It took 150 years after America officially abolished slavery to get a national museum on the black experience.
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Photo of the Day, Everybody Needs a Hobby Edition
View image | gettyimages.com This is Volker Kraft of Saalfeld, German, with the apple tree he and his wife have decorated with 10,000 Easter eggs. It’s his thing, I guess. You may think this is silly, but what’s your thing? Forwarding stupid Vines to your stupid friends? If you bring as much pleasure into the […]
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Photo of the Day, Flying Kick Edition
View image | gettyimages.com A Shaolin monk demonstrates his flying side kick on a visit to London. What does this have to do with American politics? Think of it as a metaphor. The monk represents one thing, his target off-camera another thing, and the red doors behind him yet another thing. You fill in the […]
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Watch Party Dispatch: Poets and Pols Gather For Some Pointed Words
In which Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton mingles with constituents and the verse is a bit searing.
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Outsider Art Heads Indoors
Did Banksy’s New York City sojourn leave behind a renewed appreciation for off-the-wall art? Maybe. Maybe not.
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Morally Compromised Art, on the Big Screen
How do we judge a movie made from a book written by someone with repellent political views?
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New Treasure in Maine
The Colby College Museum of Art reopens, ready to share its $100 million gift and quietly bold vision.
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The Unstoppable Ascendency of Street Art
Shepard Fairey, Banksy, and FAILE are just some of the artists bridging the gap between the establishment art world and the grittier creative forces of city streets.
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A Critical Look at the Art of George W. Bush
The former president bares his soul
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Afghanistan Sketches
Illustrator Victor Juhasz spent three weeks in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Here, a sampling of his work.