Pope.L Invites Us to Think Through the American Dream
A portrait without eyes and a library of Black authors confront the American Dream at the Drawing Center.
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University of Michigan Offers Free MFA in Art With Research Emphasis
Michigan's Stamps School offers a fully funded MFA combining studio art and research, led by Angela Washko, with no tuition cost.
‘Late Summer in the Anthropocene’: Marcus Wicker’s Hibiscus Plant Demands Ceramic Turquoise Views
A poem of late summer and climate grief, wherein a hibiscus child demands its due, and a couple tend their garden amid ruin.
New Reviews Are In: These Are the Books Critics Can’t Stop Talking About This Week
A digest of the best-reviewed books of the week, from Emma Cline's Switzy to Francis Fukuyama's In the Realm of the Last Man.
Artists Respond to 9/11 Through Surveillance, War, and Hope
A look back at the artists, curators, and culture workers who reflect on 25 years since 9/11, from Hyperallergic.
Lit Hub Daily: Coben on Ideas, Fisher on Slavery, and More
A roundup of the week's best literary writing: Coben on ideas, Lopate on Sleepy Hollow, and more history, poetry, and politics.
The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”: Irving’s Prose Craft Outlasts the Headless Horseman
How Washington Irving's two tales of sleep, one a nap and one a chase, became enduring classics of American literature.
National Gallery of Art Releases Catalog of New Publications, From African American Photography to Modern Abstraction Through Textiles
A survey of new books and scholarly works from the National Gallery of Art, covering photography, textiles, Rothko, and the gallery's vast collection.
Brooklyn Museum Puts Out a Sculpture by the Artist Killed in 9/11
Brooklyn Museum displays Michael Richards' 'Free F'All' sculpture, honoring the artist killed on 9/11 and the Tuskegee Airmen on the 25th anniversary.
Color Filter That Helped NASA See Mars Is Now Revealing Hidden Cave Paintings on Earth
A NASA color-enhancement trick meant for Mars is now revealing hidden rock art on Earth, uncovering ancient figures in Egypt, Canada, and Norway.
The Schnoor: Bremen’s Storybook Quarter Rewards the Unplanned Wanderer
Explore Bremen's oldest quarter, the Schnoor, a storybook tangle of crooked lanes, colorful houses, craft shops, cafés, and hidden courtyards.
Ed Park’s ‘Personal Days’ Kicks Off a New Funny Novel Canon
Ed Park's 2008 novel Personal Days tops a new Funny Novel Canon list, praised as one of the best comic novels ever for its page-only humor and wordplay.