Visual artists draw from visual references, not words, as they imagine their work. So when language is in the driver’s seat of making art, it erects a barrier between the artist and the canvas.
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Hint: It’s all tied up with the country’s history with British royalty.
In the last decade, some graffiti writers have moved from outlaw taggers to sought-after artists.
History is filled with stories of business magnates taking big financial risks on the next big sports sensation. But emerging sports are more like social movements than business enterprises.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author was always willing to experiment with his prose, pacing and narration, crafting an oeuvre that varied wildly in style and structure.
Intellectual property law wasn’t written with AI in mind, so it isn’t clear who owns the images that emerge from prompts – or if the artists whose work was scraped to train AI models should be paid.
Similar techniques used to identify criminals have been employed to unmask anonymous authors. But they aren’t foolproof.
Tombstones that used the honorifics ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ restored a sense of dignity to people who had been denied it in life.
Though abortion is appearing in more plot lines, many programs still aren’t accurately depicting what the reality of abortion access looks like in America today.
Hip-hop traveled far after being birthed by Black Americans in US cities. The journey hasn’t always been smooth.
It came about through sustained contact with native Spanish speakers who directly translated phrases from Spanish into English, a form of linguistic borrowing called ‘calques.’
While Lewis Hine’s early-20th century photographs of working children compelled Congress to limit or ban child labor, the US Department of Labor is now under fire for failing to enforce these laws.
The way many Americans think about racial identity today is hard to map onto the complex history of ancient Egypt and ancient Nubia.
During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
French soccer star Karim Benzema will join Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League, and others may follow.
Only in the past few years have the stories and experiences of trans people in Nazi Germany come to light.
Art can help anchor places even as they are reshaped.
Though accessory dwelling units have been around for centuries, a recent survey found that 71% of Americans were unfamiliar with the concept.
Greater representation in rap from LGBTQ artists comes as mainstream artists atone for past lyrics.
Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic self.
Latino characters have traditionally been underrepresented in mainstream comics. But Spider-Man’s backstory makes him the perfect superhero to be recast as a minority.
Latino artists have been forging their own paths in hip-hop for decades, giving voice to young peoples’ pain, faith and demands for change.
Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for power joined by immense self-loathing.
Nighttime is much more than a source of danger or an occasion to party – it’s a portal into a different world, with rhythms, challenges and lifestyles of its own.
While derision and mockery permeate airwaves and social media feeds, satire holds the key to creating a more informed, engaged electorate.