And still, Leen keeps searching, following the advice of famous Smoky Mountain writer Horace Kephart—himself a seeker—who, ...

Social media and ChatGPT are changing the way we use text. Artists are pulling text in different directions in their practice, too. Some examples from recent shows across Goa and New Delhi.

Explore the debate on whether propaganda can transcend its messaging to become great art, featuring insights from critics and ...

The weary griever is used to the expression “I can’t imagine.” It is an expression of distance, and of pity. It is a ...

As an elementary teacher, my mother could string together colorful phrases using the names of fourth-grade art supplies, just to avoid a “swear word.” She had strict rules on what was allowed to be ...

It's not often that "thinking inside the box," is lauded as a winning strategy. But for spoken word poet Henry Morray, it won Slamovision's 2025 international slam poetry competition.

Leonardo DiCaprio sat down with Time magazine , which has named the Oscar winner its entertainer of the year, to discuss what ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

Mischief Masquerade returns to Santa Rosa on New Year’s Eve with live music, drag, burlesque and DJs in a three-room ...

Columbia, South Carolina artist Carol Brady has written her first musical, “Flares.” Currently being workshopped for potential performance in the Southeast, it’s inspired by Congaree fireflies, ...

In January of 2025, California’s leadership proved the wisdom of the Forest Gump axiom: The presence of moronic thinking can ...

Queer people have existed in folklore throughout history. Realizing that gives us magical powers, Sacha Coward says.