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The Margins of Society Anora It is no exaggeration to say that Anora is one of the most honored films in cinematic history. Miles David Moore
The Melbourne Skyline The Photography of Jon Rendell
Question May Swenson I asked AI to paraphrase May Swenson's "Question" and here is what artificial intelligence came up with. David Alpaugh
Madame X A fic-review of the Exhibition "Sargent and Paris" at The Met Altenir Silva
Agentic AI What is not really ever said when talking about AI in its various forms: it is a capitalist technology created to serve capitalist ends. Michael Bettencourt
Lost in the Garden He was an old man. She was an old woman. One day, he couldn't remember his name. It went on for days. And then... she couldn't remember hers. Arthur Danin Adler
Kind of on Hold I wander around in my head, looking at the spaces that coexist in there: a bedroom, a work room, a studio out in the backyard, even the gazebo where I could potentially set up regular meditation. Claudine Jones
The Enigma of Jeffrey Epstein's Death: Two Scenarios and Their Implications Jeffrey Epstein's demise in a New York City jail has sparked infinite debates and speculations, dividing opinions between two primary scenarios: he killed himself or he was killed. Les Marcott
What Color Is Poetry? If I write a poem in support of Black Lives Matter, does that make it a white poem? If a Person of Color writes it? Am I even allowed to write it if I'm white? Gregory Luce
Tolkien's Proper Nouns At one point in Ulysses, the character John Eglinton says: "After God Shakespeare has created most." I have a corollary: After Shakespeare Tolkien hath made most. Patrick Walsh
The Yellow Brick Road of Free Books Karren Alenier
Question May Swenson David Alpaugh
The Real Story of the Kandinsky Fakes, cont. They came with their fakes wrapped in newspaper in plastic bags, telling the most persuasive stories about the origins of the works. Jelena Hahl-Fontaine - edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
Professor Parinya Tuntisuk The Journey of Art and Heart for Society with a Thai National Artist. Janine Yasovant
The Ocean and its Attendants Part Two I had traveled far, had gained a facility in moving between dimensions, and had grown, as if from scratch, a capacity to decode and translate arcane of traditions. Brian George
A Tale of Two Tristans From as long ago as I can remember, as a student of medieval literature, the tale of Tristan and Isolde has always held a special place in my imagination. Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
writings
Madame X Altenir Silva A fic-review of the Exhibition "Sargent and Paris" at The Met.
imagery
Painting High Seas Poetry Notes on the Battle of Lepanto The Art of David Wiley
The Art of SS. Burrus A Retrospective
When the Earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people will appear on the Earth
Patrick Nagel It's in the Eyes
media
Audio
Theatre Thoughts An entertaining array of audio essays on an array of theatre topics by an astute and entertaining essayist
You Don't Say! Occasional Musings by an occasionally amused writer
Video
Undress Me In a bar, Laura turns to Stefan and asks him to undress her, by word of mouth, in his best mother tongue
Light Fantastic Weighty matters of brain neurons and addiction, two kisses, single-malt scotch, the green dance of blue, yellow lasers
Ear Buds What happens when we love our devices — and they love us back
The Greed Gene A young couple is told by their genetic counselor that their child has the greed gene, there is nothing they can do
letters
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A Brief But Quirky History of the Arts January 2011|●
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The One January 2009|●
What Is Art? January 2008|●
View of the Arts January 2007|●
The Art of Sex in the Arts February 2006|●
State of the Art of the Arts October 2005|●
Special—Indexes
The Steiny Road Index of Karren Alenier's columns and writings|●
Writings Index of Arthur Danin Adler's columns and writings|●
Kandinsky Anew Index of the series by Lissa Tyler Renaud|●
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