Portico: Bright Luck (feat. Jono McCleery)
Portico Quartet has reduced themselves to a trio and now makes music under the moniker Portico, but the allure of their jazz-inspired sound (which mostly revolved around an instrument called the hang) …
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Sounds of Two Eyes Opening
A photography book documenting the skate, surf and punk scenes of Southern California from the late '60s to the early '80s
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Library Discovers Shakespeare First Folio
A Shakespeare First Folio was recently discovered at a small public library in St. Omer, France. With only 233 of them known to have survived, First Folios are among some of the …
London’s “Here Today” Exhibition
The work of 50 artists, including Warhol, shines a light on animal conservation
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Steve Diggle’s Favorite Films
Winter (read: Polar Vortex) is here in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s probably the only time staying home to binge on TV shows and movies is socially acceptable. Since you’ve probably already …
Jake Swantko on Documenting Ukraine after the Russian Invasion
We talk to the filmmaker about his return home to capture Kiev and Crimea in the midst of revolt
Via theguardian.com
Google’s Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Doodle
To celebrate his would-be 150th birthday, Google featured radical French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in their latest Google Doodle. For those not already familiar with Toulouse-Lautrec, the tech giant’s bleak portrait of …
Studio Visit: Zachary Armstrong
The Ohio-based artist speaks about the importance of taking on art like a kid as he heads to Art Basel Miami 2014
Beyonce: 7/11
It’s all in a day’s work for Beyoncé. In her new video for “7/11,” the female pop star demonstrates how with real talent and creative choreography, all you really need are a …
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Beats in Space’s Crazed Caller
Tim Sweeney has been running his eclectic NYC radio show, “Beats in Space,” every Tuesday night since 1999 and has yet to miss a week. Since then, he’s captured the attention of …