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23 hours ago
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30th anniversary glossary shows there's more to 'Clueless' than Valley speak

Clueless popularized phrases like "as if!" and "totally," influencing teen vernacular for decades.
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23 hours ago
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'Clueless' just turned 30. A new anniversary glossary celebrates its language

Clueless popularized influential slang expressions and captured the essence of Valley speak from affluent California teens.
#marvel
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1 day ago
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The new 'Fantastic Four' starts Marvel's next phase off on the right (gigantic) foot

Superhero films aiming for groundedness fail, while embracing suspension of disbelief leads to compelling escapism.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps offers vibrant visuals and a drag-free plot that enhances the superhero experience.
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1 day ago
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'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' a rom-com turned sideways and more in theaters

The Fantastic Four: First Steps celebrates retro heroism with sincerity and humor while setting the stage for a cosmic showdown against Galactus.
#film-review
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1 day ago
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Why the world needs a pop-punk Superman

James Gunn's Superman provides moral clarity and humor through character relationships and cultural references.
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1 week ago
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You'll find a gripping new internet thriller in the 'Cloud'

The film 'Cloud' highlights the dark transformation of the internet from a tool for connection to a source of human malevolence.
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19 hours ago

'Resurrection' brings 'Dexter' back to life and Michael C. Hall is better than ever

Dexter Morgan was taught to kill bad people after witnessing his mother's murder, emphasizing the show's complex antihero narrative.
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1 day ago

'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' heralds good things for the MCU's future

The Fantastic Four: First Steps features a vibrant retro-future setting and emphasizes family dynamics in a classic superhero narrative.
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19 hours ago

Singer Cleo Laine, who boasted a four-octave range, has died at 97

Cleo Laine's performance was marked by vocal pyrotechnics, showcasing a four-octave range that engaged audiences in both jazz and pop genres, making her a unique talent.
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2 days ago
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Juxtapoz Magazine - Heidrun Rathgeb "I Watch the Mountains Changing Colour" @ Sea View, Los Angeles

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4 days ago
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Juxtapoz Magazine - Grace Bromley "Show Me What I Don't Know" @ Megan Mulrooney, Los Angeles

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Juxtapoz Magazine - Heidrun Rathgeb "I Watch the Mountains Changing Colour" @ Sea View, Los Angeles

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4 days ago
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Juxtapoz Magazine - Grace Bromley "Show Me What I Don't Know" @ Megan Mulrooney, Los Angeles

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15 hours ago

Among Andalusian Vineyards, a Vivid Carpet Creates a Space for Gathering

"Pasera" is the latest addition to Javier de Riba's ongoing Floors series, a project focused on reclaiming small plots of land as communal sites.
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#sculpture
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2 days ago

I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary

Billy Joel's left thumb was bandaged due to a motorcycle accident in 1982 that also ended his marriage, showing the intertwining of personal and creative struggles.
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1 day ago

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

Hulk Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, was 71 when he died from cardiac arrest in Clearwater, Florida, according to local authorities.
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fromThe Oaklandside
1 day ago

Oakland arts community celebrates two big funding wins after budget disappointments

"We're thrilled about that news. It certainly came as a blow when we first heard that this was being considered for elimination, just because it's a valuable position," López said. "We had a really great relationship with [Roberto Bedoya] the previous cultural affairs manager."
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fromFuncheap
3 days ago

2nd Annual "West Oakland Matters" Free Arts + Culture Fest (7th West)

West Oakland Matters is a celebration of 'living heritage,' featuring local artists, vendors with vintage clothing, and community memories, highlighting the area's history.
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fromCreativeApplications.Net
2 days ago

Histolysis - Pulsing in peristaltic rhythms

The name Histolysis comes from the biological process by which tissues break down during metamorphosis. In this work, histolysis is a condition of dissolution that makes transformation possible, not as a loss but as potential.
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2 days ago

