"I am a marxist though. Nothing to be ashamed of."

"The Covid protests are occurring at the height of China’s autocratic moment. While there are calls for free speech and elections, the rallying cry since Sunday has been against a jarring oppression: the incarceration of hundreds of _...Read More_

"The Pillars of Creaton, the subject of one of art history's most beloved space images, gets an infrared makeover."

"Surely this means the ownership of the land prior to formation of Arizona statehood survives, which is a great news for the indigenous people."

Great photograph and awesome write up. It’s crazy to think that they were only open for about 28 years before 9/11. Crazy how vacant it is. Hard to imagine anywhere in new york not being crowded.

>"Data visceralization goes beyond mortality statistics to help people grieve."

>"Jonathan Malesic responds to readers concerned about the breakdown in college students’ learning since Covid."

"Sugar booger decor is sexy, black-lacquered, and here to shake us out of our COVID-era blues."

>"Simon Stone’s new staging of Donizetti’s classic opera updates the work to a present-day American town — hold (some of) the madness."

>"Easter has always been a sacred holiday for Spaniards and millions take to the road, many just to see the processions. But COVID-19 halted all that"

>"The Roald Dahl illustrator's posters are for children to colour while at Covid vaccine centres."

"Social media companies have failed to legitimate their public power because they have responded to such public problems like engineers.”

"When disease floats, we can no longer hide — but we can weaken the threat.'

>"The pilot's leather cap, worn during her first historic journey across the Atlantic Ocean, sold for more than 10 times the high estimate of $80,000."