NPR News: ‘Disaster Girl’, The Stuff Of Memes, Sells For Nearly $500,000 As NFT
Zoë Roth was just 4 when her dad took a picture of her standing in front a burning house. That photo launched uncounted memes and now the original copy has sold at auction as a nonfungible token.
NPR News: Maeve Higgins: Why is the “Good Immigrant” Narrative Dangerous?
Irish comedian Maeve Higgins moved to the U.S. with a visa for artists with “extraordinary abilities.” But the myth of the “good immigrant,” she says, perpetuates harm and discrimination.
NPR News: Channel Your Inner Wildlife Photographer And Chill Out With ‘New Pokémon Snap’
After years of begging by fans online, Nintendo has released a sequel to the classic N64 game Pokémon Snap — it’s a peaceful playthrough that has you taking pictures of monsters, not capturing them.
NPR News: In ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines,’ A Dysfunctional Family Gets A Hard Reboot
A very funny machine uprising forces an estranged daughter (Abbi Jacobson) and father (Danny McBride) to save the world — and rebuild their relationship.
Pendant: Face
Cast using the lost-wax method, gold objects are the only Baule art forms associated with ancestral spirits. The Baule are originally part of a breakaway group of the Akan people from Ghana. Usually stored in suitcases or pots, a collection of gold adornments (aja) are…
NPR News: Burning Man Canceled: ‘Relief’ As Burners, Locals See Bright Side Of Informal Events
For the second straight year, the communal arts festival isn’t happening because of the pandemic. But the community that hosts the pilgrimage doesn’t mind.
Turkey’s best-known author reflects on politics and pestilence | The …
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Vaccine diplomacy boosts Russia’s and China’s global standing …
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What America thinks | The Economist
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Politics this week | The Economist
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Venezuela’s despot touts a herbal quack cure for covid-19 | The …
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In an age of animal-lovers, many creatures are suffering | The …
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