John Byrne’s volume offers a critical introduction to a compelling subject—but useful art is still not art, writes Robert Hewison ...
An investigative look at luxury resorts selling “authentic” cultural experiences in Bali — exploring sustainability, community impact, and whether curated traditions truly benefit local people.
From TikTok deepfakes to smears put out by the White House, fake videos modeled on Black archetypes are running rampant - putting Black users at risk ...
For Arpan Sadhukhan, a contemporary printmaker from Bengal, whose solo exhibition Death Is Nothing But Love draws its title ...
Drawing from discussions at the ‘Creative Pathways to Sustainability: Launch and Roundtable on the Green Guide for the Philippines’, arts journalist Denzel Yorong reflects on the ethical stakes of ...
Blessed are those who have survived long enough to grow into new people, to surpass their past selves.
Through their Afro-Americana practice, Jalen Frizzell challenges the tattoo industry’s ahistoricism, reframing tattooing as both a sacred act of reclamation and a symbol of diasporic futurity.
Ramadan, a sacred month for nearly 2.5 billion Muslims, transcends mere fasting to embody a profound ethic of justice and community. As the world grapples with revelations of elite impunity, Ramadan's ...
On beyond Imaging towards Affirmation of Artistic Virtue: A Levinasian Ethics in Aesthetics. Open Access Library Journal, 13, 1-11. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1114874 . Imaging is fundamentally a human ...
A new cross-cultural study reveals that people living in societies with strict social norms are less skilled at creating humor. This suggests that comedic ability is heavily shaped by our cultural ...
It’s common to hear someone claiming controversial comments were ‘taken out of context’ but this is a word with many meanings ...
The Life of Violet Virginia Woolf Princeton University Press, $32.99 ...