Cercador Prize Names 2026 Finalists, Nine Books Translated From Nine Languages
Nine books, nine translators, nine languages: the finalists for the 2026 Cercador Prize, announced by US booksellers.
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Category: Culture
Art Tarot Card Reading Warns the Fall Will Bring Hard Times
A tarot reading for the fall art world predicts a season of endings and political upheaval, with a giant vial of ink marking the passage.
Six Decades On, Peppermint Patty Remains Charlie Brown’s Most Reliant Companion in Peanuts
Sixty years after her debut, Peppermint Patty remains Charlie Brown's most loyal friend, a case made by a quiet 1979 hospital arc.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo’s Camera Captured Mexico’s Quiet Edges at Yancey Richardson
A Chelsea gallery's tiny room holds nine photographs of solitude by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, tender and intimate. A dog sleeps, a woman looks away.
Two Jars Once Made by Enslaved Potter Dave Drake Are Returned to His Descendants
A museum hands back two jars of stoneware, bearing the name of a potter once enslaved, whose poems survived a law against literacy.
Queen’s Surf Beach in Honolulu Once Served as a Gathering Spot for LGBTQ+ Māhū Communities
A gathering spot of old, now marked with a plaque, wherein a people once driven underground come forth to feast and remember.
New York Studio School Pushes Painting Beyond Its Own Boundaries
A strange pairing at the New York Studio School brings three painters together, each a master of their own odd form.
Three literary journals worth reading during the first-ever #LitMagWeek
A week of literary magazines celebrates their origins and new issues, from N+1 to Protean to Toronto Review.
Johanna Hedva’s ‘Gravity, My / Favorite Enemy’ Drips Toward Its Own End at CARA
A slow drip of black ink and charred wood marks Hedva's first solo show, a tale of time running out at CARA.
How AINA Gallery’s Debut Show Rewrites the Rules of Artistic Discovery
A gallery's satirical instruction reveals how Western museums treat non-Western artists as discoveries, erasing living artists in favor of dead ones.
Hyperallergic Draws Its Fall Equinox Tarotscope From a 15th-Century Deck — And a Language Model
A tarot reading mixing a 15th-century deck with a large language model, for artists facing the fall equinox.
Happy International Translation Day!
A day for translators: essays, interviews, book lists, and the story of St. Jerome, patron of irascible curmudgeons.