Tag: culture
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Designers at a new crop of creative studios create fake personas they hope real people will love. Are they distorting culture or mirroring it? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/ai-podcasts-fashion-pop-avatars.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5FA.fKfk.bMp5uecIkIOV&smid=bs-share more ›
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From Elvis to Eminem: Sean O’Hagan on the 50 moments that shaped popular musical history – and in the process changed our lives. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/02/popandrock?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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When the present looks bleak, we reach for a rose-tinted past. https://nautil.us/how-nostalgia-made-america-great-again-236556 more ›
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Among the most refined works of African art are the distinctive white masks of southern Gabon in Central Africa. https://open.substack.com/pub/isaacsamuel/p/the-white-masks-of-gabon-foreign?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=oj2p5 more ›
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Of course you’ve missed some great stuff since 1985! A lot of you weren’t even born then! Not only has the advent of digital releases made more https://www.spinmagazine.com/2025/12/the-40-best-albums-from-the-last-40-years-that-you-probably-didnt-hear-but-shouldve/ more ›
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In a world now dominated by digital media, small handmade books are a return to analog media and offline connection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/21/books/japanese-zines/ more ›
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For National Independent Bookstore Day, our guide to some of the most treasured bookstores in the country—from California to Alaska to Minnesota. https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-best-independent-bookstores-in-america more ›
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The Pinault Collection’s electrifying group show unites painting and sculpture around the theme of illumination https://www.ft.com/content/7fd5e7c8-1b08-49a1-af2c-49647df0a410?syn-25a6b1a6=1 more ›
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The American-born British artist on walking away from a pop career, painting her heroes, and establishing an unshakable sense of self https://observer.co.uk/culture/interviews/article/an-hour-with-issy-wood?utm_campaign=560996_TheObserverWeekend_260322&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&UID=&dm_i=7EQK,C0V8,VJH6N,1M0IL,1,0,0,0 more ›