S.F. muralist, educator Patricia Rodriguez dies at 80

"I would go almost every day to watch them paint, to see women up on the scaffolding. Just to give them snacks and moral support," said Cervantes.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Breakfast With Mugabe: biting political drama finally arrives in South Africa

The play finds Mugabe holed-up in State House, pursued by the bitter spirit of a long-dead comrade. Denied help by traditional healers, the former liberation leader reluctantly turns to a white psychiatrist.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
4 days ago

DramaWatch: A Palestinian playwright's 'Them' brings the refugee crisis home * Oregon ArtsWatch

"There is great power in truth, and although my characters are fictional, the stories are real, the circumstances are real and based on real experiences of people I know, and have spent a considerable amount of time with."
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#comedy
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4 days ago

Shadow Labyrinth is a gritty twist on Pac-Man aimed at a new, younger audience

Shadow Labyrinth is a gritty sci-fi reinterpretation of Pac-Man, showcasing a darker, more adult-focused tone while attempting to evolve the franchise for the modern gaming audience.
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4 days ago

Miniature Masterpieces: Students at The Goddard School recreate the masters

Hilari O'Neill, Executive Director of the Goddard School says, "I really give so much credit to our teachers and faculty. They chose their individual classrooms and artists based on what they thought was most attainable for their kids to fully immerse themselves in."
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1 week ago

How Can We Save Bay Area Theater From Collapse? 11 Local Experts Weigh In | KQED

The theater landscape ebbs and flows, and despite an uptick in diverse plays, many theaters hesitate to include more than one 'Asian' or 'Black' play.
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#art-preservation
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6 days ago

Sunday Puzzle: World capitals

Agreeing could lead to Agreed solutions in Managua, Nicaragua, where discussions often resolve conflicts favorably. It's important to reach mutual consent for progress.
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#eddington
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1 week ago

Is the 'Gen Z stare' just a call to look inwards?

A new social phenomenon has emerged called the 'Gen Z stare', describing the tendency of Gen Z individuals to stare blankly when engaged in conversation, categorized as 'customer service stare' and 'customer stare'. This reflects a growing generational divide that recalls historical critiques of youth behavior across ages.
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1 week ago

4 confidence-boosting ways to overcome the fear of flirting in real life

Confidence coach Regina Bonds believes that flirting in real life is a lost art, emphasizing the impact of technology on personal interactions and dating.
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1 week ago

blind lucid umbrella unpacks meanings of blue light with installation made of LED modules

Blind Lucid Umbrella (BLU) is an art installation by Tony Tao Li, utilizing LED technology to explore the meanings and emotional connections associated with the color blue in the digital era.
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fromFast Company
1 week ago

How a legacy theater organization in Massachusetts is using a startup mentality to reinvent itself

The traditional nonprofit theater model isn't sustainable anymore, and our choice in this moment was really innovation over inertia, says Raphael Picciarelli, managing director of strategy and transformation at Williamstown.
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1 week ago

An Interview with Sophie Seita & Naomi Woo | Berlin Art Link

Water is a kind of archive, a kind of storehouse of memory that is, nevertheless, always in flux. Water has a clear chemical formula, but that is perhaps the only thing clear about this most fundamental of agents in the lives of people and societies.
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1 week ago

'KPop Demon Hunters' is a viral smash that crushes the songs

KPop Demon Hunters features a soundtrack that is climbing the Billboard charts, showcasing the catchy and upbeat music that accompanies the film's thrilling action.
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1 week ago

A COVID-era Western, a slasher sequel and a 50-year-old classic to watch this week

This satirical COVID-era Western highlights the clash between a liberal mayor pushing mask mandates and a conservative sheriff who resists them, portrayed in a small town setting.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

El Campanil Theatre in Antioch at risk of closure without more funding, board president says

"So many theaters have closed for that reason, aside from the fact that you can get entertainment in a lot of different ways now, you can get it on Netflix, you go to a winery for a concert."
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Football stadium disrupts plans for Tasmanian truth-and-reconciliation art park

