white man who was later acquitted of manslaughter. Since...
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Tibetan Healing Sand Mandalas
In Buddhism a mandala is a balanced geometric pattern. The word “mandala” in sanskrit...
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Christian Mingle Grows Again
ChristianMingle, which has long billed itself as the “largest and fastest growing online...
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Poison Arrows Found in Africa Reveal a Leap in Human Technology
Many animals use poison in the wild to help them bring down prey. Venom from snakes, spiders, and...
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Portland’s Street Eats
Food trucks are a mobile restaurant trend that is sweeping the nation. They provide a unique and...
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What the Heck is “Aquafaba”?
I, too, asked myself that question after having seen the name on an internet blog. It sounds like...
Read MoreArtist Uses Bank Logos and Gives Form to Cash Flow
Michael Mandiberg’s current project, FDIC Insured, has been in the works since 2009. Every weekend since then, for six and a half years, he’s tracked US banks that have failed each week. He has kept his own records...
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“Badiya” Challenges Existing Representation of Arabs in Games
Representation in media is an important part of developing a better understanding of people with...
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Sleepwalker in Underwear Draws a Crowd Wherever He Goes
A balding white man in sagging white briefs staggers in place, arms outstretched, face slack and...
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