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The New Republic has just released a (beautifully laid out) 100 Years 100 Thinkers, which includes five artists : Picasso, Matisse, Calder, ...

At the NDF conference this week, the audience was divided* by the final keynote, MONA lead designer Leigh Carmichael, who talked about how t...

Ms. Ventimiglia was referring to a moment that is now almost standard in the curtain-call ritual, whereby after receiving her bouquet, the ...

Like some kind of WASPy counterpoint to Simon Denny's The personal effects of Kim Dotcom , this NYT account of the auction of Bunny ...

I've been sitting on these four tabs for weeks now, trying to come up with the appropriate response. And after those weeks, my overall r...

This New Yorker article by Alec Wilkinson on Anne Marie Gardner , founder and editor of 'Modern Farmer' magazine, is fascinating on ...

Dance articles are my kryptonite. I know bugger all about dance, but I love reading about it - from street style to notation for choreograph...

"Mr. Penny’s body language, sighs and restrained impatience make it obvious that he is the boss" From a NYT review of Frederick...

On the radio today I'll be talking about Milan Mrkusich at Aratoi , copyright and the First World War , and a bunch of things to look f...

The chief objective of a exhibition review is to give you a reason to see the show, and points to test your own viewing against while doing ...

The New Yorker has been releasing content from its archives, bundling highlights into weekly blog posts. This 1950 interview of Hemingway by...

Cat Weaver on what happens when you ignore the obvious in a butt-plug/Christmas tree .