Domaine Pommery’s “Gigantesque!” Exhibition
Fabrice Bousteau plays with the spatial proportions in the champagne house's historic facility
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90-Mile-Long Rainbow Installation in San Antonio Airport
Reminiscent of an airplane itself, a new large-scale Gabriel Dawe public art installation at San Antonio International Airport has recently been unveiled and it’s a rainbow-hued delight. Made from over 90 miles …
Caroline Smith: Trying Not to Love You
The very talented Caroline Smith (who appeared on the super-catchy “Let ‘Em Say” with Lizzo) has just released new song “Trying Not to Love You.” The track includes gentle handclaps, smooth vocals …
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The Universe is Even Bigger Than We Thought
Last week, The Astrophysical Journal published a piece by Christopher J Conselice, an astrophysicist at the University of Nottingham, England and his findings are mind-boggling. As if the concept of the universe’s …
Ms Lauryn Hill: Rebel/Hard to Say
With a new version of her 2002 song “Rebel/Find it Hard to Say,” Ms Lauryn Hill has returned and the track is sadly more relevant than ever. The song originally appeared on …
Six Spooky Books for the Scary Season
Addressing the occult, the frightening and the uncanny
Conor Oberst: You All Loved Him Once
Today, Conor Oberst unveiled his seventh EP Ruminations—an intimate 10-track reflection comprised of the singer’s signature vocals, and not much else beyond piano, guitar and harmonica. From the uncommonly bleak but beautiful …
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Twitter: Stronger or Weaker?
While there may be an intense Wall Street-applied weight impacting the future of Twitter, a quick glance at the service during any milestone event (which can be read as “Presidential debate”) or …
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Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan “has the status of an icon,” noted the Swedish Academy upon honoring the singer/songwriter with the announcement that he will be this year’s Nobel Prize recipient in literature. This statement …
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Taylor Mac’s “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music” Performance
The New York Times’ Wesley Morris had the uncommon, extraordinary experience of, as he explains, sitting in on “246 songs spanning 240 years for 24 straight hours,” performed by artist Taylor Mac …