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I’ve posted about Korean artist Lee Hyun-Joung ’s swirling and swooping work before, but I recently saw one of her pieces in ...

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As part of the fascist war on “woke”, tens of thousands of books have been pulled from the shelves of libraries around ...

I’m headed out on an unexpected trip this afternoon, to attend the funeral of Dr. Steve Feller, who was my advisor in college ...

In the mountains of Hokkaido, Goro Obata traded city rules for freedom, backcountry skiing, fly fishing — and a café that sometimes closes on sunny days. Watch his story of choosing lifestyle over ...