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Diane Arbus and the Too Revealing Detail

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Nude but for white lingerie, Diane Arbus looks at herself in a full-length mirror tilted to the right. One arm hangs over her rounded belly; the other holds the tripod leg…

Sly Stone’s Political and Musical Awakening

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In May 1971, Marvin Gaye released what many consider his greatest album, What’s Going On? It’s a musical cycle told from the perspective of a Vietnam veteran returning to the United…

Shopping with my dead dad

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How the meanest genre became good

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Two months ago, the world lost a gruff, powerful guitarist named Al Barile. He was sixty-three when he died after a battle with cancer, and those who mourned him often expressed…

“Nothing to See” by Haruki Aoki

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Animals that display human traits often become the subject of fables that are meant to convey moral lessons. But in this work by Japanese-American poet and illustrator Haruki Aoki, the cat…

Taylor Swift’s Master Plan

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In 2014, Taylor Swift released an album called 1989, which became a symbol of her transition from country to pop. She appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where the host reads some…

What Autopens Can’t Do

John Hancock took up the pen, and presidents should do the same. Credit: Triff/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… Like windmills, energy-saving light bulbs, and McDonald’s ice cream machines, the “auto-opener” has quickly gained popularity and become…

The Quiet Life of Phil Robertson

The patriarch of the Duck dynasty was an American explorer of faith and family values, and the winding path one sometimes must take to achieve them. Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… A dozen…

How Wes Anderson Finally Lost Me

The American director’s film “The Phoenician Plan” turned out to be a failure. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… At the large Regal theater near Richmond, Virginia, there were fewer than ten people in attendance for the premiere of…