Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

Anna Hogeland: ”I could only make good art if I made bad art, too, and so I began making bad art an integral part of my creative practice.”

By Anna Hogeland | November 5, 2025

The 11 Best Book Covers of October

The 11 Best Book Covers of October

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By Emily Temple | October 30, 2025

What’s With All the Sheep on Book Covers?

What’s With All the Sheep on Book Covers?

Celia Mattison on How the Lamb Became The Newest Literary It Girl

By Celia Mattison | October 30, 2025

Daily Affirmations for the Dog In Your Life

Daily Affirmations for the Dog In Your Life

Andrea Cáceres Shares a Few Lessons in Perspective Learned From Her Dog Tobi

By Andrea Cáceres | October 29, 2025

Meet the Kobold, the Gnome’s Tougher, Meaner Cousin

Meet the Kobold, the Gnome’s Tougher, Meaner Cousin

Nikki Van De Car on the Many Types of Mischievous Household Spirits

By Nikki Van De Car | October 27, 2025

Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

By James Folta | October 23, 2025

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What the Fascist Tech Bros Get Wrong About Prometheus

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“How Living Are His Portraits of the Dead.” Toni Morrison on the Photography of James Van Der Zee

“How Living Are His Portraits of the Dead.” Toni Morrison on the Photography of James Van Der Zee

“The narrative quality, the intimacy, the humanity of his photographs are stunning.”

By Toni Morrison | October 17, 2025

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

Caleb Klaces on the Often-Overlooked Role of Photography in Works of Fiction

By Caleb Klaces | October 16, 2025

A Night at Max’s Kansas City: Seeing and Being Seen in the 1970s NYC Art World

A Night at Max’s Kansas City: Seeing and Being Seen in the 1970s NYC Art World

Pat Lipsky on the Rival Groups of Artists Looking for Fame in Greenwich Village

By Pat Lipsky | October 9, 2025

Guess which top college is launching a “creator economy” program?

Guess which top college is launching a “creator economy” program?

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What Time Provides: Mining the Creative Unconscious For Inspiration

What Time Provides: Mining the Creative Unconscious For Inspiration

Victoria Redel on Taking Decades to Return To a Once-Abandoned Story

By Victoria Redel | October 6, 2025

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

Kate Colby on Finding Inspiration in Edward Hopper’s “Cape Cod Morning”

By Kate Colby | October 2, 2025

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

Christopher C. Gorham on Art Theft and Artistic Solidarity in Occupied France

By Christopher C. Gorham | September 29, 2025

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