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Artist

Crispin Sartwell as Vermeer's "Girl With a Pearl Earring" | DALL-E: “Crispin Sartwell as Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'”

Artificial Intelligence

What Are the Bots Doing to Art?

The same thing tech has always done.

Crispin Sartwell | 4.1.2023 8:00 AM

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Tattoos

Why Did Pandemic Authorities Treat Tattoo Shops Like Titty Bars?

"Government restrictions came in, which literally shut us down," says Paul Smith, who co-owns Red Stag Tattoo in Austin, Texas.

Liz Wolfe and Zach Weissmueller | 5.2.2022 2:00 PM

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Art

On the Money: Presidential Portraiture and Power in D.C.

Kehinde Wiley's pre-presidential works criticized inequalities and hierarchies of power. His presidential portrait doesn't do the same.

Crispin Sartwell | 2.23.2020 6:00 AM

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Immigration

Artist's Cheesy Border Wall Troll Will 'Make America Grate Again'

Cosimo Cavallaro tackles a wedge issue.

Joe Setyon | 3.28.2019 10:40 AM

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Photo

Mike Riggs | 12.26.2018 6:00 AM

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Police

After 27 Years, Golf Drawings Helped Clear a Convict of Murder

Valentino Dixon has been proclaiming his innocence for decades. After a golf magazine brought attention to his case, people started to listen.

Joe Setyon | 9.20.2018 11:50 AM

Large image on homepages | Alfred Weidinger/Creative Commons

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei Wants You to Think About the Refugee Crisis

Meredith Bragg | 1.1.2018 12:00 PM

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