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Art
7 Queer Webtoon Comics to Start Reading
These 7 queer webtoons will warm your heart and ruin your sleep schedule.
Decade by Decade: Black Women Musicians, Activists Alike
For years black women have been fighting against racism and sexism. These women are also musicians, using their lyrics to influence change.
The Male Gaze: What It Is, and What TikTok Often Gets Wrong
The ‘male gaze’ has a long history in art and philosophy. To know what it actually means, let’s start with understanding what gaze is in the first place.
From Ours to Yours: The History of the Christmas Card and Why It’s Here to Stay (For Now)
The Christmas card was meant to save time while allowing its sender to maintain social customs around letter-writing and visitation. As our social and technological norms evolve, so too does the Christmas card.
Climate Activists Versus Famous Works of Art: What’s the Message?
“What is worth more—art or life?” With their attacks against famous works of art, climate activists are sending a message. But are they effective?
Subway to High Society: How Basquiat, Haring, and Scharf Changed the Art World Forever
Basquiat, Haring, and Scharf were the most recognizable names in art during their time. One of them would later be taken under Andy Warhol’s wing.
Artemis and Diana in Greek Mythology: Myths, Symbols, and Spiritual Meaning
Diana in Greek mythology and Roman mythology is a goddess of the moon and a symbol for many aspects of womanhood.
What Is Urban Fantasy?
Urban fantasy is a literary genre that merges the real world urban settings with fantasy elements to create a vibrant world of magic.
15 Free Black Lives Matter Posters & Wallpaper Art
Here are 15 sources for free Black Lives Matter posters and wallpaper art you can use to spread the message that Black Lives Matter and support the movement.
Say Hello to Blucifer: The Mysterious and Scary Denver Airport Horse Statue
There are quite a few conspiracy theories about the Denver Airport, most of them probably untrue. But the story of Blucifer, the demon horse that killed its creator, is 100% fact.
The Best 6 Paintings by Food-Face Painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Do you know that painting of the guy whose head is made of only fruits and veggies? Want to see more from its creator Giuseppe Arcimboldo?
The Story of Fernando Botero’s Fat Figures
Colombian artist Fernando Botero is known for depicting fat figures. But why are his paintings of fat people considered high art?
The Gaze of Retro-Futurism: A Glimpse Into the Alternative Present
Retro-futurism is an artistic movement that branched off of futurism and imagined the future from the perspective of the past. Here’s why it’s important.
What Is Afrofuturism?: Discover the Genre That’s Imagining a Future for People of African Descent
Afrofuturism asks if the future sci-fi imagines for us has space for people of African descent.
Why Is Cyberpunk So Japanese?
The cyberpunk genre made Japan the face of a technologically advanced and bleakly capitalist future. But why?