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We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s the...
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Hubba hubba
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The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
I overdid it
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Gothic tipi?
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I’m in my late 20s, which for about five years has meant that March and April bring...
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Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
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If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
Tania and I were desperate for a “day” off and decided a tour of the mid-west was...
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Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
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Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
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The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
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In 1930s Paris, a fashion revolution was born. Empress of couture Elsa...
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