Art and Culture

The Smithsonian Institution's top official, Lonnie G. Bunch III, is retiring, ushering in a seismic transition at the nation's museum and research organization just as President Donald Trump intensifies his campaign to influence its…
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Drawings, like dreams, can often feel open-ended, prompting a multiplicity of thoughts. As painting’s poor cousins, they usually command a lesser fee in the art market, and their position somewhat to the left of capital may account—at…
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If the past few years of American literary publishing have had a zeitgeist, it has been more like a series of geists from zeits past.There have been notable rewritings, novels that self-consciously lift techniques and plotlines from…
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Just because something makes sense doesn’t mean that it’s true. Even valid reasoning cannot establish that its starting premises are correct. Even today, science continues to rely on experience, reasoning, and knowledge passed down by…
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In the months leading up to summer, Paul Gunsky installed new reclining seats and immersive sound systems at his Bay Area CineLux Theatres chain in hopes that moviegoers would return in droves.And they did. Young people flocked to his…
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Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or…
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CEIBAS, Argentina (AP) — Thirty years ago this Monday, Argentina was left stunned when a tour bus carrying a beloved cumbia singer, known by her stage name Gilda, collided with a truck. Miriam…
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“Edge of the Slope” by Lynn Welker. Acrylic on canvas, 12″x 24″. Welker is an abstract artist based in Newport Beach. Image courtesy of Lynn Welker EDITOR’S NOTE This September, Culture OC marks three years as an independent…
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Donald Trump‘s administration has taken exception to UK government plans to compel online video giants like YouTube to promote “public service media” content from outlets like the BBC. In a submission to Britain’s consultation on…
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