Opinion
In an Extremely Loud World, Artists Would Benefit More If They Learned to Shut Up
I have come to the conclusion that most artists are overthinking absolutely everything.
The Absurdism of All Is Lost
The 2013 film of a man lost at sea is a potent representation of all humanity's efforts to master the world made powerless against a world that does not care.
When Everything Feels Like the Movies, Go to a Concert
When performance cuts us, we are thankful to bleed.
The Latest Booker Prize is awarded to Author David Szalay
The Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards and was recently awarded to David Szalay for his book "Flesh".
This Week in Art & Culture: Fast Fashion Backlash • Wealth’s Visuals • Ross On-Auction
From Paris pushing back against SHEIN’s first permanent store, to a closer look at how wealth is framed across film and architecture, to Bob Ross paintings selling for over $600k to support public TV.
SHE”IN” or “OUT”? Paris Says “No” to SHEIN’s First Permanent Store
On the first day of SHEIN’s grand opening in Paris, shoppers and protestors rally at the BHV department store. The fast-fashion giant now faces controversies, boycotts and fury over labor issues, sustainability, and scandals involving its sales of “childlike” sex dolls
The Aesthetics of Wealth Inequality
Sometimes richness looks like an opulent mansion, sometimes it looks like a sleek modern home. In these different aesthetic visions of wealth, we get different accounts of its injustices.
This Week In The Arts - What Will Be Mamdani's Effect on The Arts?
This week we look at Zohran Mamdani’s historic win, the new U.S. Poet Laureate, the creative limits of IMAX, the elegance of xia, the opening of Egypt’s Grand Museum, and Saba’s latest track that reminds us hip-hop still breathes off the charts.
National Library of Congress Announces New United States Poet Laureate
On September 15th, 2025 the National Library of Congress appointed Arthur Sze as the nation’s 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.
The Creative Inconveniences of IMAX
While its popularity is exploding, IMAX is still a cumbersome, disorganized format. Its lack of convenience, though, has become a channel for creativity.
A Touch of Xia侠 Between Blades and Wine Cups
When old swords tell new stories, Wuxia films and chivalrous ideals modernize over time.
Is Zohran's Win A Win For Artists?
The historic mayoral win has many celebrating. The question is, should we?
Piecing it all together
Collage, clay, and coming-of-age in 2025, this week’s features linger on the handmade worlds that make art come alive.