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Uma Thurman's response when asked about the flood of sexual misconduct allegations....wow. pic.twitter.com/Sw5Br1GwFg— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 4, 2017
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Art makes us THINK BIG | Appreciation Friday: U.S. Department of Arts and Culture
Barbara Kruger’s limited edition MetroCards, commissioned as part of the artist’s contribution to Performa 17 (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
Two limited edition MetroCards designed by Barbara Kruger were distributed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The cards are available at four New York City subway stations — Queensboro Plaza, Broadway-Lafayette Street, East Broadway, and the 116th Street B/C station — and were commissioned as part of the artist’s contribution to Performa 17.
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curious?
- The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has a curious film archive that is largely unknown:
The bulk of the film archive consists of documentaries made by former museum director Alfred Bailey, who led the institution from 1933 to 1969.
“He really changed the museum,” says O’Connell, who describes him as “a field man,” traveling to six continents on numerous expeditions. “He went to the most out-of-the-way, most difficult places you can imagine, and somehow he always took a movie camera and a tripod with him.”
The Incredible Oyster Reef
Much as coral reefs help protect many tropical islands from hurricanes, oysters protected New York City. They broke up large waves before they could crash onto the shore. And below the surface, their rough texture would increase friction and slow down the water.
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you have got to be kidding me
Why is the first robot to receive citizenship sparking outrage over women's rights? pic.twitter.com/I82oWAi9Po— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 31, 2017
Book Igloo?
I could live in here!
Home was a sculptural installation by Colombian artist Miler Lagos. The piece was constructed at MagnanMetz Gallery in 2011 using carefully stacked books to create a compact dome that is entirely self-supporting.
The exhibit ran September 12 - October 15, 2011
His Video:
Miler Lagos, LAT 65.31 N Long 114.13W, 2011 from FLORAars+natura on Vimeo.ah, you think?
New Gilded Age –>
In a 2016 report, Oxfam claimed that the richest 1 percent of people in the world control more wealth than the rest of the world combined.
"The total wealth held by the world’s billionaires rose by 17 percent in 2016 to $6 trillion," writes Newsweek's Conor Gaffey, who notes that "the world’s richest people now control the highest concentration of wealth since the period known as the Gilded Age in the United States."
But everything isn't rosy with this group: according to Gaffey, "the uber-rich are concerned that growing inequality could lead to society turning against them."Meet the billionaires who run Trump's government
In a 2016 report, Oxfam claimed that the richest 1 percent of people in the world control more wealth than the rest of the world combined.
the lost art of reading
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