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Nadine Robinson
Bronx-based artist Nadine Robinson's unconventional yet everyday materials — speakers, light bulbs, rhinestones, record players — speak to the social phenomena of religion, race, and sexuality in both an art historical and popular register.
Artkrush
Mon August 25, 02:15 PM
Spain's Water Wars
As Spain suffers from its worst drought in decades, politicians and environmentalists remain divided over the solution. Some argue for redistributing water from wetter regions, while others propose constructing additional desalination plants.
Activate
Thu August 21, 02:07 PM
The Chemical Brothers
After 16 years together, the Chemical Brothers have finally gone global. The duo will soon pinpoint big-beat fanatics with a new online-media project that invites fans to submit videos and photos to be tacked onto a giant Google Earth map.
Earplug
Wed August 20, 01:36 PM
Akashic Books
Brooklyn Noir started off as a love letter from Akashic Books founder Johnny Temple to his beloved borough. That 2004 mystery anthology was such a success that Akashic embarked on a multi-city Noir series, ranging from DC to Dublin.
Boldtype
Tue August 19, 03:17 PM
Marina Abramovic
Questioning the role of media in societal violence, performance-art doyenne Marina Abramovic's latest project poses Laotian children in various warlike scenarios, against the backdrop of a region known for spirituality, but also conflict.
Artkrush
Mon August 18, 04:39 PM
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Arabian Prince
A onetime member of N.W.A., freaky electro producer Arabian Prince exudes period style. Stones Throw's loving anthology of his early work is so energetic, exaggerated, and of its time that it makes ironic, retro efforts pale by comparison.
Earplug
Fri August 15, 02:46 PM
Junta Grips Mauritania
The general who instigated last week's coup in Mauritania is planning democratic elections, but may run as a candidate himself. In the meantime, he has freed the prime minister — but not the president — of the deposed government.
Activate
Thu August 14, 02:06 PM
The Likeness
Themes that might be subordinate in a lesser novel share the stage with the whodunit at the heart Tana French's book, ranging from the shadow cast by Ireland's colonial past to the tensions between individual, community, and society.
Boldtype
Wed August 13, 01:21 PM
Remembering a Dissident
Russian agitator and Nobel Prize-winning author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn passed away this week in Moscow. Politicos like Vladimir Putin still laud the role of Solzhenitsyn's anti-Stalinist works in the decline and collapse of the USSR.
Activate
Thu August 7, 12:52 PM
Teun Hocks
A blend of whimsy and defeat appears throughout this collection of Teun Hocks' painted photographs. A singular figure pits himself against nature, or against his own shortcomings, with a steadfastness that borders on lunacy.
Boldtype
Tue August 5, 02:08 PM
Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
Sydney-based collaborators Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro explore questions of modern living and related sociopolitical issues — such as globalism, media culture, and consumerism — with a dark and often cynical wit.
Artkrush
Mon August 4, 12:44 PM
Flying Lotus
Like the shifting, restless music on his new Warp album, Los Angeles, LA-bred producer and DJ Flying Lotus' recent live sets have suggested that he's fervently trying to redefine the downtempo, hip-hop-oriented template.
Earplug
Fri August 1, 02:07 PM
Cambodia's One-Man Show
Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen cruised to an easy re-election in what outsiders described as the country's calmest vote since its shift to multi-party democracy in 1993. Sen is credited with guiding the once-destitute country to relative prosperity.
Activate
Thu July 31, 01:50 PM
John Banville
After winning the coveted Man Booker prize in 2005, John Banville made a mysterious move. Eschewing the elaborate style that brought him fame, he churned out a trio of hard-boiled crime novels under the pen name Benjamin Black.
Boldtype
Wed July 30, 02:47 PM