Greg Lehman, a Trawoolway descendant, expressed that the Mona-backed truth-and-reconciliation art park could create "real generational change to Australia's relationship with its past," focusing on addressing the genocide against Aboriginal Tasmanians.
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1 week ago

The economy is turbulent for influencers, too here's how you might see it online

Recession jitters have made online audiences and brands more discerning about their spending, possibly roiling the traditional income streams that influencers have come to rely on.
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1 week ago

The best games of 2025 so far, picked by NPR's staff

2025 finally brought the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 and blockbuster exclusives like Mario Kart World.
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fromColossal
1 week ago

Nervous System's Puzzles Celebrate E.A. Seguy's Vivid Butterflies

E.A. Séguy created a timeless collection of prints inspired by butterflies, skillfully employing pochoir to produce vibrant illustrations that capture their beauty.
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fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Lobsters, cigarettes, and Dunkin': South Shore artist aims to capture the Mass. vibe

"There's just something so iconic about the 'masshole-ness' of the Dunkin' brand. We all know that guy who looks like this lobster who's smoking a cig and sipping on the Dunkin' coffee."
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1 week ago

How realistic are movie dinosaurs?

Matt Lamanna, a dinosaur paleontologist, points out that the T-Rex’s portrayal in the original Jurassic Park film, where it cannot see stationary objects, misrepresents its visual acuity, which was likely superior compared to many dinosaurs.
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1 week ago

The 2025 Emmy nominations are being announced this morning

The Television Academy is announcing nominations Tuesday morning for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards. Severance, The Pitt and The White Lotus are all up for nominations on the drama side.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Christie's celebrates the late Syrian artist Marwan with non-selling London show

Judging by recent auction records that have been set by numerous artists from the Arab world and conversations with curators of major collections across the globe, it seems that demand for Arab art has expanded beyond the region into Western and Eastern collections.
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fromJuxtapoz
1 week ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Woman Having a Hard Time: Falon Stutzman @ Megan Mulrooney Gallery, Los Angeles

Falon Stutzman develops a language of flattened perspective, bruised color, and big-eyed emotional states, congealing around a cartoonish archetype of personhood that's both absurd and uncomfortably familiar.
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fromColossal
1 week ago

Spirituality, Nature, and Performance Converge in Victoria Ruiz's Vibrant Photographs

For me, costume has always been part of everything. Culturally, I grew up in Venezuela seeing costume not as something separate from daily life but as something deeply embedded in it, especially through the lens of carnival.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Marina Abramovic and Peter Doig win 77,000 Praemium Imperiale prizes

"Marina Abramović, the celebrated performance artist, has redefined the interaction between performance artists and their audiences, winning numerous accolades including the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale."
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fromColossal
1 week ago

A New Book Cultivates a Rich Survey of 300 Magnificent Gardens

The Contemporary Garden travels to 300 green spaces across 40 countries, surveying the everlasting link between horticulture, nature, and aesthetics.
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fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Broken: The Neuropsychology of Loss

Loss of collected objects is often an emotional experience that triggers neuropsychological reactions in collectors, linking feelings of sentimentality to the brain's response to irreversible damage.
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fromwww.timesheraldonline.com
1 week ago

Six Flags holding casting calls for its live entertainment team

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom invites performers to audition for live entertainment roles for its upcoming Fall and Winter events, including Oktoberfest and WinterFest.
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

'Not that into peace doves': The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected

When Calle stepped away, the decision was made to repurpose the work of Bob McCall, an artist who had designed the Apollo 17 mission patch and in 1974 had painted the scene of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft nearing a docking.
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Wrongly convicted, he became 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' and helped free himself

Calvin Duncan studied law in prison, becoming a jailhouse lawyer and helping hundreds of inmates. He sought justice, even donating plasma to acquire necessary public records.
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1 week ago

The price you pay for being smart.

Anti-intellectualism is on the rise, specifically against scholars in the humanities, seen as contributing to our ability to connect as humans.
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